Since 1995, Emory University’s Biology Department has offered undergraduate students an incredible, life changing class taught over Spring Break in the upper Amazon rainforest of Peru. Biology/EnvS 372 is taught… Peru once-in-a-lifetime experience inspires students and facultyRead more
Largest room for Biology classes better accommodates classroom interaction
The building that houses many of Biology’s classes, formerly known as The Dental School (which closed in 1990), has been renamed the 1462 Building. The largest classroom, Room 230, was… Largest room for Biology classes better accommodates classroom interactionRead more
Biology faculty Jaap de Roode’s working relationship with President Jimmy Carter
Mrs. Carter’s surprise gift to her husband on his 90th birthday was the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Pollinator Garden at The Carter Center, which attracted many enthusiastic volunteers to put… Biology faculty Jaap de Roode’s working relationship with President Jimmy CarterRead more
Sandra Mendiola was chosen as the winner of the 2022 – 2023 Kharen Fulton Award for Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement.
Sandra Mendiola, who is a PBEE graduate student working with Drs. David Civitello and Nicole Gerardo, was chosen as the winner of the 2022 – 2023 Kharen Fulton Award for… Sandra Mendiola was chosen as the winner of the 2022 – 2023 Kharen Fulton Award for Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement.Read more
Dr. Anita Corbett named 2022 Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Congratulations to Dr. Anita Corbett who is among six Emory faculty members named 2022 Fellows for the American Association for the Advancement of Science. These scientific leaders have been awarded… Dr. Anita Corbett named 2022 Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science.Read more
Emory College junior receives prestigious NIH scholarship
Congratulations to Hasset Nurelegne who has received the National Institutes of Health prestigious undergraduate scholarship for 2022-23. Nurelegne is a double major in English and neuroscience and behavioral biology, working… Emory College junior receives prestigious NIH scholarshipRead more
IMSD Scholar Noah Okada named Quad Fellow for work applying AI to neuroscience research
Emory IMSD Fellow Noah Okada is one of only 100 global winners of the new Quad Fellowship. He is among 100 exceptional scholars selected for the inaugural cohort of Quad Fellows,… IMSD Scholar Noah Okada named Quad Fellow for work applying AI to neuroscience researchRead more
Emory’s Arts and Social Justice (ASJ) Fellows and Biology Faculty to present projects on Dec. 6
Emory’s Arts and Social Justice (ASJ) Fellows Program enters its third year of programming, welcoming 11 Atlanta-based artists to classes across the university this fall. Each fellow is paired with… Emory’s Arts and Social Justice (ASJ) Fellows and Biology Faculty to present projects on Dec. 6Read more
Eladio Abreu: Mentoring and the power of presence video
When Eladio Abreu set out to become a biologist, he says it seemed to him like a thing of science fiction. Abreu didn’t know any Black scientists and he often… Eladio Abreu: Mentoring and the power of presence videoRead more
Human physiology students attended the first in-person Artistic Office Hour
40 human physiology students attended the first in-person Artistic Office Hour where they colored cell-signaling illustrations. They even ran out of coloring sheets and seating—a rare office hour occurrence when… Human physiology students attended the first in-person Artistic Office HourRead more