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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, March 1, 2016

The Wire   RESEARCH Pollinators vital to food supply facing extinction, U.N. report warns A growing number of pollinator species that are key to the world's food supply are headed toward extinction, warns a new United Nations report -- the first global assessment of pollinators. "If pollinator declines continue at this rate, it will have serious implications not just for human food security and economics, but also for biodiversity and the health of ecosystems in general," explains Emory's Berry Brosi, one of the lead authors of the report. ENGAGEMENT Racial Justice Retreat expands campus conversation About 100 students, staff and faculty members gathered Friday for a six-hour retreat to share ideas and propose future action steps intended to address demands raised by the Black Students at Emory movement. Learn more about the retreat and offer your feedback on their proposals. SHARING IDEAS Exploring the impact of creativity in the lives of Emory and its president "To nurture creativity, we have to resist defining the university narrowly," President James Wagner explained in a wide-ranging Creativity Conversation that included his own passions for photographing space, building clocks and restoring classic cars. SPORTS Emory hosts NCAA men's basketball tournament opening rounds Fresh from winning the University Athletic Association national championship, the Emory men's basketball team will compete in the NCAA Division III Tournament starting Friday. Emory has been tapped to host opening rounds, so find out how you can come cheer on the home team. TECHNOLOGY Faculty entrepreneurs recognized for technological innovations The Office of Technology Transfer honors faculty entrepreneurs and their innovative discoveries at the 10th annual Celebration of Technology and Innovation, set for March 3. LITERATURE Emory opens Seamus Heaney's papers to public With the blessing of the Heaney family, hundreds of letters from the late author, collected by Emory's Rose Library and spanning more than 40 years, are now fully available to researchers and visitors. EVENTS March: 10 things to do for under $10 From the family-friendly Atlanta Science Festival to Tibet Week and the popular Barenaked Voices concert, March brings a variety of fun, inexpensive and enlightening events to campus. PROFILE Creativity, recycling and service with a smile at Emory Surplus Property Emory's Surplus Property is a DIY and bargain-hunter's paradise with a serious sustainability mission: to keep campus discards out of area landfills. Milton Thomas and James Harper keep customers coming back with their signature mix of good humor and great service.

Photo Gallery   Poet Rita Dove returns to Emory Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove returned to Emory for two events over the weekend, serving as guest of honor at Saturday's Twelfth Night Revel and giving a free public reading on Sunday at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. See more photos from her visit.

Take Note   School of Nursing professors inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Nominations of graduating students sought for 2016 Brittain Award Heart transplant patients celebrate at Emory's Heart to Heart event Webinar series focuses on accessibility, universal design for learning Traveling exhibit showcases postcards of nurses throughout the 20th century

Emory Insider   Healthy lifestyle coaching: Emory employees enrolled in an Emory medical plan can receive phone-based healthy lifestyle coaching through Aetna on issues such as eating, fitness, stress management, tobacco cessation and more. Complete three coaching calls by Nov. 15 to be eligible for health insurance incentives.

In The News   An easy fix for vertigo Feb. 26 |  Susan Herdman |  New York Times Why is Obama considering conservatives for Scalia's supreme court seat? Feb. 25 |  Tom S. Clark |  The Guardian The Ebola outbreak is over, but the hunt for a vaccine continues Feb. 23 |  Mark Mulligan |  NPR

"The president certainly cares about his legacy, and successfully filling the [Supreme Court] seat, overcoming the impasse with the Senate, and placing a political moderate on the bench could go a long way to burnishing that legacy during his last year." Tom S. Clark, The Guardian, Feb. 25, 2016

Featured Events   Re-enchanted America: Deepening Our Roots with Place-based Indigenous Literature Author, scholar and Medicine Woman Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel speaks When: March 3, 4:00 p.m. Where: Kemp Malone Library (Callaway Center N301) Admission: Free 2016 Pride Awards Showcases those who work for LGBT equality When: March 3, 6:30 p.m. Where: Miller-Ward Alumni House Admission: Free Emory University Symphony Orchestra Shostakovitch: Symphony No. 10 When: March 3, 8:00 p.m. Where: Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Admission: Free

02 March Reading and Q&A with nonfiction writer Lawrence Millman When: March 2, 10:00 a.m. Where: Kemp Malone Library (Callaway Center N301) Admission: Free   02 March Text Analysis Workshop When: March 2, 10:00 a.m. Where: The Aquarium, Emory Center for Digital Scholarship, Woodruff Library Admission: Free   02 March Quantitative Biology & Theoretical Biophysics Speaker Series: Kenneth Miller When: March 2, 12:00 p.m. Where: Modern Languages Building, Room 201 Admission: Free   02 March Reading the Mind of Modernism When: March 2, 12:00 p.m. Where: Jones Room, Woodruff Library Admission: Free   02 March The Problem of Physis and Nomos in Aristotle's "Politics" When: March 2, 4:30 p.m. Where: Callaway Center, Room S423 Admission: Free   02 March Mohegan Trails: From Creation to Casino When: March 2, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall Admission: Free   02 March Pope Francis' Challenge to Our Nation: Create a Politics of Inclusion When: March 2, 7:30 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building auditorium Admission: Free   02 March Film screening: "Weekend" (1967) When: March 2, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   03 March Geo-Spatial Tools and City Novels When: March 3, 10:30 a.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   03 March Mindfulness Meditation When: March 3, 6:00 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel basement Admission: Free   04 March Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta: "Choice Cuts" When: March 4, 12:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall Admission: Free   17 March Emory Women of Excellence Awards When: March 17, 6:30 p.m. Where: Miller-Ward Alumni House Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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