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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019

PROFILE One Emory: Partners in student success Meet the people bringing the "One Emory" strategic framework to life. Our profile series continues with JoAnn McKenzie, university registrar and assistant vice provost, whose team is responsible for critical student data and works across Emory to fortify pathways for student success. LEADERSHIP Emory appoints new vice president of research administration Robert Nobles will serve as Emory's new vice president for research administration, overseeing the infrastructure that supports the university's research mission and managing the 10 departments that support faculty researchers. RESEARCH College football players' weight gain leads to heart problems Weight gain and high blood pressure in college football players leads to adverse changes in cardiac structure and function, according to a new Emory study. INVOLVEMENT Employee Council builds connections, prepares for 50th anniversary The Emory Employee Council has launched its work for the academic year, including new strategies for hearing employee needs and plans to celebrate the group's 50th anniversary in 2020. RECOGNITION Emory public health student honored for family planning advocacy Alison Hoover, an MPH student at Rollins School of Public Health, is one of just 40 people worldwide selected for the 2019 cohort of "120 Under 40: The New Generation of Family Planning Leaders."

TAKE NOTE   School of Medicine holds Faculty Recognitions Week; see who was honored for their work Aquinas Center hosts 'Caring for Our Common Home' events for Sustainability Week Nov. 11-14 Annual benefits enrollment ends Nov. 11; don't overlook these checkpoints

EMORY INSIDER   Ellmann Lectures: Award-winning poet and essayist Claudia Rankine will be on campus this week to deliver the Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature. Hear her speak on Thursday or Friday at 6:30 p.m. or Saturday at 4 p.m. Admission is free, but tickets are required.

In the News   Virtual reality simulations help veterans with PTSD Oct. 31 |  Barbara Rothbaum |  WGCL-TV Atlanta city council member to establish a commission to expand reproductive health care access in the city Oct. 31 |  Emory University  |  WXIA-TV Georgia governor releases plans for health care overhaul Oct. 31 |  Kenneth Thorpe |  New York Times

Featured Events   Georgia Climate Conference Hear from leaders in public, private, academic and non-profit sectors as they share progress and identify new opportunities to help Georgia take practical steps to respond to a changing climate. Conference is Nov. 7 and 8. Registration is full, but you can watch via live webcast. When: Nov. 7, 9:30 a.m. Where: Emory Conference Center Hotel Admission: Free; registration is full; live webcast available Emory Police Open House Join the Emory Police at their open house to meet the officers, learn more about what they do and have a little fun. Refreshments provided. When: Nov. 7, 11:00 a.m. Where: North Decatur Building, Suite G01 Admission: Free Nobel Prize in Physics Talk: Cosmology and Exoplanets Learn from Emory physicists who discuss the science behind the prize and recent developments in the field. An extended Q&A session will follow. When: Nov. 7, 5:00 p.m. Where: Math and Science Center E300 Admission: Free

06 Nov. Black at Emory Spades Night When: Nov. 6, 4:00 p.m. Where: Alumni Memorial University Center, Suite 106 Admission: Free   06 Nov. Seminar: Dr. Tyralynn Frazier on "Does Compassion Cultivation Belong in K-12 Education?" When: Nov. 6, 4:00 p.m. Where: Psychology Building, Room 220 Admission: Free   06 Nov. Cell Biology Seminar: Sami Barmada When: Nov. 6, 4:00 p.m. Where: Whitehead Building, Room 400 Admission: Free   06 Nov. Lecture: Tony Martin on "Great Books in Geology and Paleontology" When: Nov. 6, 4:30 p.m. Where: Oxford Road Building, Lecture Room Admission: Free   06 Nov. Theater Emory: "The Nether" When: Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Theater Lab Admission: $15 / $12 / $5 students & industry   06 Nov. Screening: "The Apartment" (1960) When: Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   07 Nov. 12th Annual Garland Perdue Lectureship: Gilbert Rivers Upchurch on "The Joy of Discovery" When: Nov. 7, 7:00 a.m. Where: Emory University Hospital Auditorium Admission: Free   07 Nov. MAPme Fall Seminar: "All of Us and You" When: Nov. 7, 12:00 p.m. Where: Cox Ballroom, Rooms 2 and 4 Admission: Free   07 Nov. Lecture: Doug Mashek on "Lipid Droplets" When: Nov. 7, 12:00 p.m. Where: Whitehead Auditorium Admission: Free   07 Nov. Lecture: History of Emblem Books When: Nov. 7, 5:00 p.m. Where: Rose Library Admission: Free; registration required   07 Nov. Lecture: Brenda Elsey on "Soccer, Gender and Globalization" When: Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   08 Nov. Lovis Corinth Colloquium: Through a Glass, Darkly When: Nov. 8, 11:00 a.m. Where: Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   08 Nov. France Atlanta Humanitarian Forum When: Nov. 8, 3:00 p.m. Where: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Auditorium Admission: Free; registration required   08 Nov. Emory Chinese Theater Club: "Rhinoceros in Love" When: Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m. Where: Harland Cinema Alumni Memorial University Center Admission: Free   09 Nov. Emory Cares International Service Day When: Nov. 9, 10:00 a.m. Where: Multiple locations in and around Atlanta Admission: Free   09 Nov. Women's Soccer vs. University of Rochester When: Nov. 9, 11:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   09 Nov. Men's Soccer vs. University of Rochester When: Nov. 9, 1:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   10 Nov. Concert: Emory Chamber Ensembles When: Nov. 10, 4:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   10 Nov. Concert: Emory Collaborative Piano When: Nov. 10, 7:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   11 Nov. Emory Veterans Day Ceremony When: Nov. 11, 10:45 a.m. Where: Cannon Chapel Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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