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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, March 27, 2018

IMPACT Emory professor's new podcast unearths Georgia's 'Buried Truths' In a new six-episode podcast, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Hank Klibanoff explores the case of Isaiah Nixon, an African American man killed for voting in Georgia in 1948. INNOVATION In medicine, 3D printers move beyond curiosities As part of the DIY revolution, Emory doctors are using 3D printers to make body parts, medical tools, training models, and prototypes. ACHIEVEMENT Emory Women's Swimming & Diving wins ninth-straight NCAA championship The Emory University women's swimming and diving program captured its ninth-consecutive NCAA Division III national championship Saturday night. Emory's men's swimming and diving team finished second in their NCAA competition. RESEARCH Biologists unravel another mystery of what makes DNA go 'loopy' In a paper published in Science, Emory biologists working in Victor Corces' lab discovered another key to how DNA forms loops and wraps inside the cell nucleus — a precise method of "packing" that may affect gene expression. CAMPUS Community well-being survey on sexual violence seeks student responses Emory students have an opportunity to help influence sexual assault prevention and support strategies by participating in an anonymous, online campus survey about experiences with unwanted sexual activity. TEACHING Bridging medicine and literature through a pilgrimage to Faulkner's home Students in the Emory School of Medicine and Emory College recently traveled to the Mississippi home of William Faulkner, part of an interdisciplinary course on literature and medicine that helps future physicians better understand the human condition.

Photo Gallery   Emory celebrates Tibet Week Emory's annual Tibet Week began Monday with the traditional opening ceremony and the start of construction of an intricate sand mandala. Events continue through Saturday, including daily meditation, panel discussions, a film screening and other opportunities. Learn more about the week.

Take Note   Woodruff Library offers April 6-7 conference on using digital humanities for study, teaching about South Asia Jim Lavery receives Global Forum for Bioethics in Research Award Emory to host symposium to showcase chemical biology in Atlanta

Emory Insider: Perks   Ticket discounts: Current and retired Emory faculty and staff are eligible for discounts on Arts at Emory events. Call the box office at 404-727-5050 or visit in person to purchase tickets at your special price.

In The News   Democrats may need a supersize win to take the House March 26 |  Alan Abramowitz  |  Washington Post Some fear steel tariff could hurt auto industry in the South March 24 |  Jeffrey Rosensweig |  Associated Press AIDS researcher Robert Redfield is the new CDC director March 22 |  Jim Curran |  Time Magazine

Featured Events   Film screening: "Insecure" Emory Cinematheque continues its "Black Lives on the Small Screen" series. When: March 28, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free Tibet Week Closing Ceremonies Geshe Lobsang Tenzin and the monks of Drepung Loseling conclude the annual week of learning about the art and culture of Tibet. When: March 31, 2:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum Admission: Free Poetry reading: Sinéad Morrissey Award-winning Irish poet Sinéad Morrissey, raised in Belfast during the Troubles, reads from her work. When: April 3, 5:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Rose Library Admission: Free

28 March Korean Culture Fair When: March 28, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Bridge Admission: Free   28 March Meet Me @ Lullwater OR the Tunnel When: March 28, 12:00 p.m. Where: Lullwater Preserve or Emory University Hospital Tunnel entrance Admission: Free   28 March Lecture: "Pursuing Climate Progress in the New Communication Climate" When: March 28, 12:00 p.m. Where: Center for Ethics, Room 102 Admission: Free   28 March Data Visualization in R When: March 28, 2:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 314 Admission: Free   28 March EndNote Introduction When: March 28, 2:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   28 March World Water Day 2018: "Water in Puerto Rico: Before and Beyond Hurricane Maria" When: March 28, 4:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Lawrence P. and Ann Estes Klamon Room Admission: Free   28 March Feminists in Action Panel on Domestic Violence When: March 28, 5:30 p.m. Where: Math and Science Center, Room E208 Admission: Free   29 March Lovis Corinth Colloquium: "Quid est secretum?: On the Visual Representation of Mystery and Secrecy in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1700" When: March 29, 9:00 a.m. Where: Harland Cinema Admission: Free   29 March AntiquiTea: "Symbolism of Avalokiteshvara Mandala" When: March 29, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   29 March Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon When: March 29, 5:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   29 March Pyeongchang Olympics and Prospects for Peace When: March 29, 5:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 206 Admission: Free   29 March Film screening: "Ex Machina" When: March 29, 7:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 205 Admission: Free   29 March Film screening: "Kokonor" When: March 29, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   30 March Colloquium: Aimee Nezhukumatathil When: March 30, 2:00 p.m. Where: Callaway Memorial Center, Room N301 Admission: Free   30 March Reading: Aimee Nezhukumatathil When: March 30, 4:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   31 March Mandala Sand Painting When: March 31, 12:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission:  Free for museum members; $10 for nonmember adults, $8 for children ages 6 to 16, free for children 5 and under   31 March Senior Honors Recital: Xiaochen Chen, piano When: March 31, 2:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   31 March Korean Culture Night When: March 31, 5:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Health Sciences Administration Building, Auditorium Admission: Free   02 April Farmworker Trafficking Teach-In When: April 2, 12:00 p.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 421 Admission: Free   02 April James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference: "Radical Politics and the Making of Latino Religion" When: April 2, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room   03 April Emory Farmers Market with Waste Outreach Education Table When: April 3, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Hall Bridge Admission: Free   03 April Emory Jazz Combos When: April 3, 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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