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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018

TEACHING Students turn curators for Carlos Museum exhibit A new exhibit at the Michael C. Carlos Museum unites artwork and classwork in a hands-on way, allowing Emory students to curate a first-of-its-kind show about the Ramayana in Indian painting. HEALTH Emory emergency medicine providers lead flu response at Grady Health care providers in Emory School of Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine have led a robust response to the surge in influenza patients at Grady Memorial Hospital, using specialized trailers that have extended Grady's busy emergency department. INSIGHT 'The Enlightened Gene' captures Emory-Tibet Science Initiative's integration of science, faith In their new co-written book, Emory professor Arri Eisen and Tibetan monk Geshe Yungdrung Konchok explore how insights from scientists and monastics enrich understandings of biology, physics and other sciences. COMMUNITY Emory global health case competition tackles refugee health in Atlanta Twelve student teams addressed the health challenges of one of Atlanta's most vulnerable populations during the 2018 Intramural Emory Global Health Case Competition, proposing strategies to improve the health and wellbeing of the city's refugee communities. IMPACT An Emory clinic is transforming memory care The Emory Integrated Memory Care Clinic is the first nurse-led clinic in the nation specializing in primary care for dementia patients, helping patients like Joung Ja Lee (left) and her daughter, Esther Lee, manage her care for multiple chronic conditions.

Photo Galleries   Vigil for Parkland On Friday, Feb. 16, the Emory community gathered at the Cox Hall Bridge for a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of the shooting at Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida. Learn more about campus resources available to those needing support. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith Tracy K. Smith, the current U.S. poet laureate, read her poems at a free public event Saturday, Feb. 17, part of Emory's Raymond Danowski Poetry Library Reading Series. View more photos.

Take Note   Public dialogue will explore 'Black and Latinx Solidarity' Lt. Gen. Pede, JAG of the US Army, to keynote Emory Law's Global Leaders Lecture Dance examines gender identity and social constructs

Emory Insider: Perks   Motorist assistance: Emory's Transportation and Parking Services assists motorists on campus who are dealing with a flat tire or car that won't start. This free service is available 24 hours a day. For help, call 404-727-1130.

In The News   In laws, rhetoric and acts of violence, Europe is rewriting dark chapters of its past Feb. 19 |  Deborah Lipstadt |  Washington Post Georgia might let adoption agencies use religion to refuse gay couples Feb. 19 |  Melissa Carter |  Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jimmy Carter's medical miracle Feb. 13 |  Jimmy Carter and Winship Cancer Institute |  Parade Magazine

Featured Events   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 #TEDxEmory18 #SolveForX Hear talks from Pulitzer Prize winners, artists, researchers who are pushing the limits of their fields, and more. When: Feb. 24, 9:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff Health Sciences Center Administration Building (WHSCAB) Admission: Discounted price for Emory employees Divine Felines Gallery Talk Curator Melinda Hartwig leads visitors through the exhibition "Divine Felines: Cats in Ancient Egypt." When: Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Exhibition Galleries, Level Three Admission: Free; reservation required

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. Lecture: "Globalization of the Food Supply and Associated Foodborne Illnesses" When: Feb. 21, 12:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 1000 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. 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. Theater: "Phantasmagoria: the Mary Shelley Story" When: Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford Road Building, Living Room Admission: Free; reservation required   22 Feb. Concert: Abigail Santos Villalobos and Erika Tazawa When: Feb. 22, 8:00 p.m. Where: Performing Arts Studio Admission: Free   23 Feb. An Afternoon with Jennifer Barlament When: Feb. 23, 2:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Chace Gallery Admission: Free   23 Feb. Lecture: "Back to the City: Gentrification and the Struggle for Food Justice in Oakland, California" When: Feb. 23, 3:30 p.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 252 Admission: Free   23 Feb. Emory Chinese Theater Club: "The Wilderness" When: Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. Where: Burlington Road Building, Black Box Theater Admission: Free; reservation required   23 Feb. Concert: Emory Wind Ensemble When: Feb. 23, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   24 Feb. Concert: American Theatre Organ Society When: Feb. 24, 3:00 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel, Sanctuary Admission: Free   25 Feb. Jewish Chamber Music When: Feb. 25, 4:00 p.m. Where: Marcus Hillel Center Admission: Free   25 Feb. "A Bunch of Different Ways I'd Like to Die": A Monologue by Tim McDonough When: Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Theater Lab Admission: Free   26 Feb. Lecture: "The 'Me' in Media: How the Audience, Journalists and Experts Help Shape Our Public Health Narrative" When: Feb. 26, 12:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 1000 Admission: Free   26 Feb. James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference: "Remembering Julia: A Tale of Sex, Race and Place" When: Feb. 26, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   26 Feb. Lecture: "Populist Antiheroes from B.J. Palmer to Donald Trump" When: Feb. 26, 4:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 206 Admission: Free   27 Feb. Emory Farmers Market with Waste Outreach Education Table When: Feb. 27, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Hall Bridge Admission: Free   27 Feb. Panel: "Democracy Without Women Is Impossible" When: Feb. 27, 4:00 p.m. Where: Center for Ethics, Room 102 Admission: Free   27 Feb. Joint reading: Poets Michael Marberry and Cassie Gonzalez When: Feb. 27, 6:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room   27 Feb. Pierce Lecture: "Does Religion Cause Violence?" When: Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   27 Feb. Be Not Afraid: The Preferential Option for the Poor and Christian Faith When: Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 252 Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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