Email not displaying properly? Click here to open in your web browser.

advertisement

Highlights from Emory News Center
June 17, 2014 | news.emory.edu

Emory Center for Digital Scholarship launches mobile tour for historic Battle of Atlanta sites

Story Thumbnail

Described as "a 21st century version of a historical marker," the smartphone-friendly tour debuts with a launch celebration June 18 at the Atlanta Cyclorama.

Shall we (line) dance? Employees gather for fitness and friendship		Emory leads $7.2 million Alzheimer's proteomics project		Presidential Bioethics Commission focuses on neuroscience

Pamela Johnson's idea for free lunch-hour dancing in her Emory office building led to the creation of the 1599 Line Dancers, a welcoming group for exercise and fun. Read more »		A five-year grant from the National Institute on Aging will fund work on discovering proteins altered by Alzheimer's in an effort to identify new therapeutic targets. Read more »		Charged by President Obama to develop ethical guidelines for neuroscience, the commission weighed difficult questions including "diminished capacity" and informed consent. Read more »

Engage Emory Enjoy free peach samples at the Peach Picnic on Tuesday, June 24, from noon until 2 p.m. during the Summer Farmers Market on the Cox Hall Bridge. Vendors will sell seasonal produce, breads, honey, meats and other products from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. There will also be games, recipe cards and more.		Take Note What is the most important thing you have learned by working at Emory? New location prompts big surplus property sale 'Introduction to Vipassana' meditation offered Thursday Emory on Coursera: The addicted brain Read more »		Faculty in the News Jonathan Nash "Pork-barrel politics at the EPA," The Hill, June 16 Viraj Master "After major surgery, simple ice packs may help reduce pain," Reuters, June 11 Polly Price "Judge dismisses lawsuit from undocumented students challenging Georgia Board of Regents," Georgia Public Broadcasting, June 11 Read more »
		Visit the Emory News Center for more »