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For Friends of Emory University October 2019

If this edition of Emory Update has a theme, it has to be "groundbreaking." From groundbreaking faculty research to literally breaking ground to build two new health care facilities, Emory continues to strive to improve lives here in Atlanta and around the world. I'm thrilled to introduce you to Max Cooper, an Emory professor whose discovery forever changed our understanding of the human immune system. I'm also excited to share Emory professor and President Jimmy Carter’s recent campus town hall, profiles of our "40 Under Forty" outstanding young alumni and highlights of innovative research on topics ranging from Alzheimer’s disease to political polarization. Thank you for supporting Emory as we work together to serve our communities. Claire E. Sterk Emory University President

IMPACT & INNOVATION   BREAKTHROUGH How immunologist Max Cooper may have saved your life A half-century ago, Emory immunologist Max Cooper made a discovery that forever changed our understanding of the human immune system. He recently received the Lasker Award, America's most prestigious biomedical honor, for his work that helped save countless lives. RESEARCH Emory to lead international drug discovery center for Alzheimer's A team of researchers from around the world, led by Emory, will help accelerate the development of promising new therapies to treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease. SOCIETY Can 'intellectual humility' help temper political and religious polarization? With support from a Templeton Foundation grant, Emory psychologist Scott O. Lilienfeld will study whether the ability to recognize that you might be wrong can be a buffer against extremism. HEALTH CARE Bitter, salty, sour, sweet: After cancer, he can taste them all Cancer threatened to rob chef Scott Adair of his sense of taste and his livelihood, but he's back in the kitchen after treatment through Emory's program for head and neck cancers.

DID YOU KNOW?   Emory's partnerships with Atlanta-based institutions such as the CDC, Task Force for Global Health, The Carter Center and CARE produce boundary-defying work that strives to improve conditions locally and in countries around the world. Learn more about Emory's community collaborations.

IN THE COMMUNITY   IMPACT 40 Under Forty: Outstanding Emory alumni They are doctors, authors, journalists and lawyers; leaders in business, education, faith and community service. Meet this year's class of 40 Under Forty, selected from hundreds of nominees, representing the very best in achievement and impact across the diverse community of Emory alumni. COLLABORATION Emory Healthcare and Atlanta Falcons break ground on new orthopaedics clinic The Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center at Flowery Branch will provide a new location for patients, while also serving Falcons who may need diagnostic imaging or to be seen by a sports medicine expert. COMMITMENT Musculoskeletal Institute marks step forward for health innovation district As the newest addition to Emory's Executive Park health innovation district, the Musculoskeletal Institute will be a patient and family-centered facility providing orthopaedics and spine care, physical therapy, imaging, ambulatory surgery and more. INSPIRATION Emory leads effort to honor M. Agnes Jones Elementary School namesake Emory's Graduation Generation program led the creation of a mural and curriculum honoring Mary Agnes Boswell Jones, the first African American superintendent in the Atlanta Public School System, at the Atlanta elementary school bearing her name.

ON CAMPUS   INSIGHT President Carter on peace, politics and peanut butter At the 38th annual Carter Town Hall, President Jimmy Carter offered first-year students lessons in life and leadership gleaned from a lifetime of public service, plus answered questions ranging from his favorite books to his opinion of almond butter. FACULTY Emory hires three Latinx studies scholars to strengthen interdisciplinary scholarship Emory has hired three eminent scholars in Latinx studies, highlighting the university's commitment to the study of race and ethnicity across the humanities and social sciences. STUDENTS Emory ranks #1 in Teach For America recruits Emory University has been ranked the top university of its size contributing the greatest number of graduating seniors to the 2019 Teach For America corps.

Featured Events   Claudia Rankine: "Modes of Disruption: Literary and Visual Interventions" Acclaimed poet and essayist Claudia Rankine visits Emory for three events for the Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature. When: Nov. 7, 2019 - Nov. 9, 2019 Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 North Decatur Road Admission: Free; tickets required Exhibit: "Minor White, Unburdened: Photography from the Collection of Lindsay W. Marshall" View Minor White's photography of the natural world alongside a selection of his contemporaries and friends such as Ansel Adams, Edward Weston and Rose Mandel. When:  Through Dec. 15, 2019 Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 South Kilgo Circle Admission: $8 adults; $6 seniors, students and children; free for Emory faculty, staff, students and children under 5

23 Oct. Reading: Tiphanie Yanique, prose writer and poet When: Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room, 540 Asbury Circle Admission: Free   24 Oct. Emory University Symphony Orchestra When: Oct. 24, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 North Decatur Road Admission: Free   26 Oct. Emory Concert Choir and University Chorus When: Oct. 26, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 North Decatur Road Admission: Free; tickets required   03 Nov. Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato: "In War and Peace: Harmony Through Music" When: Nov. 3, 7:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 North Decatur Road Admission: $90; discount categories apply   18 Nov. Rothschild Lecture: Lillian Faderman on "Harvey Milk through a Jewish Lens" When: Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford Road Building, Presentation Room, 1390 Oxford Road Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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