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For Students of Emory University Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019

CAMPUS Emory working to improve pedestrian and e-scooter safety Several departments across the university are creating a policy to keep e-scooter riders and pedestrians safe on campus. Read the latest guidelines before hopping on for your next ride. ACHIEVEMENT Recent alum is Emory's first winner of prestigious scholarship to study for two years in France Jacob Kasel will pursue a master's degree in France as the first Emory winner of the Michel David-Weill Scholarship, awarded to a single student each year from applicants from 30 top U.S. institutions. ARTS 'Pop-up' lab allows Carlos Museum visitors to encounter art conservation in action Visitors to the Carlos Museum can watch conservators as they work to restore the "Cosmic Man" this month. Learn more about the treatment process at a special program on Thursday, Sept. 19. CONNECTIONS Emory hosts Tara Westover, best-selling author of 'Educated,' in lead-off event for Common Read This year's Common Read program kicks off Sept. 26 with best-selling author Tara Westover discussing "Educated," her memoir of her quest for knowledge after growing up with survivalist parents and not setting foot in a classroom until age 17. RESEARCH Chameleons inspire 'smart skin' that changes color in sun While a chameleon can alter the color of its skin, scientists have struggled to make a photonic crystal "smart skin" that changes color in response to the environment without also changing in size. Emory chemists might have found a solution to the problem, documented in a new study. PERSPECTIVES Austin Channing Brown, Hank Klibanoff to explore racial injustice in 'Bearing Witness' Candler School of Theology presents "Bearing Witness: Faith, Remembrance and the Journey Toward Racial Justice" on Saturday, Sept. 21, featuring author and speaker Austin Channing Brown and Emory professor and veteran journalist Hank Klibanoff. EVENTS Celebrating the new Emory Student Center The Emory Student Center pulsed with music, lights and laughter, as the campus community came together for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the innovative new space.

CARTER TOWN HALL   Tune in tonight: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will answer questions from Emory's first-year students at the 38th annual Carter Town Hall. Anyone can watch it live from the Woodruff Physical Education Center on Emory's Facebook page (@EmoryUniversity) Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 8 p.m.

TAKE NOTE   Emory's Board of Trustees adopts new governing documents Wear vintage workout gear for the Heel to Heal 5K on Sept. 21 and support Emory PA students' causes TheoEd Talks on Sept. 22 to bring big ideas about God, religion and faith to the fore Get an Atlanta-Fulton Public Library card at the Sept. 23 pop-up drive

Emory Insider   Get a free entree. Purchase a minimum of $7 at all food stations in the Cox Hall Food Court and get a free entree from Station Invasion there.  The Emory Eagle Passport is your ticket to this deal.

In the News   Revisiting 'The Iliad,' 3,000 years later Sept. 13 |  Michael C. Carlos Museum |  Georgia Public Broadcasting What painting with your feet does to your brain Sept. 10 |  Cathrin Buetefisch |  New York Times Doctors warn of consequences as measles cases rise Sept. 10 |  Walter Orenstein and Andi Shane |  WebMD

Featured Events   Emory University Climate Strike Join youth around the globe in this campus student-led demonstration and moral call to action on the climate crisis. When: Sept. 20, 12:00 p.m. Where: Cox Hall Bridge Admission: Free Volunteer Emory Service Fair See the offerings from all service/engagement student organizations on campus at this annual event. When: Sept. 20, 12:00 p.m. Where: Asbury Circle Admission: Free Concert: Around the World in 60 Minutes Hear the music of Ravel, Iyer, Vladigerov and a world premiere by Colombian composer Juan Antonio Cuellar. When: Sept. 21, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free

19 Sept. Panel: What's it like to be LGBTQ+ at Emory? When: Sept. 19, 6:00 p.m. Where: Candler Library, Room 114 Admission: Free   19 Sept. Rosemary Magee Creativity Conversation: Visiting Artist Dafi Altabeb When: Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Dance Studio Admission: Free   19 Sept. Conservation Conversation Panel Discussion: "The Cosmic Man" When: Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   20 Sept. Concert: Mozart at the Museum When: Sept. 20, 12:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   20 Sept. Emory 21 Days of Peace When: Sept. 20, 12:00 p.m. Where: Emory Student Center, Multi Room 4 Admission: Free   20 Sept. Student Studio: Chalk the Quad When: Sept. 20, 1:00 p.m. Where: Emory Quadrangle in front of the Carlos Museum Admission: Free   20 Sept. Meet the Faculty in Residence When: Sept. 20, 5:00 p.m. Where: Dobbs Residence Hall, parlor Admission: Free   24 Sept. Emory Farmers Market When: Sept. 24, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Hall Bridge Admission: Free   24 Sept. Workshop: Zotero Introduction When: Sept. 24, 3:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   24 Sept. Workshop: Raspberry Pi When: Sept. 24, 4:30 p.m. Where: Cox Hall, Tech Lab Admission: Free   24 Sept. Artist Talk with Jessica Stockholder When: Sept. 24, 6:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   24 Sept. Faculty Conversation Series: Christine Ristaino on "All The Silent Spaces: A Memoir" When: Sept. 24, 6:00 p.m. Where: Barnes & Noble, 2nd floor Admission: Free   24 Sept. NS&FP STEM Info Session When: Sept. 24, 6:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 101 Admission: Free   25 Sept. Workshop: Digital Storytelling When: Sept. 25, 1:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   25 Sept. Workshop: Bookbinding When: Sept. 25, 5:00 p.m. Where: Cox Hall, Tech Lab Admission: Free   25 Sept. Film Screening: "A Foreign Affair" (1948) When: Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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