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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021

COMMUNITY Emory students help Atlanta communities have ‘Faith in the Vaccine’ Through a six-month internship program, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent alumni, are working to cultivate trust within diverse communities to lessen COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. HEALTH CARE Lewin to step down from leadership of Woodruff Health Sciences Center and Emory Healthcare Since 2016, Jonathan S. Lewin has led record-breaking growth in clinical volumes, research funding and patient quality outcomes. He will become a member of the Emory faculty after a new executive vice president for health affairs joins the university. SUPPORT Emory receives $6 million grant to accelerate Parkinson’s disease treatment research Emory researchers received a three-year, $6.3 million grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s Collaborative Research Network for research into the motor cortical disturbances caused by Parkinson’s disease, which affects more than 6 million people worldwide. UNIVERSITY Faulkner to serve as Emory University chief compliance officer On Nov. 15, Kenya Faulkner took the helm of Emory’s Office of Compliance, which provides leadership and oversight for all university compliance activities and adheres to the highest legal, professional and ethical standards. SUSTAINABILITY Emory selects Goodr as new waste management provider Emory has partnered with waste management and hunger relief company Goodr as its holistic waste management provider to help achieve the university’s zero landfill waste goal. The partnership has already diverted nearly 140,000 pounds of food waste from landfills. HONOR Emory commemorates Veterans Day The American flag waved against a pale gray fall sky as the Emory community gathered Nov. 11 on the Quad to commemorate Veterans Day. After the ceremony, students, faculty, staff and alumni who are veterans posed for group photo.

PHOTO GALLERY   Serving the community through Emory Cares Day Hundreds of members of the Emory community participated in the 18th annual Emory Cares Day of Service on Saturday, Nov. 13, helping with a wide array of community projects in the Atlanta area and beyond. View photos from the day.

TAKE NOTE   Complete Emory's climate survey on racial diversity, equity and inclusion by Nov. 23 University Research Committee accepting Albert A. Levy Award nominations through Nov. 30 Faculty can apply now for rapid response grants through Emory Global Health Institute; learn more Owens named chair-elect of Georgia Hospital Association Board of Trustees

EMORY IN THE NEWS   Analyzing the COVID pandemic roughly 20 months after cases broke out Nov. 13 |  Jodie Guest |  CBS News America's tax code advantages white wealth over Black wealth — here's how reforms can make the system do better for everyone Nov. 13 |  Dorothy Brown |  Business Insider Atlanta leads nation in inflation, hitting drivers hard in their wallets Nov. 12 |  Tom Smith |  WAGA FOX 5 Atlanta

FEATURED EVENTS   Artivist Market from Art for Heart Art for Heart, founded by Emory undergraduates, will host the Artivist Market to promote the work of their affiliated artists, but also to be the catalyst in creating new relationships in the art industry to promote diversity. Atlanta artists will display their work based in activism for viewing and/or purchasing. When: Nov. 18, 5:00 p.m. Where: The Hatchery, 1578 Avenue Place, Suite 200 Admission: Free; registration required Concert: Emory University Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble Enjoy an evening of music during this joint concert featuring standard and emerging works for symphony orchestra and wind ensemble. Paul Bhasin and Tyler Ehrlich conduct. When: Nov. 20, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free; registration and proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test result required

16 Nov. Joint Reading with Emory Arts Fellows When: Nov. 16, 6:30 p.m. Where: Cox Hall Ballroom Admission: Free   17 Nov. Howard Thurman Lecture: "What to Do If the FBI Knocks: A Primer for Black Protestant Faith Communities" with Lerone A. Martin When: Nov. 17, 11:00 a.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required   17 Nov. Lecture: "Complexity: From Materials to Climate" about the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics When: Nov. 17, 5:00 p.m. Where: PAIS, Room 290 Admission: Free   18 Nov. Dean's Lecture: "Entrusted by God: Towards an Ethic of Christian Entrustedness" with Teresa Morgan When: Nov. 18, 4:00 p.m. Where: Candler School of Theology (Pitts Lecture Hall) and online Admission: Free; registration required   18 Nov. Panel Discussion: "Migration and Health in a Latinx Context" When: Nov. 18, 6:15 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free   22 Nov. JWJI Colloquium: "Retelling Stories in Photography about the Black Civil War Soldier" with Deborah Willis When: Nov. 22, 12:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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