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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018

HEALTH Heart storms: Surviving a cardiac crisis What happens when the heart, the body's most important muscle, short-circuits? In this special feature, meet three Emory patients who survived unexpected cardiac emergencies. CAMPUS 'Divine Felines' exhibition showcases Egypt's exaltation of cats "Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt," now open at the Carlos Museum, showcases cats and lions, plus dogs and jackals, as domesticated pets, creatures of the wild and mythic symbols of divinity. BUSINESS Goizueta launches 'Entrepreneurs-in-Residence' program Goizueta Business School has launched Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, designed to offer students real-life experience with people who have done what they're studying to do. The entrepreneurs will advise BBA and MBA students looking to start their own companies. COLLABORATION RCE Greater Atlanta officially acknowledged by United Nations University Led by Emory, Georgia Tech and Spelman College, RCE Greater Atlanta has been officially acknowledged as a new regional sustainability network by the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability. COMMUNITY Move More Challenge returns with new ways to track your steps Registration is now under way for Emory's popular employee physical activity challenge, which steps off March 5 using Healthy Emory Connect, the university's new health and wellness platform.

PHOTO GALLERY   Feast of Words toasts Emory faculty authors, editors The Emory community gathered Feb. 12 to celebrate the 109 faculty members across the university who authored or edited a total of 115 books last year. Learn more about this year's books and see more photos from Feast of Words.

Take Note   The Feminist Wire's Tamura Lomax to lecture Feb. 21 at Candler Winship celebrates 20 years of outstanding leadership on bone marrow transplants View classes from Learning and Organizational Development available through June

Emory Insider: Sustainability   Learn how to keep waste out of landfills: As Emory implements the new waste policy, volunteers from the Office of Sustainability Initiatives will be at the Cox Hall Bridge from 12-2 p.m. Feb. 19-22 to help you properly sort waste into recycling and compost bins, since this location has the highest contamination on campus. You can also sign up to help.

In The News   This is why Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was just awarded the $5 million Ibrahim prize Feb. 13 |  Pamela Scully |  Washington Post It's alive! Frankenstein at 200 Feb. 12 |  Sidney Perkowitz |  NPR Flu season still getting worse; now as bad as 2009 swine flu Feb. 9 |  James Steinberg |  Associated Press

Featured Events   Poetry reading: U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith Smith's reading of her poems is open to the public as part of the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library Reading Series. When: Feb. 17, 4:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Admission: Free Brave New Works: "Wooden Nickels" Joseph Skibell, Winship Distinguished Research Professor in the Humanities, adapted this play from his collection of true short stories. When: Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Theater Lab Admission: Free; reservation required Taxes: What's Changed and What's Stayed the Same Learn how taxes work, how the tax plan passed at the end of 2017 will impact you and what the new tax plan will not do. When: Feb. 23, 12:00 p.m. Where: Goizueta Business School, Room 130 Admission: Free

16 Feb. Emory Women's Heart Center: Wear Red Health Fair When: Feb. 16, 7:30 a.m. Where: Emory University Hospital, 2nd Floor Auditorium Admission: Free   16 Feb. Concert: Chinese New Year Celebration When: Feb. 16, 12:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   16 Feb. Lecture: "Reflections on the EPA: An Assessment of the Past Year and What's to Come" When: Feb. 16, 12:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 1000 Admission: Free   16 Feb. Brave New Works: "Fellow's Fellows" When: Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Theater Lab Admission: Free   16 Feb. Concert: Alexandra Shatalov, oboe When: Feb. 16, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   17 Feb. Concert: Emory Gamelan Ensemble When: Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   19 Feb. James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference: "Working Hard Ain't Enough for Black Americans" When: Feb. 19, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   19 Feb. 2018 Turkish Lecture Series: "Is Turkey a Democracy?" When: Feb. 19, 12:30 p.m. Where: Emory Conference Center Hotel, Lullwater Ballroom Admission: Free   19 Feb. Bederman Lecture: "Immigrants, Refugees and Women: International Obligations and the United States" When: Feb. 19, 12:30 p.m. Where: Gambrell Hall, Tull Auditorium Admission: Free   19 Feb. Lecture: "Pope Francis, the Church and the World" When: Feb. 19, 7:15 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, P-Level Auditorium Admission: Free   20 Feb. Pitts Annual Book Sale When: Feb. 20, 8:00 a.m. Where: Pitts Lecture Hall Admission: Books from $1 to $10   20 Feb. Canvas Assignments When: Feb. 20, 10:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 314 Admission: Free   20 Feb. Emory Farmers Market When: Feb. 20, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Hall, Bridge Admission: Free   20 Feb. Candler's Black Student Caucus and Social Concerns Network: "Fearless Dialogues" When: Feb. 20, 12:00 p.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 102 Admission: Free   20 Feb. Lecture: "Promoting Resilience after Trauma and Early Adversity: Social and Cultural Factors" When: Feb. 20, 12:00 p.m. Where: Grace Crum Rollins Building, Room 721 Admission: Free   20 Feb. WaterHub Tour When: Feb. 20, 2:30 p.m. Where: WaterHub on Peavine Drive Admission: Free   20 Feb. Lecture: "Adaptation to a Changing Climate and Society: Case Studies for Sustainable Food Production in Japan" When: Feb. 20, 4:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 206 Admission: Free   21 Feb. Annual Anna Julia Cooper Lecture: "Erotophobia and Hypermoralism: The Black Church, Jezebel and the Disabling Politics of Splitting" When: Feb. 21, 11:00 a.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Room 252 Admission: Free   21 Feb. Zero Waste Ambassadors Training When: Feb. 21, 11:45 a.m. Where: Cox Hall Admission: Free   21 Feb. Meet Me @ the Tunnel Walking Group When: Feb. 21, 12:00 p.m. Where: Emory University Hospital, Tunnel Admission: Free   21 Feb. Workshop: Publishing with GitHub Pages When: Feb. 21, 2:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   21 Feb. Lecture: "The Russian Revolution in Rachmaninov and Scriabin" When: Feb. 21, 4:00 p.m. Where: Modern Languages Building, Room 201 Admission: Free   21 Feb. Poetry reading: "The Rebel: In Celebration of Mari Evans" When: Feb. 21, 6:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   21 Feb. Film screening: "Black Is ... Black Ain't" When: Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   21 Feb. Concert: Four Hand Piano When: Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   22 Feb. Using Canvas Pages and Modules When: Feb. 22, 10:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 314 Admission: Free   22 Feb. AntiquiTEA: Imagery of ancient Egyptian divine being Bes When: Feb. 22, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   22 Feb. Lecture: "Why Natural Food? Answers from the German Past" When: Feb. 22, 4:00 p.m. Where: Atwood Chemistry Center, Room 360 Admission: Free   22 Feb. Lecture: "Neuroeducation and the Adolescent Brain" When: Feb. 22, 4:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 110 Admission: Free   22 Feb. Pierce Hall Open House When: Feb. 22, 4:00 p.m. Where: Oxford College Admission: Free   22 Feb. Creativity Conversation: Joseph Skibell and Jireh Holder When: Feb. 22, 4:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Theater Lab Admission: Free   22 Feb. Panel discussion: "Black-Latinx Solidarity" When: Feb. 22, 4:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Health Sciences Center Administration Building Admission: Free with Emory ID   22 Feb. Workshop: "Advocacy Writing for Nonprofit and Environmental Sectors" When: Feb. 22, 5:00 p.m. Where: B. Jones Building, Career Center Admission: Free   22 Feb. Panel: "The Legacy of John Wesley and the Church Today" When: Feb. 22, 6:00 p.m. Where: Pitts Theology Library, Room 360 Admission: Free   22 Feb. Concert: Abigail Santos Villalobos and Erika Tazawa When: Feb. 22, 8:00 p.m. Where: Performing Arts Studio Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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