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For Students of Emory University Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021

COMMUNITY Bringing connection and comfort to campus “Hygge” refers to the Scandinavian way of creating a cozy, vibrant, comfortable environment that evokes feelings of wellness and contentment. A new Oxford College initiative brings the concept to life for students living on and off campus. LEADERSHIP Acclaimed biomedical scientist, former Emory professor Ravi Bellamkonda named provost Biomedical scientist Ravi Bellamkonda will return to Emory on July 1 as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. He previously held a joint appointment as a faculty member at Emory and Georgia Tech. HONOR Emergency Medicine residency program wins inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Award Emory’s Emergency Medicine residency program has received national recognition for its “innovation, commitment, thought leadership to create physician workforce diversity, and efforts to promote inclusivity.” CAMPUS Emory community invited to shape spiritual life Students and other stakeholders are invited to help shape an inclusive way forward for Emory’s religious, spiritual and interfaith life through a new strategic planning process. INSIGHT Emory launches new vaccination tracker as part of online health equity dashboard Emory researchers are enhancing a dynamic COVID-19 Health Equity dashboard to shine a light on how U.S. states are progressing on vaccination. Reports indicate that Black Americans, who have been disproportionately impacted by the virus, are lagging behind in getting the vaccine. RECOGNITION Emory alum awarded Omicron Delta Kappa graduate scholarship Emory College graduate Alex Greven has received a graduate scholarship from national leadership honor society Omicron Delta Kappa. He will apply the award toward completing his MBA at Goizueta Business School. RESEARCH NIH grant funds Emory work on indoor air sensor for SARS-CoV-2 Emory received a National Institutes of Health grant to develop a sensor capable of detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the air of indoor spaces. The project will adapt technology developed by Emory graduate Kevin Yehl while he was a PhD student in Khalid Salaita's chemistry lab.

COVID-19 VACCINE TOWN HALL   Stay informed: Emory’s next community update on the COVID-19 vaccine will be Thursday, Feb. 18, at 11:30 a.m. The virtual town hall will feature President Gregory L. Fenves and other presenters. Join the live town hall or watch it later on the COVID-19 vaccine page of the Emory Forward website.

TAKE NOTE   Marion Luther Brittain Award 2021 nominations due by March 1 Emory mourns passing of Theater Studies professor Alice N. Benston Physicist Daniel Weissman awarded 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship Acclaim: Recent honors for Emory faculty and staff

BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS   Emory Community Conversation: “The Black Box” Valerie Babb, Andrew Mellon Professor of Humanities, and Jessica Lynn Stewart, assistant professor of African American studies, will lead a conversation on the construction of race, the difficulties individuals experience with Black versus African American, intraracial dynamics and the many intersections of Black identity. When: Feb. 18, 12:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required Discussion with Artist Kevin Beasley: “Race, Social Justice and Contemporary African American Art” This series of programs focuses on the representation of Black persons in contemporary African American art and on the various ways in which contemporary artists have engaged with the project of representing Blackness. When: Feb. 18, 4:15 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required Lecture and Conversation: “Following the Path of a Transformed Nonconformist” Hear Emory alum the Rev. Adam Russell Taylor speak. Taylor is the new president of Sojourners and a former faith and advocacy leader at the World Bank and World Vision. He is the author of "Mobilizing Hope: Faith-Inspired Activism for a Post-Civil Rights Generation." When: Feb. 19, 3:30 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required Faculty Showcase with Jericho Brown and Emory’s New Faculty Join in celebrating the extraordinary research, creativity and diversity of Emory’s faculty. Sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs, the event features the poetry of Professor Jericho Brown, Pulitzer Prize winner in poetry in 2020, and offers interactive engagement with new faculty from across the campus and disciplines, ranging from the humanities to the social and natural sciences. When: Feb. 22, 4:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required Discussion: “Preserving Black History in the Archives: The Legacy and Future of Rose Library’s African American Collections” Meet Clinton Fluker, the new curator of African American collections at the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library, and hear his curatorial vision and his plans for building on the Rose Library's legacy. When: Feb. 23, 4:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required Conversation with Roxane Gay and Tameka Cage Conley: “We Mend and Remember” Oxford College hosts Roxane Gay, iconic cultural critic and bestselling author whose widely revered work has advanced modern feminist thought, critical race theory and how we consider the world of politics and popular culture. She will be in conversation with Tameka Cage Conley, Oxford assistant professor of English and creative writing. When: Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required Discussion: “Black Men in White Coats” Watch the documentary dissecting the systemic barriers preventing Black men from becoming medical doctors and the consequences on society at large, then join the online panel discussion moderated by Professor Sheryl Heron of the Department of Emergency Medicine and Yolanda Hood, director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs within Emory School of Medicine. When: Feb. 24, 12:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required

OTHER EVENTS

20 Feb. Conversation and Cooking with Anissa Helou, Author of "Feast: Food of the Islamic World" When: Feb. 20, 10:00 a.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required   21 Feb. Candler TheoEd Talks When: Feb. 21, 5:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required   22 Feb. Tenenbaum Lecture with David E. Fishman: "The Book Smugglers of the Vilna Ghetto" When: Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required   24 Feb. Mid-Week Musical Reflections When: Feb. 24, 12:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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