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For Students of Emory University Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019

INSIGHT And you thought Emory didn't do football As Atlanta hosts the Super Bowl, alumni are stepping up in leadership roles, sports doctors are on standby and faculty from philosophy to business are figuring out the fans. CAMPUS Convocation Hall opens on Emory's main quadrangle Originally constructed more than 100 years ago, one of the first buildings on Emory's Atlanta campus is now open after an extensive renovation, ready to again serve as a hub for community, leadership and scholarship. An open house is slated for Feb. 7. LITERATURE Former inaugural poet Richard Blanco to give free reading at Emory Richard Blanco, who read his poem "One Today" at President Obama's second inauguration, gives a free reading Feb. 23 at Emory. Blanco is the youngest, first Latino, first immigrant and first gay person to serve as inaugural poet. IMPACT Frontiers of the brain: Emory and GPB explore the mind's mysteries Follow along as Emory partners with Georgia Public Broadcasting on "Your Fantastic Mind," a new weekly TV series that features compelling stories on brain-related health and wellness. Click to watch the first two episodes, which include neuropsychologist Anthony Stringer's work to help patients cope with memory loss. COMMUNITY Join Emory's 'All in a Day' online giving challenge In a nod to Emory's founding in 1836, "All In a Day" starts at noon Feb. 6 and runs through 6:36 p.m. Feb. 7, giving friends of the university 1,836 minutes to help fund scholarships, research, patient care and more. HEALTH NBA Hall of Famer tours Emory's Serious Communicable Diseases Unit With the Democratic Republic of Congo facing an Ebola outbreak, philanthropist Dikembe Mutombo, a Congolese American who built a hospital in his native country, visited the Emory unit that cared for the first Ebola patients in the United States. EVENTS Emory celebrates Founders Week with lectures, special events Emory honors its historic beginnings with Founder's Week, a midwinter celebration Feb. 3-9 filled with lectures, art, sports, the "All In a Day" online giving event and the 2019 Jazz Fest.

EMORY INSIDER   Learn about career options: Connect with more than 50 employers in one day at the Emory Spring Career and Internship Fair, Friday, Feb. 1, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Woodruff PE Center. The Emory Career Center also offers a variety of other services for undergraduate students throughout the year.

TAKE NOTE   Celebrate Chinese New Year at the farmers market and with the Chinese Student Association at the DUC-ling 37th Annual Southeastern Undergraduate Symposium offers opportunity to present research Emory Writing Center now open for spring semester appointments

IN THE NEWS   A disagreeable mirror Jan. 27 |  George Yancy |  Los Angeles Review of Books For veterans working in US federal prisons, PTSD and government shutdown is a 'disaster waiting to happen' Jan. 25 |  Barbara Rothbaum |  CNN Looking at anti-semitism on the left and the right: An interview with Deborah E. Lipstadt Jan. 24 |  Deborah Lipstadt |  The New Yorker

Featured events   The Fixie Bike Repair and Maintenance Drop by for some free bike repair, maintenance and advice. When: Feb. 7, 5:00 p.m. Where: Longstreet-Means Parking Deck Admission: Free The Bach Bowl! See Emory organist Timothy Albrecht and friends perform an hour of Bach classics and still get back to the TV in time for that other "bowl" happening in Atlanta. When: Feb. 3, 4:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free

01 Feb. Master Class: "Photogrammetry and 3D Modeling for Archaeological Recording for Buildings and Objects" When: Feb. 1, 10:00 a.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Tate Room Admission: Free   01 Feb. Islamic Awareness Month Kickoff Social When: Feb. 1, 2:45 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel and Brooks Commons Admission: Free   01 Feb. DIY Wood Sign Workshop When: Feb. 1, 3:00 p.m. Where: Cox Hall, TechLab Admission:  Free; sign-up required   01 Feb. Poetry Reading by Dora Malech When: Feb. 1, 4:30 p.m. Where: Callaway Memorial Center, Room N301 Admission: Free   01 Feb. ECMSA: Pajama Concert When: Feb. 1, 7:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   01 Feb. Duets, Duets, Duets!: Catellier Dance Projects When: Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Dance Studio Admission: $8 all students   01 Feb. Concert: St. Olaf Choir When: Feb. 1, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: $10 all students   02 Feb. Resolution Run Lullwater 5K When: Feb. 2, 10:00 a.m. Where: Lullwater Park, Starvine Way Admission: $5; registration required   04 Feb. Concert: Formosa Quartet When: Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   04 Feb. Men's basketball: Oxford v. LaGrange College JV When: Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College Admission: Free   05 Feb. Emory Farmers Market: Celebrating Chinese New Year When: Feb. 5, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Bridge Admission: Free   05 Feb. AntiquiTEA: How the purchase of a mummy transformed Emory's museum When: Feb. 5, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   05 Feb. Poetry Reading by Heather Christle When: Feb. 5, 4:30 p.m. Where: Callaway Memorial Center, Room N301 Admission: Free   05 Feb. Ethics on the Stage: "Goodnight, Tyler" When: Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m. Where: Center for Ethics Admission: Free   06 Feb. Founders Day Celebration When: Feb. 6, 12:00 p.m. Where: Cox Bridge Admission: Free   06 Feb. Workshop: "R Coding Intermediate 2: Strings" When: Feb. 6, 1:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   06 Feb. Compassion Meditation When: Feb. 6, 5:00 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel, Room 106 Admission: Free   06 Feb. "The Deer and the Pharaoh: A Century at the Carlos Museum" When: Feb. 6, 6:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Rose Library Admission: Free   06 Feb. Film screening: "A Matter of Life and Death" (1946) When: Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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