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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019

HEALTH Freezing the 'hunger nerve' In the latest episode of "Your Fantastic Mind," Emory and Georgia Public Broadcasting explore how freezing the "hunger nerve" might help with weight loss, and also examine the high cost of incivility and rudeness in the workplace. Watch the episodes and see exclusive content. INSIGHT Scholar explores impact of bias in facial-recognition software Facial-recognition software fails most often on women of color, scholar Joy Buolamwini explained in her talk "Dangers of the Coded Gaze," presented through Emory's Provost Lecture Series. COLLABORATION Emory, High Museum of Art receive $1 million Mellon Foundation grant The High Museum of Art, Emory's art history department and the Carlos Museum have received a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to continue the Mellon Object-Centered Curatorial Research Fellowship Program for the next five years. HONORS Sloan Foundation Awards fellowships to two biomedical engineering faculty Two faculty members from the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University have been awarded research fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. INSPIRATION Presidential leadership lessons With leadership education a core theme of its mission, Emory's Oxford College offered students, faculty and staff a special discussion with Emory professor and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

EMORY INSIDER   If your car leaves you flat: A tire let you down? Car won't start? Emory's Transportation and Parking Services assists motorists on campus who are dealing with these problems. TPS's Motorist Assistance will also provide an escort if needed. This free service is available 24 hours a day. For help, call 404-727-1130.

TAKE NOTE   Free "Know Your Numbers" health screenings continue through March 4 Schwartz Center for Performing Arts announces its 2019-2020 Candler Concert Series Attend a lunch and learn about how a Juris Master degree can enhance your career

IN THE NEWS   Measles is back in the US because states make it too easy to avoid vaccines Feb. 18 |  Saad Omer |  Vox 'Antisemitism: Here and Now' author discusses resurgence of public antisemitism Feb. 17 |  Deborah Lipstadt |  NPR Smartwatches are changing the purpose of the EKG Feb. 17 |  Michelle Au |  The Atlantic

Featured events   An Evening with Natasha Trethewey Former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey will read and discuss her work. A booksigning will follow. When: Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free Poetry reading: Richard Blanco Richard Blanco gained recognition when he read his work at the second inauguration of President Barack Obama. When: Feb. 23, 4:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Admission: Free Creativity Conversation with Tom Hück Tom Hück and Curator of Works on Paper Andi McKenzie discuss the printmaker's influences and his creative enterprise. When: Feb. 23, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free

20 Feb. Using Wikipedia Editing Assignments to Build Information Literacy and Public Writing Skills When: Feb. 20, 11:30 a.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   20 Feb. Meet Me @ the Tunnel Walking Group When: Feb. 20, 12:00 p.m. Where: Emory University Hospital Tunnel, Entrance Admission: Free   20 Feb. Lecture: "Forever Young: Can Altering Cell Fate in Aging Promote Youthful Healing?" When: Feb. 20, 4:00 p.m. Where: Health Sciences Research Building, Auditorium Admission: Free   20 Feb. Lecture: "Gorbachev and the Lessons of Perestroika" When: Feb. 20, 5:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 207 Admission: Free   20 Feb. Film screening: "All That Heaven Allows" (1955) When: Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   20 Feb. Concert: "Inside Out: New Electro/Acoustic Works, Adam Mirza" When: Feb. 20, 8:00 p.m. Where:  Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   21 Feb. Research Resources 101: "Emory Healthcare Innovation Hub: Innovating Innovation" When: Feb. 21, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Memorial Research Building, Room 317 Admission: Free   21 Feb. The Fixie Bike Repair and Maintenance When: Feb. 21, 5:00 p.m. Where: Longstreet-Means Parking Deck Admission: Free   21 Feb. Lecture: "Break the Teeth of the Wicked: Picturing Righteous Violence in the Ancient Near East" When: Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   22 Feb. Chamber Society Concert: Ransom Notes When: Feb. 22, 12:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   22 Feb. Making an Impact: Conversation with Doug Shipman When: Feb. 22, 2:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Chace Upper Lobby Admission: Free   22 Feb. Film screening and discussion: "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" When: Feb. 22, 5:45 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 205 Admission: Free   23 Feb. Paul Matteson Master Dance Class: Studio Practice/Technique When: Feb. 23, 11:00 a.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Dance Studio Admission: Free   23 Feb. Emory Chinese Theater Club presents "Absolute Power" When: Feb. 23, 2:00 p.m. Where: Harland Cinema Admission: Free   23 Feb. Dance: "another piece apart," Jennifer Nugent and Paul Matteson When: Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Dance Studio Admission: $15; $8 all students   26 Feb. Pitts Theology Library Annual Book Sale When: Feb. 26, 8:00 a.m. Where: Pitts Lecture Hall Admission: Free   26 Feb. Emory Farmers Market When: Feb. 26, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Bridge Admission: Free   26 Feb. Lecture: "Sex Abuse Crisis: Fact, Fiction, Future" When: Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel Admission: Free   27 Feb. Webinar: "WorkLife Benefits Overview: Highlighting a New Vendor" When: Feb. 27, 12:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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