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Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018
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IMPACT
Healing on the homefront
Veteran Timothy Banik struggled with PTSD after his military service, but an innovative Emory program helped him get his life back. Explore how Emory supports veterans through health care, legal aid, education benefits and more.

 

HEALTH
Instant soups pose risk for scald burns in children
Microwavable instant soup and noodle products cause nearly 10,000 scald burns each year -- nearly one out of every five such burns that send children to emergency rooms each year, according to Emory researchers.

 

EVENTS
10 things to do for $10 or less
Visit the Emory Farmers Market for unique treats for your Thanksgiving feast, view some of Hitchcock's best films, and commemorate the 200th birthday of Frederick Douglass with Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. plus one of Douglass' direct descendants.

 

PERSPECTIVE
Talk focuses on Irish poet Seamus Heaney, teaching with archives
Professor Geraldine Higgins speaks Wednesday in the Rose Library on the critically acclaimed, multisensory exhibition "Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again" that she curated in Ireland — and how she is using that experience in the classroom.

 

CAMPUS
Join EmoryThanks on Nov. 8 to show gratitude to Emory donors
On Thursday, Nov. 8, the campus community is invited to stop by 11 EmoryThanks locations, including the main station at Asbury Circle, to write notes and take photos and videos thanking donors for their support.

COMMUNITY
Emory Cares International Service Day celebrates 15 years
Join hundreds of Emory students, alumni, faculty and staff for Emory Cares International Service Day, which celebrates its 15th anniversary on Saturday, Nov. 10, with its mission of serving humanity spreading throughout the globe.
 
Emory Insider: Sustainability
 
Emory Insider

 

Get in on this recycling opportunity: Bring in unwanted items for Recycling Day at Emory Point on Friday, Nov. 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Last year's event collected 7,350 pounds of electronic waste; 358 gallons of paint; 3,200 pounds of documents; and 2,700 pounds of other household materials.
 
Take Note
 
Locate Samuel Beckett letters online with new website hosted at Emory
Locate Samuel Beckett letters online with new website hosted at Emory

Events offer help with annual benefits enrollment
Events offer help with annual benefits enrollment

Deadline is Nov. 19 to apply for Community-Engaged Learning Grants to support faculty teaching
Deadline is Nov. 19 to apply for Community-Engaged Learning Grants to support faculty teaching
 
In the News
 
Yes exercise really does play a role in weight loss

 

Yes exercise really does play a role in weight loss
Nov. 4 |  David Prologo |  Washington Post

In the deep South, residents of an upscale suburb fight to secede from their neighbors

 

In the deep South, residents of an upscale suburb fight to secede from their neighbors
Nov. 4 |  Michael Leo Owens  |  Los Angeles Times

1 in 5 childhood scald burns caused by instant soup and ramen, research shows

 

1 in 5 childhood scald burns caused by instant soup and ramen, research shows
Nov. 2 |  Courtney Allen |  CNN
 
Featured Events
 
EmoryThanks Day

 

EmoryThanks Day
Stop by any of 11 stations around campus to write a note or take photos or videos thanking Emory donors for their generosity.
When: Nov. 8, 9:30 a.m.
Where: Various stations
Admission: Free
Emory Veterans Day Observance

 

Emory Veterans Day Observance
Join in the annual tribute to active and retired members of America's armed services.
When: Nov. 12, 10:45 a.m.
Where: Emory Quadrangle
Admission: Free
 
07
Nov.
 
Health Innovation Commercialization Series
When: Nov. 7, 8:00 a.m.
Where: School of Medicine, Room 153A
Admission: Free
 
07
Nov.
 
Canvas Rubrics and Outcomes
When: Nov. 7, 12:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free
 
07
Nov.
 
Career Webinar: Navigating Difficult Personalities in the Workplace
When: Nov. 7, 12:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free
 
07
Nov.
 
Lecture: "The Importance of Being Gary Becker"
When: Nov. 7, 4:30 p.m.
Where: Oxford Road Building, Lecture Room
Admission: Free
 
07
Nov.
 
Teaching with Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again
When: Nov. 7, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Rose Library: Teaching and Learning Studio
Admission: Free
 
07
Nov.
 
Film screening: "North by Northwest" (1959)
When: Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m.
Where: White Hall, Room 208
Admission: Free
 
08
Nov.
 
Annual Enrollment Assistance
When: Nov. 8, 5:30 a.m.
Where: 1599 Clifton Road, Finance Training Room (Room 1.380)
Admission: Free
 
08
Nov.
 
Evening MBA Information Breakfast
When: Nov. 8, 7:45 a.m.
Where: Goizueta Business School
Admission: Free
 
08
Nov.
 
New Canvas Arc Video Tool Demonstration
When: Nov. 8, 12:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free
 
08
Nov.
 
Religious Literacy and Abrahamic Dialogue
When: Nov. 8, 12:00 p.m.
Where: Pitts Lecture Hall
Admission: Free
 
08
Nov.
 
Lecture: "The Role of Atmospheric Aerosols in Climate Change"
When: Nov. 8, 1:00 p.m.
Where: Atwood Chemistry Building, Room 360
Admission: Free
 
08
Nov.
 
Lecture: "Wild Foods and the Ethnobotany of Taste"
When: Nov. 8, 4:00 p.m.
Where: School of Medicine, Room 190P
Admission: Free
 
08
Nov.
 
Public Conversation: "Our Real and Digital Selves: How Your Digital Footprint Can Improve Your Life, Advance Science and Harm You"
When: Nov. 8, 4:00 p.m.
Where: PAIS, Room 290
Admission: Free
 
08
Nov.
 
Talk: "Reclaiming Realism: The Emergence of African Documentary Film, 1960-1973"
When: Nov. 8, 4:15 p.m.
Where: Candler Hall, Room 212
Admission: Free
 
08
Nov.
 
Film screening (2 nights): "Crazy Rich Asians"
When: Nov. 8, 8:30 p.m.
Where: Harland Cinema
Admission: Free
 
09
Nov.
 
WaterHub Tour
When: Nov. 9, 9:30 a.m.
Where: WaterHub at Peavine Creek Drive
Admission: Free
 
09
Nov.
 
Benefits Annual Enrollment Meeting
When: Nov. 9, 10:00 a.m.
Where: White Hall, Room 207
Admission: Free
 
09
Nov.
 
Lecture: "Being Muslim"
When: Nov. 9, 10:30 a.m.
Where: Callaway Memorial Center, Room S-319
Admission: Free
 
09
Nov.
 
Concert: Emory's Young Artists
When: Nov. 9, 12:00 p.m.
Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall
Admission: Free
 
09
Nov.
 
Workshop: "SmartPath I: Get Your Money Right"
When: Nov. 9, 12:00 p.m.
Where: 1525 Clifton Road Building, Alperin Auditorium
Admission: Free; waitlist
 
09
Nov.
 
Lecture: "Consequences for Middle Eastern States Since the Arab Spring"
When: Nov. 9, 12:00 p.m.
Where: Anthropology Building, Room 303
Admission: Free
 
09
Nov.
 
Lecture: James Felton Keith on "Own Your Data"
When: Nov. 9, 12:00 p.m.
Where: Center for Ethics
Admission: Free
 
10
Nov.
 
Concert: "Songs of Love and War" performed by Bradley Howard, tenor, and Lee Thompson, piano
When: Nov. 10, 8:00 p.m.
Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall
Admission: Free
 
11
Nov.
 
Collaborative Piano Concert
When: Nov. 11, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall
Admission: Free
 
11
Nov.
 
Armistice Day Commemoration: British Poets of the Great War
When: Nov. 11, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall
Admission: Free
 
12
Nov.
 
Designing Community-Based Courses to Promote Significant Learning
When: Nov. 12, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Modern Languages Building, Room 201
Admission: Free
 
13
Nov.
 
Emory Farmers Market
When: Nov. 13, 11:00 a.m.
Where: Cox Bridge
Admission: Free
 
 
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