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For Students of Emory University Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017

CAMPUS Homecoming, Family Weekend converge with fun activities for all Emory Homecoming is the week of Oct. 16, packed with activities and traditions for students and alumni. Highlights include "Emory Land" events inspired by Candy Land and other board games, Friday's Homecoming Ball and Saturday's Homecoming Parade and concert with the Plain White T's. COMMUNITY Campus forum to focus on civil discourse "Engaging in Civil Discourse at Emory," a panel discussion showcasing strategies for engaging in conversations and finding common ground with people of opposing views, is set for Thursday, Oct. 19. ACHIEVEMENT Trio in biostatistics: 'Role models for us all' Long-lived collaborations in academia are rare, and female researchers in statistical and math sciences are far from commonplace. So this trio of scientific collaborators in Emory's Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics is a phenomenon for these very reasons. INNOVATION NSF awards Emory's Center for Selective C-H Functionalization $20 million The National Science Foundation has awarded another $20 million to Emory's Center for Selective C-H Functionalization to fund the next phase of a global effort to revolutionize the field of organic synthesis. RESEARCH Navigating the uphill climb from discovery to drugstore Established in 1985, Emory's Office of Technology Transfer has helped launch 36 pharmaceutical startup companies, and its licensees have developed 19 drugs approved by the FDA -- including one of the most commonly used HIV drugs in the world. PROFILE Emory alum reports from the front lines of Hurricane Irma News footage showed him sopping wet, speaking over gale-force winds as Hurricane Irma neared the Florida coast. One of the youngest reporters in the Miami market, Ian Margol traces his current career back to Emory's liberal arts curriculum.

Photo Gallery   Vigil for Las Vegas The Emory community gathered Oct. 4 at the Cox Bridge for a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of the Las Vegas shooting. View more photos and learn about the resources Emory offers for students, faculty and staff impacted by recent events.

Take Note   Emory men's soccer stuns top-ranked Chicago, 3-0 Reduce use during the Campus-Wide Energy Competition through Oct. 31 Emory Law's Houses program wins diversity award from American Bar Association Emory neurologist named to federal Alzheimer's disease advisory council

Emory Insider: Community   Help "Win the Fight" against cancer: There is still time to register for the Winship Win the Fight 5K Run/Walk, which steps off Saturday morning, Oct. 14, from the Emory Quadrangle to benefit Winship Cancer Institute. Help raise this year's goal of $1 million to fund cancer research and treatment.

In The News   Bribery scandal stokes Atlanta mayor's race Oct. 9 |  Michael Leo Owens |  Atlanta Journal-Constitution Study gives new insight into how brain cells die in Alzheimer's Oct. 9 |  David Katz and Allan Levey |  United Press International Failure to vaccinate is likely driver of US measles outbreaks, report says Oct. 3 |  Saad Omer |  Washington Post

Featured Events   Taste of Dining Enjoy a sidewalk party with DJ JayyHawk, contests, shows, face painting, a stilt walker and delicious food samples. When: Oct. 13, 5:00 p.m. Where: Outside the DUC-ling Admission: Free Lecture: "The Moral Injuries of a Country: War's Legacies and the Agonies of Now" Hear from Rev. Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock, author of "Soul Repair: Recovering from Moral Injury After War" and senior vice president for moral injury programs at Volunteers for America. When: Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel Admission: Free Emory Farmers Market The Farmers Market is back after a fall break hiatus with seasonal produce, local organic products and prepared treats. When: Oct. 17, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Hall Bridge Admission: Free

12 Oct. Hindustani Music Performance with Rabindranath Goswami and Ramchandra Pandit When: Oct. 12, 8:00 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel Admission: Free   13 Oct. Brown Bag Event: Preparing for Archival Research When: Oct. 13, 12:00 p.m. Where: Callaway Memorial Center, Kemp Malone Library Admission: Free   13 Oct. Men's and Women's Tennis: Oxford vs. Wallace State When: Oct. 13, 3:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College Admission: Free   13 Oct. Men's Soccer: Emory vs. New York University When: Oct. 13, 5:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   13 Oct. Film screening: "Friday the 13th" (2009) and "Freddy v. Jason" (2003) When: Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m. Where: Harland Cinema Admission: Free   13 Oct. Men's Soccer: Oxford vs. USC Salkehatchie When: Oct. 13, 6:45 p.m. Where: Oxford College Admission: Free   13 Oct. Women's Soccer: Emory vs. New York University When: Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   14 Oct. Symposium: "Creating Communities of Moral Repair and Moral Courage" When: Oct. 14, 8:30 a.m. Where: Candler School of Theology Admission: Free   14 Oct. Winship Win the Fight 5K When: Oct. 14, 8:30 a.m. Where: Emory University, Quadrangle Admission:  $45 with timing chip; $40 without timing chip   14 Oct. Broadway Dance Workshop When: Oct. 14, 3:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center, Dance Studio Admission: Free   14 Oct. DiasporARTe with Spanish poet Fernando Valverde When: Oct. 14, 6:00 p.m. Where: Cox Ballroom Admission: Free   14 Oct. Concert: Atlanta Master Chorale presents "Double Take" When: Oct. 14, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   15 Oct. Men's Soccer: Emory vs. Brandeis When: Oct. 15, 11:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   15 Oct. March with Emory in the Atlanta Pride Parade When: Oct. 15, 12:00 p.m. Where: Atlanta Civic Center Admission: Free   15 Oct. Women's Soccer: Emory vs. Brandeis When: Oct. 15, 1:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   15 Oct. Concert: Karen Freer, cello When: Oct. 15, 4:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   16 Oct. LGBTeas When: Oct. 16, 3:30 p.m. Where: AMUC, Room 132 Admission: Free   16 Oct. Author Talk: John Morrow, "Harlem's Rattlers and the Great War" When: Oct. 16, 6:30 p.m. Where: Stuart A. Rose Library Admission: Free   16 Oct. Seminar: "Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus" When: Oct. 16, 7:00 p.m. Where: Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry Admission: Free   16 Oct. Concert: Justin Kinkel-Shuster When: Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   17 Oct. EndNote for the Beginner (Mac) When: Oct. 17, 1:00 p.m. Where: Health Sciences Center Library, Room B_65 Admission: Free   17 Oct. WaterHub Tour When: Oct. 17, 1:30 p.m. Where: WaterHub on Peavine Creek Drive Admission: Free   17 Oct. Grad School Application Panel for English and History Majors When: Oct. 17, 5:30 p.m. Where: Callaway Memorial Center, Kemp Malone Library Admission: Free   17 Oct. Post-Truths and People: The Armenian Genocide and its Negation When: Oct. 17, 7:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   17 Oct. Threads of Time Lecture: "The Guna of Panama: Artists, Orators and Rebels" When: Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   18 Oct. Grad School Application Workshop When: Oct. 18, 5:00 p.m. Where: B. Jones Building, Career Center Admission: Free   18 Oct. Film screening: "Army of Shadows" (1969) When: Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   18 Oct. Southern Circuit Film Series: "Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four" (2016) When: Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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