Several Emory physicians provided aid to individuals injured during Hurricane Maria. Emory School of Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine deployed eight faculty members and physicians to assist patients injured during Hurricane Maria, according to Sheryl Heron, vice chair of administrative affairs in the department. The patients were transported to Atlanta from the U.S. Virgin Islands [...]
Read MoreIn 2014, the U.S. health care system was “not at all prepared” for an outbreak like Ebola, but Emory still took in four patients in hopes of successfully treating them, according to Bruce Ribner, professor of medicine and the medical director for Emory University Hospital (EUH)’s Serious Communicable Disease Unit (SCDU). Three years after successfully [...]
Read MoreDecatur Votes to Remove Confederate Monuments The Decatur City Commission voted Sept. 18 to support efforts to take down a Confederate monument built in 1908 that stands in Decatur Square, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC). The decision follows two incidents of defacement, once in August when someone covered it in feces and once in [...]
Read MoreEmory’s first Truman scholarship recipient since 2011, Chelsea Jackson (18C) was one of 62 students nationwide to receive the award, Director of the National Scholarships and Fellowships Program Megan Friddle said. The award is granted to students who have demonstrated a commitment to public service from a young age, according to an April 12 Harry [...]
Read MoreEmory has appointed the first-ever chief of staff for the Office of the President. Michael Kloss assumed his new role April 1, after University President Claire E. Sterk created the position based on her staffing needs and the practices observed at other institutions, according to Kloss. In his new post, Kloss orchestrates guest relations and [...]
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