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Three scientists win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for a neuronal ‘light-switch’
News article
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering a way to activate and deactivate specific neurons in the brain using light.
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Artist makes Atlanta her canvas, with help from Emory’s Start:ME
Mini-documentary and short article
In the summer of 2026, I followed Teresa Abboud’s journey in painting her biggest mural yet. I had the chance to explore multimedia journalsim and not only write an article about her journey, but also create a short video video highlighting her work.
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How Our Brains Use Oxytocin to Distinguish Real and Posed Smiles
Study story for Exploring Health
Recently, I bought a box of cookies. This made two people smile. First, the lady at the cash register as she politely wished me a nice day; then, my roommate, who couldn’t help herself from beaming as I unloaded her favorite snack from the bags of groceries. One box of cookies, but two very different smiles. But what was truly different about them? How could I tell?
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Beyond the Lecture Hall
Photo essay for The Emory Wheel
As students, our most customizable spaces on campus are our dorms. For our professors, their blank canvases are their offices. “Beyond the lecture hall” peeks into the sacred spaces of 10 Emory University professors.
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Why ADHD and ADHD-like Traits May Have Been Genetically Preserved
Feature for Exploring Health
Imagine two humans in the wilderness. For them, survival means finding food.
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Improving Mental Health with Supervised Administration of Psychedelics
Op-ed for Exploring Health
“I was afraid I was going to lay there, and gnomes were going to come out of the walls and attack me or something like that, right? I was like, am I going to freak out? Am I going to jump off the roof? You know, I’ve battled thoughts of suicide before. I don’t want to freak out. And she said it’s not like that.”Read more…
Alumni: Then and Now
Photo essay for The Emory Wheel
Recreating campus photos with Emory alumni.
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Colorful Language
Mini-Ethnography Personal Project
I began this project with a curiosity to know how curse words and taboo topics would contrast across various cultures compared to American English.
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