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Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · 20h

A living exhibit now featured in Emory Library showcases the 'striking' impact of typewriters ➡️ https://bit.ly/48UoIMc

A visitor tries out one of the typewriters on exhibit at Emory Woodruff Library.

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Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry @foxcenteremory.bsky.social · 1d

The Ellmann Lectures return March 1–3, 2026 with bestselling author Min Jin Lee! 📚

Lee will explore “Can Wisdom Be Taught?” over two lectures and a Creativity Conversation with author and
@emorycollege.bsky.social
Creative Writing Prof. Tayari Jones.

Get your free tickets: bit.ly/mjl-ellmann

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Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · 2d

Two outstanding students — one who became a family caregiver by ninth grade and one who supported herself for her two final years of high school — have joined Emory’s Class of 2029 as George W. Jenkins Scholars ➡️ https://bit.ly/4389RtT

Side-by-side headshots of Jason Garcia-Rios and Kimberly Madrid

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Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · 3d

Fall semester is in full swing, with an October calendar packed with everything from art exhibits, guest lectures, the fourth annual Muscogee Teach-In and, of course, Homecoming!
Check out eight great ways to enjoy campus this month ➡️ https://bit.ly/3WmLxkf

Eight great ways to enjoy October at Emory | Emory University | Atlanta GA

October brings plenty of activities to usher in the fall season. Mark your calendars now for artistic encounters, thought-provoking lectures and multiple days of Homecoming and Family Weekend fun.

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Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry @foxcenteremory.bsky.social · 8d

Where you live shapes your health— but how does it affect your access to care? 🏥🩺

Join us on 10/29 for "Health Cultures in Local Context" feat. @emorycollege.bsky.social y.social Profs. Rachel Hall-Clifford Jeffrey Lesser w/ GSU Law Prof. Leslie Wolf.

RSVP to attend: forms.office.com/r/p73rDruhQU

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Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · 8d

Emory neuroscientist Gregory Berns recently appeared on Oprah's podcast, sharing his groundbreaking MRI research into the canine brain.
Berns also got a chance to talk about his new journey, understanding the secret world of cows (yes, cows).
Listen: https://apple.co/3KP1Y6k

Do Dogs Really Love Us? with Oprah and Dr. Carl Safina

Podcast Episode · The Oprah Podcast · 09/23/2025 · 56m

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Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · 9d

Emory Cinemathequethe free, weekly film series from Emory Film and Media - is revisiting 1975 this fall.
Next up: "Let’s Do It Again," the action-comedy featuring Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby, at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 in White Hall 208.
Info and full list: https://bit.ly/489g3p2

Promotional graphic for Emory Cinematheque's Autumn 2025 series titled '1975: A Year in Cinema', featuring a stylized image of a shark against a blue background within a red and white circular frame.

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Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry @foxcenteremory.bsky.social · 13d

Join us next month for our book launch celebration of @emorycollege.bsky.social Prof. Gyanendra Pandey’s new book “Men at Home: Imagining Liberation in Colonial and Postcolonial India” (@dukepress.bsky.social) 🪷

RSVP to attend: forms.office.com/r/RAG18bhx45

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Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · 10d

Join Emory's J.W. Johnson Institute at noon TODAY (9/29) for the "Schooled: An Unsettling History of American Education," from Khalil Anthony Johnson Jr. of Wesleyan University.
The free event, at the 2nd floor of Emory Bookstore, includes lunch.
RSVP: https://bit.ly/3DlrFoP

Emory University promotional poster for a Race and Difference Colloquium Series event on September 29, 2025. Features the event details and a QR code for registration, highlighted with a photo of speaker Khalil Anthony Johnson, Jr., an associate professor from Wesleyan University. Emory's and Mellon Foundation's logos are also displayed.

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Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · 14d

Join us in Atlanta next Tues and Weds for Compassion Shift, the launch event for the Emory College Year of Compassion.
The free panels and workshops are designed to help build skills that lead to caring behaviors and resiliency on campus and beyond:
https://bit.ly/42aKTKb

Year of Compassion to kick off with Compassion Shift event and Tibet Week | Emory University | Atlanta GA

The unveiling of a new digital learning platform will usher in Emory College’s Year of Compassion, aiming to promote the education of both heart and mind. The launch also coincides with Emory’s Tibet ...

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Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · 15d

ICYMI: Students whose families earn $200,000 or less will attend Emory tuition-free starting next fall.
Expanding the Emory Advantage Plus scholarship reinforces Emory's commitment to make our liberal arts excellence more attainable to talented students:
https://bit.ly/3KcOHo9

Emory will be tuition-free for students whose families earn $200,000 or less

Launching in fall 2026, Emory Advantage Plus is a major expansion of the university’s longstanding commitment to making a preeminent education more attainable for talented students.

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Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · 16d

U.S. News & World Report has again recognized Emory as a top national university, ranking us at No. 24 in the 2026 "Best Colleges."

Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/47Rig8p

Emory among top national universities, according to U.S. News | Emory University | Atlanta GA

Emory is among the nation’s top universities, coming in 24th in the new U.S. News and World Report rankings.

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Anthony (Tony) J. Martin @ichnologist.bsky.social · 22d

Academic job alert: Tenure-track Assistant Professor position in applied ecology, in Department of Environmental Sciences, @emoryuniversity.bsky.social. Application site opened today, 2 months until deadline (Nov. 17): apply.interfolio.com/173706 🎓🏫🌿 (Full disclosure: I work here.)

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Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · 28d

The @carlosmuseum will celebrate the opening of the special exhibition "Insistent Presence" on Sunday 9/14 with a free lecture from 3-4 p.m. with curator and Emory PhD candidate Margaret Nagawa. Details/registration at https://bit.ly/4mMiPVr

Promotional banner for the 'Insistent Presence: Contemporary Art from the Chazen Collection Programming' featuring an individual with arms spread wide in a field, wearing a black and orange top.

Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · 29d

You still have time to join us for the Winship 5K on Saturday, Oct. 4!

Sign up for the in-person event on Emory's Atlanta campus or as a virtual participant to walk, run or roll from anywhere —all to support cancer research at Emory's Winship Cancer Institute. Register ➡️ http://winship5k.emory.edu

Participants smiling and waving at a previous Winship 5K event.

Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · Sep 9

Emory's JWJI Colloquium Series returns this fall with national scholars presenting academic research on questions of difference and race.
The weekly events run from noon to 1:30 p.m. every Monday when class is in session. Details and RSVP info at https://bit.ly/41BSPUy

Promotional poster for an academic event featuring a list of discussion topics including 'The Politics of Skin Tone', 'The 1950s in California', and 'The New Nature in Wild', and notable speakers like 'Patricia Raybon' and 'Whitney Johnson'. Includes QR code and organizational logos for Emory University and The Mellon Foundation.

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Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our friends in Emory Film and Media are taking us back 50 years with this fall's Emory Cinematheque 1975, celebrating releases from that memorable year.
Screenings, which are free and open to the public, happen every Wednesday at 7:30 pm in White Hall 208.
Full schedule: https://bit.ly/41I3QUj

Promotional poster for The Emory Cinematheque event titled '1975 - A Year in Cinema,' featuring bold yellow and red text with star and curtain graphics, scheduled for Wednesday nights at 7:30 PM, White Hall 208.

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Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry @foxcenteremory.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our first faculty book launch of the year is just around the corner! Join us for a discussion of @emorycollege.bsky.social Philsophy Prof. Lynne Huffer's new multi-media monograph "These Survivals: An Autobiography of Extinction" (@dukepress.bsky.social) 📚

RSVP here: forms.office.com/r/u9LDySx3FC

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Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · Sep 5

Pumpkin spice on offer doesn't mean summer - and the heat that comes with it - is gone.
Our Emory experts share advice on everything from how sunscreen works to heat safety for our final month of summer ➡️ https://bit.ly/4g9U0At

Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · Sep 3

Emory College welcomes 24 new professors this academic year, a quarter of which join our award-winning and growing computer science department: https://bit.ly/4gaothY

Emory welcomes 284 new faculty members for the 2025-26 academic year | Emory University | Atlanta GA

At the New Faculty Orientation, university leaders shared messages of support and gratitude for their dedication to innovative research and teaching.

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Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · Sep 2

One of our most cherished traditions for first-year students is Songfest, which pits residence halls against each other in a friendly competition performing original lyrics and choreography about their new homes.
Shoutout to Ala-Dobbs as this year's winner 💙 💛

First-year Emory students in yellow and blue cheer their win following the 2025 Songfest

Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · Aug 29

Emory College has kicked off fall semester with 1,456 first-year students, 26 new faculty and a new senior associate dean for undergraduate education, with big plans for department changes and events: https://bit.ly/4pgwhmv

Fall semester brings new faculty, programs and more | Emory University | Atlanta GA

Emory University’s nine schools begin the 2025-26 academic year with big plans across disciplines. Read a roundup of class stats, new degree programs, fresh initiatives and other things to come.

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Anthony (Tony) J. Martin @ichnologist.bsky.social · Aug 29

For #FossilFriday, a spectacular fossil palm frond from the Hell Creek Formation (Late Cretaceous), North Dakota, in the process of being prepared at the @denvermuseumns.bsky.social last week: juvenile tyrannosaur skull for scale. (cc: @susieoftraken.bsky.social, @arctomet.bsky.social) 🧪🌴🦖

Large block (about 2X 1 meters area) of brown sandstone surrounded by a plaster jacket in a preparatory lab of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science; block contains a large fossil palm frond, with long leaves making a "fan" pattern at one end and converging at the other end. And oh yeah, some dinosaur's skull next to it.

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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · Aug 29

These are dark times but here is some good news, in a long read for weekend distraction.

Discovering a child is allergic to peanuts is life-altering for families — but after decades of struggle science is getting real traction on treatment and prevention. www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

New Therapies May Free Kids from the Deadly Threat of Peanut Allergy

Remarkable new treatments can free millions of kids and adults from the deadly threat of peanut allergy, tackling one of our fastest-growing medical problems

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Emory College of Arts & Sciences @emorycollege.bsky.social · Aug 29

You know it's a good First Day of Class when the Atlanta skyline isn't even the brightest thing around. Here's to a wonderful new semester 💙 💛

Nighttime view of Emory Quad with lights and games lit up for Songfest with the Atlanta skyline visible in the distance

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