Eighty-nine years after a Dayton jury found John Scopes guilty of teaching evolution, the people of this town are still acting out the creationist debate, all in order to put on a show. The lesson of the Scopes Trial is not that some people are stupid science-deniers. Itâs that scientific fact can all too easily be spun up into performances and archetypal dramas. John Scopes, the schoolteacher, was not a prisoner of his conscience. Dayton was not a particularly religious town.
Students come from all across the U.S. and the world. Ranked #20 by U.S. News and World Report and #14 by Kiplingerâs Personal Finance for best values among private universities, Emory University offers a small liberal arts college environment within a major research university.
The backbone of this system is the Emory University School of Medicine, which has been at the forefront of medical knowledge and research, pioneering many advances and procedures that have changed the face of medical history. The Emory Healthcare system encompasses: 1  Emory Clinic. 2  Emory University Hospital. 3  Emory University Hospital Midtown, Emory's Midtown Atlanta hospital. 4  Emory University Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital in Tucker, Georgia. 5  Emory Wesley Woods Center. 6  Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital. 7  Emory Johns Creek Hospital.