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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020

REMEMBRANCE Lifting every voice: The inspiration and impact of Pellom McDaniels III Pellom McDaniels III was known for his enthusiasm and generous nature as the curator of African American collections at Emory’s Rose Library. Learn more about his life and legacy, which will be honored Sept. 9 with a video and discussion during the Decatur Book Festival. IMPACT NIH grant supports career development in women’s health research Emory has received a $3.17 million funding from the NIH to continue to lead a career development program for junior investigators interested in pursuing women's health and sex differences research. INNOVATION Emory Healthcare introduces device that attaches leg prosthesis directly to the bone Emory Healthcare is the first in Georgia to offer a new device to help some patients with above-the-knee amputations. The FDA-approved device allows surgeons to attach the artificial limb directly to the skeleton. HONORS Immunologist Max Cooper to deliver 2020 Distinguished Faculty Lecture Fifty years ago, Max Cooper made a historic discovery that forever changed the understanding of the human immune system. On Sept. 8, he will deliver this year’s Emory University Distinguished Faculty Lecture, titled “How Did Our Immune System Evolve?”

Take Note   ICYMI: Henry Wu of Emory TravelWell Center discussed issues surrounding travel during Labor Day weekend; watch the video Enjoy free online access to New York Times and other newspapers and journals through Emory Libraries Check out the newest online class offerings from Emory Continuing Education Rollins announces recipients of the 2020 Dean’s Pilot Innovation Awards

EMORY AT THE DECATUR BOOK FESTIVAL   AJC Decatur Book Festival Keynote Jericho Brown, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and Emory's Creative Writing Program director, kicks off the festival discussing his book, “The Tradition.” When: Sept. 4, 2:30 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required "Flash Here and There Like Falling Stars: Life and Work of Pellom McDaniels III" The Rose Library hosts the debut screening of this film about Pellom McDaniels III: his life, his contributions and his work as curator of the Rose Library’s African American collections. A discussion of his legacy and impact on multiple communities will follow. When: Sept. 9, 2:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required "Pray with Your Whole Life: On Howard Thurman and Thomas Merton" Georgia theologian, author and Emory alumna Barbara Brown Taylor will be in conversation with author Sophfronia Scott about their studies on Howard Thurman and Thomas Merton and prayer-centered life. When: Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required "Crime Fiction Down South" History professor Carl Suddler moderates as award-winning novelists Tom Mullen, Attica Locke and S.A. Cosby discuss their hard-hitting crime novels set in Georgia, Texas and Virginia. When: Sept. 14, 6:30 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required

Emory In The News   Nearly half of Power 5 won't disclose COVID-19 test data Sept. 3 |  Carlos del Rio and Jonathan Kim |  ESPN City pavement is a big source of air pollution Sept. 3 |  Eri Saikawa |  Popular Science Atlanta doctor works to educate Spanish-speakers about COVID-19 risk, prevention Sept. 2 |  Ingrid Pinzon |  FOX 5 Atlanta

Featured Events   "In This Moment" In this first program of a new lunchtime series, Carlos Museum curators Ruth Allen and Amanda Hellman discuss satire and masquerade as vehicles for political critique in both classical antiquity and contemporary African societies. When: Sept. 4, 12:30 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required Reading Series with Poet Kaveh Akbar Poet Kaveh Akbar will present a brief craft lecture on — and reading of — "poems that break," followed by a conversation with Creative Writing Program faculty member Heather Christle. Attendees can join in with their own questions via chat. When: Sept. 8, 6:30 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required Emory Election Series: "The Politics, Economics and Accessibility of Health Care" Living through a global pandemic had amplified health care stressors at local, state, national and global scales. Emory faculty experts and alumni explore what this presidential election could mean for the future of health providers, practitioners, researchers and patients. When: Sept. 9, 1:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required

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