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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Thursday, April 18, 2019

RESEARCH Campus tree leads student to ancient Chinese text and laboratory discovery Extracts from the seeds of the ginkgo tree show antibacterial activity on pathogens that can cause skin infections, according to a study that started as Emory biology major Xinyi Huang's senior thesis and drew inspiration from an ancient text in the theology library. COLLABORATION Harlem Globetrotters name Emory Healthcare as official team sports medicine provider The Harlem Globetrotters have named Emory Healthcare as their official sports medicine provider. As part of the partnership, the team will have access to the physicians and athletic trainers at the Emory Sports Medicine Center and Emory Healthcare network. HONORS Public health professor Karen Andes selected to Governor's Teaching Fellows Program Karen Andes, assistant professor in the Hubert Department of Global Health at Emory's Rollins School of Public Health, is one of 18 higher education faculty from across the state chosen as a 2018-2019 Governor's Teaching Fellow. INSIGHT Artist Carrie Mae Weems visits Emory to 'think together the big questions' As the final speaker in this year's Provost Lecture Series, photographer and video installation artist Carrie Mae Weems explored the legacy of African American identity, class, culture. CAMPUS The Peeps experiments: A seasonal celebration of science Douglas Mulford, senior lecturer for the Department of Chemistry, treats students every spring to a "Peeps" show, a 45-minute experiment of every chemical thing that you can do to Peeps. Watch the video to see the many things that won't destroy a Peep -- and what ultimately will.

EMORY INSIDER   Save the date for Staff Fest: Registration is now open for the friendly but fierce volleyball competition at Emory's annual Staff Fest, so start forming your team. Staff Fest is set for Friday, May 17, with games, food, music and more on the Quad.

TAKE NOTE   James Weldon Johnson Distinguished Lecture set for April 18 featuring scholar Nell Irvin Painter discussing race in America Office of Sustainability Initiatives lists Earth Month events and activities Learning and Organizational Development accepting applications and nominations for its summer cohort leadership programs Carlos Museum bookshop will hold annual two-day spring clearance sale May 3- 4

IN THE NEWS   Attacking AIDS in Atlanta April 18 |  Carlos del Rio |  U.S. News & World Report Scientists partly restore activity in dead-pig brains April 17 |  Karen Rommelfanger |  The Atlantic What to know about the origins and meanings of the major Holy Week rituals April 12 |  Susan Reynolds |  Time

FEATURED EVENTS   Chamber music concert: The Vega String Quartet Hear Emory's quartet-in-residence perform quartets of Haydn, Debussy and Beethoven. When: April 20, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free Earth Day film screening: "The Ivory Game" Hongxiang Huang, who was featured in the film, will share his experience related to the ivory poaching and trade. When: April 22, 5:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 206 Admission: Free Meet Me @ Lullwater or the Tunnel "Move more" by joining these Wednesday group walks either in the outdoor beauty of Lullwater Preserve or the climate-controlled comfort of Emory's hospital tunnels. When: April 24, 12:00 p.m. Where: Lullwater Preserve OR the Emory University Hospital Tunnel Entrance Admission: Free

18 April Lecture: Nell Irvin Painter on "What Can 'The History of White People' Teach Us About Race in America?" When: April 18, 4:30 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel Admission: Free   19 April Twelfth Annual Southeastern Critical Care Summit When: April 19, 7:30 a.m. Where: Emory Conference Center Hotel, large amphitheatre Admission: Varies   19 April Panel discussion: Asians in Art When: April 19, 4:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 207 Admission: Free   19 April Third Annual St. Jude Gala When: April 19, 7:00 p.m. Where: School of Medicine, Lobby Admission: $10 advance; $12.50 at door; students free; donations welcome   19 April Documentary film: "Human with a Stool" When: April 19, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   19 April All the Hospital's a Stage: Student-Written One-Act Plays When: April 19, 8:00 p.m. Where: School of Medicine, Room 110 Admission: Free   22 April WaterHub Tour When: April 22, 10:00 a.m. Where: WaterHub at Peavine Drive Admission: Free   23 April AntiquiTEA: The God Vishnu and the Forms of the 10 Avatars When: April 23, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   23 April Bettye Rose Connell Lecture and Reception: Pat Parmelee on research and services for the elderly and chronically ill When: April 23, 5:30 p.m. Where: Miller-Ward Alumni House Admission: Free   23 April Concert: Emory Big Band When: April 23, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   24 April Lecture: Teresa Morgan on "Can Theology Talk to History?" When: April 24, 11:00 a.m. Where: Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 252 Admission: Free   24 April Compassion Meditation When: April 24, 5:00 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel, Room 106 Admission: Free   24 April Film screening: "Speed Racer" (2008) When: April 24, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   25 April Lecture: James Zainaldin on "The Tangled Web of War: Generalship as an Art and Science in the Early Roman Empire" When: April 25, 5:30 p.m. Where: Candler Library, Room 120 Admission: Free   25 April Emory Dance Company Spring Concert When: April 25, 7:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Dance Studio Admission: $10; $6 all students   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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