Experts
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Emory University Professor of Law Frank Alexander is the Founding Director for the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, and the Director of Policy and Research at the Center for Community Progress. Here Alexander discusses the use of land banks in the effort to rebuild communities. Read More
Emory University Professor of Law Frank Alexander is the Founding Director for the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, and the Director of Policy and Research at the Center for Community Progress. Here Alexander discusses the need for change in the way we view land. Read More
Emory University Professor of Law Frank Alexander is the Founding Director for the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, and the Director of Policy and Research at the Center for Community Progress. Here Alexander discusses land banks created by local and state government. Read More
Emory University Professor of Law Frank Alexander is the Founding Director for the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, and the Director of Policy and Research at the Center for Community Progress. Here Alexander discusses the impact of foreclosure and the nation's urban blight. Read More
Removing obstacles to majority rule in the Senate, such as the filibuster, may be necessary as American politics continue to fracture into increasingly opposed parties according to Emory University political scientist Alan Abramowitz. Read More
Personal attacks and overheated rehtoric are nothing new across the spectrum of American political history. Emory University political scientist Alan Abramowitz discusses the mud slung at Jefferson, Roosevelt and other storied politicians of the past. Read More
Emory University political scientist Alan Abramowitz says that having clear differences between Democrats and Republicans can be good for America's democratic system, but can lead to higher levels of animosity between opposing factions. Read More
Changing demographics will continue to reinforce a move toward polarization across American politics according to Emory University political scientist Alan Abramowitz. Read More
Alan Abramowitz is the Barkley Professor of Political Science at Emory, and a renowned expert on national politics and elections. His expertise includes election forecasting models, party realignment in the United States, congressional elections and the effects of political campaigns on the electorate. His latest book is “The Disappearing Center: Engaged Citizens, Polarization, and American Democracy." Read More
Political scientist Alan Abramowitz says calls to "heal the divide" across political parties and bring back the center are unlikely to materialize into real action. Bipartisanship today is difficult due to a complete absence of overlap across political parties. Read More
Alan Abramowitz is the Barkley Professor of Political Science at Emory, and a renowned expert on national politics and elections. His expertise includes election forecasting models, party realignment in the United States, congressional elections and the effects of political campaigns on the electorate. His latest book is “The Disappearing Center: Engaged Citizens, Polarization, and American Democracy." Read More
Emory University political scientist Alan Abramowitz profiles citizen driven to action when their political party is not currently in power. Read More
Alan Abramowitz is the Barkley Professor of Political Science at Emory, and a renowned expert on national politics and elections. His expertise includes election forecasting models, party realignment in the United States, congressional elections and the effects of political campaigns on the electorate. His latest book is “The Disappearing Center: Engaged Citizens, Polarization, and American Democracy." Read More
Emory University Neuroscientist and Behavioral Biologist Lori Marino says there is no evidence that zoos help promote conservation through education. For example, Japan has more marine parks than any other country in the world, but slaughters dolphins at an alarming rate. Read More
Dolphins are living proof that you don't need hands to create and use tools. Their sophisticated manipulations of water, air, and sea floor also demonstrate how culture spreads among their ranks. Read More
Lori Marino's discoveries around the incredible level of intelligence in dolphins show they should be treated as sentient beings with lives to lead, not objects or commodities. Read More
Emory University Neuroscientist and Behavioral Biologist Lori Marino campaigns against the treatment of dolphins as commodities, especially the dolphin slaughters around the world, including the Taiji drives in Japan. Read More
It's easier to read the facial expressions of chimpanzees due to their close evolutionary ties to humans, as compared to the facial expressions of dolphins. Though in the end, both species are incredibly bright. Read More
Studying the intelligence, behavior and evolution of dolphins can help humans to gain perspective on who we are. Read More
Emory University Neuroscientist and Behavioral Biologist Lori Marino discusses how evolution has allowed a basic psychological continuity to develop across human, dolphins, primates and all species. Read More
About Emory University
At Emory University, you will find an Atlanta, Georgia-based private, national research university with a history of working collaboratively for positive transformation in the world through courageous leadership in teaching, research, scholarship, health care, and social action. Emory is known for its outstanding liberal arts colleges and superb professional schools, a long-standing commitment to great teaching by great faculty, and for having one of the leading health care systems in the South.
Emory is home to nearly 7,000 undergraduates, 20 percent of whom hail from Georgia. Every other state and 65 countries also are represented. Admission to Emory College is highly selective— about fourteen high school students apply for every opening in the first-year class—and Emory consistently ranks among the top 20 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey.
Emory’s location in the vibrant, international city of Atlanta is a tremendous asset. Atlanta provides limitless opportunities for student learning and service, as well as fun and entertainment for students, faculty, and staff. Emory collaborates with numerous Atlanta-based organizations such as The Carter Center, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Georgia Institute of Technology.