Two Emory University scientists are leading science lab activities in Atlanta elementary schools. Candice Elam, a postdoctoral fellow in biology, is working with Whitefoord Elementary, and Brandy Wade a doctorate candidate in human genetics, is leading the East Lake Elementary science lab. Both are working with grades third through fifth. The scientists are paid through stipends from the Zeist Foundation. Information: www.atlanta.k12.ga.us.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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