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For Students of Emory University Wednesday, March 21, 2018

ACHIEVEMENT Emory University School of Medicine seniors participate in Match Day 2018 Graduating Emory University School of Medicine students experienced their "rite of passage" Friday, March 16, when they discovered where they are headed next on their journeys to become physicians. ARTS Thinking big: Student research brings microtheatre to Emory Emory College senior Cameron Frostbaum is using his honors thesis research to introduce local audiences to microtheatre, which began in Spain and features short plays performed for small groups in flexible spaces. CAMPUS Tibet Week to focus on 'compassion, healing and transformation' Tibet Week, set for March 26-31, features colorful ceremonies, the creation of an intricate sand mandala, daily guided meditations and special discussions focused on this year's theme of "Compassion, Healing and Transformation." HEALTH Researchers determine routes of respiratory infectious disease transmission on aircraft A recent study conducted by Emory's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and Georgia Tech assessed rates and routes of possible influenza or infectious disease transmission during flights. HONORS Emory's graduate, professional schools ranked among best by U.S. News Emory's graduate and professional schools and programs are ranked among the best in the nation, according to analysis and surveys released today in U.S. News and World Report's 2019 edition of the "America's Best Graduate Schools" guide. TECHNOLOGY Machines see the future for patients diagnosed with brain tumors Researchers at Emory and Northwestern Universities recently developed artificial intelligence (AI) software that can predict the survival of patients diagnosed with glioma. SUPPORT Eagle Edge initiative debuts to support Emory's student-athletes Emory Athletics' new Eagle Edge initiative will provide one-stop assistance to aid student-athletes in four core areas: academic support, health and well-being, life skills, and leadership and service. INSIGHT Andrew Young, Ross Rossin to be featured in Emory conversation Civil rights icon Andrew Young and renowned portrait artist Ross Rossin, Emory's Schwartz Artist-in-Residence, will meet for a public conversation, titled "Ultimately Human," on March 27 at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. INNOVATION Emory team vies for best social bot via Amazon's Alexa Prize A team of Emory students from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science are among eight university teams selected from around the world to create a social bot and compete for this year's Alexa Prize, a $3.5 million university challenge sponsored by Amazon.

Take Note   Misha Jackson named Emory's head women's basketball coach Emory Business Institute accepting applications for non-business majors Campus Life awards program celebrates 25 years, invites nominations Emory conference on quality in health care is April 2 Emory announces senior vice president of communications and public affairs

Emory Insider: Community   Atlanta Science Festival at campus: Emory hosts three major events for the Atlanta Science Festival on Friday from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Check out the Chemistry Carnival at the Atwood Chemistry Center, Physics Live! at the Math and Science Center and Science.Art.Wonder on the quad.

In The News   Measuring animal intelligence March 18 |  Gregory Berns |  CBS Sunday Morning Steel tariffs could crunch foreign carmakers in the U.S. South March 17 |  Jeffrey Rosensweig |  NPR Hepatitis C drugs save lives, but sick prisoners aren't getting them March 15 |  Anne Spaulding |  New York Times

Featured Events   Film screening: "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" The screening of this Kenneth Branagh film with commentary by Paul Root Wolpe is a part of the Frankenstein Anniversary Celebration at Emory (FACE) on Screen series. When: March 22, 7:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 205 Admission: Free Concert: Vega String Quartet Hear the Vega String Quartet perform quartets of Beethoven, Mendelssohn and the world premiere of Richard Prior's Quartet No. 3. When: March 24, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free Emory University Earth Festival Sustainability-related student groups, Emory departments and Atlanta organizations showcase their work to kick off Earth Month. When: March 27, 11:30 a.m. Where: Asbury Circle Admission: Free

22 March Workshop: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Queer and Trans People Bead Project When: March 22, 12:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Tate Room Admission: Free   22 March Sustainable Food Production and Climate Change When: March 22, 2:30 p.m. Where: Atwood Chemistry Center, Room 360 Admission: Free   22 March Career Discovery Days When: March 22, 3:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 112 Admission: Free   22 March Schwarzman Scholars Info Session When: March 22, 4:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 207 Admission: Free   22 March Art, Atlanta, Activism When: March 22, 5:00 p.m. Where: Cox Hall Ballroom Admission: Free   22 March Film screening: "The Village Under the Forest" When: March 22, 5:30 p.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 501 Admission: Free   22 March Theater Emory: "Frankenstein Goes Back to the Lab" When: March 22, 6:00 p.m. Where: Atwood Chemistry Center Admission: Free; reservation required   22 March Emory Tango Ensemble When: March 22, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   23 March Concert: Robyn Bollinger, violin When: March 23, 12:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   23 March "Elect Her: Emory Women Win," with keynote by Cathy Woolard When: March 23, 4:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   23 March Emory Hindu Students Association: UGADI Dinner When: March 23, 5:30 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel Sanctuary Admission: Free   23 March Dooley After Dark Movie Night: "Jumanji" When: March 23, 8:30 p.m. Where: Harland Cinema Admission: Free   24 March Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Run for Mercy 5K When: March 24, 7:00 a.m. Where: Perimeter Mall, Dillard's Admission: $40-$45   24 March DataFest @ Emory When: March 24, 9:00 a.m. Where: White Hall, Room 207 Admission: Free   24 March Men's tennis: Emory vs. Rhodes College When: March 24, 11:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   24 March Film screening: "The Suicide" When: March 24, 11:30 a.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free; donations accepted   24 March Junior Recital: Zola Berger-Schmitz, viola When: March 24, 12:00 p.m. Where: Performing Arts Studio Admission: Free   24 March Recital: Vivie Lee, piano and Junior Recital: Martin Schreiner, voice When: March 24, 2:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   24 March Experience Shuttles: Atlanta Food Truck Park When: March 24, 5:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Circle Admission: Free   25 March Careers in Entertainment with Turner Studios When: March 25, 3:00 p.m. Where: Oxford Road Building, auditorium Admission: Free   25 March Ancient Americas Lecture: "Analyzing West Mexican Ceramic Figures: New Methods for Determining Authenticity" When: March 25, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   25 March Senior Recital: Eric Newell, bass/baritone and choral conducting When: March 25, 5:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   26 March James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference: "Public and Private Lives of Mary Church Terrell" When: March 26, 12:00 p.m. Where: Goizueta Business School, Room W525 Admission: Free   26 March Lecture: "Religion and State: Islamic and Jewish Perspectives" When: March 26, 12:00 p.m. Where: Pitts Library, Room 360 Admission: Free   26 March Beginning Grant Writing Workshop When: March 26, 1:00 p.m. Where: Graduate School Admission: Free; application only   26 March Microtheatre Emory When: March 26, 7:00 p.m. Where: MLAO House Admission: $5   26 March Health + Humanities film screening and guest speakers: "And the Band Played On" When: March 26, 7:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 101 Admission: Free   27 March Emory Farmers Market with Waste Outreach Education Table When: March 27, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Hall Bridge Admission: Free   27 March Poetry reading: Rita Ann Higgins When: March 27, 5:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Rose Library Admission: Free   27 March Artist-in-Residence Program: "Ultimately Human: Ross Rossin and Ambassador Andrew Young" When: March 27, 7:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free; RSVP required   28 March EndNote Introduction When: March 28, 2:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312   28 March Data Visualization in R When: March 28, 2:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 314 Admission: Free   28 March Zotero Introduction When: March 28, 3:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   28 March Cinematheque screening: "Insecure" When: March 28, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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