Jan. 4, 2010: Burj Khalifa in Dubai, U.A.E., opens as the worlds tallest building at 2,717 feet (828m). At over 160 stories tall, it also has the highest occupied floor in the world. The building includes 900 residential apartments, office space and a 304 room hotel, as well as an observation deck. Sources: Burj Khalifa Read More …
February 28, 2026 is the last day you will have access to LiL at Emory. How do I keep from losing my LiL courses and certifications? Your learning history, which includes a list of courses completed, course certifications, and tracking for your current course viewing, will be lost if you do not do one of the following Read More …
Books and journals from MIT Press are now licensed by Emory Libraries. Known as Cognet Library, key subject areas include business and finance, computer science, cognitive science, and game studies. Books and journals can be easily downloaded as PDFs by chapter. All titles are licensed for unlimited simultaneous users. Examples of Books Examples of Journals
Nov 2, 1959: Charles Van Doren admitted to a House subcommittee that he was provided advance knowledge of the questions and answers he would receive on the TV gameshow “Twenty One.” These shows had become popular in the 1950s after the US Supreme Court ruled in Federal Communications Commission v. American Broadcasting Co., Inc. that Read More …
Emory and most public libraries license a variety of resources to build your skills in data visualization, generative AI, R, Tableau, ArcGIS, team building, leadership and more. Available through Emory Libraries O’Reilly Database O’Reilly includes includes videos, courses, audiobooks, and ebooks focused on generative AI, project management, data visualization, and other many other types of Read More …
Emory Libraries has added The Financial Times to its suite of licensed news websites and apps. This includes access to the daily digital edition, FT.com, the FT.com app, podcasts, their visual and data journalism and more. To register, log in via the Goizueta Business Library’s Financial Times database page. Registering the first time? Go Read More …
September 29, 1952: The New York Stock Exchange ended the Saturday trading session to create a five day work-week. To even out the reduced number of days, a half hour was added to the close of the Monday-Friday trading sessions. That made the sessions open from 10AM -3:30PM. Sources: MarketWatch, Friends of Business History Read Read More …
September 25, 1986: Honeywell announced partnership discussions to join one of its computer operations with the Japanese firm NEC and France’s Groupe Bull. This consolidation was in part due to IBM’s large market size, controlling over 50% in 1986. According to a company official quoted in the New York Times, ”We can’t deal with computers Read More …
The Goizueta Business Library has just rolled out LSEG Workspace (WS), LSEG’s Wall Street financial platform. Along with Bloomberg and FactSet, WS is considered a top platform for financial and portfolio analysis. Start by registering and creating an account.Using your emory.edu email is required. Once registered, you can sign in directly at https://workspace.refinitiv.com/web. Review this Read More …
Explore GlobalData’s coverage of the medical devices sector for timely global insights and data. Covers the entire spectrum of the medical device industry, from suppliers, manufacturers and the distribution channel, all the way through to product insights and trends across the globe. In-depth analysis, exclusive news, and highly detailed databases provide a complete 360° insight into the Read More …
