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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020

RECOGNITION U.S. News ranks Emory among the top national universities Emory University ranks 21st among the nation’s top universities in the new 2021 Best Colleges guidebook from U.S. News and World Report. INSIGHT Podcast based on Emory class focuses new season on Ahmaud Arbery killing "Buried Truths," the award-winning podcast based on Emory's Georgia Civil Rights Cold Cases Project, devotes its new season to the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. The seven-episode series is based on research by students and professor Hank Klibanoff. IMPACT Second Lady Karen Pence tours Emory Healthcare Veterans Program Second Lady Karen Pence visited the Emory Brain Health Center last week to tour the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program and learn about Emory’s work treating post-9/11 military veterans. SUPPORT 'Healing Through Art' shares expressions of grief, loss and hope The Emory community is invited to share art representing experiences of grief, loss and hope during recent months by contributing to the "Healing Through Art" online gallery.

Take Note   Start or join a team for the Virtual Winship Win the Fight 5K Emory Continuing Education offers new classes, including some self-paced options Thirty student-athletes named to UAA President's Council Scholar-Athlete Team

EMORY INSIDER   ICYMI: "Your Fantastic Mind" has received an Emmy award for its inaugural season in the "Writer-Program" category. Watch the debut episode of Season 2, focusing on how COVID-19 impacts the brain. Tune in to Georgia Public Broadcasting for the next episode Sept. 16, which looks at professor Greg Berns’ research on the minds of dogs – and what we can learn from them to improve our own lives.

Emory In The News   Depression and anxiety during and after pregnancy may harm childhood development, study finds Sept. 15 |  Denise Jamieson |  CNN The presidential race might not be decided on election night Sept. 14 |  Andra Gillespie |  Teen Vogue Emory University epidemiologist on the future of COVID-19 Sept. 13 |  Carlos del Rio |  National Public Radio Adults with COVID-19 are more likely to have dined out before getting sick, CDC report says Sept. 11 |  Marybeth Sexton |  USA Today

Featured Events   Candler in Conversation: "How Do We Find Balance?" Watch a special two-part series focused on spiritual, emotional and physical health, with guests addressing essential questions while providing reflections and helpful strategies from their unique perspectives. When: Sept. 16, 12:00 p.m. Where: Online; Facebook Live Admission: Free Ibram X. Kendi: "How to Be an Antiracist" Hear Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times bestselling author of "How to Be an Antiracist," speak on our individual responsibility to create a more just and equitable society through the transformative concept of antiracism. When: Sept. 16, 4:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required Environmental Sciences Fall Seminar In this next installment of the fall seminar series, Tom Gillespie speaks on "Preventing Pandemics and Saving Species: Disease Ecology Is Where Biodiversity Conservation and Global Health Collide." When: Sept. 18, 9:00 a.m. Where: Online Admission: Free "African American Poetry" As part of the Decatur Book Festival, poet Kevin Young will take part in a conversation about the range of voices in African American poetry, both in his own writings and as a scholar working on the anthology “African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song.” When: Sept. 22, 6:30 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required

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