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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, May 29, 2018

IMPACT Postcards from the frontlines of the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Many alumni of Emory's Rollins School of Public Health have joined the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service as officers, the agency's elite disease detectives. Lean about their most interesting cases and where they are now. ENVIRONMENT Georgia Climate Research Roadmap identifies state's top 40 climate research questions A multi-disciplinary team of experts has developed the Georgia Climate Research Roadmap, a first-of-its-kind list of 40 key research questions to help policymakers and practitioners better understand and address climate change across the state. HEALTH Emory joins launch of All of Us Research Program to advance precision medicine The National Institutes of Health recently opened national enrollment for the All of Us Research Program — a momentous effort to advance individualized prevention, treatment and care for people of all backgrounds, in collaboration with partner institutions across the country. TEACHING Student researchers use library archives to reveal the Buddhist in the Beats Students in an Emory undergraduate religion class used the archives of the Rose Library to create a pop-up exhibition on how Buddhism influenced the art and lives of members of the Beat literary movement. CAMPUS Summer at Emory blossoms with conferences, activities and events As summer nears, groups and organizations flock to campus for a busy schedule of professional and academic conferences, sports camps, music festivals and more. ACHIEVEMENT Health Care Heroes Awards honor nurses, physicians, innovators The Atlanta Business Chronicle selected Emory health sciences faculty and staff as winners or finalists in all seven categories in its annual Health Care Heroes Awards competition. Honorees include Guillermo Umpierrez, winner of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to fighting diabetes.

Take Note   Emory University Hospital named to Becker's list of '100 great hospitals in America' Candler faculty, staff to headline summer lecture series at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church McGahan named chief medical officer of Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Woodruff and Rose libraries honor undergraduate students for extraordinary research

Emory Insider   Join Operation: Eat Right! Track your eating habits through Healthy Emory Connect and complete four nutrition missions to earn double points toward your medical plan incentives. With Super Dietitian leading the way, Operation: Eat Right starts Monday, June 4, and continues through Sunday, July 29.

In The News   U.S. doctors call for policies that support women May 28 |  Carol Rowland Hogue |  Reuters Why it's so hard to wipe out polio in Pakistan May 28 |  Walter Orenstein |  NPR Should you worry about a U.S. war with North Korea? Not really. May 24 |  Dan Reiter |  Washington Post Emory to ramp up liberal arts education May 23 |  Michael A. Elliott |  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Featured Events   WaterHub Tour Tour this award-winning facility and learn how Emory is recycling millions of gallons of water. When: May 30, 11:00 a.m. Where: WaterHub on Peavine Drive Admission: Free Emory Farmers Market Enjoy fresh local produce, artisan products and baked goods, fair trade and organic coffee, and diverse lunch options. When: June 5, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Hall Bridge Admission: Free Meet Me @ the Quad Join colleagues to start the day with a cool morning walk each Wednesday through July 25. When: June 13, 7:30 a.m. Where: The Quad side of Candler Library Admission: Free

30 May Evening MBA Class Visit Night When: May 30, 5:30 p.m. Where: Goizueta Business School Admission: Free   04 June What's New for MATLAB in Neuroscience at Emory When: June 4, 10:00 a.m. Where: Goizueta Business School, Room 234 Admission: Free   05 June WaterHub Tour When: June 5, 10:00 a.m. Where: WaterHub on Peavine Drive Admission: Free   07 June Evening MBA Information Breakfast When: June 7, 7:45 a.m. Where: Goizueta Business School Admission: Free   12 June Kahoot! Active Classroom Training When: June 12, 8:00 a.m. Where: School of Medicine, Room 353A Admission: Free   12 June Poll Everywhere: Active Classroom Training When: June 12, 9:00 a.m. Where: School of Medicine, Room 353A Admission: Free   13 June Meet Me @ the Tunnel When: June 13, 12:00 p.m. Where: Emory Unversity Hospital Tunnel Entrance Admission: Free   19 June Emory Farmers Market: Peach Festival When: June 19, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Hall Bridge Admission: Free   26 June Workshop: "Mom's Memory is Changing: Where Do I Go from Here?" When: June 26, 12:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 1000 Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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