On Feb. 13, 2025, public health officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported…
On Jan. 27, 2025, researchers reported that the H5N1 virus is adapting to new mammalian hosts, raising the…
On Jan. 23, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that following a nearly century-long effort, Georgia has…
On Jan. 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has…
On Jan. 7, 2025, researchers at Tufts University and Oxford University announced they have uncovered mechanisms connecting trauma…
On Dec. 26, 2024, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced it is alerting pet owners that samples…
On Nov. 6, 2024, researchers from Emory University, in collaboration with scientists at Gladstone Institutes and University of…
On Feb. 22, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the 2022-2023 flu vaccines…
On Nov. 10, 2021, a study by researchers at Georgia State University showed that the politicization of science…
On Apr. 30, 2020, Emory University researchers are taking part in a multi-site study across the U.S. to…
On Apr. 13, 2020, Emory University developed a sensitive and specific diagnostic antibody, also known as serological tests,…
On Mar. 9, 2020, Winship Cancer Institute’s multiple myeloma team was awarded a $5 million grant from The…
On Feb. 26, 2020, Georgia Institute of Technology and Shriners Hospitals for Children announced a collaborative research affiliation…
On Dec. 10, 2019, Georgia Institute of Technology alumni and co-founders of LymphaTech Nate Frank and Mike Weiler…
On Nov. 12, 2019, Emory University Hospital Midtown and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University (Winship) announced they…
On Oct 1, 2019, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) announced it had awarded approximately $37 million over…
In Jun. 2019, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced it had funded a $21.9 gene modulation research…
On Jan. 7, 2019, the Emory University School of Medicine received a $500,000 grant from the Centers for…
On April 29, 2009, the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University received its National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation….
In Apr. 2009, the Winship Cancer Institute was designated a National Cancer Institute Cancer Center, the first medical…
In Mar. 2009, Emory University’s Chemical Biology Discovery Center became part of the NCI Chemical Biology Consortium (CBC),…
In 2006, the Winship Cancer Institute received a $7.9 million P01 5-year grant from the Cancer Institute (NCI)…
In 2005, The Center for Drug Discovery was established at the University of Georgia to fulfill a critical…
In 2005, the Georgia Legislature passed the Smoke Free Air Act, banning indoor smoking in publicly accessible buildings,…
In 2004, the University of Georgia Cancer Center was established, specializing in drug targets, diagnostic tests, cancer vaccines,…
In 2004, William Hagopian, M.D., Ph.D., launched The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study at…
In Sept. 2003, Emory’s Winship Cancer Institute opened a new, 280,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, adding new research and high-tech…
In 2001, the Regional Cancer Coalitions of Georgia were created by the General Assembly and Governor to ensure…
In 1999, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Laboratory Response Network (LRN). The…
On Jan. 1, 1995, Georgia’s Comprehensive Cancer Registry was established. The Registry became gold certified in 2002 following…