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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Friday, Sept. 14, 2018

SPECIAL FEATURE President and professor In a lively meeting of generations, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter joined first-year Emory students for the 37th annual Carter Town Hall, a long-standing tradition that offers the university's newest class a firsthand glimpse into the mind of the global humanitarian. SAFETY Learn about Emory resources during National Preparedness Month September is National Disaster Preparedness Month. Find out what you should do to be ready for different types of emergencies that could occur on campus. ACHIEVEMENT Emory Herbarium to commemorate growing collection The Emory Herbarium hosts a Research Symposium & Celebration on Sept. 21 to mark a major milestone — the digitization of more than 20,000 plant specimens, the oldest of which dates back to 1872. RESEARCH NSF awards $1 million for decoding massive brain datasets With support from the National Science Foundation, scientists at Emory, Georgia Tech, Northwestern and the University of Chicago will use advanced "machine learning" techniques to decode the complex languages of the nervous system. INSPIRATION Emory's African American collections, curator Randall Burkett, celebrated in new exhibit "Building Emory's African American Collections: Highlights from the Curatorial Career of Randall K. Burkett," an exhibition now open at Emory's Woodruff Library, features treasures from collections and Burkett's stories of their discovery and acquisition.

Emory Insider: Support   Get support personal and professional issues: Emory's Faculty Staff Assistance Program aims to help employees enhance their personal and professional well-being. Check out the variety of programs, services and workplace resources offered.

Take Note   RSVP by Friday for Sept. 17 campus event with Atlanta Fed president Fire claims studio of Atlanta artist and Emory alum Fahamu Pecou Series will bridge gap from university innovation to commercialization in the life sciences JScreen highlights September's Tay-Sachs awareness month as reminder for genetic testing

In the News   California transit agency allows ad from Holocaust denial group Sept. 12 |  Deborah Lipstadt |  The Guardian Midwife helps save Georgia woman and her newborn Sept. 12 |  Alexis Dun |  Fox 5 Atlanta Allegations against Les Moonves will impact CBS even after he's gone, Emory dean says Sept. 10 |  Erika James |  CNBC

Featured Events   Meet Me @ Lullwater Walking Group Join colleagues in a six-week walking group with fun activities and themes in a beautiful place at a beautiful time of year. When: Sept. 19, 12:00 p.m. Where: Lullwater Preserve, gate Admission: Free Film screening: "Rebecca" See Alfred Hitchcock's first American film, an expert adaptation of Daphne DuMaurier's Gothic English novel. When: Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free

15 Sept. Workshop: The Art of Cultural Agility When: Sept. 15, 10:00 a.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Dance Studio Admission: Free   15 Sept. The OpEd Project workshop: IDN Thought Leader Fellowship When: Sept. 15, 10:00 a.m. Where: Rollins School of Public Health Admission: Free   15 Sept. Men's soccer: Emory vs. Millsaps When: Sept. 15, 5:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   15 Sept. Performance: "Chronicles of Hope" When: Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m. Where: Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Road Admission: Free   16 Sept. Family Tour and Art Workshop: Anubis Speaks! When: Sept. 16, 2:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: $25 for Carlos Museum members; $32 for nonmembers; includes the cost of the book   16 Sept. Concert: Roy Harran, cello, with Julie Coucheron, piano When: Sept. 16, 4:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   17 Sept. James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference: "Solving the Mystery of Grace Jones" When: Sept. 17, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   17 Sept. Open House: The Center for Global Safe WASH When: Sept. 17, 4:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Lawrence P. and Ann Estes Klamon Room Admission: Free   17 Sept. Atlanta Fed president visits Emory When: Sept. 17, 6:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free; RSVP required   18 Sept. Emory Farmers Market When: Sept. 18, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Bridge Admission: Free   18 Sept. Workshop: Get to Know ArcGIS Pro When: Sept. 18, 2:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 314 Admission: Free   18 Sept. Film screening: "In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America" When: Sept. 18, 6:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   19 Sept. Inaugural Catholic Studies Lecture: Cardinal Kurt Koch on "The Significance of Theology for the Ecumenical Movement" When: Sept. 19, 11:00 a.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Room 252 Admission: Free   19 Sept. Revitalising Informal Settlements and Their Environments When: Sept. 19, 12:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 2001 Admission: Free   19 Sept. Microeconomics seminar: "Long-term Care Hospitals: A Case Study in Waste" When: Sept. 19, 1:00 p.m. Where: Callaway Memorial Center, Room S319 Admission: Free   19 Sept. Workshop: "R Coding Intermediate 2: Strings" When: Sept. 19, 2:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   19 Sept. Health Innovation Commercialization Series: Networking Do's & Don'ts When: Sept. 19, 4:30 p.m. Where: School of Medicine, Room 100 Admission: Free   20 Sept. Grand Rounds: "Surgeons as Manual Laborers: 'All Bent Out of Shape'" When: Sept. 20, 7:00 a.m. Where: Emory University Hospital, Auditorium Admission: Free   20 Sept. Panel discussion: Equitable Workplace Practices When: Sept. 20, 4:00 p.m. Where: Atwood Chemistry Center, Room 360 Admission: Free   20 Sept. Center for Mind Brain and Culture lecture and reception: "Origins of Human Collaboration" When: Sept. 20, 4:00 p.m. Where: PAIS, Room 290 Admission: Free   20 Sept. Guided Meditation When: Sept. 20, 6:00 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel, Room 106 Admission: Free   20 Sept. Concert: Italian singer Sara Romano When: Sept. 20, 7:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 205 Admission: Free   20 Sept. "Yours in Sisterhood": Documentary screening and conversation with Irene Lusztig When: Sept. 20, 7:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   20 Sept. Lecture: The Federal Government and Indian Tribes When: Sept. 20, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   20 Sept. Lecture: "An Eagle on the Nopal: Nature in the Aztec Cosmovision" When: Sept. 20, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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