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Thursday, March 18, 2021
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INVOLVEMENT
Emory unveils new community engagement strategy
Musa Abdus-Saboor credits Emory’s Start:ME program with giving him confidence to start his own electrical business. The university’s new community engagement strategy will amplify Emory’s impact in areas of social and economic mobility; health and well-being; and arts, science and cultural enrichment.

 

COMMUNITY
Emory president responds to tragic murders in Atlanta
“Our hearts go out to all who are hurting today throughout Atlanta and in the Asian and Asian American communities,” Emory President Gregory L. Fenves said March 17. “All of Emory stands united in the face of this atrocity.” Read the full statement.

 

RESEARCH
Drug launched at Emory reduces virus that causes COVID-19 to undetectable levels
An antiviral drug initially discovered by Emory’s non-profit drug development company DRIVE appears safe and reduces SARS-CoV-2 to undetectable levels in COVID-19 patients after five days of administration, according to data from a Phase II clinical trial.

 

HEALTH CARE
Emory nursing students administer COVID-19 vaccines
Helping give the COVID-19 vaccine is a historic learning opportunity for any student nurse. Administering it to a retired nurse who was part of the polio vaccine rollout makes the experience even more memorable.
 
CAMPUS NEWS
 
SUPPORT
New Emory chaplains appointed to serve university’s religious diversity
Hindu, Jewish and Buddhist chaplains have joined the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life, and Muslim and Christian chaplains are also being hired. Meet the new chaplains and learn about their faith journeys.

 

CREATIVITY
Theater Emory goes virtual with original, student-written ‘Viral Plays’
Student playwrights created 10-minute virtual plays with the help of award-winning Emory alumna Lauren Gunderson. All productions, including “It’s a Dream to Die For,” can be viewed through March 26.

 

OBSERVANCE
Emory-Tibet Week 2021 focuses on ‘Compassion, Practice and Well-being’
After canceling activities in 2020 due to the pandemic, Tibet Week returns to Emory March 21– 27 with film screenings, daily meditations and the traditional mandala sand painting exhibition.

 

SUSTAINABILITY
Emory Farmers Market returns on March 23
Pick up lunch, a snack or other grocery items – and support local vendors – at the Emory Farmers Market, held on McDonough Field on Tuesdays through April 27.
 
EMORY DAY OF GIVING
 
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Make a difference: Join faculty, staff and others in creating life-changing opportunities through Day of Giving on March 24. Support an area that inspires you and earn an Emory face covering by contributing during the early giving period March 17-21.
 
TAKE NOTE
 
Join a team for the Move More Challenge before competition begins next week
Join a team for the Move More Challenge before competition begins next week

Be part of the Department of Medicine’s inaugural Health Equity Day; submit abstracts for consideration by March 31
Be part of the Department of Medicine’s inaugural Health Equity Day; submit abstracts for consideration by March 31
 
EMORY IN THE NEWS
 
The COVID shift to remote work is placing another burden on women: housecleaning

 

The COVID shift to remote work is placing another burden on women: housecleaning
March 18 |  Ruomeng Cui |  NBC News

'You can’t get away from the idea that you’re just lucky to be alive'

 

'You can’t get away from the idea that you’re just lucky to be alive'
March 17 |  Nadine Kaslow |  Vox

Driven by the pandemic and 'the Fauci effect,' applicants flood public health schools

 

Driven by the pandemic and 'the Fauci effect,' applicants flood public health schools
March 17 |  Wendy Armstrong |  STAT
 
EVENTS
 
Raymond Danowski Poetry Library Reading Series: Poetry Reading by Joy Harjo

 

Raymond Danowski Poetry Library Reading Series: Poetry Reading by Joy Harjo
U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo will give an online reading as part of Women’s History Month for the Rose Library at Emory University. A member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Harjo is the first Native American to hold the position.
When: March 20, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free; registration required
Emory President Gregory L. Fenves: First Address

 

Emory President Gregory L. Fenves: First Address
In his first address to the university community, Emory President Gregory L. Fenves will speak on the unprecedented journey we’ve undertaken during the past year, our bright future as a university and how we can build on our rich legacy of excellence and impact.
When: March 23, 3:00 p.m.
Where: Emory.edu home page
Admission: Free
 
21
March
 
Wondrous Worlds Lecture: "Early Indian Textile Trade to West Asia and Its Indonesian Afterlife"
When: March 21, 2:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free; registration required
 
21
March
 
Bach Birthday Recital with Timothy Albrecht
When: March 21, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Online
Admission: Free
 
26
March
 
The Hatchery's Birthday Party
When: March 26, 9:00 a.m.
Where: The Hatchery, Emory Center for Innovation
Admission: Free
 
 
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