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South Asian Americans included in Atlanta magazine’s Top 500
April 2024 - Atlanta magazine has featured many local community leaders in its Top 500 list this year.
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Keshvee wins Broadcom Coding with Commitment Award
April 2024 - Keshvee Sekhda, a 14-yearold freshman at North Gwinnett High School, has been awarded the Broadcom Coding with Commitment Award.
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Narender Reddy announces his run for State House District 50
April 2024 - Narender Reddy has announced his run for State House District 50, which includes most of Johns Creek and part of Alpharetta. He has qualified to run as a Republican candidate.
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Nazeera Dawood honored for contributions to City of Atlanta
April 2024 - Celebrating the Women’s History Month at the Atlanta City Hall, Council Member Andrea L. Boone passed a resolution honoring Dr. Nazeera Dawood.
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Madhu Behera is Emory’s first chief research informatics officer
April 2024 - Madhu Behera, a nationally recognized leader in cancer informatics and data science, has been named Emory University’s inaugural chief research informatics officer.
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February 20, 2024, declared Dr. Indran B. Indrakrishnan Day
April 2024 - The Georgia General Assembly passed a resolution declaring February 20, 2024, as Dr. Indran B. Indrakrishnan Day at the state capitol to honor his service to the State of Georgia.
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Anant Madabhushi is a leader of Emory’s AI for Health Institute
February 2024 - Anant Madabhushi is one of the leaders of the Emory Empathetic AI for Health Institute which launched in November 2023.
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Riya Patel starts a club that focuses on heart and mental health
February 2024 - Riya Patel, the founder of the Athens chapter of Hearts for the Homeless, a student club at the University of Georgia that provides a combination of education and service focused on heart and mental health.
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Sarita Shah elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation
February 2024 - Sarita Shah is one of three Emory University faculty members who have been elected to ASCI, recognized as one of the nation’s oldest and most respected medical honor societies for physician-scientists.
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Deeksha Patel creates a nonprofit that focuses on menstrual health
February 2024 - Deeksha Patel founded The Elea Project to partner with other groups around this issue and ensure women’s menstrual health.