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| Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 | |||
Hi, Eagles!Next week will be the last time we're in your inbox until January. But for now, we're bringing you exciting news from around campus. 📚 Have you checked out the latest improvements at the library? Staff across the Emory Libraries system have been making updates based on your feedback. 🔬 Applications to the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience are open to students across all disciplines. The program allows students to conduct independent research with a faculty mentor for 10 weeks and includes a stipend plus on-campus housing. 🚌 All students are invited to join a free trip to Science Gallery Atlanta on Saturday for a tour of “You Don’t Got Dis: A Hip Hop Legacy” exhibit. No registration is required — keep reading for more information. Plus, check out our calendar for upcoming holiday events and ways to destress before finals. Have a great rest of your week, Eagles! |
This week's top stories |
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Campus Emory celebrates 50 years of ‘The Wiz’ with Rose Library collection openingTo mark the 50th anniversary of the inaugural run of “The Wiz,” Emory students, faculty and staff gathered at the Rose Library to browse the papers of Geoffrey Holder, the show’s original director and costume designer. |
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Research Building boom boosts malaria-carrying, invasive mosquito in EthiopiaA building boom is one factor helping an invasive, malaria-carrying mosquito make its home in urban Ethiopia. Emory disease ecologist Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec is studying ways to control the dangerous new pest in Africa. |
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Resource You spoke, we listened: Libraries respond to user survey results with improvementsBased on results from the most recent Emory Libraries survey, staff members have been making improvements across the libraries this fall — which is perfect timing as students and faculty prep for finals and look ahead to the spring semester. |
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Recognition Rachel Hall-Clifford receives 2023 Jeffrey P. Koplan Global Health AwardRachel Hall-Clifford of Emory’s Center for the Study of Human Health is the 2023 Jeffrey P. Koplan Global Health Award recipient, recognized for applying social science approaches to global health research and implementation. |
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Collaboration Emory co-sponsors inaugural summit for student health and well-being leadersSenior leaders from colleges and universities across the nation gathered at Emory to discuss student health and well-being, share solutions and discover ways to meet the evolving needs of students. |
Opportunity Emory’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience program opens to students across disciplinesSURE, Emory’s hallmark undergraduate research program during summer break, is expanding access for students in the humanities, arts and social sciences. Applications for 2024 are now open. |
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Study break for students: Free trip to hip hop exhibit |
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Students are invited on a free bus trip to visit “You Don’t Got Dis: A Hip Hop Legacy” exhibit at Science Gallery Atlanta on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Attendees will meet at Woodruff Circle, with pickup at 10 a.m. sharp, before enjoying a guided tour through the exhibit at Science Gallery Atlanta. This exhibit is packed with memorabilia from Atlanta’s hip hop history — records, album covers, posters, flyers, photographs and other materials, much of it from the collection of Jasz Smith, the founder of EarWax Records, the groundbreaking Atlanta hip hop music store that opened in 1993. The return trip from the gallery departs at noon. No registration needed — just show up! Watch a tour preview on the Emory Library Instagram. Full details about the exhibit can be found on the university events calendar. The exhibit is co-sponsored by Emory University. |
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Calendar highlights |
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Emory Chanukah CelebrationDecember 7, 5:30 p.m. | Emory Kaldi's, Emory Student Center |
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Christmas with Atlanta Master ChoraleDecember 8 - December 10 | Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall |
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Chanukah Party with Oxford’s Jewish Student Union6:00 p.m. | Oxford Dining Hall and Dean’s Dining Room |
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Coloring Relaxation at TechLab4:00 p.m. | TechLab at Cox Computing Center |
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Clay Away: Relax and Play with Polymer Clay at TechLab3:00 p.m. | TechLab at Cox Computing Center |
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