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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017

ACHIEVEMENT Celebration of Technology and Innovation honors faculty entrepreneurs Emory's Office of Technology Transfer will celebrate faculty entrepreneurs and their discoveries at the 11th Annual Celebration of Technology and Innovation, set for March 2. Learn more about this year's winners, including Mark Goodman, one of the original developers of an FDA-approved imaging agent for recurrent prostate cancer. HONORS Emory announces Bobby Jones Scholars for study in Scotland Outstanding Emory College seniors Joan Shang, Julianna Joss, Jason Ehrenzeller and Ekaterina Koposova will spend a year in Scotland pursuing master's degrees at the University of St Andrews. HEALTH Researchers explore when stress becomes physical Long dismissed as hysteria or hypochondria, a number of "conversion disorders" are now recognized. Blindness, seizures and other disorders may result from emotional stress being converted to physical symptoms. The Emory Brain Health Center hosts a conference on functional neurological disorders March 3-4. SPORTS Emory men's basketball earns NCAA Division III tournament bid The Emory Eagles head to Texas to compete in the opening rounds of the NCAA Division III Tournament, the team's fifth consecutive postseason bid. Pairings for this year's 64-team field were announced Monday. SUPPORT Emory responds to recent federal guidelines related to transgender restrooms/Title IX Emory believes each member of our community deserves to study, work and live in accordance with their gender identity. Therefore, individuals may use restrooms and other facilities that correspond to their gender identity. EVENTS March arts events include Tibet Week, Barenaked Voices Along with warmer weather, March brings a multitude of arts events to Emory's campus, including annual favorites Tibet Week at the Michael C. Carlos Museum and the student a cappella celebration, Barenaked Voices.

Take Note   Last chance for free 'Know Your Numbers' biometric health screenings Submit events for Office of Sustainability's Earth Month calendar by March 14 Emory Baseball ascends to No. 1 in D3Baseball.com national rankings Winship doctor, nurse honored at CanCare anniversary celebration

Emory Insider: Benefits   No co-pays for back-up care: Bright Horizons Back-Up Care Advantage offers temporary care to Emory University faculty, staff and Laney Graduate School families when your usual child and adult/elder care arrangements are unavailable. To celebrate the program's first anniversary, no co-pay fees will be charged in March.

In The News   Courts can be undermined in these 3 ways. This is how to protect them. Feb. 27 |  Tom Clark and Jeffrey Staton |  Washington Post St. Louis Cemetery push shows how Jews can build alliances with Muslims Feb. 27 |  Shlomo C. Pill |  Forward 'Hidden Figures' math heroines add up to unlikely hit for Fox Feb. 24 |  Sidney Perkowitz |  Bloomberg

Featured Events   WaterHub tour Get a behind-the-scenes look at Emory's innovative WaterHub. The student-led tours are popular and fill up fast. When: March 1, 1:00 p.m. Where: Emory WaterHub, Peavine Drive Admission: Free Emory University Symphony Orchestra Richard Prior conducts as the orchestra presents Mahler's iconic Symphony No. 1. When: March 2, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free Atlanta Science Festival: Astronaut Mark Kelly Launch rockets on the lawn starting at 5:30 p.m., then hear Kelly's speech kicking off the Atlanta Science Festival at 7 p.m. When: March 14, 5:30 p.m. Where: Glenn Memorial Auditorium Admission: $12 in advance; $8 kids ages 12 and under; $15 at the door

01 March Diabesity (Diabetes-Obesity) in Latinos: An Emerging Epidemic When: March 1, 12:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 1000 Admission: Free   01 March Immersive Virtual Reality as a Research Tool for the Behavioral Sciences When: March 1, 4:00 p.m. Where: PAIS, Room 290 Admission: Free   01 March Laszlo Excalibur Lecture: After the Conquest, the Byzantine Empire in Greece When: March 1, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   01 March Film screening: "Men in War" (1957) When: March 1, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 205 Admission: Free   02 March Disparities in Surgical Outcomes: The Fierce Urgency of Now When: March 2, 7:00 a.m. Where: Emory University Hospital, Auditorium Admission: Free   02 March Electronic Warfare: Radio and Counter-insurgency When: March 2, 4:15 p.m. Where: Candler Library, Room 212 Admission: Free   02 March Office of Technology Transfer: 11th Annual Celebration of Technology and Innovation When: March 2, 4:30 p.m. Where: Emory Conference Center, Silver Bell Pavilion Admission: Free   02 March Water Conflicts in the Middle East When: March 2, 5:30 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 1000 Admission: Free   02 March Annual Pride Awards When: March 2, 6:30 p.m. Where: Miller-Ward Alumni House Admission: Free   02 March Carnaval When: March 2, 7:30 p.m. Where: Casa Emory, 746 Peavine Creek Dr. Admission: Free   03 March A Multisensory Internal Model of Gravity and its Role in Spatial Orientation When: March 3, 12:00 p.m. Where: Whitehead Biomedical Research Building, Auditorium Admission: Free   04 March Softball: Emory vs. Christopher Newport When: March 4, 1:00 p.m. Where: Emory Softball Field Admission: Free   04 March Atlanta Master Chorale: Shades and Hues When: March 4, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: $20; $15 discount categories; $10 students   07 March Baseball: Emory vs. Oglethorpe When: March 7, 2:00 p.m. Where: Chappell Park Admission: Free   13 March Sex Tourism in Bahia: Ambiguous Entanglements When: March 13, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   13 March Concert: Christopher Paul Stelling, acoustic guitar When: March 13, 12:00 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   14 March Hospital-based Hand Washing with Soap and Water Treatment Intervention to Reduce Cholera When: March 14, 12:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 1000 Admission: Free   14 March The Evolution of Human Sleep When: March 14, 4:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 207 Admission: Free   14 March Reading: Russian Revolutionary Poetry When: March 14, 6:30 p.m. Where: Modern Languages, Room 201 Admission: Free   14 March How Early Travelers to Greece Viewed the Parthenon When: March 14, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Exhibition Galleries Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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