...Then with a 4-year old in preschool, I decided to quit my job, take a 50% pay cut, uproot my family, and move to a city where we knew no one to pursue a PhD....
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Editor-In-Chief: Amielle Moreno
The Inquisition of a Family’s PhD Trailblazer….For Better or For Worse?→
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While those who know me realize how private I can be, I’d like to share some of my personal experience as a first-generation PhD student in my family; in particular, one who against societal odds happens to be black and male.
Read MoreScience Policy with Alumnus Charles Wright→
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GDBBS alumnus Charles Wright, Ph.D. is bridging the gap between research and policy, and believes “Science can do good in the world, and we need more people to spread that message.”
Read MorePathways Beyond the Professoriate: The Confused Grad Student’s Friend→
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What makes a successful graduate school experience? As alumni, what skills and tools were necessary for real career success?
Read MoreNeuroethics and Neuroscience in the News Highlights: Fall 2017→
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What if we could predict whether someone would be re-incarcerated by scanning their brain? What if you hear voices but aren’t bothered by it? What is your dog thinking? These are some of the main questions raised at this semester’s Neuroethics and Neuroscience in the News series.
Read MoreFrom Micro-communities to Macro-communities: GIVE Program Keeps on Giving→
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Since its start in 2008, the GIVE (GDBBS Involved in Volunteerism at Emory) organization has provided students with opportunities to expand beyond the molecular world into the communities outside the walls of their labs.
Read More2017 STEM Symposium→
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The Symposium is a premier diversity-focused event that draws students from all over the United States.
Read MoreA Message from the Development and Alumni Relations→
/Thank you to alumnus Tom Macek whose generous philanthropy established the new Ray Dingledine Doctoral Award. We celebrated all of Dr. Dingledine’s contributions to the department as he retired as chair of the Pharmacology Department. Thank you to Tom and Ray for your leadership and we hope others will consider honoring Dr. Dingledine with a contribution.
· Emory Thanks took place on November 9. On this day, all of Emory devoted time to thanking donors across the university by writing thank you notes, recording videos, and expressing gratitude for all the ways philanthropy shapes the student experience at Emory. Thank YOU GDBBS alumni for your contributions!
· In February Emory will have another “All in a Day” challenge where we’ll set school and university fundraising goals to achieve in just 24 hours. We hope you’ll join us in giving back to the Laney Graduate School. Look out for more information soon via email.
· In November, over 90 students, faculty members, and alumni came together at a restaurant in Washington DC for an Emory reception during the Society for Neuroscience conference. Thanks to all who joined and we hope to see all of you and more next year!