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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, March 22, 2016

The Wire   ACHIEVEMENT Emory medical students discover next steps in training at annual Match Day Opening their Match Day envelopes in unison at noon on Friday, March 18, approximately 126 graduating medical students of the Emory University School of Medicine Class of 2016 erupted in shouts of delight and tears of happiness as they learned where they will begin their careers as doctors. MILESTONE Emory, Georgia Tech dedicate new Library Service Center The state-of-the-art Library Service Center, created by Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology to house a shared collection amassing millions of volumes, formally opened Thursday after a joint dedication ceremony. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Emory President James Wagner responds to campus chalkings In a letter to the Emory community, President Wagner discusses meeting with student protesters concerned about chalkings on campus sidewalks and buildings referencing Donald Trump. FIRST PERSON To empower women, give them better access to water Today is World Water Day. As we focus on the power of safe water to transform people's lives, Emory researcher Bethany Caruso argues that we must recognize that the burden of providing water falls disproportionately to women and girls. COMMUNITY RespectCon to explore social justice, sexual assault prevention Created by Emory students, RespectCon is expected to draw 150 attendees from 36 schools and organizations for two days of discussions aimed at "understanding sexual violence through a social justice lens." Registration closes Monday night. PROFILE Max Zoberman: Leading Emory's Student Government Association Max Zoberman chose Emory based on the strength of the political science department and the University's reputation for extracurricular engagement. Now a junior in Emory College, he recently won a landslide victory to become the next president of the Student Government Association. SPORTS Women's Swimming and Diving wins seventh consecutive NCAA championship For the seventh year in a row and the ninth time in program history, the Emory Women's Swimming and Diving team took first place at the 2016 NCAA Division III National Championships.

Photo Galleries   Atlanta Science Festival's Zombie Outbreak Game Zombies infested Emory's campus on Sunday, March 20, but luckily, teams of Atlanta Science Festival attendees were able to stop the spread of the mock epidemic. View more photos from the Zombie Outbreak Game and learn about additional festival events at Emory. Tibet Week Opening Ceremonies Emory kicked off Tibet Week with an opening ceremony and shrine dedication on Monday, March 21. The celebration continues through March 26 with mandala sand painting, meditation, public discussions and other events. See more photos and the full schedule.

Take Note   Crystal Apple Awards honor excellence in teaching Managers: It's time for mid-year performance reviews Emory Nursing Professional Development Center earns accreditation Workshop explains how to transfer records to Emory's off-site storage vendor Emory Integrated Core Facilities offering CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing services for mice

Emory Insider   Employee discounts: Emory partners with Sparkfly to offer employees and retirees discounts on travel, restaurants, electronics, event tickets, retail shopping and much more. Access discounts through the Emory-Sparkfly website.

In The News   ISIS committed genocide: Are the gloves off? March 18 |  Laurie Blank |  CNN Why 'Batman v Superman' is still a high stakes bet March 16 |  Eddy Von Mueller |  Variety How liberal is Merrick Garland? March 17 |  Tom Clark and Micheal Giles |  Washington Post

"ISIS is committing genocide. Indeed, the suffering ISIS has inflicted during its brutal reign is not only shocking but unconscionable at all levels. However, this designation, especially when made by the United States, has immense consequence, and therefore should only result from careful assessment and deliberation." Laurie Blank, CNN, March 18, 2016

Featured Events   Flint Water: What Happens When Regulations Fail Panel discussion about water crises in the United States When: March 23, 4:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 1000 Admission: Free Creativity Conversation with Jim Grimsley Emory professors Jim Grimsley and Hank Klibanoff talk about Grimsley's memoir "How I Shed My Skin" When: March 24, 4:00 p.m. Where: Stuart A. Rose Library, Teaching and Learning Studio Admission: Free Grands Rounds: Zika virus presented by Uriel Kitron Chair of Emory's Department of Environmental Sciences examines this public health threat When: March 25, 12:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Rollins Auditorium Admission: Free

23 March Body Stories: Women's History Month Performance Series When: March 23, 11:30 a.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Dance Studio Admission: Free   23 March An Evening with Caitriona O'Reilly When: March 23, 6:30 p.m. Where: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library Admission: Free   23 March Currie Lecture: Balancing Compassion, Justice and Religious Beliefs When: March 23, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall Admission: Free   23 March Film screening: "Hiroshima Mon Amour" (1959) When: March 23, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   24 March Colloquium: Amber Dermont, prose writer When: March 24, 2:30 p.m. Where: Callaway Center, Kemp Malone Library Admission: Free   24 March Birthing Justice: Reproduction, Policing and the Making of Freedom When: March 24, 6:00 p.m. Where: Oxford Road Presentation Room Admission: Free   24 March How 3D Technologies are Transforming Old and New World Archaeology When: March 24, 6:00 p.m. Where: PAIS, Room 290 Admission: Free   24 March Discovery Dialogues: Human Evolution When: March 24, 7:00 p.m. Where: Atwood Chemistry Building, Room 360 Admission: Free   25 March Maps and Timelines When: March 25, 10:00 a.m. Where: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship, Conference Room Admission: Free   25 March Juris Master Information Session for Emory Employees When: March 25, 12:00 p.m. Where: 1599 Building, Room 1.432 Admission: Free   25 March Physics Live! When: March 25, 3:30 p.m. Where: Math and Science Center Admission: Free   25 March Parsimony and Chimpanzee Mind-Reading When: March 25, 4:00 p.m. Where: PAIS 290 Admission: Free   25 March Visual Scholarship Initiative: Curatorial Practices and Social Movements When: March 25, 6:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   25 March Kakali Bandyopadhyay, sitar When: March 25, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   26 March Art lecture: Rujeko Hockley When: March 26, 6:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   28 March Pictures of a Demonstration: The Congress of Racial Equality and its Desegregation Activism in New Orleans, 1960 to 1964 When: March 28, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   28 March Connect with Teaching: Infusing Teaching with Technology When: March 28, 1:00 p.m. Where: Center for Ethics, Room 102 Admission: Free   28 March Mapping the Commercial Gallery System in Nineteenth-Century London When: March 28, 5:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   28 March After Paris: Anti-semitism, Jewish-Muslim Relations in France, and the Future of French Jewry When: March 28, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford Road Presentation Room Admission: Free   29 March Emory Farmers Market When: March 29, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Hall Bridge Admission: Free   29 March Earth Festival 2016 When: March 29, 11:30 a.m. Where: Asbury Circle Admission: Free   29 March Shakespeare lecture: Secrets of the First Folio When: March 29, 4:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   29 March Born of Conviction: Moral Courage and Religious Leadership in the Civil Rights Era and Today When: March 29, 4:30 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel Admission: Free   29 March Ethics on the Stage: "Beyond Reasonable Doubt: The Troy Davis Project" When: March 29, 7:00 p.m. Where: Center for Ethics, Room 102 Admission: Free   29 March Tibetan Shrine lecture: Depicting the Many Buddhas When: March 29, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall Admission: Free   29 March Emory Jazz Combos When: March 29, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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