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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019

IMPACT And you thought Emory didn't do football As Atlanta hosts the Super Bowl, alumni are stepping up in leadership roles, sports doctors are on standby and faculty from philosophy to business are figuring out the fans. RESEARCH Diet low in added sugars significantly improves fatty liver disease in children A randomized clinical study of adolescent boys with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease found that a diet low in free sugars resulted in significant improvement compared to a usual diet. SPORTS Atlanta Dream all-star visits Emory basketball on Friday As Emory hosts GirlCon to celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day, the Atlanta Dream's Angel McCoughtry will sign autographs between Friday's women's and men's basketball games. CAMPUS Sustainability Faculty Fellows help lead the way to a greener future The inaugural Sustainability Faculty Fellows will work together to further the university's sustainability vision, which calls for Emory "to be a model of transformative practices and sustainable choices at every level." INSIGHT NBA Hall of Famer tours Emory's Serious Communicable Diseases Unit With the Democratic Republic of Congo facing an Ebola outbreak, philanthropist Dikembe Mutombo, a Congolese American who built a hospital in his native country, visited the Emory unit that cared for the first Ebola patients in the U.S.

EMORY INSIDER   Start your summer planning: RSVP for Emory's annual Camp and Learning Expo on Feb. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Learn about the variety of summer camps and learning programs for kids throughout the metro area, win door prizes and enjoy treats.

TAKE NOTE   Emory University employees encouraged to complete Organizational Health Index survey Register now for Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Run for Mercy 5K Run/Walk Office of LGBT Life seeks nominations by Feb. 5 for 2019 Pride Awards Free 'Know Your Numbers' health screenings continue through February

IN THE NEWS   To fight fatty liver, avoid sugary foods and drinks Jan. 22 |  Miriam Vos  |  New York Times Author Deborah Lipstadt explores the rise in anti-semitism in her new book Jan. 22 |  Deborah Lipstadt |  Publishers Weekly It's all bawls: Coping with inconsolable infants Jan. 22 |  Yerkes National Primate Research Center  |  Psychology Today

Featured events   Emory Young Artist Piano Competition Final Concert Hear some of the most talented pre-college pianists from around the nation perform in this final concert of the competition. When: Jan. 26, 7:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free AntiquiTEA: How the purchase of a mummy transformed Emory's museum Celebrating the museum's centennial, this program focuses on one of the most transformative objects in the collection. When: Jan. 29, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free Seminar: "The New Aging Family: Elder Care in the 21st Century" Get guidance on meeting the needs of older family members in a seminar that discusses elder orphans, elderly immigrants and blended families. When: Jan. 30, 12:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 2001 Admission: Free

25 Jan. Chamber music concert: James Giles, piano When: Jan. 25, 12:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   25 Jan. Concert: Ray Chen, violin, with Riko Higuma, piano When: Jan. 25, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: $55, $10 Emory students   28 Jan. Morning Meditation When: Jan. 28, 8:00 a.m. Where: Cannon Chapel, Room 106 Admission: Free   28 Jan. JWJI Race & Difference Colloquium: "Racialization + Latino Mass Mobilization" When: Jan. 28, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   28 Jan. Poetry Reading: Ilya Kaminsky When: Jan. 28, 4:30 p.m. Where: Callaway Memorial Center, Room N301 Admission: Free   28 Jan. Lecture: "What Jesus Really Said About the Poor" When: Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Chapel Admission: Free   29 Jan. Emory Farmers Market When: Jan. 29, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Bridge Admission: Free   29 Jan. Workshop: Introduction to Zotero When: Jan. 29, 12:00 p.m. Where: Health Sciences Center Library, Room B_65 Admission: Free   29 Jan. Workshop: Get to Know ArcGIS Pro When: Jan. 29, 1:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   29 Jan. Workshop: Zotero Introduction When: Jan. 29, 2:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 314 Admission: Free   30 Jan. Meet Me @ the Tunnel walking group When: Jan. 30, 12:00 p.m. Where: Emory University Hospital, Tunnel entrance Admission: Free   31 Jan. Harold & Florence Berson Lecture: Angela Fusaro 01C 17B, co-founder and COO of Physician 360 When: Jan. 31, 12:15 p.m. Where: School of Medicine, Room 110   31 Jan. Lecture: "To Lift Up The Lowly: An Aesthetic of the Common Good" When: Jan. 31, 7:00 p.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Room 252 Admission: Free   31 Jan. Lecture: "New Technologies and Old Things" When: Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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