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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017

MILESTONE Emory University Hospital opens new pedestrian bridge to hospital tower A proud group of Emory Healthcare staff, faculty and patient and family advisers were the first to cross the new Emory University Hospital pedestrian bridge that spans Clifton Road to the new hospital tower. INTERNATIONAL Radiology training saves lives in Egypt It's not uncommon for Emory Radiology's faculty to be welcomed as visiting scholars by top academic health centers. It is uncommon, however, for a country's top government health official to issue the invitation, which makes Sherif Nour's visit to Egypt all the more exciting. COMMUNITY Office of LGBT Life announces 2017 Pride Award winners Emory's annual Pride Awards honor students, alumni, staff and faculty members who represent the Office of LGBT Life's mission of creating an affirming and just campus environment. PUBLIC HEALTH Contact tracing, with indoor spraying, can curb dengue outbreak A study led by Emory disease ecologist Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec finds that contact tracing, combined with targeted, indoor residual spraying of insecticide, can greatly reduce the spread of the mosquito-borne dengue virus. HUMANITIES Emory receives $1.2 million grant to help shape future of scholarly publishing Emory College has launched a multiyear initiative, funded by the Mellon Foundation, to support long-form, open-access publications in the humanities in partnership with university presses. Sarah McKee, who joined Emory's Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry this month, will focus on projects that publish humanities monographs in digital formats.

Take Note   Portions of Clifton Road closed this weekend for bridge demolition Water testing scheduled for Friday; may result in slight drop in water pressure University Faculty Council posts summary of January meeting Emory renal medicine leader is president-elect of American Physiological Society

Emory Insider: Benefits   Assess your well-being: Emory's Faculty Staff Assistance Program offers online self-assessments for issues such as depression, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol abuse and more. The free screenings are anonymous and can help you decide if you need to reach out to a doctor or other professional.

In The News   Georgia sees good relationship with China as one key to its economic future Feb. 21 |  Jeff Rosensweig |  Marketplace New poll shows Dems leading crowded race to replace Tom Price district seat Feb. 21 |  Andra Gillespie |  WXIA-TV Emory Tibet Partnership Feb. 20 |  Sanjay Gupta, Arri Eisen, Carol Worthman |  CNN

Featured Events   Art and Politics: A Conversation Explore the political functions of art with Emory PhD student Fahamu Pecou; John Lysaker, Emory philosophy department chair; and philosopher Mariana Ortega from John Carroll University. When: Feb. 24, 3:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 112 Admission: Free Concert: Katia and Marielle Labeque, piano duet The sibling pianists, renowned for their synchronicity and energy, will play selections by Stravinsky, Ravel and Debussy. When: Feb. 26, 4:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: $55; $44 discount category members; $5 Emory students The Holocaust's Carrier Pigeon: Reflections on Writing and Memory For the 2017 Tenenbaum Lecture, Israeli writer David Grossman speaks on the meaning of the Holocaust; a reception follows. When: Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free

23 Feb. "Let's Go to Work!": The Spread of Chicago Steppin in Atlanta When: Feb. 23, 6:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Schatten Gallery Admission: Free   24 Feb. Global Health Film Festival When: Feb. 24, 12:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 3001 Admission: Free   24 Feb. Concert: Philip Thomson, piano When: Feb. 24, 12:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   24 Feb. Writing Across Emory: Strategies for Creating an Accessible Writing Course When: Feb. 24, 12:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 200 Admission: Free   24 Feb. Black Politics After Obama: A Public Symposium When: Feb. 24, 1:00 p.m. Where: Center for Civil and Human Rights, 100 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. Admission: Free   24 Feb. Open Forum on "The Art of Anger" When: Feb. 24, 2:00 p.m. Where: Callaway Memorial Center, Kemp Malone Library Admission: Free   24 Feb. Avenues of Innovation and Communication in 3rd Century BC Greek Architecture When: Feb. 24, 7:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   24 Feb. Emory Chinese Theatre Club: "Mr. Donkey" When: Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m. Where: Burlington Road Building, Black Box Theatre Admission: Free; reservations required   24 Feb. Theater: "Big Love" by Charles Mee When: Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Tarbutton Performing Arts Center Admission: $5   24 Feb. Emory Wind Ensemble When: Feb. 24, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   25 Feb. Architectural Interactions in the Northern Aegean When: Feb. 25, 10:00 a.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   25 Feb. Men's basketball: Emory vs. Rochester When: Feb. 25, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   25 Feb. Women's basketball: Emory vs. Rochester When: Feb. 25, 2:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   25 Feb. Concert: Xiaochen Chen, piano, and I-Chiu Lin, violin When: Feb. 25, 2:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   26 Feb. Baseball: Emory vs. Huntingdon When: Feb. 26, 2:00 p.m. Where: Chappell Park Admission: Free   27 Feb. WorkLife workshop: There is No Place Like Home When: Feb. 27, 12:00 p.m. Where: 1599 Clifton Road, Room 1.432 Admission: Free   27 Feb. Dealing in Desire: Asian Ascendancy, Western Decline and the Hidden Currencies of Global Sex Work When: Feb. 27, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   27 Feb. Concert: Gloriosa Trio When: Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   28 Feb. The Usual Suspects: You, Your Boss and an Idea When: Feb. 28, 10:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   28 Feb. Noises Inside the Race: Re[dis]covering Lorraine Hansberry's "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window" When: Feb. 28, 4:00 p.m. Where: Candler Library, Room 207 Admission: Free   01 March Immersive Virtual Reality as a Research Tool for the Behavioral Sciences When: March 1, 4:00 p.m. Where: PAIS, Room 290 Admission: Free   01 March Laszlo Excalibur Lecture: After the Conquest, the Byzantine Empire in Greece When: March 1, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   01 March Film screening: "Men in War" (1957) When: March 1, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 205 Admission: Free   02 March Disparities in Surgical Outcomes: The Fierce Urgency of Now When: March 2, 7:00 a.m. Where: Emory University Hospital, Auditorium Admission: Free   02 March Office of Technology Transfer 11th Annual Celebration of Technology & Innovation When: March 2, 4:30 p.m. Where: Emory Conference Center, Silver Bell Pavilion Admission: Free   02 March Annual Pride Awards When: March 2, 6:30 p.m. Where: Miller-Ward Alumni House Admission: Free   02 March Emory University Symphony Orchestra When: March 2, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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