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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016

The Wire   Leadership Three presidents, one conversation Former Emory President James T. Laney, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and current Emory President James W. Wagner shared the stage last week for a conversation guided by mutual history, dedication to Emory, genuine affinity for one another, and plenty of humor. COMMUNICATION Welcome to the new Emory Report Today's issue of Emory Report is completely redesigned. We've expanded our content and refined our focus to provide an engaging mix of news, events and information tailored specifically for faculty and staff. LITERATURE Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Rita Dove comes to Emory Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove will give a free reading on campus Feb. 28 for the acclaimed Raymond Danowski Poetry Library Reading Series. First Person Scalia: more quotable than influential Robert Schapiro, dean of Emory School of Law, offers insight into the legacy of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who passed away unexpectedly Saturday. RESOURCES Oxford Science Building prepares for grand opening celebration The new science building on Emory's Oxford College campus marks its official opening with events on Sunday, but classes are already underway in the state-of-the-art facility. See how the new building helps students become scientists. HEALTH CARE Help for the nightly fight to breathe Sleeping through the night is difficult when your airway won't stay open. Sleep apnea is on the rise, as are new ways to diagnose and treat it. The Emory Sleep Center offers the traditional CPAP, as well as other ways to get more zzz's. PROFILE Robert Agnew: Pioneering work on the causes of crime Robert Agnew, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Sociology, is the pioneer of General Strain Theory, one of the leading explanations of crime and its causes. Learn more about his work, which recently earned him the American Society of Criminology's highest honor, and why he thinks climate change is the greatest threat to confront humanity.

Photo Gallery   Photos: James Weldon Johnson Institute launch reception Emory's James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference celebrated its official launch Feb. 9 with a reception at the Michael C. Carlos Museum. View more photos from the event.

Take Note   Town hall meetings to focus on new tenure and promotion guidelines Emory presents first-ever Faculty Composers Concert Submit your ideas for Staff Fest theme, slogan by Feb. 26 Laney Graduate School seeks faculty, student nominees for Eleanor Main Awards Ramalingam named deputy director of Winship Cancer Institute

Emory Insider   Dining discount: Using an Eagle Dollars account on your Emory Card saves you 5 percent at Emory Dining locations. You add Eagle Dollars to your card and then spend them like cash at a variety of campus locations.

In The News   Facebook and the new colonialism Feb. 11 |  Deepika Bahri |  The Atlantic Health minute: Brain games Feb. 11 |  David Loring |  CNN via KDRV-TV Scientists attack Zika virus from multiple angles Feb. 10 |  Phyllis Kozarsky |  Fox News

"I'm loath to toss around words like colonialism [in a discussion of Facebook's Free Basics platform] but it's hard to ignore the family resemblances and recognizable DNA. ... In the end, if it isn't a duck, it shouldn't quack like a duck." Deepika Bahri, The Atlantic, Feb. 11, 2016

Featured Events   Lecture: The Mohawk Warrior Flag Aboriginal scholar Kahente Horn-Miller presents When: Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m. Where: Anthropology Room 206 Admission: Free Concert: Fireworks for Two Pianos Elena Cholakova and William Ransom on keyboards When: Feb. 21, 4:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Admission: Free Creativity Conversation with President Wagner In discussion with Rosemary Magee, Rose Library director When: Feb. 24, 4:00 p.m. Where: Rose Library Teaching/Learning Studio Admission: Free

18 Feb. Fitness for Caregivers When: Feb. 18, 12:00 p.m. Where: School of Medicine, Room 190P   18 Feb. AntiquiTEA lecture on Roman carving When: Feb. 18, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum   18 Feb. Cognitive Aesthetics: Beauty, the Brain, and Virginia Woolf When: Feb. 18, 4:00 p.m. Where: PAIS 290   18 Feb. Religion and AIDS in Africa When: Feb. 18, 4:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Klamon Room   19 Feb. Literature Is Alive: Margaret Ross, Melissa Febos, Kalpana Narayanan, Angela Davis Johnson When: Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m. Where: 1390 Oxford Road   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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