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For Students of Emory University Wednesday, March 8, 2017

ACHIEVEMENT Emory graduate selected for prestigious Luce Scholars Program Following a year of studies at the University of St Andrews as a Bobby Jones Scholar, Emory graduate Kadiata Sy is named to the 2017-2018 Luce Scholars Program. SPORTS Emory women's tennis captures ITA National Indoor Championship The No. 1-ranked Emory women's tennis team defeated No. 6-ranked Pomona-Pitzer College in the title match of the ITA National Indoor Championships. The title is the third for the Eagles in program history. INTERNATIONAL Diplomat, journalist headline India Week at Emory India Week events include discussions with Ambassador Arun Singh and journalist Bachi Karkaria, as well as an exploration of mind-body science, the Student Indian Arts Mela and India-themed activities for Wonderful Wednesday. EVENTS Atlanta Science Festival celebrates 'frontiers of the unknown' Watch for an astronaut, zombies, a hovercraft and liquid nitrogen ice cream to pop up on the Emory campus during the Atlanta Science Festival, March 14-25. INSPIRATION Time-lapse video shows Oxford sand mandala's creation, destruction Watch five days of work collapsed into a few intriguing minutes, from the first chalk lines laying out the intricate design to the completed mandala's destruction in a swirl of color. SUSTAINABILITY Climate Week explores policy, myths, environmental justice The Emory Climate Organization celebrates Climate Week with panel discussions, a film screening and a climate art exhibit. The events, set for March 14-17, explore intersections between climate change and a variety of fields. SCIENCE Help boost Emory HIV research for 'STAT Madness' Emory is participating in a "March madness"-style bracket competition organized by the life sciences news site STAT. Cast your vote for the university's research to move on to the next round. PROFILE Erica Bruchko: Helping researchers in Emory Libraries' African American, history collections Emory Libraries' African American history collection is so vast that it can be hard to know where to begin. Luckily, Erica Bruchko, African American Studies and U.S. history librarian, is ready to help students and faculty. RESEARCH Are we facing a future without antibiotics? The possibility that our most commonly prescribed drugs, which we've relied on for nearly eight decades to kill infections, will stop working is nearly unfathomable. Find out how Emory researchers are addressing the threat of antibiotic resistance.

Take Note   Reminder: Campus dining facilities operating on modified schedule for Spring Break Emory men's basketball team defeated in NCAA Tournament's second round Emory Spokes Council hosts Pi Day bike ride March 14

Emory Insider: Resources   Charge your electric car: Don't worry about running out of juice. Level II electric vehicle charging stations powered by ChargePoint are located in the Clairmont Tower and Peavine II parking decks at Emory and in the Fleming parking lot on the Oxford College campus. You can pay by credit card or ChargePoint pre-paid card.

In The News   What do Mormons and Muslims have in common? March 7 |  Deborah Lipstadt  |  Politico My mind made me do it March 6 |  Helen Mayberg |  Wall Street Journal Snapchat will be a stock market dog March 6 |  Narasimhan Jegadeesh |  Fortune

Featured Events   Atlanta Science Festival: Astronaut Mark Kelly Launch rockets on the lawn starting at 5:30 p.m., then hear Kelly's speech kicking off the Atlanta Science Festival at 7 p.m. When: March 14, 5:30 p.m. Where: Glenn Memorial Auditorium Admission: $12 in advance; $8 kids ages 12 and under; $15 at the door WaterHub Tour Get a behind-the-scenes look at Emory's innovative WaterHub. The student-led tours are popular and fill up fast. When: March 15, 1:00 p.m. Where: Emory WaterHub, Peavine Drive Admission: Free Film screening: "Wedding Doll" (2015) In this award-winning film, a wedding-obsessed girl with mental disabilities becomes fixated on the son of the owner of the factory where she works. When: March 15, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free

09 March Creating Bibliographies with Zotero When: March 9, 11:30 a.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   10 March Genetic and Lifestyle Risk Factors in the Development of Obesity When: March 10, 12:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 6001 Admission: Free   11 March Baseball: Emory vs. Piedmont College When: March 11, 2:00 p.m. Where: Chappell Park Admission: Free   12 March Baseball: Emory vs. Piedmont College When: March 12, 2:00 p.m. Where: Chappell Park Admission: Free   13 March Sex Tourism in Bahia: Ambiguous Entanglements When: March 13, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   13 March Spiritual Cooking (La Cuisine de l'Esprit): Meditation and Contemplation as Eating and Drinking in French and Spanish Spiritual Literature of the 17th Century When: March 13, 4:15 p.m. Where: Callaway Memorial Center, C202 Admission: Free   13 March Mind-Body Medicine: Neuroscience for Success When: March 13, 5:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 101 Admission: Free   13 March Author discussion and book signing: "Modern Death: How Medicine Changed the End of Life" When: March 13, 5:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Auditorium Admission: Free   13 March Concert: Christopher Paul Stelling, acoustic guitar When: March 13, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   14 March Hospital-based Hand Washing with Soap and Water Treatment Intervention to Reduce Cholera When: March 14, 12:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 1000 Admission: Free   14 March Conceiving Deafness: The Power of Narrative When: March 14, 1:00 p.m. Where: Dobbs University Center, Winship Ballroom Admission: Free   14 March The Evolution of Human Sleep When: March 14, 4:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 207 Admission: Free   14 March Student Indian Arts Mela When: March 14, 6:00 p.m. Where: Cox Hall Ballrooms Admission: Free   14 March Film Screening: "Comfort Women" When: March 14, 6:00 p.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 252 Admission: Free   14 March Reading: Russian Revolutionary Poetry When: March 14, 6:30 p.m. Where: Modern Languages Building, Room 201 Admission: Free   14 March How Early Travelers to Greece Viewed the Parthenon When: March 14, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Exhibition Galleries Admission: Free   15 March Diplomacy and Statecraft: My Life as an Indian Foreign Service Officer When: March 15, 12:00 p.m. Where: Goizueta Business School, Room W525 Admission: Free   15 March 2017 Hamilton E. Holmes MD Memorial Lecture: "Healing in the Land is More Than a Slogan" When: March 15, 5:00 p.m. Where: School of Medicine, Room 110 Admission: Free   15 March Southern Circuit Film Series: "I Come From" When: March 15, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   16 March AntiquiTEA: Research into a Statue of the Virgin and Child When: March 16, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   16 March Theater Studies Panel When: March 16, 4:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Theater Lab Admission: Free; RSVP on Handshake   16 March Social Changes: India's Past, Present and Future When: March 16, 4:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 101 Admission: Free   16 March Caribbean Discourses: Roundtable with Patrick Chamoiseau When: March 16, 5:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 207 Admission: Free   16 March Flamenco performance: Juan Pinilla with David Caro When: March 16, 7:00 p.m. Where: Emory Performing Arts Studio Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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