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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019

TEACHING Emory receives AAU grant to improve undergraduate STEM education Emory is one of 12 universities nationwide selected to receive a grant from the Association of American Universities to further existing efforts to improve undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines. HEALTH Rare sleep disorder brings Icelandic man to Emory In high school, Sigurjon Jakobsson was a decathlete competing as part of Iceland's national sports team. But at the age of 16, an increasing need for sleep began to encroach upon his life, until he was sleeping more than 16 hours per day. He sought treatment at Emory for hypersomnia, a rare sleep disorder. COMMUNITY #EmoryBandTogether aims to provide 500 student meals over Spring Break The #EmoryBandTogether initiative will collect donations through March 1 to provide 100 students with five meals during Spring Break. ACHIEVEMENT Outstanding students chosen as Bobby Jones Scholars for study in Scotland Emory College students Farah Al Chammas, Claire Barnes, John Priddy and Camila Reed-Guevara will spend a year studying at the University of St Andrews as part of the prestigious Robert T. Jones Jr. Scholarship.

SOCIAL JUSTICE WEEK   Emory marks Social Justice Week with a diverse slate of events Feb. 25 through March 1, including keynote speaker Raj Patel, an award-winning writer, activist and academic on global food systems, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, in Cannon Chapel. View the full schedule.

TAKE NOTE   Emory Foundations for Online Teaching's 4th module on communications and community starts March 4 RSVP for the 2019 Emory Women of Excellence Awards to be held March 7 Submit a nomination for the 2019 International Awards from the Office of Global Strategy and Initiatives Emory OUTLaw's annual conference, No Pride in Borders, explores struggles of indigenous, migrant and queer communities

IN THE NEWS   Tayari Jones became a writer after a trip to Mars and a year in Africa Feb. 19 |  Tayari Jones |  Wall Street Journal In Milwaukee, Muslim girls' basketball team courts a broader understanding Feb. 19 |  Florian Pohl |  Washington Post Season 2 of 'Buried Truths' podcast, based on Emory's Georgia Civil Rights Cold Cases Project, debuts Feb. 17 |  Hank Klibanoff |  WABE-FM

Featured events   Men's basketball UAA championship The Eagles face off against the University of Rochester for the UAA title and automatic berth to the NCAA D-III Tournament. When: Feb. 23, 4:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free Meet Me @ the Tunnel This is the last day of the six-week session for the walking group. When: Feb. 27, 12:00 p.m. Where: Emory University Hospital Tunnel, Entrance Admission: Free Friends of Winship Presents Learn and Live: Clinical Trials Hear experts on Winship's innovative and cutting-edge clinical trials and get a tour through the new Phase I unit. When: March 5, 12:00 p.m. Where: Emory University Hospital Tower, 2nd floor conference room Admission: Free; register by Feb. 26

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   22 Feb. Movie screening and panel discussion: "Saint Judy" When: Feb. 22, 7:00 p.m. Where: Gambrell Hall, Room 5E 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. Creativity Conversation with Tom Hück When: Feb. 23, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   23 Feb. Poetry reading: Richard Blanco When: Feb. 23, 4:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts 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   25 Feb. Lecture: "Climate Change: Challenges & Opportunities" When: Feb. 25, 11:30 a.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   25 Feb. JWJI Race & Difference Colloquium: "Slave & Free Black Marriage in the 19th Century" When: Feb. 25, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   25 Feb. Lecture: "Between Israel and Yemen: Yemeni Jewish Identity" When: Feb. 25, 4:00 p.m. Where: Modern Languages Building, Room 201 Admission: Free   25 Feb. Theater: "The Meeting" When: Feb. 25, 4:30 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Auditorium Admission: Free   25 Feb. MAP IT/Little Dots, Big Ideas: "Mapping the Manual of Birds: A New Approach to Understanding Chinese Natural History Painting" When: Feb. 25, 5:30 p.m. Where: Oxford Road Building, Presentation Room Admission: Free   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. Workshop: ArcGIS Online and Esri Story Maps When: Feb. 26, 1:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   26 Feb. Cookies in Candler Atlanta Campus Edition When: Feb. 26, 4:00 p.m. Where: Math and Science Center Admission: Free   26 Feb. Lecture: "Sex Abuse Crisis: Fact, Fiction, Future" When: Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel Admission: Free   26 Feb. Concert: Todd Qualls, piano When: Feb. 26, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   27 Feb. Webinar: "WorkLife Benefits Overview: Highlighting a New Vendor" When: Feb. 27, 12:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free   27 Feb. Workshop: Introduction to Git and GitHub When: Feb. 27, 1:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   27 Feb. Special Screening: Rare IB Technicolor Print When: Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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