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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018

DISCOVERY New method calculates equilibrium constant at the small scale Mixing computational chemistry and theoretical math proved a winning formula for Emory chemist James Kindt and graduate students Xiaokun Zhang, Lara Patel, Olivia Beckwith and Robert Schneider. The result? A new, fast method to calculate equilibrium constants using small-scale simulations -- even when the Law of Mass Action does not apply. COMMUNITY Emory's 2018 'All in a Day' giving challenge set for Feb. 7-8 Exciting projects and meaningful relationships at Emory will be celebrated Feb. 7-8 with a 24-hour online fundraising challenge. HONORS Emory Alumni Association announces 2018 Emory Medal recipients Emory's highest alumni award will be presented to H. Kenneth Walker, a physician and professor, and to nursing alumni Crystal Johnson, Laura Mitchell-Spurlock and Jason Slabach, who were part of the Emory Healthcare team that treated patients with Ebola virus disease. CAMPUS Take time to get prepared during Severe Weather Awareness Week Severe Weather Awareness Week in Georgia is Feb. 5-9, which offers an opportunity for the Emory community to review campus emergency plans for what to do in the event of disasters. INSIGHT Sephardi Jewish history is theme of 22nd Tenenbaum Lecture Historian Aron Rodrigue will speak on "The Making and Unmaking of Sephardi Jewry: The Ottoman Centuries," Monday, Feb.12, at 7:30 p.m. as the 22nd annual Tenenbaum Family Lecturer. ACHIEVEMENT School of Nursing in top five in NIH research funding for the past three years Emory's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing is once again among the top five nursing schools in the U.S. for funding from the National Institutes of Health. In 2017, the school received $7.8 million in NIH funding.

Take Note   Marsteller named to leadership role with American Association for the Advancement of Science Winship announces Madhav Dhodapkar as director of new Center for Cancer Immunology Emory selects cardiothoracic bioengineer for Levy Research Award

Emory Insider: Your Health   Tips for preventing and treating flu: This is proving to be a worse-than-usual flu season. Get tips and guidance from Emory experts to help mitigate the impact of the flu epidemic in our community.

In The News   Should you worry about getting sick from a plane flight? Maybe Feb. 5 |  Phyllis Kozarsky |  New York Times Power's role in sexual harassment Feb. 5 |  Melissa Williams |  Wall Street Journal Do pro football players have a higher risk of dying earlier? Feb. 1 |  Ken Mautner |  CNN

Featured Events   Poetry reading: Erica Dawson Poet Erica Dawson reads from her works. She will also join in a colloquium at 2 p.m. in Room N301 of the Callaway Memorial Center. When: Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free Emory's Annual Camp & Learning Expo 2018 Get help with summer child care and enrichment with information from nearly 100 summer camps and quality academic programs for children aged 5-17. When: Feb. 8, 10:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free A Feast of Words This annual celebration of Emory faculty authors or editors of books published in the last year will feature remarks and a toast from President Claire Sterk and Provost Dwight A. McBride. When: Feb. 12, 4:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free

07 Feb. Pop-Up Public Library Card Drive When: Feb. 7, 11:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Level 2 Admission: Free   07 Feb. WaterHub Tour When: Feb. 7, 11:00 a.m. Where: WaterHub on Peavine Drive Admission: Free   07 Feb. Meet Me @ the Tunnel Walking Group When: Feb. 7, 12:00 p.m. Where: Emory University Hospital, Tunnel Admission: Free   07 Feb. All in a Day: 24 Hours of Change When: Feb. 7, 12:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission:  Donations to favorite Emory causes   07 Feb. International Collaborations Faculty Panel Discussion When: Feb. 7, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   07 Feb. Intro to Digital Publishing When: Feb. 7, 2:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 303E Admission: Free   07 Feb. Film screening: "Hearing the Call: The Spiritual and Cultural Journey of Rosemary McCombs Maxey" When: Feb. 7, 4:00 p.m. Where: MIchael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   07 Feb. Brave New Works: "Rothschild's Fiddle" by Anton Chekhov When: Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Theater Lab Admission: Free   07 Feb. Film screening: "Eyes on the Prize" When: Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208   08 Feb. Regenerative Therapies for Peripheral Arterial Disease When: Feb. 8, 7:00 a.m. Where: Emory University Hospital, Auditorium Admission: Free   08 Feb. Involving Undergraduates in Your Research When: Feb. 8, 10:30 a.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 217 Admission: Free   08 Feb. Lecture: "Room for All in Post-Modern Epidemiology" When: Feb. 8, 12:00 p.m. Where: Rollins School of Public Health, Rita Ann Rollins Room Admission: Free   08 Feb. Can We Know What It's Like to Be a Dog? When: Feb. 8, 4:00 p.m. Where: Atwood Chemistry Building, Room 360 Admission: Free   08 Feb. Disability Studies Initiative Speaker Series: "Fasting Girls, Then and Now" When: Feb. 8, 5:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 110 Admission: Free   08 Feb. A Discussion with Justice Leah Ward Sears 80L When: Feb. 8, 5:30 p.m. Where: School of Law, Room 1C Admission: Free   08 Feb. "Gruzzolino": Music, Fables and Italian Puppets When: Feb. 8, 7:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   09 Feb. Jazz Fest 2018: Peter Erskine, Gary Motley, Darek Oles and Warren Wolf When: Feb. 9, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   10 Feb. Annual Sacred Harp Sing When: Feb. 10, 10:00 a.m. Where: Cannon Chapel Sanctuary Admission: Free   10 Feb. Brave New Works: "A Road to a Dream: Scenes from Buford Highway" by Mark Valdez When: Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Theater Lab Admission: Free; reservations required   10 Feb. Jazz Fest 2018: Big Band Night When: Feb. 10, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   11 Feb. "The Divine Felines of Ancient Egypt" by Brooklyn Museum curator Yekaterina Barbash When: Feb. 11, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   12 Feb. James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference: "Black Love/Lives in the Transatlantic Archive" When: Feb. 12, 12:00 p.m. Where: Goizueta Business School, Room W525 Admission: Free   12 Feb. Film screening and discussion: "Shakespeare Behind Bars" When: Feb. 12, 4:00 p.m. Where: 1462 Clifton Road, Room 100C Admission: Free   12 Feb. Annual Tenenbaum Lecture: "The Making and Unmaking of Sephardi Jewry: The Ottoman Centuries" When: Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   12 Feb. Lecture: "The Destitution of Citizenship: Crises of Democracy and the Radical Critique of the State" When: Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   13 Feb. Emory Farmers Market When: Feb. 13, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Hall, Bridge Admission: Free   13 Feb. Introduction to EndNote (Mac) When: Feb. 13, 12:00 p.m. Where: Health Sciences Center Library, Room B_65 Admission: Free   13 Feb. Breathe: Stillness in the Busy-ness When: Feb. 13, 4:00 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel Admission: Free   13 Feb. Lecture: "The Biology and Evolution of Language" When: Feb. 13, 4:00 p.m. Where: Atwood Chemistry Building, Room 360 Admission: Free   13 Feb. Lecture: "Why is Rama Still All Around?" When: Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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