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For Students of Emory University Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016

INSPIRATION Exhibit on African American art and culture takes flight at Woodruff Library "Still Raising Hell: The Art, Activism and Archives of Camille Billops and James V. Hatch" showcases materials from one of the most important collections related to 20th-century African American artists, theater and art history. HONORS Emory ranked among Top 20 national universities by U.S. News Emory University has been ranked 20th among the nation's top universities in the new 2017 Best Colleges guidebook from U.S. News and World Report. OUTREACH Symposium encourages students to seek STEM graduate degrees from Emory Convened by the Laney Graduate School, the annual STEM Research and Career Symposium welcomes more than 100 students from underrepresented groups to the Emory campus Sept. 18-20. RECOGNITION Trethewey awarded Academy of American Poets Fellowship Natasha Trethewey, Emory professor and former U.S. poet laureate, has been awarded the 2016 Academy of American Poets Fellowship. Past recipients include Gwendolyn Brooks, Robert Frost and Ezra Pound. INITIATIVES Campus Life promotes new spaces, student support With the new academic year underway, Campus Life seeks to help students find common ground -- from opening a new event pavilion to supporting new voters in the presidential election. MUSIC Emory's own Vega String Quartet starts the year on big notes The Vega String Quartet, Emory's quartet in residence, welcomes new first violinist and rising star Elizabeth Fayette and celebrates a monumental fundraising milestone with a free concert on Sept. 18. COMMUNITY Campus vigil remembers black lives lost to violence Sharing songs, poetry and personal stories, members of the Emory community gathered at Cannon Chapel for "Know Justice. Know Peace: Lifting Our Voices for Black Lives." ACHIEVEMENT Goldwater Scholarship winners focus on number theory Emory College math majors Noam Kantor and Ethan Alwaise are recipients of the Goldwater Scholarship, the nation's premier scholarship for undergraduates studying math, natural sciences and engineering.

PHOTO GALLERY   Emory welcomes President Sterk Emory students, faculty and staff turned out Friday for a block party in Asbury Circle to officially welcome new President Claire E. Sterk. Read about the event and view more photos.

Take Note   Hospital disaster exercise planned for Friday morning Colloquium series to explore issues of race, ethnicity Volleyball hosts Emory Invitational this weekend Emory announces inaugural Brazil Week, Sept. 19-23 Register for the Winship Win the Fight 5K, stepping off Oct. 1

Emory Insider: Traditions   Carter Town Hall: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be on campus tonight for the 35th annual Carter Town Hall, an Emory tradition since he became University Distinguished Professor in 1982. The beloved event gives first-year students an opportunity to hear from the Nobel Peace Prize winner in an informal, question-and-answer format.

In The News   The Politico 50 Sept. 11 |  Carol Anderson |  Politico Pneumonia is serious but Clinton should bounce back, say doctors Sept. 11 |  Sharon Bergquist |  Associated Press Disability is 'fundamental to being human' Sept. 9 |  Rosemarie Garland-Thomson |  Georgia Public Broadcasting

"Most of us will move in and out of disability in our lifetimes, whether we do so through illness, an injury or merely the process of aging. Still, most Americans don't know how to be disabled." Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Sept. 9, 2016

Featured Events   Haunted Harris Get into the Halloween spirit and come if you dare to the haunted rooms of Harris Hall and the Complex. When: Oct. 27, 7:00 p.m. Where: Harris, Thomas, Smith and Hopkins residence halls Admission: Free Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and String Orchestra R.E.M.'s Mike Mills premieres his new violin concerto with virtuoso Robert McDuffie and the Fifth House Ensemble. When: Oct. 28, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: $50; $40 discount categories; $5 Emory students Annual Aria and Concerto Competition Emory students compete for the honor to perform as soloists with Emory University Symphony Orchestra and Emory Wind Ensemble at the Nov. 19 concert. When: Oct. 30, 7:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free

27 Oct. Children's Environmental Health Panel Discussion When: Oct. 27, 2:00 p.m. Where: Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Auditorium, Room P01 Admission: Free   27 Oct. EndNote Introduction When: Oct. 27, 2:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   27 Oct. I Love a Mystery: Narrative Innovations in 1940s Hollywood When: Oct. 27, 4:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 205 Admission: Free   27 Oct. Denouncing Sovereignty: Process and Relations in Extralegal Killings When: Oct. 27, 4:15 p.m. Where: Candler Library, Room 212 Admission: Free   27 Oct. Food, Genes and Culture When: Oct. 27, 5:00 p.m. Where: Anthropology Building, Room 303 Admission: Free   27 Oct. "Walk with the Dead" Cemetery Walk When: Oct. 27, 6:30 p.m. Where: Student Activity and Academic Center Admission: Free   27 Oct. Documentary screening: "City of Trees" When: Oct. 27, 7:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 102 Admission: Free   27 Oct. We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest: Lessons from Black Feminism When: Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Allen Memorial Church Admission: Free   28 Oct. Emerging Global Health Threats: What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us When: Oct. 28, 11:30 a.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Klamon Room Admission: Free   28 Oct. Creating Bibliographies with Zotero When: Oct. 28, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   28 Oct. Lunch and Linguistics Chat When: Oct. 28, 12:30 p.m. Where: Modern Languages Building, Room 201 Admission: Free   28 Oct. The Emotional Charge of Poetry When: Oct. 28, 1:00 p.m. Where: Callaway Memorial Center, Kemp Malone Library, N301 Admission: Free   28 Oct. Emory National Invitational Volleyball Tournament: Emory vs. Randolph-Macon When: Oct. 28, 4:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   28 Oct. Film screening with original music: "Nosferatu" When: Oct. 28, 9:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   29 Oct. American Foxtrot Lessons When: Oct. 29, 6:00 p.m. Where: Woodpec Multipurpose Room Admission: Free   29 Oct. Film screening: "Mr. Gaga" When: Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   30 Oct. Emory Smash Bros. Tournament When: Oct. 30, 1:30 p.m. Where: Cox Computing Center Admission: Free   30 Oct. Film screening: "Ran" (1985) When: Oct. 30, 3:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   31 Oct. The Cosmopolitan Choctaw: Literature, Indigenous Knowledge, Native Histories When: Oct. 31, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   01 Nov. Game on: Emerging Interactive Technology for Research and Teaching When: Nov. 1, 4:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   01 Nov. The New York Times Talks Series: The Presidential Election When: Nov. 1, 5:30 p.m. Where: Anthropology Building, Room 105 Admission: Free   01 Nov. The Bard in Bollywood Film Series: "Maqbool" When: Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   02 Nov. Submitting Your Electronic Dissertation/Thesis When: Nov. 2, 11:30 a.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 314 Admission: Free   02 Nov. Upgrade Informational Session for Study Abroad When: Nov. 2, 5:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 773 Admission: Free   02 Nov. Theory Reading Group When: Nov. 2, 5:00 p.m. Where: Cox Computing Center, Fishbowl Conference Space Admission: Free   02 Nov. Film screening: "Ghost World" (2001) When: Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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