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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016

HONORS Emory ranks 18th in new Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education college poll In a new ranking of top colleges and universities in the U.S. by The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education, Emory University ranked 18th out of 500 national public and private universities. RESEARCH Vaccine against many common cold viruses is achievable The quest for a vaccine against rhinoviruses may seem quixotic, because there are more than 100 varieties circulating around the world. But the immune system can handle the challenge, according to researchers from Emory's School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. EVENTS October brings internationally renowned performers to campus October arts events at Emory include performances by jazz musician Branford Marsalis, R.E.M.'s Mike Mills and violinist Robert McDuffie, and "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band. LITERATURE Emory celebrates Shakespeare as First Folio's arrival nears With a little more than a month to go before the First Folio arrives at Emory, the campus-wide celebration of the world's most famous playwright kicks into high gear with exhibits, plays, films and more. ACHIEVEMENT Synergy awards support collaborative research among health sciences schools, faculty The Woodruff Health Sciences Center has announced the six winning proposals for its first cycle of Synergy Awards. The awards support collaborative projects among faculty in the schools of medicine, public health and nursing, as well as other health sciences units. AMENITIES Construction set to begin on interim student dining facility Work starts Oct. 3 on an interim student dining facility in the courtyard in front of the Woodruff PE Center. The facility will serve student diners during the construction of a new Campus Life Center. PROFILE Patrick Cafferty: Biology on the run Emory College biology lecturer Patrick Cafferty holds one of his weekly office hours on the road, leading students on a three-mile run through campus. It's part of his overarching goal to connect with students in his human physiology class as a teacher and mentor.

Take Note   Complete the 2016 Emory Transportation Survey by Oct. 6 Sheth lecturer to discuss bridging the Internet and the 'Inner-Net' Emory Saint Joseph's showcases medical technology, patient care during visit by Israeli delegation Emory Executive Education offers two-day course on data-driven decision making

Emory Insider: Benefits   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   The deaf body in public space Sept. 28 |  Rachel Kolb |  New York Times Donald Trump's dismal appeal to black voters Sept. 27 |  Carol Anderson |  U.S. News & World Report Election of lesbian bishop highlights struggles within United Methodist Church Sept. 27 |  Anne Burkholder |  NBC News Georgians face fewer choices, sticker shock on healthcare exchange Sept. 27 |  Ken Thorpe |  WAGA-TV Rachel Weisz and Deborah Lipstadt Sept. 26 |  Deborah Lipstadt |  The New Yorker

Featured Events   Winship Win the Fight 5K Run or walk to help raise funds for cancer research at Emory's Winship Cancer Institute. When: Oct. 1, 7:00 a.m. Where: McDonough Field Admission: $50 same-day registration fee if not already signed up Soccer: Emory vs. University of Chicago Cheer on the Emory women's soccer team at 11 a.m. and the men's team at 1:30 p.m. When: Oct. 1, 11:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free Personality, Partisanship and the Presidency Hear political scientist Alan Abramowitz and psychologist Scott Lilienfeld discuss politicians' personality traits and how politics get so partisan. When: Oct. 6, 4:00 p.m. Where: PAIS 290 Admission: Free Jazz on the Green Bring a picnic and enjoy music from Emory Jazz Ensembles. When: Oct. 6, 6:00 p.m. Where: Patterson Green Admission: Free

01 Oct. Branford Marsalis Quartet with Kurt Elling When: Oct. 1, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: $75; $60 discount category members; $10 Emory students   02 Oct. Family Concert: Invitation to the Dance When: Oct. 2, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   03 Oct. Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science Fiction When: Oct. 3, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   03 Oct. Literature is Alive @ Emory: Lydia Conklin, Kalpana Narayanan, Masande Ntshanga, Claire Vaye Watkins When: Oct. 3, 7:00 p.m. Where: Barnes & Noble @ Emory Bookstore Admission: Free   04 Oct. Spotlight on Student Global Health Experiences When: Oct. 4, 12:00 p.m. Where: Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Room 101 Admission: Free   04 Oct. "Schaffen wir das?": Panel Discussion on the Current Refugee Situation in Germany When: Oct. 4, 4:15 p.m. Where: Modern Languages Building, Room 201 Admission: Free   04 Oct. Constructing World Order: Gender, Pathology and Race in the Framing of US Non-proliferation Policy in Europe and Asia When: Oct. 4, 4:15 p.m. Where: Bowden Hall, Room 323 Admission: Free   04 Oct. The South vs. Everything: Southern Inferiority, the Long Southern Strategy and the Inevitability of Donald Trump When: Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   04 Oct. Breathing Bronze, Living Faces: The Making of Portraits at Aphrodisias and Rome When: Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 207 Admission: Free   05 Oct. Canvas 101 When: Oct. 5, 10:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 314 Admission: Free   05 Oct. Canvas Assignments When: Oct. 5, 3:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   05 Oct. Abraham Lincoln and Political Agape: Lessons for Our Own Context When: Oct. 5, 6:00 p.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 252 Admission: Free   05 Oct. Film screening: "Shogun Assassin" (1972/1980) When: Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   06 Oct. Benario Lecture in Roman Studies When: Oct. 6, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   06 Oct. Sino-U.S. Relations after G20 When: Oct. 6, 4:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 205 Admission: Free   06 Oct. The Too-Busy City: Atlanta and Urbanity When: Oct. 6, 6:30 p.m. Where: The Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry Seminar Room Admission: Free   09 Oct. A2D Photography Group Exhibit Open House When: Oct. 9, 3:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Chase Gallery Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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