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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016

INSIGHT 'Denial' screenings feature discussions with Emory professor Deborah Lipstadt Deborah Lipstadt and Emory President Claire E. Sterk offered insights after a special Oct. 5 screening of "Denial," a new feature film based on the Emory professor's legal battle against a Holocaust denier. Atlanta moviegoers may attend a discussion with Lipstadt after the film on Saturday evening. RESEARCH Rehabilitation program helps Parkinson's patients dance their way to better balance Researchers from Emory and Georgia Tech have found that balance responses in people with Parkinson's disease are altered after a three-week Adapted Tango dance rehabilitation program. PERSPECTIVES Professors explore rich intersections of history and poetry What do history and poetry reveal about ourselves and our times? English professor and former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey and history professor Joe Crespino shared their thoughts in a conversation led by English professor and poet Kevin Young. HEALTH School of Public Health to help Zika capacity building in Latin America The Rollins School of Public Health's Hubert Department of Global Health will receive $850,000 from the CDC to support cross-collaborative Zika response and training efforts. Led by global health professor Dabney Evans, the project will focus on vector control for Zika. COMMUNITY Emory announces results of first faculty/staff survey on sexual misconduct The first comprehensive campus climate survey to examine Emory faculty and staff experiences and attitudes surrounding sexual violence shows awareness of University policies and training and offers guidance for next steps. SAFETY Learn life-saving skills at CPR and First-Aid Marathon In time for Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, free CPR and first-aid training will be offered Oct. 15 to Emory faculty, staff and students. EVENTS October: 10 things to do for $10 or less October brings plenty of fall traditions to campus, from cheering on sports teams to mummies for Halloween. A variety of special events round out this month's calendar.

Take Note   Two dead trees on Emory Quad scheduled for removal Join the campus-wide energy reduction competition through Oct. 31 Colombian ambassador to deliver Emory Law's inaugural Global Leaders Lecture Suresh Ramalingam to hold Goizueta Chair for Cancer Research at Winship

Emory Insider: Amenities   Dining on campus during Fall Break: Emory Dining venues will have special hours of operation Oct. 7-11 for Fall Break. Check the schedule for your favorite places to eat or get coffee on campus.

In The News   Kaine and Pence clash in VP debate Oct. 5 |  Andra Gillespie |  Georgia Public Broadcasting This is the kind of sexism women who want to be doctors deal with in med school Oct. 4 |  Allyson Herbst |  Washington Post Scholars for Trump Oct. 4 |  Mark Bauerlein |  Inside Higher Ed Which should Americans be angrier about: Trump or the tax code? Oct. 3 |  Dorothy Brown |  The Atlantic

Featured Events   Get Started and Save for Your Retirement Now Learn tools to help you estimate if you are saving enough for retirement and explore ways to save more. When: Oct. 7, 12:00 p.m. Where: Goizueta Business School, Room 204 Admission: Free Atlanta Master Chorale: Dreamers of Dreams Experience a fanciful program of selections from some of the best dreamers in the musical world. When: Oct. 8, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: $20; $15 discount categories; $10 students Volleyball: Emory vs. Oglethorpe and Emory vs. Agnes Scott The 7th-ranked Eagles take on Oglethorpe at 4 p.m., then Agnes Scott at 8 p.m. When: Oct. 11, 4:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Physical Education Center Admission: Free

08 Oct. "Denial" Screening and Q&A with Emory Professor Deborah Lipstadt When: Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m. Where: Regal Tara Cinemas 4 Admission: $13.28 adults; $10.46 seniors and children   09 Oct. A2D Photography Group Exhibit Open House When: Oct. 9, 3:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Chase Gallery Admission: Free   11 Oct. Brain Health Forum: "What Matters for Women: Heart, Hormones and Health" When: Oct. 11, 8:30 a.m. Where: The Carter Center Admission: Free   11 Oct. Canvas 101 When: Oct. 11, 1:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 314 Admission: Free   12 Oct. Beyond Diplomacy: Opportunities for U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change When: Oct. 12, 4:15 p.m. Where: Grace Crum Rollins Building, Rita Anne Rollins Room Admission: Free   12 Oct. Fuld Distinguished Scholar Lecture When: Oct. 12, 4:15 p.m. Where: Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Auditorium Admission: Free   12 Oct. Art in the 21st Century When: Oct. 12, 6:00 p.m. Where: Visual Arts Building, Room 145 Admission: Free   12 Oct. The Politics We Need: Faith, the Presidential Election and the Choices Ahead When: Oct. 12, 6:00 p.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 252 Admission: Free   12 Oct. A Century of America's National Parks When: Oct. 12, 7:00 p.m. Where: Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry, Seminar Room Admission: Free   12 Oct. Film screening: "Weird Science" (1985) When: Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   12 Oct. Concert: Andrew Bryant When: Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   13 Oct. Emory Medishare in Haiti When: Oct. 13, 6:30 a.m. Where: Emory University Hospital Auditorium Admission: Free   13 Oct. Parenting Your Teen: Conflict and Problem Solving When: Oct. 13, 1:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free   13 Oct. AntiquiTEA: Scrimshawed Cattle Horns as Propaganda in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 When: Oct. 13, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   13 Oct. The Continuing Significance of Race in American Politics: Racial Resentment and the Pain of Progress When: Oct. 13, 4:00 p.m. Where: PAIS 290 Admission: Free   13 Oct. Faculty Workshop Series: White Privilege in the Classroom When: Oct. 13, 4:00 p.m. Where: Chemistry Building, Room 360 Admission: Free   13 Oct. The Printing Press and Books Cross the Atlantic: Their Impact in the Hispanic New World When: Oct. 13, 4:15 p.m. Where: Callaway Memorial Center, S501 Admission: Free   13 Oct. Hot-demolition Sabotage and Politics in South Africa, 1961-1962 When: Oct. 13, 4:15 p.m. Where: Candler Library Building, Room 212 Admission: Free   13 Oct. Film screening: "Spillover: Zika, Ebola and Beyond" When: Oct. 13, 5:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 205 Admission: Free   13 Oct. Fact-checking the Political Spin: How the Experts Get at the Truth When: Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   13 Oct. Ad Hoc Productions Presents "[title of show]" When: Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. Where: Burlington Road Building, Black Box Theater Admission: $8.50; $5.50 students   13 Oct. Yossi Berg and Oded Graf Dance Theatre: "Come Jump with Me" When: Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Dance Studio Admission: $25; $15 discount category members; $12 students   13 Oct. Lecture by Scott Garner: Anatomy of a Hit Show When: Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   13 Oct. St. Catherine of Siena: Brought to Life by Sister Nancy Murray When: Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel Admission: Free   13 Oct. Keiko Ransom, piano When: Oct. 13, 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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