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Emory HIV research program awarded $9 million grant

HIV—the virus that causes AIDS—continues to afflict the United States three decades after scientists first recognized the disease. At the end of 2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the South accounted for 45 percent...

Drug Court launches book club for at-risk children

Lakristie* and Rahshina* wasted no time signing up their children when they learned about the new book club. They both believe that participating in the reading groups would improve their children’s reading skills and set them on a positive path in...

Retirees use experience and develop new skills through volunteer work

Taking a court-time break, retired school teacher Ed Feldstein (kneeling) is a pickleball league organizer, (from left) Eddie Ullman, Hugh Jamieson, Leonard Sherman, Fred Bailey and Dick Williams.
One naturally looks forward to retiring after years of working hard to earn a living and support a family. While some retirees view this stage of life as a time to take it easy, others are staying busy through volunteer work. And they are discovering...

Large donation to spur diversity at Emory Law School

Law school administrators tend to agree that diversity in the classroom is an asset. Students of different backgrounds contribute unique perspectives that enrich classroom discussions. Yet, achieving meaningful diversity, in terms of race and socioec...

Struggling adults increasingly returning to the nest

For generations, parents have gone through the empty nest experience. This generation of parents, however, is going through a unique situation. Increasingly, their adult children are returning to the nest—often creating challenges that require crea...

Foreclosures mount in north DeKalb

Foreclosures ravaged homeowners in the southern half of DeKalb County when the crisis first struck. Now, a wave of foreclosures is rumbling through the county’s northern neighborhoods as well. Banks foreclosed on nearly 1,500 north DeKalb homes in ...

Cuban connection: Jewish Community Center mission trips accomplish two goals

After a close friend returned from Cuba, on a trip to learn about her Jewish roots, Shaindle Schmuckler thought it would be good idea to organize regular missions to the island. Eleven years later, the Marcus Jewish Community Center in Dunwoody is cu...

Authors bring their passion for books to joy of writing for young readers

  At a time when video games and other forms of electronic entertainment absorb an increasing amount of young people’s attention, a number of gifted storytellers are determined to re-ignite the magic of books. Some of the most talented of these au...

Yearlong program nurtures the greening of DeKalb

Stephanie Van Parys, executive director of the Oakhurst Community Garden, shares tips about transitioning to organic vegetable gardening at the Decatur Public Libary’s Your First Edible Garden lecture in February.
A green revolution has taken root and is growing rapidly in American cities. Even in the urban jungles of inner cities, people are growing their food. Urban farmers—as they have come to be known—are multiplying and planting edible gardens in the ...

Obesity clinic enables teen to change his life

A Strong4Life patient and her mother are counseled by an exercise specialist at the Health4Life clinic at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Strong4Life is an effort to fight childhood obesity in Georgia. Photo provided
Reflecting, Gayla Grubbs recalled that her 15-year-old son, Sam, had a weight problem since he was in the third grade. “He gained weight gradually, and I didn’t realize until it was full blown,” she said. But the realization about Sam’s weigh...