MUST Ministries
As unemployment surged during the Great Recession, Marietta-based MUST Ministries responded with nuts-and-bolts job training. MUST is the only nonprofit of its type to have alliances with OSHA and the National Safety Council for certification for specialized jobs like forklift operation.
Prototype Prime
Prototype Prime is a tech incubator focusing on startups’ early growth in Peachtree Corners. It boasts a Design and Development Lab stocked with 3D printers and electronics manufacturing equipment, audio recording space for podcasts, and regular educational events.
Emory University’s WaterHub
Emory University’s WaterHub diverts wastewater from the sewage system and cleans it as it flows through “ecochambers.”
Dr. Chivon A. Mingo
Dr. Chivon A. Mingo, a gerontologist at Georgia State University, is leading a team of researchers to examine perceptions of the BeltLine among African Americans age 50-plus who live in the communities along the West and Southwest trails.
Capitol City Opera
Give them a chance and kids love opera. Really. Capitol City Opera stages performances for as many as 20,000 students at dozens of schools every year.
Wellness a la Carte
Cooleaf is a concierge employee wellness service that lets users pick and choose classes (kettlebell! circus arts!) and activities (healthy cooking classes, for instance).
Atlanta Science Festival
A smartphone, a tasty beer, and a drum concert by a musician with a prosthetic arm: All brought to you by . . . science.
Emory’s EQUiPPED program
Emory’s EQUiPPED (Enhancing Quality of Provider Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department) program is designed to improve prescription safety in older adults by educating emergency professionals about high-risk drugs and drug interactions among that age group.
Culturally Relevant Computing Lab
Students who want to join Kinnis Gosha’s computing lab at Morehouse College can’t just work on their own projects; they must agree to be ambassadors for science and technology on campus and in the community.
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