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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Thursday, April 7, 2016

The Wire   HONORS Poet and professor Jericho Brown wins Guggenheim Fellowship Jericho Brown, associate professor of English and Creative Writing, has been awarded a 2016 Guggenheim Fellowship. Winning the prestigious award will allow Brown to work on a new book of poems, titled "Character." The collection focuses on society's obsession with celebrity and will be written in the voices of people from literature, the visual arts and film. TEACHING Professors use Rose Library to offer hands-on research to students There was little doubt that the renovated glass halls of Emory's archival library would lure professional researchers and academics. But each year, more than 300 Emory College students explore the stories packed in the library's collections. HEALTH Diabetes incidence quadrupled worldwide from 1980 to 2014 Today is World Health Day. To mark the occasion, a new study compared diabetes levels among adult men and women. "The growth and sheer number of people affected has major implications for health care, health expenditures and health systems worldwide," notes Emory's Mohammed K. Ali, one of the study authors. SOCIOLOGY No to Yes: Sociologist examines what defines excellence in musical genres Fans were outraged when the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snubbed progressive rock pioneers Yes. Emory sociologist Timothy J. Dowd explores how critics inside and outside the prog rock scene go about evaluating the music. LITERATURE Sherman Alexie brings his 'fancydancing' to Emory Acclaimed writer Sherman Alexie uses "fancydancing" -- a flashy, competitive style of Pow Wow dancing -- as a metaphor for his writing. His skill was clearly on display as he offered up plenty of "punch lines" and "highly biased anecdotes" to his Emory audience. RESEARCH Emory-led aortic valve replacement study returns positive results The one-year results of a clinical trial assessing a non-surgical treatment option for severe aortic stenosis were announced by Vasilis Babaliaros and Vinod Thourani, co-directors of the Emory Structural Heart and Valve Center, at the American College of Cardiology meeting. ANTHROPOLOGY Emory hosts conference exploring the evolution of language from tools Prominent researchers from around the globe will visit Emory on April 12 to discuss how the handiwork needed by our stone-age ancestors to develop tools may have paved the way for language. PROFILE Catherine Koola: Laughing all the way Catherine Koola (center, with ukulele) founded Rock n' Rollins, performing covers of popular songs rewritten to promote health messages. Her time at Emory has harmonized her youthful love for laughter with a holistic understanding of the public health field.

Photo Galleries   Holi Celebration Holi, the festival of colors, is one of India's most iconic celebrations. As part of India Week, Emory observed Holi on Sunday, April 3, on McDonough Field. See more photos of the festivities. Dooley's Week Emory's skeletal mascot rose from the dead to walk the campus Monday, kicking off the annual tradition of Dooley's Week. View more photos of Dooley's debut.

Take Note   Volunteer to help with Emory's 171st Commencement University Senate service committees seek faculty, staff and students Emory hospitals named as 'Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality' Workshop focuses on biofeedback for stress management Emory Global Health Case Competition challenges U.S., international student teams School of Nursing professors named fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Emory Insider   Borrow a DVD: Emory's Music and Media Library offers more than 13,000 DVDs, including many popular titles, in its DVD-Lend collection. Students and qualified University staff can check out up to three DVDs for three days at a time.

In The News   'Trump 2016' chalked on campus causes some students to lose sight of free expression April 5 |  Editorial Board |  Dallas Morning News Hawks join Emory Healthcare to build new practice facility, headquarters April 5 |  Scott Boden |  Associated Press via ESPN Zika is spreading. Birth defects aren't -- yet April 4 |  Uriel Kitron |  USA Today If skills are the new canon, are colleges teaching them? April 3 |  Tracy L. Scott, Christina M. DePasquale, Robert Goddard, Anthony J. Martin, Sally Radell, Bonna Daix Wescoat, Subha Xavier |  Chronicle of Higher Education

"It's really something that doesn't exist in the NBA or really in almost any professional sport. ... We expect that this will be essentially the hub for professional athletes in all sports for the entire East Coast and Western Europe." Scott Boden, Associated Press via ESPN, April 5, 2016

Featured Events   Jazz on the Green An evening of outdoor jazz from the Emory Jazz Combos When: April 7, 6:00 p.m. Where: Patterson Green Admission: Free Employee Council Town Hall Forum for faculty and staff to present questions to top University and Emory Healthcare administrators When: April 12, 12:00 p.m. Where: Dobbs University Center, Winship Ballroom Admission: Free Changing Atlanta: Politics and Civic Engagement Examines the shifts brought on as Atlanta grew into a metropolis When: April 12, 6:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free Durufle's Requiem Emory University Symphony Orchestra and University Chorus perform together When: April 16, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free

08 April Professionalization seminar: "Working Across Disciplines" When: April 8, 9:00 a.m. Where: Callaway Center, Kemp Malone Library Admission: Free   08 April 3rd Annual Mechanisms of Learning Forum: Making and Manipulating Memories When: April 8, 9:15 a.m. Where: PAIS, Room 290 Admission: Free   09 April Stop Hunger Now volunteer event When: April 9, 10:00 a.m. Where: Glenn Memorial Church School Building, Jake Ward Fellowship Hall Admission: Free   10 April Family Concert: Atlanta's Young Artists When: April 10, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall Admission: Free   10 April Emory Chamber Ensembles When: April 10, 4:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   11 April Chicago's Black Arts Movement When: April 11, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   11 April Fanon Transformed? The New Writings When: April 11, 4:15 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 207 Admission: Free   11 April WeChat: Mobile and Social Commerce in China When: April 11, 4:30 p.m. Where: Goizueta Business School, Room W330 Admission: Free   11 April Legends of the Fall: The Aeneid and Battlestar Galactica on the Root Causes of Societal Disaster When: April 11, 4:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 111 Admission: Free   11 April A Modern Old Master? Using Historical GIS to Chart El Greco's Influence on the French Avant-Garde When: April 11, 5:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   11 April Religious Freedom and the Anglo-Caribbean When: April 11, 6:30 p.m. Where: Emory Law, Tull Auditorium Admission: Free   12 April From Tools and Gestures to the Language-Ready Brain When: April 12, 9:00 a.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall Admission: Free   12 April Emory Farmers Market When: April 12, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Bridge Admission: Free   12 April Organ Donation Webchat When: April 12, 12:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free   12 April Pakistan's Regional Foreign Policy When: April 12, 4:00 p.m. Where: Notification through registration Admission: Free   12 April An Update on the Status of Australopithecus Afarensis When: April 12, 6:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   12 April Tents to Temples: Tibetan Furniture in Practice When: April 12, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall Admission: Free   13 April German Studies Roundtable: Altered Environments in the Anthropocene When: April 13, 4:00 p.m. Where: Modern Languages, Room 330 Admission: Free   13 April Film screening: "Le Pont du Nord" (1981) When: April 13, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   14 April Academic and Industry Intersection Conference: Georgia as a Biotechnology Capital? When: April 14, 9:00 a.m. Where: Emory Conference Center Hotel Admission: $20   14 April Healthy Winship: Cancer preventatives When: April 14, 11:30 a.m. Where: Winship Cancer Institute, John H. Kauffman Auditorium Admission: Free   14 April Colloquium: "Rule and Life in The Mirror for Magistrates" When: April 14, 4:00 p.m. Where: Callaway Center, Kemp Malone Library Admission: Free   14 April The Pergamon Altar as the Palace of Zeus: From Poetical Inspiration to Architectural Representation When: April 14, 6:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall Admission: Free   14 April World Voice Day 2016 with The Emory Voice Center When: April 14, 6:30 p.m. Where: 1575 Northside Dr., Suite 350 Admission: Free   14 April Emory Dance Company When: April 14, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Dance Studio Admission: $10; $8 discount category members; $6 students   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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