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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020

ACHIEVEMENT Emory's partnership with QuestBridge expands academic horizons for low-income students As a first-generation student, Julio Medina first came to Emory through the QuestBridge National College Match. Now a professor in the dance program, he helps current students find community and connection through Emory’s QuestBridge Scholars Network, one of the largest in the nation. COLLABORATION Researchers aim to increase COVID-19 testing for people affected by diabetes A $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow researchers from Emory, Morehouse School of Medicine and Georgia Tech to increase COVID-19 testing for people in Georgia who are affected by diabetes. COMMUNITY EJCH helps patients rock the vote from their hospital beds Staff at Emory Johns Creek Hospital helped patients who were unexpectedly admitted to the hospital on Election Day cast absentee ballots. HEALTH CARE Budd Terrace at Wesley Woods named a 2020-21 Best Nursing Home Budd Terrace at Wesley Woods, Emory Healthcare’s skilled nursing facility, has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Nursing Home for 2020-21. SUPPORT Long road home The Emory Healthcare Veterans Program marks five years of helping veterans heal the invisible wounds of military service. Read their inspiring stories, then join the Emory community on Veterans Day for an online discussion of "Leading through Crisis" featuring Emory alumni service members.

TAKE NOTE   Emory University benefits enrollment ends Nov. 6; learn more Emory Libraries wants your input on their services during remote learning this semester; share by Nov. 6 Candler's Thurman Lecture on Nov. 12 to explore music, preaching in the Black church

ELECTION 2020   Post-election resources: As we move beyond Election Day, the Election Well-Being 2020 Toolkit available through Human Resources offers resources to help Emory employees and their managers navigate the election and the weeks that follow. Look for self-care ideas for employees, information for supervisors and reminders of Emory policies.

Featured Events   Performance: "Fat, Pretty and Soon to Be Old" Theater artist and professor Kimberly Dark, author of “Fat, Pretty and Soon to Be Old,” has the ability to make the personal political, grounded in her training as a sociologist. She strives to reveal the hidden architecture of everyday life so that we can reclaim our power as social creators. When: Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free Live Reading of "Sovereignty" The Michael C. Carlos Museum continues its celebration of Indigenous peoples with a live reading of “Sovereignty,” a play exploring the politics and struggles of the Cherokee Nation. When: Nov. 8, 2:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required

ELECTION EVENTS

04 Nov. Race, Gender and COVID-19: Social Forces That Shaped the 2020 Election with Chryl N. Laird When: Nov. 4, 4:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free   05 Nov. Conversations about Racism in the 21st Century with Carol Anderson When: Nov. 5, 12:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required   05 Nov. Post-Election Reflection Space with CAPS and REDI When: Nov. 5, 12:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required   05 Nov. Post-Election Debrief with Alan Abramowitz and Bernard Fraga When: Nov. 5, 4:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required   05 Nov. Post-Election Analysis with Andra Gillespie When: Nov. 5, 5:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required   05 Nov. The Election Is Over: Now What? When: Nov. 5, 7:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required   06 Nov. City of Decatur Anti-Racism Speaker Series with Andra Gillespie When: Nov. 6, 6:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required   12 Nov. Election Results Analysis with the Barkley Forum When: Nov. 12, 5:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required   19 Nov. JWJI 2020 Election Forum: What Happened and Why? When: Nov. 19, 6:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

EMORY IN THE NEWS   Emory professor discusses voter turnout by race, ethnicity Nov. 2 |  Bernard Fraga |  WABE 90.1 FM Winning trust for a vaccine means confronting medical racism Nov. 2 |  Evan Anderson |  WIRED What do intellectually humble people do? Nov. 1 |  Shauna Bowes |  Psychology Today

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