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Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
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RESEARCH
Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center: Battling 'super-bugs' to save a medical miracle
Since its formation, the Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center has been battling a foe that threatens many of the modern miracles of medicine: the rise of bacterial strains resistant to multiple forms of antibiotics, including so-called "drugs of last resort."

 

ENGAGEMENT
Emory students organize model World Health Organization
Nearly 200 college students from as far away as Afghanistan visit Emory this weekend to take up one of the world's greatest health threats: antimicrobial resistance. Drawing on Emory's strengths in the field, the conference helps students focus on international public health issues.

 

TEACHING
Unprecedented election cycle provides focus for courses
As voters nationwide try to make sense of the 2016 presidential election, Emory College faculty are teaching courses to help students understand the history and context of current political battles.

 

THEOLOGY
Exhibit, events focus on anniversary of the Reformation
Candler's Pitts Theology Library has been selected as one of just three U.S. sites to exhibit items related to Martin Luther in celebration of the upcoming 500th anniversary of the Reformation.

 

ARTS
Emory Dance hosts Israeli artists for EXPOSED Festival
The Emory Dance program and Candler Concert Series welcome a host of Israeli guest artists Oct. 13-29 as a part of "EXPOSED," a six-week contemporary dance and physical theater festival.

ACHIEVEMENT
The Task Force for Global Health receives world's largest humanitarian prize
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded the Task Force for Global Health with the Hilton Humanitarian Prize, which includes $2 million in funding. An affiliate of Emory, the Task Force is a pioneer in global health and currently reaches hundreds of millions of people in 151 countries.
 
Take Note
 
Register for 'Refresh from Stress' to enhance emotional health
Register for 'Refresh from Stress' to enhance emotional health

Emory Law hosts screening, panel discussion of HBO's 'Suited' documentary featuring student Everett Arthur
Emory Law hosts screening, panel discussion of HBO's 'Suited' documentary featuring student Everett Arthur

Goizueta Business School hosts RAISE Forum to match investors with startups
Goizueta Business School hosts RAISE Forum to match investors with startups

NIH grants support research on balance in Parkinson's and other diseases
NIH grants support research on balance in Parkinson's and other diseases
 
Emory Insider: Resources
 
Emory Insider

 

Day camps for kids: Looking for fun camps for your children to enjoy during school holidays? The Emory WorkLife Resource Center has compiled a list of programs that plan to offer camps when school is out in November and December.
 
In The News
 
LUV your stock: Study shows that ticker symbols matter

 

LUV your stock: Study shows that ticker symbols matter
Oct. 9 |  T. Clifton Green |  Wall Street Journal

Why Clinton may have a chance in dark red Georgia

 

Why Clinton may have a chance in dark red Georgia
Oct. 7 |  Andra Gillespie |  PBS NewsHour

Narcissists are everywhere, but they may not be the people you think they are

 

Narcissists are everywhere, but they may not be the people you think they are
Oct. 7 |  Emily Bianchi |  Washington Post
 
Featured Events
 
Film screening: "Spillover: Zika, Ebola and Beyond"

 

Film screening: "Spillover: Zika, Ebola and Beyond"
Mark Mulligan and Jessica Fairley from the School of Medicine will discuss the film, which examines the increase in the spread of disease from animals to humans.
When: Oct. 13, 5:30 p.m.
Where: White Hall, Room 205
Admission: Free
Fact-checking the Political Spin: How the Experts Get at the Truth

 

Fact-checking the Political Spin: How the Experts Get at the Truth
Expert panelists examine what the average voter can do to determine if political rhetoric is simply that.
When: Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room
Admission: Free
Songs of Shakespeare

 

Songs of Shakespeare
Hear music written for Shakespeare's plays performed by the University Chorus and Concert Choir, with guest artists William Ransom, piano, and members of the Emory voice faculty.
When: Oct. 15, 8:00 p.m.
Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall
Admission: Free
 
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Oct.
 
Canvas 101
When: Oct. 12, 10:00 a.m.
Where: Woodruff Library, Room 314
Admission: Free
 
12
Oct.
 
Financial Wellness: The Importance of a Will
When: Oct. 12, 1:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free
 
12
Oct.
 
Beyond Diplomacy: Opportunities for U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change
When: Oct. 12, 4:15 p.m.
Where: Grace Crum Rollins Building, Rita Anne Rollins Room
Admission: Free
 
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Oct.
 
Fuld Distinguished Scholar Lecture
When: Oct. 12, 4:15 p.m.
Where: Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Auditorium
Admission: Free
 
12
Oct.
 
Art in the 21st Century
When: Oct. 12, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Visual Arts Building, Room 145
Admission: Free
 
12
Oct.
 
The Politics We Need: Faith, the Presidential Election and the Choices Ahead
When: Oct. 12, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 252
Admission: Free
 
12
Oct.
 
A Century of America's National Parks
When: Oct. 12, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry, Seminar Room
Admission: Free
 
12
Oct.
 
Film screening: "Weird Science" (1985)
When: Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Where: White Hall, Room 208
Admission: Free
 
12
Oct.
 
Concert: Andrew Bryant
When: Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall
Admission: Free
 
13
Oct.
 
Emory Medishare in Haiti
When: Oct. 13, 6:30 a.m.
Where: Emory University Hospital Auditorium
Admission: Free
 
13
Oct.
 
Global Leaders Lecture: Ambassador H.E. Juan Carlos Pinzon on "Colombia's Historic Moment"
When: Oct. 13, 12:30 p.m.
Where: Gambrell Hall, Hunter Atrium
Admission: Free
 
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Oct.
 
Parenting Your Teen: Conflict and Problem Solving
When: Oct. 13, 1:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free
 
13
Oct.
 
AntiquiTEA: Scrimshawed Cattle Horns as Propaganda in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879
When: Oct. 13, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall
Admission: Free
 
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Oct.
 
The Continuing Significance of Race in American Politics: Racial Resentment and the Pain of Progress
When: Oct. 13, 4:00 p.m.
Where: PAIS 290
Admission: Free
 
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Oct.
 
Faculty Workshop Series: White Privilege in the Classroom
When: Oct. 13, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Chemistry Building, Room 360
Admission: Free
 
13
Oct.
 
The Printing Press and Books Cross the Atlantic: Their Impact in the Hispanic New World
When: Oct. 13, 4:15 p.m.
Where: Callaway Memorial Center, S501
Admission: Free
 
13
Oct.
 
Hot-demolition Sabotage and Politics in South Africa, 1961-1962
When: Oct. 13, 4:15 p.m.
Where: Candler Library Building, Room 212
Admission: Free
 
13
Oct.
 
Ad Hoc Productions Presents "[title of show]"
When: Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Burlington Road Building, Black Box Theater
Admission: $8.50; $5.50 students
 
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Oct.
 
Yossi Berg and Oded Graf Dance Theatre: "Come Jump with Me"
When: Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Dance Studio
Admission: $25; $15 discount category members; $12 students
 
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Oct.
 
Lecture by Scott Garner: Anatomy of a Hit Show
When: Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall
Admission: Free
 
13
Oct.
 
St. Catherine of Siena: Brought to Life by Sister Nancy Murray
When: Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Cannon Chapel
Admission: Free
 
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Oct.
 
Keiko Ransom, piano
When: Oct. 13, 8:00 p.m.
Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall
Admission: Free
 
14
Oct.
 
Rethinking Economic Policy for Social Justice
When: Oct. 14, 12:00 p.m.
Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room
Admission: Free
 
14
Oct.
 
SmartPath Investment 101
When: Oct. 14, 12:00 p.m.
Where: School of Medicine, Room 110
Admission: Free
 
14
Oct.
 
Volunteer Trips to the Emory Oxford Farm
When: Oct. 14, 1:00 p.m.
Where: Oxford College campus
Admission: Free
 
14
Oct.
 
Capote's Narrative Games: Seeing Those That See
When: Oct. 14, 1:00 p.m.
Where: Calloway Memorial Center, Kemp Malone Library
Admission: Free
 
14
Oct.
 
Women's Soccer: Emory vs. Case Western Reserve
When: Oct. 14, 5:00 p.m.
Where: McDonough Field
Admission: Free
 
15
Oct.
 
CPR and First-Aid Marathon
When: Oct. 15, 9:00 a.m.
Where: Student Activity and Academic Center (SAAC)
Admission: Free
 
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Oct.
 
Natya Tarangini: River of Dance, an Evening of Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam Dance
When: Oct. 15, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Performing Arts Studio
Admission: Free
 
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Oct.
 
Men's Soccer: Emory vs. Carnegie Mellon
When: Oct. 16, 1:30 p.m.
Where: McDonough Field
Admission: Free
 
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Oct.
 
Etruscan Translations of Greek Myth
When: Oct. 16, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall
Admission: Free
 
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Oct.
 
Dr. Herbert Karp Memorial Concert and Life Celebration
When: Oct. 16, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall
Admission: Free
 
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Oct.
 
Film screening: "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993)
When: Oct. 16, 4:00 p.m.
Where: White Hall, Room 208
Admission: Free
 
17
Oct.
 
Freedom Time: The Poetics and Politics of Black Experimental Writing
When: Oct. 17, 12:30 p.m.
Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room
Admission: Free
 
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Oct.
 
The South China Sea: The Diverging Strategic Assumptions and Perceptions of the United States and China
When: Oct. 17, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Oxford Road Building, Presentation Room
Admission: Free
 
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Oct.
 
Religion and Ecology Collaborative Meeting
When: Oct. 17, 5:00 p.m.
Where: Candler School of Theology Building, Center for Ethics, Room 116
Admission: Free; bring vegetarian dish or snacks
 
17
Oct.
 
The Phillis Wheatley Reading: ZZ Packer, prose writer
When: Oct. 17, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room
Admission: Free
 
18
Oct.
 
Benefits Annual Enrollment Meeting
When: Oct. 18, 10:00 a.m.
Where: 1599 Clifton Road, Room 1.432
Admission: Free
 
18
Oct.
 
Emory Farmers Market
When: Oct. 18, 11:00 a.m.
Where: Cox Bridge
Admission: Free
 
18
Oct.
 
Parenting Your Child with Special Needs: Balancing Full Family Needs
When: Oct. 18, 1:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free
 
18
Oct.
 
Migrating Courses From Blackboard to Canvas
When: Oct. 18, 1:30 p.m.
Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312
Admission: Free
 
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Oct.
 
Colloquium: ZZ Packer
When: Oct. 18, 2:30 p.m.
Where: Callaway Memorial Center, N301
Admission: Free
 
18
Oct.
 
10th Annual China Town Hall Meeting: Local Connections, National Reflections
When: Oct. 18, 5:30 p.m.
Where: White Hall, Room 206
Admission: Free
 
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Oct.
 
Nix Mann Endowed Lecture: Andrew Sullivan discusses "What Plato Can Tell Us About American Democracy"
When: Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall
Admission: Free
 
 
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