Awards & Honors
A Drive to Excel
Faculty at Emory are committed to making the world a better place. From the National Science Foundation Senior Research Award to Guggenheim Fellowships, our faculty are consistently recognized for their knowledge and research achievements in all fields.
47 fellows
of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
35 members
of the National Academy of Medicine
37 fellows
of the American Academy of Nursing
22 members
of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
19 members
of the American Law Institute
5 members
of the National Academy of Sciences
9 fellows
of the National Academy of Inventors
2 recipients
of the Lasker Award
Emory by the Numbers
Faculty Honors
Emory Professor Jericho Brown Wins Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Jericho Brown, director of Emory College’s nationally renowned Creative Writing Program, won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his latest collection, "The Tradition." The coveted award puts Brown in the company of literary luminaries such as poets Tracy K. Smith, Natasha Trethewey, Mary Oliver, Rita Dove, Sylvia Plath and Robert Frost, and ensures his work as part of the canon of American literature.
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