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For Students of Emory University Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018

IMPACT Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor visits Emory Law In a conversation with Emory constitutional law scholar Fred Smith Jr., Sonia Sotomayor, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, reflected on her personal experiences and how the crux of law is "about helping people." EVENTS From jazz to plays to poetry, February brings diverse arts events to campus This month, experience a variety of events in the visual and performing arts, including Jazz Fest 2018, the Brave New Works playwriting festival and a reading from U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith. CAMPUS Take time to get prepared during Severe Weather Awareness Week Severe Weather Awareness Week in Georgia is Feb. 5-9, which offers an opportunity for the Emory community to review campus emergency plans for what to do in the event of disasters. DISCOVERY New method calculates equilibrium constant at the small scale Mixing computational chemistry and theoretical math proved a winning formula for Emory chemist James Kindt and graduate students Xiaokun Zhang, Lara Patel, Olivia Beckwith and Robert Schneider. The result? A new, fast method to calculate equilibrium constants using small-scale simulations -- even when the Law of Mass Action does not apply. HONORS Emory Alumni Association announces 2018 Emory Medal recipients Emory's highest alumni award will be presented to H. Kenneth Walker, a physician and professor, and to nursing alumni Crystal Johnson, Laura Mitchell-Spurlock and Jason Slabach, who were part of the Emory Healthcare team that treated patients with Ebola virus disease. INSIGHT Sephardi Jewish history is theme of 22nd Tenenbaum Lecture Historian Aron Rodrigue will speak on "The Making and Unmaking of Sephardi Jewry: The Ottoman Centuries," Monday, Feb.12, at 7:30 p.m. as this year's Tenenbaum Family Lecturer. ACHIEVEMENT School of Nursing in top five in NIH research funding for the past three years Emory's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing is once again among the top five nursing schools in the U.S. for funding from the National Institutes of Health. In 2017, the school received $7.8 million in NIH funding.

Take Note   Workshops offer guidance for your electronic thesis or dissertation Symposium to explore future of life from religious, scientific viewpoints Rose Library acquires two Irish collections Marsteller named to leadership role with American Association for the Advancement of Science Emory selects cardiothoracic bioengineer for Levy Research Award

Emory Insider: Giving Back   Join in Emory's annual day of giving: "All in a Day" continues through noon Thursday, offering fun and easy ways to support what inspires you through gifts to any part of the university. Learn more about how you can give online, including gift-matching challenges and other special incentives.

In The News   Should you worry about getting sick from a plane flight? Maybe Feb. 5 |  Phyllis Kozarsky |  New York Times Power's role in sexual harassment Feb. 5 |  Melissa Williams |  Wall Street Journal Do pro football players have a higher risk of dying earlier? Feb. 1 |  Ken Mautner |  CNN

Featured Events   Can We Know What It's Like to Be a Dog? Professors Greg Berns and Mark Risjord debate whether current neuroscience can provide meaningful insights into the subjective experiences of other animals. When: Feb. 8, 4:00 p.m. Where: Atwood Chemistry Center, Room 360 Admission: Free Jazz Fest 2018: Big Band Night Emory's Gary Motley performs with guest jazz musicians Peter Erskine, Darek Oles, the Emory Big Band and members of the Emory University Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Emory composer-conductor Richard Prior. When: Feb. 10, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free; tickets required Lecture: "The Divine Felines of Ancient Egypt" Brooklyn Museum curator Yekaterina Barbash explores the various roles of cats and lions in Egypt in conjunction with the Carlos Museum's latest exhibition. When: Feb. 11, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free

08 Feb. Copyright and Electronic Theses and Dissertations When: Feb. 8, 12:00 p.m. Where: Health Sciences Center Library, E-Classroom B_65 Admission: Free   08 Feb. Information session for the Halle Institute PhD Completion Fellowship When: Feb. 8, 12:00 p.m. Where: Bowden Hall, Room 323 Admission: Free   08 Feb. Jazz Fest 2018: Master Class with Peter Erskine, Darek Oles and Warren Wolf When: Feb. 8, 2:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   08 Feb. The Carter Center Mental Health Program When: Feb. 8, 4:15 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 103 Admission: Free   08 Feb. Music, Fables and Italian Puppets: "Gruzzolino" When: Feb. 8, 7:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   09 Feb. MS in Business Analytics Insight Day When: Feb. 9, 8:00 a.m. Where: Goizueta Business School Admission: Free   09 Feb. Felt Decoration Workshop When: Feb. 9, 1:30 p.m. Where: Cox TechLab Admission: Free   09 Feb. Early Oxford Graduate Reception When: Feb. 9, 5:00 p.m. Where: Cox Hall, Ballroom Admission: Free   09 Feb. Jazz Fest 2018: Peter Erskine, Gary Motley, Darek Oles and Warren Wolf When: Feb. 9, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   10 Feb. Annual Sacred Harp Sing When: Feb. 10, 10:00 a.m. Where: Cannon Chapel, Sanctuary Admission: Free   10 Feb. Women's tennis: Emory vs. Georgia State When: Feb. 10, 10:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   10 Feb. Baseball: Emory vs. Covenant College (double-header) When: Feb. 10, 12:00 p.m. Where: Chappell Park Admission: Free   10 Feb. Softball: Emory vs. Peace University When: Feb. 10, 12:00 p.m. Where: Emory Softball Field Admission: Free   10 Feb. Men's tennis: Emory vs. Georgia Gwinnett When: Feb. 10, 2:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   10 Feb. Softball: Emory vs. Birmingham Southern When: Feb. 10, 2:00 p.m. Where: Emory Softball Field Admission: Free   10 Feb. Experience Shuttle: Little 5 Points (Findley Plaza) When: Feb. 10, 3:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Circle Admission: Free   10 Feb. Brave New Works: "A Road to a Dream: Scenes from Buford Highway" by Mark Valdez When: Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Theater Lab Admission: Free   11 Feb. Women's tennis: Emory vs. Coastal Carolina When: Feb. 11, 10:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   11 Feb. Softball: Emory vs. Peace University When: Feb. 11, 10:00 a.m. Where: Emory Softball Field Admission: Free   11 Feb. Softball: Emory vs. Birmingham Southern When: Feb. 11, 2:00 p.m. Where: Emory Softball Field Admission: Free   11 Feb. Concert: Juilliard in Atlanta When: Feb. 11, 7:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   12 Feb. James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference: "Black Love/Lives in the Transatlantic Archive" When: Feb. 12, 12:00 p.m. Where: Goizueta Business School, Room W525 Admission: Free   12 Feb. Screening and discussion: "Shakespeare Behind Bars" When: Feb. 12, 4:00 p.m. Where: 1462 Clifton Road, Room 100C Admission: Free   13 Feb. Emory Farmers Market When: Feb. 13, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Hall, Bridge Admission: Free   13 Feb. Introduction to EndNote (Mac) When: Feb. 13, 12:00 p.m. Where: Health Sciences Center Library, Room B_65 Admission: Free   13 Feb. Baseball: Emory vs. Oglethorpe When: Feb. 13, 2:00 p.m. Where: Chappell Park Admission: Free   13 Feb. WaterHub Tour When: Feb. 13, 2:30 p.m. Where: WaterHub on Peavine Drive Admission: Free   13 Feb. Getting Your STEM PhD When: Feb. 13, 6:00 p.m. Where: B. Jones Building, Career Center Admission: Free   13 Feb. Creative Careers Panel Discussion When: Feb. 13, 7:00 p.m. Where: Psychology Building, Room 280 Admission: Free   13 Feb. Theater scene presentation and discussion: "Sheltered" When: Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m. Where: Emory Center for Ethics Admission: Free   13 Feb. Emory Friends of Dance Lecture: "Queer Spaces in Anna Sokolow's 'Rooms'" When: Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford Road Building, Presentation Room Admission: Free   14 Feb. Film screening: "4 Little Girls" When: Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   14 Feb. Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra When: Feb. 14, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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