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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017

ENGAGEMENT Campus meetings spark dialogue on Emory's emerging priorities In four faculty-led sessions, the Emory community shared ideas about the university's emerging priorities, including strengthening academic excellence, engaging with Atlanta, global health innovation and the impact of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center. HEALTH 'Know Your Numbers' biometric health screenings return to Emory Emory's popular "Know Your Numbers" campaign is back for 2017, giving employees the opportunity to gain valuable health information through free, onsite health screenings that measure blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose and more. RESEARCH Neuro-imaging maps brain wiring of extinct Tasmanian tiger Scientists have used an imaging technique to reconstruct the brain architecture and neural networks of the thylacine, better known as the Tasmanian tiger, an extinct carnivorous marsupial native to Tasmania. TEACHING Wescoat honored for making the ancient world come alive for students Lauded for teaching excellence, professor Bonna Wescoat sent students on scavenger hunts, helped them conduct an optical experiment about the Parthenon frieze, and directed excavations and created 3D renderings of the Sanctuary of the Great Gods. FILM History of movie censorship in Atlanta kicks off "Memorial Drive" series Emory's Rose Library begins its 2017 "Memorial Drive" series on Thursday with a program about two dynamic women who for decades decided what movies would be shown or banned in Atlanta. MEDICINE Vision impairment and eye diseases continue to be concerns for Ebola survivors The acute outbreak of Ebola virus disease has subsided in West Africa, but the medical community continues to learn about long-term complications for survivors, including the potential for blinding eye disease.

Photo Gallery   DUC-ling takes shape Framing went up last week in front of the Woodruff PE Center for Emory's new interim dining facility, dubbed the "DUC-ling" by students because it will replace student dining services in the Dobbs University Center (DUC) while a new Campus Life Center is constructed on that site. Learn more about the project.

Take Note   Emory Corporate Governance and Accountability Review releases special Trump inauguration issue University Faculty Council posts summary of November meeting Acting workshop for business leaders to be offered at Goizueta Emory men's tennis team volunteers at Ronald McDonald House

Emory Insider: Resources   Online work-life workshops: The Emory WorkLife Resource Center hosts monthly online discussions on topics including financial wellness, parenting teens, parenting children with special needs and serving as a caregiver for an adult. If you can't attend the live online talk, register and you will receive a recording. View the schedule through March.

In The News   Norovirus stomach bug: How bad is it this year? Jan. 23 |  Christine Moe |  Wall Street Journal Chimpanzees are forcing us to redefine what it means to be human Jan. 23 |  Frans de Waal |  Business Insider What happens to your body when you die in space? Jan. 20 |  Paul Wolpe |  Popular Science

Featured Events   2017 Creativity & Arts Awards Join the celebration to honor Emory and Atlanta community members who have made significant contributions to the arts. When: Jan. 26, 6:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Chace Upper Lobby Admission: Free The Nile Project: Musical Collaboration and Interactive Lecture Learn how The Nile Project artists relate their creative process to the efforts of diplomats and water professionals solving hydro-political conflicts. When: Jan. 26, 7:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free Camp & Learning Expo 2017: "Discover Your Summer Adventure" Get information about nearly 80 summer camps and academic programs for children ages 5-17. The expo closes at 2 p.m. When: Feb. 2, 11:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center, 4th Floor Auxiliary Court Admission: Free

25 Jan. From Ferguson to Standing Rock: Religious Faith, Righteous Feminists and Holy Fire When: Jan. 25, 11:00 a.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 252 Admission: Free   25 Jan. Visio Lectio with August Swanson and Don Saliers When: Jan. 25, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cannon Chapel, Room 106 Admission: Free   25 Jan. The Role, Implications and Consequences of Crisis Pregnancy Centers When: Jan. 25, 12:00 p.m. Where: Grace Crum Rollins Building, Room P53 Admission: Free   25 Jan. Teaching Language and Cultures Online When: Jan. 25, 4:00 p.m. Where: Modern Languages Building, Room 201 Admission: Free   25 Jan. Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program: William Bialek, "The Galilean Imperative: A Physicist's Search for Simplicity" When: Jan. 25, 5:30 p.m. Where: Mathematics and Science Center, Room E208 Admission: Free   25 Jan. Shadow Camp: An Exploration into the Darker Emotions When: Jan. 25, 6:00 p.m. Where: Grace Crum Rollins Building, Room 119 Admission: Free   25 Jan. Between Opera and Fable When: Jan. 25, 6:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   25 Jan. Film screening: "The Long Voyage Home" (1940) When: Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   26 Jan. Canvas 101 When: Jan. 26, 9:00 a.m. Where: Online Admission: Free   26 Jan. AntiquiTEA: Using Reflectance Transmission Imaging to Uncover the Works of Onesimos When: Jan. 26, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   26 Jan. Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program: William Bialek, "Flocks of Birds, Families of Proteins and Networks of Neurons" When: Jan. 26, 4:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 205 Admission: Free   26 Jan. 3D Modeling 101 When: Jan. 26, 5:30 p.m. Where: Cox Hall, TechLab Admission: Free   26 Jan. RSPH Peace Corps Story Slam When: Jan. 26, 6:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 1000 Admission: Free   26 Jan. Controlling Atlanta Screens: Movie Censorship from the 1920s to the 1960s When: Jan. 26, 7:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   26 Jan. Noblest Images: The Parthenon Marbles from 1436 to the Present When: Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   27 Jan. Women's basketball: Emory vs. Brandeis When: Jan. 27, 6:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   27 Jan. Men's basketball: Emory vs. Brandeis When: Jan. 27, 8:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   28 Jan. Violamania! When: Jan. 28, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   29 Jan. Men's basketball: Emory vs. New York University When: Jan. 29, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   29 Jan. Women's basketball: Emory vs. New York University When: Jan. 29, 2:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   29 Jan. Emory Young Artist Piano Competition Final Concert When: Jan. 29, 7:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   30 Jan. When Protection Becomes Punishment: Policing the Public (Schools) in an Unequal City When: Jan. 30, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   30 Jan. Info Session on Emory's Core Lab Facilities When: Jan. 30, 2:00 p.m. Where: Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Room 114 Admission: Free   30 Jan. A Joint History of the English and French Languages When: Jan. 30, 4:15 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 207 Admission: Free   30 Jan. Concert: David Leinweber, piano When: Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   31 Jan. Moving Organization Sites From Blackboard When: Jan. 31, 10:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 314 Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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