Emory University - Leading Research University in Atlanta GA

A woman coughs into her hand on a busy city street

The flu is coming

A hundred years ago, the 1918 flu pandemic swept the globe killing 50 to 100 million people. Since then, there have been three more pandemics -- in 1957, 1968 and 2009. The next pandemic, say experts, is a question of when, not if. Are we ready?

Two Emory students work with a migrant farm worker

The learning fields

Emory is home to two successful migrant health programs. Both can be life-changing for students and farmworkers alike. See how students in the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and the School of Medicine's Physician Assistant Program find life-changing experiences in the fields.

A young Emory student works in a laboratory

Driving discovery

Emory received $734 million in external research funding in fiscal year 2018, the most ever for the university. Funded research helps Emory improve and save lives, attract top professors and students, and create jobs and spark economic growth.