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Amid weeks of unrest in Iran, Emory University School of Medicine Dean Sandra Wong announced in an email to medical school faculty on Jan. 24 that a doctor who is also the daughter of a senior Iranian ...

Amid turbulence in higher education surrounding cuts to the U.S. Department of Education’s funding, Emory University admitted 4327 students to the Class of 2029 through Regular Decision on March 26.

In late January, as I stood in the Los Angeles International Airport waiting to board the plane that would rescue me from the United States, I was unwavering in my decision to leave the country. I saw ...

Each year, thousands of students leave home to attend Emory University — even fewer of these students are varsity athletes, expected to balance academic demands with maintaining excellence in their ...

Emory University’s longest-serving dean, Linda McCauley (79N), will retire at the end of 2025. McCauley, dean of the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, has served as dean since 2009, making her ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is embedded in every aspect of our modern lives — it writes our essays, trades our stocks, diagnoses our diseases and curates the media we consume. Emory University’s ...

Despite accruing 45 Grammy Award nominations — and 14 wins — Lady Gaga has never received the highly coveted award for album of the year. Gaga’s “The Fame Monster” (2009) lost to Arcade Fire’s “The ...

This spring, when the Class of 2025 walked across the commencement stage, over 72% of them had a GPA over 3.5. 20 years ago, only 41.5% of the class of 2005 had a GPA of over 3.5, and this percentage ...

The MacArthur Fellows Program has quite the exclusive list of only 22 “exceptionally creative people” who receive a generous grant of $800,000 each year. The winners include performing and visual ...

Today college students have to work on many visual things such as presentations, posters, resumes, social media content, and other creative projects. Most students do not have time to learn ...

Horse racing is one of the most popular sports across the United States, with a growing number of interesting younger demographics getting involved in the sport. In the U.S., the biggest racing events ...