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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017

ACHIEVEMENT Special Feature: 40 Under Forty They're young, they're smart and they're making their mark. The first-ever class of "40 Under 40" outstanding young alumni gives all Emory faculty, students, staff and the university's 140,000-plus graduates 40 new reasons to be proud. HEALTH Happy Tails therapy dogs bring comfort and joy to hospital patients For the past six years, therapy dogs from Happy Tails have been visiting patients at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital, brightening days and bringing normalcy, comfort, laughter and joy to hospital rooms. ARTS 'Midnight Pillow' opens new season for Theater Emory Describing "Frankenstein," Mary Shelley referred to the story as the "spectre which had haunted my midnight pillow." Theater Emory's "Midnight Pillow," opening Thursday, brings 13 writers together to explore Shelley's depiction of the artistic method. SUSTAINABILITY Emory Farmers Market reduces waste, increases options Now headed into its 10th year, the weekly Emory Farmers Market welcomes new vendors and launches a rewards program for customers who bring reusable bags. SAFETY Learn about Emory resources during National Preparedness Month The impact the Emory community experienced from Hurricane Irma serves as a reminder to review how you can prepare for campus emergencies well before they happen.

Photo Gallery   Photos: Oxford College Fall Retreat About 75 Oxford College students and 45 faculty, staff and their families gathered Sept. 8-10 in Tallulah Falls, Georgia, for Oxford's Fall Retreat, a tradition for more than 35 years. View the full gallery.

Take Note   Hurricane donation drive continues through Friday at five campus locations ECDS hosts two events this week focused on hip hop-inspired digital scholarship Emory expert co-authors new guidelines for gender-affirmation treatment

Emory Insider: Tips   Know when your shuttle will arrive: Riders of Emory's Cliff Shuttles can use TransLoc to track shuttles in real time. Visit the TransLoc website or download the TransLoc app for your mobile phone.

In The News   The problem with free menstrual pads Sept. 18 |  Bethany Caruso |  NPR The social life of opioids Sept. 18 |  Larry Young |  Scientific American When affirmative action isn't enough Sept. 17 |  John Latting |  New York Times

Featured Events   Film screening: "To Be or Not to Be" (1942) A troupe of Warsaw actors makes a mockery of the Nazis' expansionist regime in this 1942 comedy of disguise. When: Sept. 20, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free WaterHub Tour Learn how Emory is recycling millions of gallons of water. Tours are led by trained Emory undergraduate and graduate students. When: Sept. 21, 10:00 a.m. Where: WaterHub on Peavine Creek Drive Admission: Free Emory 21 Days of Peace Finale: Marguerite Barankitse Hear from Marguerite Barankitse, humanitarian from Burundi and founder of Maison Shalom, in the culmination of Emory's 21 Days of Peace. When: Sept. 22, 12:00 p.m. Where: Center for Ethics Commons, Room 102 Admission: Free

20 Sept. Increasing Personal Effectiveness, Day 1 When: Sept. 20, 8:30 a.m. Where: 1599 Clifton Road Admission: Free   20 Sept. Blomeyer 20th Anniversary Open House When: Sept. 20, 11:30 a.m. Where: Blomeyer Health Fitness Center Admission: Free   20 Sept. Multifaith Prayer and Meditation When: Sept. 20, 12:00 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel Admission: Free   20 Sept. Waste Management Outreach When: Sept. 20, 12:00 p.m. Where: Asbury Circle Admission: Free   20 Sept. OUTKAST Imagination: Justice-Oriented Pedagogy in Hip Hop-Inspired Humanities Instruction When: Sept. 20, 2:00 p.m. Where: Rose Library, Woodruff Commons Admission: Free   20 Sept. Southern Circuit Film Series: "When God Sleeps" (2017) When: Sept. 20, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   21 Sept. Civil Treatment for Employees When: Sept. 21, 8:30 a.m. Where: 1599 Clifton Road Admission: Free   21 Sept. Philosophy Colloquium Series: "Whale Song" When: Sept. 21, 4:15 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 101 Admission: Free   21 Sept. The Hip-Hop Archive as Digital Pedagogy Design Issue When: Sept. 21, 5:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   21 Sept. Ezra Pound and Italian Art: Between the Avant-Garde and D'Annunzio When: Sept. 21, 5:30 p.m. Where: Callaway Memorial Center, C103 Admission: Free   21 Sept. ATLMaps Digital Platform @ Atlanta Studies Quarterly Meetup When: Sept. 21, 7:00 p.m. Where: Manuel's Tavern Admission: Free   21 Sept. Film Screening: "Babette's Feast" (1987) When: Sept. 21, 7:00 p.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 252 Admission: Free   21 Sept. Theater Emory: "Midnight Pillow" When: Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center, Theater Lab Admission: Free   21 Sept. Lecture by Carol Anderson, Charles Howard Candler Professor of African American Studies When: Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   22 Sept. SmartPath I: Get Your Money Right When: Sept. 22, 12:00 p.m. Where: Goizueta Business School, Room 231 Admission: Free   22 Sept. Decadence and the Archive: Derek Mahon's "The Yellow Book" When: Sept. 22, 12:00 p.m. Where: Callaway Memorial Center, Kemp Malone Library Admission: Free   22 Sept. Presentations on Water When: Sept. 22, 4:00 p.m. Where: Callaway Memorial Center, Kemp Malone Library Admission: Free   24 Sept. The 2017 Sheth Lecture in Indian Studies: The Challenges of Being a Latecomer: When the Rules Have Changed When: Sept. 24, 5:00 p.m. Where: Goizueta Business School, Room W525 Admission: Free   25 Sept. Citizen, Student, Soldier: Latina/o Youth, JROTC and the American Dream When: Sept. 25, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   25 Sept. The Center for Global Safe WASH Open House When: Sept. 25, 4:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Lawrence P. and Ann Estes Klamon Room Admission: Free   25 Sept. Concert: Balkan String Quartet When: Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   26 Sept. Inclusive Classrooms: Autism in the Classroom When: Sept. 26, 11:30 a.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   26 Sept. Using Echo 360 with Canvas When: Sept. 26, 1:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free   26 Sept. Women's Health at the Intersection of Multiple Political Movements When: Sept. 26, 4:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Lawrence P. and Ann Estes Klamon Room Admission: Free   26 Sept. Black Music of the World: Tools of Revolution and Reclamation When: Sept. 26, 6:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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