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| Thursday, April 11, 2024 | |||
Hi, Eagles!We've got another issue full of great stories for you. 🎓 The latest survey shows that Emory College grads continue to achieve great outcomes in graduate school and the job market, just six months after graduating. 🏆 Meet the 2024 Goldwater Scholars, the nation’s premier scholarship for students of math, the natural sciences and engineering. 🎥 We’re also bringing you the latest Reframes video from Oxford College professor Kenneth Carter. Keep reading for more top stories (including photos from Dooley’s Week and the scoop on the new Interfaith Center shrines) and we’ll see you next week, Eagles. |
This week’s top stories |
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Students Emory College grads achieve excellent outcomes in job market and grad schoolEmory College’s emphasis on liberal arts skills and experiential learning continues to prepare graduates for life after college. A recent survey shows that 97% of 2023 graduates were working or continuing their education six months after Commencement. |
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Athletics Eagles rise to fourth overall in LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings after successful winterFollowing a successful winter where five Emory teams qualified for the NCAA postseason, the Eagles find themselves in fourth place in the prestigious award race, climbing three spots since the fall season. |
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University Emory’s graduate, professional schools ranked among best in nation by U.S. NewsEmory University’s graduate and professional schools and programs continue to be ranked among the best in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 Best Graduate Schools, which was released April 9. |
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Academics Erica Armstrong Dunbar to join Emory’s Department of African American StudiesErica Armstrong Dunbar is an award-winning author and acclaimed scholar of early African American women's history. She will join the Department of African American Studies, beginning in fall 2024. |
Achievement Two Emory College juniors receive prestigious Goldwater ScholarshipEmory College juniors Julianna Cruz and Satvik Elayavalli are recipients of the 2024 Goldwater Scholarship, the nation’s top scholarship for undergraduates in math, natural sciences and engineering. |
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Profile Meet Sandra Wong, the new dean of Emory School of MedicineSandra Wong, an international leader in surgical oncology, has joined Emory as the new dean of the School of Medicine and chief academic officer for Emory Healthcare. Learn about her background and what brought her to Emory. |
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Community Hand-crafted inclusion: New shrines at Emory Interfaith Center honor four Dharmic religionsOn April 11, new, handmade shrines for Emory’s Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh communities will be dedicated at the Emory Interfaith Center, extending a greater welcome for those who practice the four Dharmic religions. |
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Insight Ellmann Lectures offered encounters with ‘giants and geniuses’The Ellmann Lectures, featuring Natasha Trethewey and Fintan O’Toole, returned stronger than ever after a pandemic break. With three days of exceptional talks and conversations, this year’s events added to the luster of a series first inaugurated in 1988 and celebrated for its legendary speakers. |
Tradition
Students mark arrival of spring with Dooley's Week
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Reframes: Discovering the possible with Kenneth Carter, professor at Oxford College |
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Kenneth Carter, the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Psychology at Oxford College, reflects on a time he needed to pick himself up after a profound professional disappointment to pursue his life’s goal, ultimately keeping a promise to his younger self. Watch the video to hear more of his story and learn more about Reframes: Discovering the Possible. Plus, join a dinner and panel conversation about managing the unexpected challenges life can bring. Hear from current faculty as they share their personal experiences with failure and how they reframed the challenge to an opportunity. Sign up for the April 18 event at McDonough Plaza. |
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Upcoming events |
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Theater Emory Presents: "Little Shop of Horrors"Through April 21 | Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Mary Gray Munroe Theater |
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Cooke Noontime Concert featuring Juilliard String Quartet, Vega Quartet and William Ransom, pianoApril 12, 12:00 p.m. | Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall |
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Oxford College Farm Spring Plant SaleApril 13, 9:00 a.m. | Oxford College Organic Farm (406 Emory St., Oxford) |
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Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program Spring Research Conference10:00 a.m. | Robert W. Woodruff Library, Jones Room |
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CUSO Asian Night Market6:00 p.m. | McDonough Field |
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Atlanta Food Summit: Empowering Eaters12:30 p.m. | Emory Student Center |
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Emory Concert Choir spring performance7:00 p.m. | Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall |
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2024 Donna J. Brogan Lecture in Biostatistics: “Building the Fred Hutch Data Science Lab in the Era of AI” with Jeff Leek of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center4:00 p.m. | Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Lawrence P. and Ann Estes Klamon Room |
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2024 Hugh P. Davis Lecture: “Sparking Change: Building Resilience and Sustainability in Global Environmental Health” with professor Lisa M. Thompson4:00 p.m. | Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Building, P01 Auditorium |
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Ekvn-Yefolecv Maskoke Eco Village Talk and Food Tasting12:00 p.m. | Emory Student Center, Campus Life Pavillion |
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LaserCut Bookmark Making Workshop at TechLab1:00 p.m. | TechLab @ Cox Computing Center |
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Sustainability Vision Input Sessions10:00 a.m. | Online |
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Celebration
There goes the sun: Emory enjoys the solar eclipse
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