Goldwater Scholars; Emory's drug hunters; Staff Fest

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For Faculty and Staff of Emory University

Thursday, April 7, 2022

ACCOMPLISHMENT

Three Emory College juniors named 2022 Goldwater Scholars

Anish “Max” Bagga, Yena Woo and Noah Okada have been named Goldwater Scholars for 2022, the fourth consecutive year that multiple Emory students have won the nation’s top scholarship for undergraduates studying math, natural sciences and engineering.

RESEARCH

Emory scientists part of global team tracking SARS-CoV-2 variant immunology

In the SAVE program, researchers assess whether mutations in emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants such as Delta and Omicron affect virus transmission, severity and immunity, which in turn supports the testing of vaccines and therapeutics and guides public health responses.

ACADEMICS

Juris master degree program expands with new concentrations

Two new concentrations — one in data, privacy and technology law and the other in employment law and human resources — expand the opportunities within Emory Law’s juris master degree program.

IMPACT

Emory’s drug hunters and the road to discovery

What are the moments scientists “live for,” and what spurs them despite setbacks and failures? Read more about the role researchers played in Emory's path to becoming a drug discovery powerhouse.

STAFF FEST 2022

Together again: Staff Fest returns to the Quad on Friday, May 13, with favorites from years past and some new options: free food, games, a DJ, caricatures, volleyball tournament, sidewalk art contest and more. Visit the Staff Fest 2022 webpage to RSVP, order your t-shirt and stay up-to-date on all the details.

TAKE NOTE

Celebrate National Public Health Week with activities through April 9

Join the university-wide Employee Council Spring Leadership Social on April 18 and engage with our executive leaders

Faculty can apply for global health seed grants until April 20

Volunteer to help during Commencement 2022 activities

EMORY IN THE NEWS

Column: Tiger's back, but Lefty's nowhere to be found

April 7 | Mike Lewis | USA Today

Emory law professor: Mounting evidence of Russian war crimes is difficult to reject

April 6 | Laurie Blank | WABE 90.1

Local nurses' book champions human-centered leadership in health care

April 5 | Kay Kennedy | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

FEATURED EVENTS

Candler Concert Series: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble featuring Simon Crawford-Phillips

Join the adventure as these acclaimed musicians explore some of the best all-wind and wind and piano classical repertoire. Pianist and conductor Simon Crawford-Phillips joins the ensemble to make music that the Washington Post calls “luminous, often breathtaking” with a program featuring Quintet for Winds and Piano in E-flat Major, K. 452 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

When: April 9, 8:00 p.m.

Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall

Admission: General admission $60; Emory students $10

AI.Humanity Ethics Lecture Series: "Moral Robots? How to Make AI Agents Fit for Human Societies" with Matthias Scheutz

As society increasingly relies on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, how can ethically committed individuals and institutions articulate values to guide their development and respond to emerging problems? Join the Office of the Provost to explore the ethical implications of AI in a new AI.Humanity Ethics Lecture Series. Scheutz will give examples from his work on AI robots and human-robot interaction to demonstrate a vision for ethical autonomous robots.

When: April 11, 4:00 p.m.

Where: Convocation Hall, Community Room 210