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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018

COMMUNITY Emory gathers to remember victims of synagogue shooting With the flag on the Emory Quad flying at half-staff, the campus community came together Monday for a student-led gathering to remember the victims of the shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Learn about emotional support resources available at Emory. RESEARCH Study gives new insight into how the brain perceives places A new study shows that the brain has two distinct systems for how it perceives our environment: one for recognizing a place and another for navigating through it. The work could have important implications for helping people to recover from brain injuries and for the design of computer vision systems, such as self-driving cars. INNOVATION Center for Neuro-dysfunction and Inflammation focuses on expanding field of neuroimmunology Emory is forming a new center for the study of brain inflammation, a critical mechanism in several chronic diseases of the nervous system and neurodegenerative diseases. EVENTS Jews and human rights to be focus of 10th annual Rothschild Lecture Jewish historian James Loeffler, author of "Rooted Cosmopolitans: Jews and Human Rights in the Twentieth Century," will deliver the 10th Annual Rothschild Lecture at Emory on Nov. 15. RESOURCES Annual benefits enrollment: 10 things to do Each year, annual benefits enrollment gives Emory University faculty and staff the opportunity to review benefits and make changes for the upcoming year. Find out the 10 things you should consider doing during annual enrollment, which opened Monday.

Emory Insider: Sustainability   Join November's campus recycling contest: Compete to reduce landfill waste in your campus building throughout the month in the November Recycling Competition. The winning building will receive $3,000 to implement an innovative project to divert even more waste from the landfill.

Take Note   Candler School of Theology named to Seminaries that Change the World for the sixth time Sign up for the Nov. 13 Faculty/Staff Harvest Dinner Hannah Cooper selected as first Rollins Chair in Substance Use Disorders

In the News   3 lessons about antisemitism we should learn from the Pittsburgh synagogue attack Oct. 30 |  Deborah Lipstadt |  Time Magazine 'Voting while black': How activists are racing to create a midterm 'black wave' Oct. 29 |  Alan Abramowitz |  CNN Why all the money in the U.S. is not all the money in the U.S. Oct. 25 |  Sheila Tschinkel |  NBC

Featured Events   Conversations on the Quad This month's topic is "Gratitude" with featured speaker Bobbi Patterson at noon and remarks by President Claire E. Sterk. Drop in until 3 p.m. When: Nov. 1, 11:00 a.m. Where: Emory Quadrangle Admission: Free Film screening and panel discussion: "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" The Health Sciences Center Library presents this film on Lacks, an African-American woman whose cervical cancer cells were used to develop the HeLa immortal cell line. When: Nov. 1, 6:00 p.m. Where: Harland Cinema Admission: Free Divine Felines Gallery Talk Don't miss the last opportunity to tour the exhibition "Divine Felines: Cats in Ancient Egypt" with Melinda Hartwig, curator of ancient Egyptian, Nubian and Near Eastern art. When: Nov. 4, 2:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Exhibition Galleries Admission: Free; registration required

31 Oct. Grounds for Empowerment Sip & Learn When: Oct. 31, 8:30 a.m. Where: Goizueta Business School, Room W320 Admission: Free   31 Oct. Canvas Assignments When: Oct. 31, 12:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free   31 Oct. Benefits Annual Enrollment Meeting When: Oct. 31, 1:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Auditorium Admission: Free   31 Oct. Emory Williams Memorial Lectures: "Bernini: Great Works in Marble" When: Oct. 31, 4:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   31 Oct. Film screening: "Vertigo" (1958) When: Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   31 Oct. Concert: Daniel Hope and Friends: "Air: A Baroque Journey" When: Oct. 31, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: $50; $5 Emory students   01 Nov. Global Health Scholars Symposium and Photo Contest When: Nov. 1, 3:00 p.m. Where: School of Medicine, Atrium Admission: Free   01 Nov. Taking it to the Farm: Celebrating Nicaraguan Coffee Farmers When: Nov. 1, 4:30 p.m. Where: Love is Love Farm, 900 Dancing Fox Road, Decatur Admission: $75 general admission; $50 students; other discount categories   01 Nov. Annual Women's Forum: Carrie Newcomer, songwriter, with Gary Walters, pianist When: Nov. 1, 7:00 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel, Sanctuary Admission: Free; registration required   01 Nov. Friends of Dance Lecture: "Feminist Ballet: Problems and Possibilities" When: Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Dance Studio Admission: Free   01 Nov. Herbert W. Benario Lecture in Roman Studies: "Penelope as Paradigm: Weaving and Unweaving the Text in Ovid" When: Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   02 Nov. WaterHub Tour When: Nov. 2, 9:30 a.m. Where: WaterHub at Peavine Creek Drive Admission: Free   02 Nov. Seminar: "Sustainable Community Engagement that Fosters Environmental Justice" When: Nov. 2, 10:00 a.m. Where: White Hall, Room 111 Admission: Free   03 Nov. Warhol Exhibition Viewing and Film Screening When: Nov. 3, 7:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Works on Paper Gallery Admission: Free   04 Nov. Emory's Annual Concerto and Aria Competition When: Nov. 4, 7:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   05 Nov. Center for Global Safe Water Seminar: Social Impact + The Sanitation Sector When: Nov. 5, 12:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 1000 Admission: Free   05 Nov. Benefits Annual Enrollment Webinar When: Nov. 5, 12:30 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free   06 Nov. Emory Farmers Market When: Nov. 6, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Bridge Admission: Free   06 Nov. What's New In Canvas? When: Nov. 6, 12:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free   06 Nov. EndNote for Beginners (PC) When: Nov. 6, 1:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free   06 Nov. The Conservation of Dante's 1477 La Commedia: An illustrated talk by Jeffrey S. Peachey When: Nov. 6, 4:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   06 Nov. Film screenings: "Dance for Reel" When: Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford Road Building, Presentation Room Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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