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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019

SCIENCE Chameleons inspire 'smart skin' that changes color in sun While a chameleon can alter its skin color, scientists have struggled to make a photonic crystal "smart skin" that changes color in response to the environment without also changing size. Emory chemists might have found a solution, documented in a new study. COLLABORATION Infectious diseases symposium to kick off internal funding program On Sept. 19, Emory's first Infectious Diseases Across Scales Symposium will bring together faculty, students and researchers who are involved in interdisciplinary work that transcends traditional boundaries. ART 'Pop-up' lab allows Carlos Museum visitors to encounter art conservation in action Visitors to the Carlos Museum can watch conservators as they work to restore the "Cosmic Man" this month. Learn more about the treatment process at a special program on Thursday, Sept. 19. COMMUNITY Emory Healthcare Network expands footprint to Columbus, GA The Emory Healthcare Network is stretching beyond metro Atlanta and southwest into Columbus, Ga., by adding St. Francis Hospital physicians and providers to its clinically integrated network. CAMPUS Celebrating the new Emory Student Center The Emory Student Center pulsed with music, lights and laughter, as the campus community came together Wednesday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the innovative new space. Emory's most energy-efficient building, the student center recently earned LEED Platinum certification, the highest possible sustainability rating.

TAKE NOTE   'Bearing Witness' to reflect on history and ongoing legacy of racial violence and injustice This workshop can give insight into understanding publishing contracts for journal articles Emory hosting macroeconomics workshop to build ties between researchers, boost graduate students' work

In the News   Scientists rethink Alzheimer's, diversifying the drug search Sept. 10 |  Allen Levey |  New York Times Warning: Mysterious vaping illness has now spread to Georgia Sept. 10 |  Srihari Veeraraghavan |  WSB-TV An Atlanta cop, truck driver and sleep specialist tell us how to cope with working all night Sept. 10 |  Ann E. Rogers |  Atlanta Magazine

Featured Events   Gallery Talk: Walter Melion on "Through a Glass, Darkly" The co-curator leads visitors through the latest exhibition on Netherlandish prints. When: Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free Film Screening: "The Most Dangerous Year" See this award-winning documentary about transgender rights, bathroom bills and the families of transgender kids, followed by a Q&A with director Vlada Knowlton. When: Sept. 19, 7:00 p.m. Where: School of Law, Tull Auditorium Admission: Free

13 Sept. Workshop: Introduction to Zotero When: Sept. 13, 9:00 a.m. Where: Health Sciences Center Library, Room B_65 Admission: Free   13 Sept. Workshop: Tailoring When: Sept. 13, 3:00 p.m. Where: Cox Hall, TechLab Admission: Free   14 Sept. Annual Paul M. Fernhoff Family Fun and Duck Race When: Sept. 14, 1:00 p.m. Where: Student Activity and Academic Center, pool Admission: $5 per duck suggested donation   16 Sept. JWJI Race & Difference Colloquium: Alvin Tillery on "Is the #BlackLivesMatter Movement Winning?" When: Sept. 16, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   16 Sept. David Kaye on "Speech Police: The Global Struggle to Govern the Internet" When: Sept. 16, 12:15 p.m. Where: Gambrell Hall, Tull Auditorium Admission: Free   16 Sept. Reading: Robyn Schiff, poet When: Sept. 16, 6:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   16 Sept. David Leinweber on "Mary Magdalen and the Provencal Saints" When: Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   17 Sept. Emory Farmers Market When: Sept. 17, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Hall Bridge Admission: Free   17 Sept. Workshop: ArcGIS Online and StoryMaps When: Sept. 17, 1:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Room 312 Admission: Free   17 Sept. Art Exhibition and Conversation with Thought Leaders Linda Ellis and Valerie Morvan When: Sept. 17, 6:00 p.m. Where: Center for Ethics, Gallery Space Admission: Free   17 Sept. Concert: Col Legno Bassoon and Percussion Duo When: Sept. 17, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   18 Sept. Constitution Day Lecture: Jeffrey Tulis on "Anti-Federalists' Reaction to the American Constitution" When: Sept. 18, 4:30 p.m. Where: Oxford Road Building, Lecture Room Admission: Free   18 Sept. Workshop: 3D Modeling When: Sept. 18, 5:00 p.m. Where: Cox Hall, TechLab Admission: Free   18 Sept. Film Screening: "Double Indemnity" (1944) When: Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   18 Sept. Southern Circuit Film Series: "Same God" When: Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   18 Sept. BIO 141 Movie Night: "Mass Extinctions: Life at the Brink" When: Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m. Where: School of Medicine, Room 110 Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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