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| Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 | |||
A message from President Fenves: Healing and unity |
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In a message to the Emory community on Wednesday, President Gregory L. Fenves addressed the profound pain, shock and grief from the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel and urged the Emory community to come together peacefully and treat peers and colleagues with dignity as difficult conversations take place. Read the full message. |
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This week's top stories |
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Tradition Emory Homecoming focuses on building communityWith a week full of events designed to make new connections and strengthen existing ones, this year’s festivities deliver something for everyone. The fun for students kicks off on Saturday, Oct. 14, with the annual Homecoming Concert and continues all week with Swoop's Cinema events. |
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Students Roots Down program teaches interns to grow beyond bordersThree Emory students who participated in the Roots Down GreenHive Leadership Program reflect on their experiences and how it impacted their views on advocacy and sustainability. |
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Campus Praise House Project public art installation opens at Emory with events beginning Oct. 14The Praise House Project at Emory, an art installation and immersive digital experience culminating a multiyear engagement between artist-activist Charmaine Minniefield and the university, is modeled after small structures used for worship by enslaved African Americans in the coastal South. |
Community Furthering Emory community’s education, Muscogee Nation will conduct second teach-in Oct. 27The return of the Muscogee people to their homeland will coincide with a teach-in on the Atlanta campus featuring storytelling, hymn singing, a stomp dance and a conversation with artist Johnnie Diacon. |
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Breakthrough Math trio makes new points about size of smallest triangleGood things come in threes for Emory mathematician Cosmin Pohoata, part of a trio who completed a new proof for the Heilbronn triangle problem that breaks the record for the smallest triangle in a confined space. |
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University
Emory Center for AI Learning celebrates grand opening
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Collaboration Artists bring new perspectives to Emory classrooms through Arts and Social Justice Fellows ProgramSeven Atlanta-based artists — including a poet, a playwright and a clown — are working with Emory faculty this semester to add a creative perspective to addressing social justice issues that surface within class conversations. |
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Register for Carter Town Hall, happening Nov. 6 |
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The 2023 Carter Town Hall features actor and producer Yara Shahidi, breakout star of ABC’s “black-ish” and executive producer and lead of “grown-ish.” Offscreen, Shahidi is a champion for inclusive media programming and an advocate for equity. Carter Town Hall honors the legacy of President Jimmy Carter, Emory University Distinguished Professor. While for many years the event focused on first-year students, the 2023 town hall is open to all Emory students. Online registration is required — snag your spot today! |
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Calendar highlights |
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October |
Emory Swim and Dive against Georgia Tech4:00 p.m. | Woodruff PE Center Pool |
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October |
Experience Shuttles to Atlanta Pride11:00 a.m. | Woodruff Circle and Piedmont Park |
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October |
Dooley's Players Performance: "Horse Girls" directed by Jared Block7:30 p.m. | Rich Memorial Building, Room 210 |
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October |
Free Rapid HIV Testing4:00 p.m. | SAAC, 1946 Starvine Way |
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October |
International Pronoun Day: Oxford Edition12:00 p.m. | Oxford College Dining Hall |
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October |
Emory University Homecoming Parade12:00 p.m. | Emory Atlanta Campus |
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