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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022

LEGACY Emory celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Week with virtual events Kicking off Jan. 15, King Week includes lectures, panel discussions, community service awards and worship services. Bobby Seale, founding chair of the Black Panther Party, gives the keynote address Jan. 18. DISCOVERY Antiviral drug discovered at Emory receives authorization from FDA On Dec. 23, molnupiravir, an investigational oral antiviral drug invented by scientists at Emory University, received Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA for the treatment of COVID-19. LEADERSHIP New dean of Rollins School of Public Health is named Emory University has appointed M. Daniele Fallin, an internationally regarded researcher and educator, as the new James W. Curran Dean of Public Health at the Rollins School of Public Health. Fallin will join Emory July 1. RESEARCH Children's books still show bias toward male protagonists, analysis finds A major analysis of children’s books published during the last 60 years suggests that a bias persists toward male protagonists — despite an overall trend for an increasing proportion of female leads. Psychologist Stella Lourenco is senior author of the study. LEADERSHIP Valeda F. Dent to serve as inaugural vice provost of libraries and museum As vice provost of libraries and museum, Valeda F. Dent will unite Emory Libraries and the Michael C. Carlos Museum under a new leadership structure. She will formally take the role in July. COMMUNITY Sewer line work to start near Emory’s Atlanta campus DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management will host a virtual town hall on Jan. 12 at 6:30 p.m. to update the Emory community about scheduled sewer line work near the Atlanta campus. SUPPORT AccessHope and Emory Healthcare collaboration will extend cancer expertise A new collaboration by Emory Healthcare, Winship Cancer Institute and AccessHope, a company providing cancer expertise to employers and their health care affiliates, will increase access to specialized cancer expertise for people living with complex cancers in the Southeast and beyond.

COVID-19 UPDATE   Stay informed: In a town hall, President Gregory L. Fenves and Provost Ravi V. Bellamkonda discussed plans for spring semester and the temporary remote start. Infectious diseases physician Zanthia Wiley shared about the current Omicron variant landscape and Amir St. Clair, executive director of COVID-19 response and recovery, discussed important protocols. Watch the video and Q&A here.

TAKE NOTE   Emory hospitals welcome 2022 with first New Year’s babies University COVID-19 booster attestation for faculty and staff due by Jan. 19; learn more Applications for University Research Committee funding due by Jan. 14 Metro Atlanta health care systems address public on COVID-19

EMORY IN THE NEWS   2021 Atlanta 500: Education and healthcare Jan. 25 |  James Curran, Walter J. Curran Jr., Carlos del Rio, Gregory L. Fenves, William Foege, Jonathan S. Lewin, Linda A. McCauley and Jagdish N. Sheth  |  Atlanta Magazine How our ancestors used to sleep can help the sleep-deprived today Jan. 9 |  Ben Reiss |  CNN 'Flurona' is getting COVID and the flu at the same time — and it isn't new — here's what to know Jan. 6 |  Laurel Bristow |  People

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