IN THIS ISSUE

The big sleep 2

Emory sleep experts are exploring questions and finding answers to what really happens when we sleep.

Adaptation 8

Emory researchers are gathering evidence to help us mitigate environmental impacts on health.

Becoming a real nurse 12

When they graduate, new nurses face a complex and daunting environment, and veteran nurses are helping them get ready to handle the real world.

Health access in Ethiopia 16

The goal was to improve the everyday lives of Ethiopians by giving them access to better health services. That dream is now spreading in new directions across Ethiopia and beyond.

Moving forward 18

Protecting Parkinson’s brains. Your summer reading list. Using breath to detect lung cancer. From the U.S. to China, collaborating on health care reform. Getting HIV out of jail, and more.

Clinical care 22

Emory patient navigators at Grady. Customizing treatment for complex aortic aneurysms. Preventing ACL inju ries. Scrubbing in for a 5K.

The era of AIDS 26

James Curran, AIDS pioneer and dean of the Rollins School of Public Health, reflects on 30 years of fighting HIV.