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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Thursday, March 28, 2019

ANALYSIS Baseball's best fans: Emory expert ranks which teams win or lose with fans As Major League Baseball marks Opening Day, "Fanalytics" guru Mike Lewis delves into data to determine which teams have the most loyal, passionate fans. RESEARCH The importance of puberty: A call for better research models Puberty is much more than just a time of biological overdrive, propelled by sexual maturation, argues Emory anthropologist Carol Worthman. Progress in developmental science has greatly broadened the perspective of this critical maturational milestone. HONORS Sustainability Innovator Awards celebrate students, faculty and staff Emory's Office of Sustainability Initiatives has announced this year's winners of the Robert B. Hascall Sustainability Innovator Awards, which honor the legacy of the late Bob Hascall, who led Campus Services until 2010. COMMUNITY Emory to launch national search for new university Title IX coordinator The university Title IX coordinator oversees Emory's responsibilities related to Title IX complaints. Effective April 1, Judith Pannell will serve as interim university Title IX coordinator and Kristy Seidenberg will serve as interim Title IX coordinator for students. CAMPUS April arts events include poetry, dance, music and more April brings a full calendar of arts events to Emory, from a reading by Emory professor and poet Jericho Brown to recitals by undergraduate music majors.

EMORY INSIDER   Get out your swimsuit: The Student Activity and Academic Center outdoor pool reopens April 1. It's heated to a minimum of 78 degrees so you can jump in now instead of waiting until summer. Emory University and Healthcare faculty and staff may purchase discounted memberships or a $10 day pass.

TAKE NOTE   Center for Faculty Development and Excellence invites faculty proposals for three-credit University Courses in Spring 2020 Critical Juncture Conference on intersections of race, sexuality, gender, disability welcomes all to free sessions Tournées Film Festival features free screenings with English subtitles Interfaith panel to educate community, staff on end-of-life care in Johns Creek

IN THE NEWS   Neuroscience explains the astonishing benefits of reading books like a writer, even if you don't plan on becoming one March 27 |  Emory University |  CNBC Democrats grapple with party tensions over how the U.S. should treat Israel March 26 |  Alan Abramowitz |  NPR Smart phone users may be vulnerable to thumb pain March 25 |  Eric Wagner |  WAGA-TV

FEATURED EVENTS   WaterHub Tour Tour the award-winning WaterHub with trained undergraduate and graduate students and learn how Emory is recycling millions of gallons of water. When: March 29, 9:30 a.m. Where: WaterHub at Peavine Drive Admission: Free Mozart at the Med School with the Vega Quartet Emory's Vega String Quartet and William Ransom will perform a variety of selections from noon to 1 p.m. When: April 2, 12:00 p.m. Where: James B. Williams Medical Education Building, Margaretta Taylor Lobby Admission: Free Jazz on the Green Celebrate National Jazz Appreciation Month on a cool night with outdoor performances by Emory Jazz Ensembles. When: April 4, 6:00 p.m. Where: Patterson Green Admission: Free

29 March Chamber Music Concert When: March 29, 12:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   29 March Lecture: "Are Games Bad for Stories? Seeing Interactive Narrative as Its Own Genre" When: March 29, 12:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 111 Admission: Free   29 March LunaFest Women's Film Festival When: March 29, 5:00 p.m. Where: Harland Cinema Admission: Free   30 March Concert: Cellist Zuill Bailey with the Vega String Quartet When: March 30, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   01 April JWJI Race & Difference Colloquium: "Blackness in China: Afro-Americans under Mao" When: April 1, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   02 April Emory Farmers Market When: April 2, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Bridge Admission: Free   02 April Tournées Film Festival: "120 Battements Par Minute" (in French with English subtitles) When: April 2, 7:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 207 Admission: Free   02 April Catherine of Siena Lecture Series: "Reasons to Hope: Listening to the Wisdom of Earth" When: April 2, 7:30 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel Admission: Free   02 April Emory Jazz Combos When: April 2, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   03 April Workshop: Create Canvas Assignments When: April 3, 10:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   03 April Film screening and panel: "Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story" When: April 3, 11:00 a.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 252 Admission: Free   03 April Performance: "Women at Work" by Portrait-Theater from Vienna When: April 3, 4:30 p.m. Where: PAIS, Room 290 Admission: Free   03 April Reading: Jericho Brown, poet When: April 3, 6:30 p.m. Where: Cox Hall, Ballroom Admission: Free   03 April Film screening: "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" (1971) When: April 3, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   04 April Workshop: Set up your Canvas Gradebook When: April 4, 11:30 a.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 314 Admission: Free   04 April Seminar: "Mapping Access to Water and Sanitation Across Low-and Middle-Income Countries: Paths of Success and the Burden of Inequality" When: April 4, 12:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 3001 Admission: Free   04 April Lecture: "Africana 'Work': The Spiritual Ministries of Hou John Cooper and Reverend John L. Reed" When: April 4, 4:30 p.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 252 Admission: Free   04 April Shadow Puppets: Epic and Music in Southeast Asia When: April 4, 5:30 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel Sanctuary Admission: Free   04 April Lecture: "Tree of Pearls: The Extraordinary Architectural Patronage of Egypt's 13th-century Slave Queen" When: April 4, 6:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   04 April Latinx Civic Engagement in GA When: April 4, 6:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 112 Admission: Free   08 April Provost's Lecture Series: Carrie Mae Weems on "A History of Violence-Heave" When: April 8, 4:00 p.m. Where: Glenn Memorial Auditorium Admission: Free   15 April Donna J. Brogan Lecture in Biostatistics: "Precision Discovery of Neuroimaging Biomarkers for Parkinson's Disease" When: April 15, 4:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 8030 Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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