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Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020
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ACHIEVEMENT
Emory's partnership with QuestBridge expands academic horizons for low-income students
As a first-generation student, Julio Medina first came to Emory through the QuestBridge National College Match. Now a professor in the dance program, he helps current students find community and connection through Emory’s QuestBridge Scholars Network, one of the largest in the nation.

 

COLLABORATION
Researchers aim to increase COVID-19 testing for people affected by diabetes
A $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow researchers from Emory, Morehouse School of Medicine and Georgia Tech to increase COVID-19 testing for people in Georgia who are affected by diabetes.

 

COMMUNITY
EJCH helps patients rock the vote from their hospital beds
Staff at Emory Johns Creek Hospital helped patients who were unexpectedly admitted to the hospital on Election Day cast absentee ballots.

 

HEALTH CARE
Budd Terrace at Wesley Woods named a 2020-21 Best Nursing Home
Budd Terrace at Wesley Woods, Emory Healthcare’s skilled nursing facility, has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Nursing Home for 2020-21.

SUPPORT
Long road home
The Emory Healthcare Veterans Program marks five years of helping veterans heal the invisible wounds of military service. Read their inspiring stories, then join the Emory community on Veterans Day for an online discussion of "Leading through Crisis" featuring Emory alumni service members.
 
TAKE NOTE
 
Emory University benefits enrollment ends Nov. 6; learn more
Emory University benefits enrollment ends Nov. 6; learn more

Emory Libraries wants your input on their services during remote learning this semester; share by Nov. 6
Emory Libraries wants your input on their services during remote learning this semester; share by Nov. 6

Candler's Thurman Lecture on Nov. 12 to explore music, preaching in the Black church
Candler's Thurman Lecture on Nov. 12 to explore music, preaching in the Black church
 
ELECTION 2020
 
Emory Insider

 

Post-election resources: As we move beyond Election Day, the Election Well-Being 2020 Toolkit available through Human Resources offers resources to help Emory employees and their managers navigate the election and the weeks that follow. Look for self-care ideas for employees, information for supervisors and reminders of Emory policies.
 
Featured Events
 
 Performance: "Fat, Pretty and Soon to Be Old"

 

Performance: "Fat, Pretty and Soon to Be Old"
Theater artist and professor Kimberly Dark, author of “Fat, Pretty and Soon to Be Old,” has the ability to make the personal political, grounded in her training as a sociologist. She strives to reveal the hidden architecture of everyday life so that we can reclaim our power as social creators.
When: Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free
Live Reading of "Sovereignty"

 

Live Reading of "Sovereignty"
The Michael C. Carlos Museum continues its celebration of Indigenous peoples with a live reading of “Sovereignty,” a play exploring the politics and struggles of the Cherokee Nation.
When: Nov. 8, 2:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free; registration required
 
ELECTION EVENTS
 
 
04
Nov.
 
Race, Gender and COVID-19: Social Forces That Shaped the 2020 Election with Chryl N. Laird
When: Nov. 4, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free
 
05
Nov.
 
Conversations about Racism in the 21st Century with Carol Anderson
When: Nov. 5, 12:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free; registration required
 
05
Nov.
 
Post-Election Reflection Space with CAPS and REDI
When: Nov. 5, 12:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free; registration required
 
05
Nov.
 
Post-Election Debrief with Alan Abramowitz and Bernard Fraga
When: Nov. 5, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free; registration required
 
05
Nov.
 
Post-Election Analysis with Andra Gillespie
When: Nov. 5, 5:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free; registration required
 
05
Nov.
 
The Election Is Over: Now What?
When: Nov. 5, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free; registration required
 
06
Nov.
 
City of Decatur Anti-Racism Speaker Series with Andra Gillespie
When: Nov. 6, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free; registration required
 
12
Nov.
 
Election Results Analysis with the Barkley Forum
When: Nov. 12, 5:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free; registration required
 
19
Nov.
 
JWJI 2020 Election Forum: What Happened and Why?
When: Nov. 19, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free
 
 
EMORY IN THE NEWS
 
Emory professor discusses voter turnout by race, ethnicity

 

Emory professor discusses voter turnout by race, ethnicity
Nov. 2 |  Bernard Fraga |  WABE 90.1 FM

Winning trust for a vaccine means confronting medical racism

 

Winning trust for a vaccine means confronting medical racism
Nov. 2 |  Evan Anderson |  WIRED

What do intellectually humble people do?

 

What do intellectually humble people do?
Nov. 1 |  Shauna Bowes |  Psychology Today
 
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