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The ARCS Foundation Atlanta hosted its annual Scholar Awards Celebration on November 12, honoring exceptional graduate students whose research is driving innovation across Georgia. During the event, Dean Kimberly Jacob Arriola highlighted the profound impact of ARCS support, emphasizing that scientific progress depends on investing in scholars, mentors, and visionary thinkers.​

Why do so many people feel left out of scientific conversations? On Episode 3 of Emory’s Impact in Progress, Laney PhD student Rose Hayes explores this question and shares her mission to craft science messages that truly resonate with the public. Her interdisciplinary work brings together nursing, public health, communication, and community partnerships to rebuild trust in science.

Under Dean Linda McCauley’s leadership, the Emory School of Nursing has earned No. 1 rankings and experienced meteoric growth. As she approaches retirement as dean, she insists: It has been a team achievement, not hers alone.

Dean Linda McCauley of the Emory School of Nursing exemplifies how one person can inspire environmental health action. Her modeled lessons, shared by colleagues and partners, show the difference leadership makes amid global ecological challenges.

Dean Linda McCauley’s colleagues reflect on her wide-ranging influence in nursing and health care, her prolific work in nursing and environmental health research, and her remarkable achievements leading the school.

Dean Linda McCauley’s leadership has been central to the success of the Emory School of Nursing, but she has also taken a system-level perspective, taking actions to strengthen and elevate the nursing profession at large.

Emory’s Graduate Student Government Association is launching a MARTA pilot project to subsidize transit passes. The goal is to ease the financial burden for graduate and professional students and facilitate access to the campus and larger metro community.

Nikki Boon, an Emory neuroscience PhD student, won gold at the Women’s Decathlon World Championships. With it, she earned the official designation of “World’s Greatest Athlete,” complementing her selection as a 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year Top 30 honoree.