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For Students of Emory University Wednesday, May 30, 2018

SPECIAL FEATURE A unique collaboration: Emory University + The Carter Center To the immense pride of both institutions, the partnership between Emory University and The Carter Center now spans more than 35 years of addressing some of the world's most pressing problems while creating exceptional opportunities for students. ACHIEVEMENT Two Emory College graduates awarded NSF Graduate Fellowships The National Science Foundation has awarded coveted Graduate Research Fellowships to Tristan Yates and Liz O'Gorman, who just graduated from Emory College with honors with degrees in neuroscience and behavioral biology. HONORS Emory student earns Udall Scholarship for effective environmental advocacy Zola Berger-Schmitz, a rising senior with nearly a decade of experience as an environmental advocate, has been named a 2018 Udall Scholar. Co-president of the Emory Climate Organization, she also co-founded Universities for a Greener Georgia. RESEARCH Student researchers use library archives to reveal the Buddhist in the Beats Students in an Emory undergraduate religion class used the archives of the Rose Library to create a pop-up exhibition on how Buddhism influenced the art and lives of members of the Beat literary movement. IMPACT Postcards from the frontlines of the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Many students from Emory's Rollins School of Public Health have gone on to join the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service as officers, the agency's elite disease detectives. Learn about their most interesting cases and where they are now. CREATIVITY Chemistry students sing their studies, hoping for a good reaction As part of a Bill Wuest's "Principles of Reactivity" course, chemistry students performed key lessons they learned over the course of the semester in a musical parody video assignment. Wuest has compared exam performance before and after the video assignment and found a strong correlation with improved scores. ENVIRONMENT Georgia Climate Research Roadmap identifies state's top 40 climate research questions A multi-disciplinary team of experts has developed the Georgia Climate Research Roadmap, a first-of-its-kind list of 40 key research questions to help policymakers and practitioners better understand and address climate change across the state. SUSTAINABILITY Campus participation in new waste policy spurs results With strong community participation, Emory's new waste diversion policy is already making an impact, diverting nearly 70 percent of total campus waste from landfills in March alone. CAMPUS Summer at Emory blossoms with conferences, activities and events As summer nears, groups and organizations flock to campus for a busy schedule of professional and academic conferences, sports camps, music festivals and more.

Emory Insider: Perks   Put your vacation reading in OverDrive: Enjoy access to popular e-books and audiobooks through Emory's OverDrive collection. Using the OverDrive distribution platform, users can download titles to Mac, Windows, or a variety of mobile devices.

Take Note   Woodruff and Rose libraries honor undergraduate students for extraordinary research Emory swimmers receive prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships BBA students work with Coca-Cola, Carnival to gain real-world marketing experience Candler faculty, staff to headline summer lecture series at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church Professor Frank Alexander leaves Emory Law after nearly 40 years Emory University Hospital named to Becker's list of '100 great hospitals in America'

In The News   U.S. doctors call for policies that support women May 28 |  Carol Rowland Hogue |  Reuters Why it's so hard to wipe out polio in Pakistan May 28 |  Walter Orenstein |  NPR Should you worry about a U.S. war with North Korea? Not really. May 24 |  Dan Reiter |  Washington Post Emory to ramp up liberal arts education May 23 |  Michael A. Elliott |  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Featured Event   Emory Farmers Market You can enjoy the Emory Farmers Market every other week this summer, an expansion from the previous monthly summer schedule. When: June 5, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Hall Bridge Admission: Free

04 June What's New for MATLAB in Neuroscience at Emory When: June 4, 10:00 a.m. Where: Goizueta Business School, Room 234   07 June PIVOT: The Program to Interrupt Violence through Outreach and Treatment at Grady Memorial Hospital When: June 7, 7:00 a.m. Where: Emory University Hospital, Auditorium   07 June Getting to Know the PHI/CDC Global Health Fellowship Program When: June 7, 12:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 4001 Admission: Free   12 June Kahoot! Active Classroom Training When: June 12, 8:00 a.m. Where: School of Medicine, Room 353A Admission: Free   12 June Poll Everywhere: Active Classroom Training When: June 12, 9:00 a.m. Where: School of Medicine, Room 353A   13 June Poll Everywhere: Active Classroom Training When: June 13, 3:00 p.m. Where: School of Medicine, Room 353A Admission: Free   13 June Kahoot! Active Classroom Training When: June 13, 4:00 p.m. Where: School of Medicine, Room 353A Admission: Free   14 June Lecture: "Our First Task: Children, Guns and the American Way" When: June 14, 7:00 a.m. Where: Emory University Hospital, Auditorium Admission: Free   15 June International Student Lunch with Alumni When: June 15, 12:00 p.m. Where: North Decatur Road Building, Room 155 Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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