More events: Music, service, speeches celebrate King

Special events to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy include a speech by a civil rights icon, a concert and volunteer service opportunities.

Trethewey explores poetry as 'alternative medicine'	Nanoparticles could become powerful tool to prevent cancer	Black aesthetics will be the focus of NEH summer institute

U.S. Poet Laureate and Emory Professor Natasha Trethewey explores how poetry intersects with the world of medicine on the PBS NewsHour's "Where Poetry Lives" series Thursday, Jan. 9. Read more »	Researchers at the Winship Cancer Institute have discovered that using nanotechnology could one day significantly affect cancer prevention. Read more »	University teachers and scholars have the opportunity to examine the past, present and future of black aesthetics through a new summer institute at Emory. Read more »

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Trethewey explores poetry as 'alternative medicine'