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Tuesday, March 21, 2017
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ACHIEVEMENT
Match Day 2017 reveals residency destinations for medical students
Opening their Match Day envelopes in unison at noon on Friday, March 17, graduating medical students of the Emory University School of Medicine learned where they will begin their careers as doctors.

 

HONORS
Anderson wins National Book Critics Circle Award for 'White Rage'
Emory historian Carol Anderson received the National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism for her book "White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide," lauded as "a searing critique of white America's systematic resistance to African American advancement."

 

ANALYSIS
'Trump Talk' series seeks to open campus dialogue
Top Emory scholars will lead "Trump Talk: First 100 Days," a three-part dialogue series that aims to advance conversations on religion, health care, immigration, race, economics and LGBTQ issues.

 

SPORTS
Emory Swimming & Diving sweeps NCAA Championships
The Emory women's team claimed its eighth consecutive NCAA Division III championship as the men's team won its first NCAA title in school history.

 

AWARDS
Emory debate places first in national competition
Viveth Karthikeyan and Kristen Lowe, both seniors at Emory, bested Harvard's team to win the American Debate Association National Championship.

INNOVATION
Female inventors contribute groundbreaking research
From new treatment methods for life-threatening diseases to new techniques for health education, Emory women help shape the world in which we live. In honor of Women's History Month, the Office of Technology Transfer highlights the university's female inventors.
 
Photo Galleries
 
Atlanta Science Festival blasts off
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The Atlanta Science Festival began March 14 as astronaut Mark Kelly drew crowds to Glenn Memorial Auditorium. Events continue through March 25, including the popular Physics Live and Chemistry Carnival at Emory on Friday.

Tibet Week begins
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Emory's annual Tibet Week kicked off Monday with an opening ceremony in the Michael C. Carlos Museum's Ackerman Hall. Daily events including discussions, meditation and mandala sand painting continue through Friday.
 
Take Note
 
A cappella groups unite for March 30 concert benefitting Emory Helpline
A cappella groups unite for March 30 concert benefitting Emory Helpline

Emory cardiothoracic surgery chief recognized with prestigious ACC award
Emory cardiothoracic surgery chief recognized with prestigious ACC award

Conference celebrates 500th anniversary of Protestant Reformation
Conference celebrates 500th anniversary of Protestant Reformation
 
Emory Insider: Resources
 
Emory Insider

 

Need help with childcare or chores? As you plan for summer, get help with babysitting, pet care, house sitting, lawn care and more through the Employee-Student Job Network. The network is exclusively for Emory faculty and staff looking to hire Emory students on a part-time basis.
 
In The News
 
French far-right National Front's Jean-Marie Le Pen basks in renewed populist fervor

 

French far-right National Front's Jean-Marie Le Pen basks in renewed populist fervor
March 20 |  Deborah Lipstadt |  Washington Post

Health care bill could harm CDC, Atlanta

 

Health care bill could harm CDC, Atlanta
March 17 |  Jonathan S. Lewin and David Stephens |  Atlanta Business Chronicle

Cancer immunotherapy: drug success factor found

 

Cancer immunotherapy: drug success factor found
March 15 |  Rafi Ahmed |  Nature
 
Featured Events
 
Managing & Responding to Humanitarian Emergencies: Military & Civilian Perspectives

 

Managing & Responding to Humanitarian Emergencies: Military & Civilian Perspectives
Expert speakers examine the challenges of responding to global humanitarian crises.
When: March 23, 1:00 p.m.
Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room
Admission: Free
Making Love: Sex-Positivity, Anti-Violence and the Building of Healthy Intimacies

 

Making Love: Sex-Positivity, Anti-Violence and the Building of Healthy Intimacies
Women's History Month event features Men Stopping Violence director Ulester Douglas and sexuality educator Marla Renee Stewart.
When: March 23, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Oxford Road Building, Presentation Room
Admission: Free
Bandy Preaching Conference keynote address: Rev. Dr. William Barber

 

Bandy Preaching Conference keynote address: Rev. Dr. William Barber
The president of the North Carolina NAACP and architect of the Forward Together Moral Movement discusses "Preaching a Relevant Word: Politics, Policy and the People."
When: March 23, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Glenn Memorial Auditorium
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Kavli Brain Forum: The Cerebellum, Sensitive Periods and Autism
When: March 22, 1:30 p.m.
Where: Math and Science Center, Room E300
Admission: Free
 
22
March
 
Writing Across Emory: Writing, Student Memory and Performance
When: March 22, 3:00 p.m.
Where: Callaway Memorial Center, Room N301
Admission: Free
 
22
March
 
What Art Can Tell Us About the Brain
When: March 22, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Mathematics & Science Center, Auditorium
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
A New Frontier in Brain Injury and Neuroethics: When Rights Come to Mind
When: March 22, 5:00 p.m.
Where: Rollins School of Public Health, Rita Anne Rollins Room
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Drama and Art as Instruments of Moral Philosophy
When: March 22, 6:00 p.m.
Where: PAIS, Room 290
Admission: Free
 
22
March
 
Film Screening: "The Dorothy Day Story"
When: March 22, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 252
Admission: Free
 
22
March
 
Eating Animals: Ethics and Innovation
When: March 22, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Center for Ethics Commons, Room 102
Admission: Free
 
22
March
 
Film screening: "The Last Enemy" (2000)
When: March 22, 7:30 p.m.
Where: White Hall, Room 205
Admission: Free
 
22
March
 
Education of Heart and Mind: The Dalai Lama's Vision for Education in the 21st Century
When: March 22, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Volunteering in the Developing World: Health Volunteers Overseas and OMS
When: March 23, 7:00 a.m.
Where: Emory University Hospital, Auditorium
Admission: Free
 
23
March
 
Canvas 101
When: March 23, 9:00 a.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free
 
23
March
 
Ezili's Mirrors: Black Queer Genders and the Work of the Imagination
When: March 23, 11:00 a.m.
Where: Callaway Memorial Center, Kemp Malone Library
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Climate Change and the Church
When: March 23, 12:00 p.m.
Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 102
Admission: Free
 
23
March
 
Russian Economic Inequality in Comparative Perspective
When: March 23, 4:00 p.m.
Where: White Hall, Room 110
Admission: Free
 
23
March
 
Creative Modes of Resistance in German Feminist Protest Cultures
When: March 23, 4:15 p.m.
Where: Modern Languages Building, Room 201
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Marlboro Man's Journey from the U.S. to Argentina: Local and Global Dimensions in the History of Cigarette Smoking
When: March 23, 4:15 p.m.
Where: White Hall, Room 102
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Learning to Live with Derrida and Levinas
When: March 23, 4:15 p.m.
Where: White Hall, Room 206
Admission: Free
 
23
March
 
In a Glass Darkly: Jesuit Advice for a Mughal Prince
When: March 23, 4:30 p.m.
Where: Candler School of Theology, Room 360
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
For the Texas Bama Femme: A Black Queer Femme-inist Reading of Beyonce's "Lemonade"
When: March 23, 5:00 p.m.
Where: Callaway Memorial Center, Kemp Malone Library
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Phenomenality and Materiality in Le Corbusier or Ronchamp as Inscription
When: March 23, 6:00 p.m.
Where: PAIS, Room 290
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Unveiling the Internet
When: March 23, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Mathematics & Science Center, Computer Lab, Room E308A
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Women Luminaries of Tibet
When: March 23, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Open Expression Panel
When: March 23, 7:00 p.m.
Where: White Hall, Room 111
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Emory Dance Program Honors Thesis Concerts: Program A
When: March 23, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Dance Studio
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Representation, Self-Care and Academia
When: March 24, 9:30 a.m.
Where: Callaway Memorial Center, Kemp Malone Library
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Baseball: Emory vs. Case Western Reserve
When: March 24, 3:00 p.m.
Where: Chappell Park
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Chemistry Carnival
When: March 24, 3:30 p.m.
Where: Atwood Science Commons
Admission: Free
 
24
March
 
Physics Live!
When: March 24, 3:30 p.m.
Where: Mathematics & Science Center
Admission: Free
 
24
March
 
Open Mic Night Benefit for Atlanta Taskforce for the Homless
When: March 24, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Grace Crum Rollins Building, Rita Anne Rollins Room
Admission: Donation
 
24
March
 
Emory Dance Program Honors Thesis Concerts: Program B
When: March 24, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Dance Studio
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Men's tennis: Emory vs. Rhodes College
When: March 25, 11:00 a.m.
Where: Woodruff PE Center
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Atlanta Science Festival Exploration Expo
When: March 25, 11:00 a.m.
Where: Centennial Olympic Park
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Billops-Hatch public event: "3+1: 'Older Women and Love'
When: March 25, 12:00 p.m.
Where: Spelman College, Camille Cosby Academic Center Auditorium
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Significance of Females Buddhas and Closing Ceremonies for Tibet Week
When: March 25, 2:00 p.m.
Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Concert: Morgan Rubin, soprano
When: March 25, 3:30 p.m.
Where: Performing Arts Studio
Admission: Free
 
25
March
 
Film screening: "Whiplash"
When: March 25, 4:00 p.m.
Where: White Hall, Room 105
Admission: Free
 
25
March
 
Conversation with actor Harry Lennix and Dwight Andrews, Emory professor of music
When: March 25, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall
Admission: Free
 
25
March
 
Collegium Vocale Choral Concert: "Dance into Spring"
When: March 25, 8:00 p.m.
Where: Glenn Memorial Auditorium
Admission: $15-$20
 
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March
 
Atlanta's Young Artists
When: March 26, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Recital of Original Compositions by Michael Crawford
When: March 26, 5:00 p.m.
Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Contesting Non-Citizenship: African American Responses to Nativism, Immigration Restriction and Deportation, 1903-1939
When: March 27, 12:00 p.m.
Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Activist Art
When: March 27, 2:00 p.m.
Where: Cannon Chapel, Brooks Commons
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
My Last Lecture by Clark Lemons
When: March 27, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Oxford College, Tarbutton Performing Arts Center
Admission: Free
 
28
March
 
Emory Farmers Market
When: March 28, 11:00 a.m.
Where: Cox Hall Bridge
Admission: Free
 
28
March
 
Atlanta Studies @ Emory
When: March 28, 11:00 a.m.
Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room
Admission: Free
 
28
March
 
Healthy Meals Talk
When: March 28, 12:00 p.m.
Where: Dobbs University Center, Room E332
Admission: Free
 
28
March
 
Farmworker Awareness Week: Lunch Panel
When: March 28, 12:00 p.m.
Where: Candler School of Theology's Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 252
Admission: Free
 
28
March
 
Environmental Justice in America
When: March 28, 12:00 p.m.
Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 1055
Admission: Free
 
28
March
 
Madrassahs and 9/11: Studies between Knowledge and Politics
When: March 28, 4:00 p.m.
Where: PAIS, Room 290
Admission: Free
 
28
March
 
Fran Brearton: Louis MacNeice and Mountains
When: March 28, 4:15 p.m.
Where: Callaway Memorial Center, Kemp Malone Library
Admission: Free
 
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March
 
Emory Jazz Combos
When: March 28, 8:00 p.m.
Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall
Admission: Free
 
 
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