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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, June 20, 2017

COMMUNITY Georgia natives return to Emory to practice medicine Wherever their training and travels took them, Georgia natives like Bradley Carthon have heeded the call to come back and give back at Emory's Winship Cancer Institute. Their mission, like Winship's: lessen the burden of cancer in Georgia. ACHIEVEMENT President's annual report reflects on 'remarkable year' for Emory Emory's annual report highlights the university's impact here in Atlanta and around the world, sharing stories of creating knowledge, educating the next generation, transforming society, and helping develop new and better ways to prevent and treat disease. LEADERSHIP Graves appointed interim dean of Emory Law Judson Graves, a longtime partner with the international law firm Alston & Bird, has been appointed interim dean of Emory University School of Law, effective Aug. 1. RESEARCH To boldly go where public health hasn't gone before Rollins School of Public Health researchers will soon take their research into orbit, partnering with NASA in a new satellite mission to study air pollution. HONORS Robert Koch Award goes to Emory Vaccine Center Director Rafi Ahmed The Robert Koch Foundation is jointly awarding the 2017 Robert Koch Award to Emory Vaccine Center Director Rafi Ahmed and to Antonio Lanzavecchia, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, and ETH Zurich, Switzerland. HEALTH U.S. could learn from success of East African strategy in curbing HIV epidemic In an editorial in JAMA, Emory infectious disease experts describe global progress toward achieving ambitious United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) targets for 2020, while highlighting steps needed to end HIV. INSIGHT Summer reading: 8 books by Emory faculty to add to your list Ready to relax with a good book? Whether you're in the mood for thoughtful poems, intriguing novels or compelling nonfiction, Emory faculty authors have you covered. PROFILE Meredith Honeycutt: Continuing a family tradition of serving students As business manager in Campus Life's Finance Center, Meredith Honeycutt helped hundreds of student leaders and student organizations over more than two decades.

Take Note   Emory hospitals earn quality awards for excellence in stroke care Emory swimmers honored with NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships Learning & Organizational Development offers general enrollment courses Nominate faculty, staff, volunteers for Spirit of Winship Award by Friday

Emory Insider: Services   Download the LiveSafe app: Emory provides the LiveSafe personal safety mobile app to all faculty, staff and students to download for free. The app provides a quick, convenient and discreet way to communicate directly with Emory safety officials, enhancing your overall safety and allowing Emory University Police to better protect you.

In The News   Trump's shadow and stalled GOP agenda loom over close Georgia race June 16 |  Robert Costa |  Washington Post A 'Queen Sugar' rush heralds a 'silver age' for African-American TV June 15 |  Beretta Smith-Shomade |  New York Times You are what you eat, and what you eat is millions of microbes June 13 |  Helena Pachon |  Smithsonian

Featured Events   Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer's or Dementia The Emory WorkLife Resource Center hosts a live online talk as part of the Caregiver Network series; includes brain health tips. When: June 21, 1:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free Conversation with Billy Howard, photographer of "Epitaphs for the Living" Howard and Rose Library curator Randy Gue discuss Howard's photographs of people living with HIV/AIDS in the 1980s. When: June 22, 6:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free Mindfulness 101 Join this 30-minute webinar to learn how mindfulness can help you slow down in the midst of daily pressures. When: June 27, 12:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free

21 June Civil Treatment for Employees When: June 21, 8:30 a.m. Where: 1599 Clifton Road Admission: $60   21 June Meet Me @ Blomeyer Indoor Walking Group When: June 21, 12:00 p.m. Where: Blomeyer Health Fitness Center Admission: Free; membership not required   21 June Identify Your Ideal Career Workshop, Part I When: June 21, 12:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: $249 for four-part series   21 June Meet Me @ the Tunnel Indoor Walking Group When: June 21, 12:00 p.m. Where: Emory University Hospital Tunnel Admission: Free   21 June WaterHub Tour When: June 21, 1:00 p.m. Where: WaterHub on Peavine Drive Admission: Free   21 June Compassion Meditation Group When: June 21, 5:00 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel, Room 106 Admission: Free   22 June Changing Paradigms in Axillary Management of Breast Cancer When: June 22, 7:00 a.m. Where: Emory University Hospital, Auditorium Admission: Free   22 June Navigating Beyond Conflict When: June 22, 8:30 a.m. Where: 1599 Clifton Road Admission: $60   22 June Expanding the Synthetic Capabilities of the Cell When: June 22, 3:00 p.m. Where: Whitehead Biomedical Research Building, Auditorium Admission: Free   22 June Financial Wellness for Psychologists: Lessons For Your Practice, Patients and Life When: June 22, 6:30 p.m. Where: Brain Health Center, First Floor, 12 Executive Park Drive Admission: Free   23 June Latinx Clients: Cultural, Linguistic and Psychosocial Considerations in Psychological Services When: June 23, 12:30 p.m. Where: PAIS, Room 290 Admission: $35-$110   26 June Migrating Courses From Blackboard to Canvas When: June 26, 1:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 314 Admission: Free   27 June WaterHub Tour When: June 27, 11:00 a.m. Where: WaterHub on Peavine Drive Admission: Free   28 June Identify Your Ideal Career Workshop, Part 2 When: June 28, 12:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: $240 for four-part series   28 June Compassion Meditation Group When: June 28, 5:00 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel, Room 106 Admission: Free   29 June Simulation to Advance Surgical Training, Research and Clinical Performance When: June 29, 7:00 a.m. Where: Emory University Hospital, Auditorium Admission: Free   29 June Canvas 101 When: June 29, 10:30 a.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 314 Admission: Free   29 June Submitting Your Electronic Dissertation/Thesis When: June 29, 11:30 a.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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