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Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 | |||
Hello, Emory!Today, we're celebrating the career of Joseph T. Massey Jr., the university’s longest-serving staff member, who joined Emory 55 years ago as a switchboard operator. Tomorrow, he and other staff members will be honored during the annual Service Awards Luncheon. Emory recently welcomed civil rights leader and former Ambassador Andrew Young to campus to discuss repairing divides in the nation’s political landscape, with additional insights from Emory faculty members. Plus, learn how a new study has uncovered high rates of dementia among older adults in vulnerable communites. Have a great week, and watch your inbox for more must-read stories. — The Emory Report team |
Today’s stories |
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Service Awards The voice with a smile: Joseph T. Massey Jr. celebrates 55 years at EmoryJoseph T. Massey Jr. started his Emory career 55 years ago as a switchboard operator. Now the university’s longest-serving staff member, he has grown with the times and been instrumental in modernizing Emory’s university- and hospital-wide phone systems. Tomorrow, he will be honored during the annual Service Awards Luncheon. |
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Insight Forum featuring Ambassador Andrew Young asks what’s next ‘After the Vote’A panel discussion hosted by Emory’s Candler School of Theology included strategies for healing the nation’s political divide, with insight from civil rights leader Andrew Young and Emory faculty members. |
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Health Unseen dementia: Study finds high rates of undiagnosed cognitive decline in vulnerable communitiesA new study reveals high rates of undiagnosed cognitive decline among older adults in underserved communities, especially African Americans. Early screening could close critical gaps in care, reducing severe health risks and caregiver strain. |
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Performance: "The Other Shore" by Theater EmoryNovember 21 - November 24 | Mary Gray Munroe Theater |
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Final Emory Farmers Market of fall 202411:00 a.m. | McDonough Plaza |
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Poetry reading and conversation with Daniel Caño7:30 p.m. | Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall |
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Chaplain's Lecture Series featuring "Between Two Trailers" author J. Dana Trent7:30 p.m. | Oxford Chapel |
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Panel Discussion: "The 2024 Election and Health Care"8:30 a.m. | School of Nursing, Room P01, and online |
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Panel Discussion: "Learning Across Cultures: Science, Monastic Wisdom and Student Experiences"1:30 p.m. | Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall |
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School of Medicine Innovation Center Tour4:00 p.m. | Health Sciences Research Building II, First Floor |
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Conversation: "Decolonizing Knowledge" with Senegalese thinker Felwine Sarr4:00 p.m. | Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall |
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Performance: Cooke Noontime Series featuring Danielle Hahn Piano Trio12:00 p.m. | Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall |
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Discussion and Poetry Reading: "In My Own Time: Black Poets on Paradox and History" featuring Bettina Judd4:00 p.m. | Atwood Chemistry Building, Room 360 |
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JWJI Panel and Public Dialogue: "Election 2024: What Happened?"6:00 p.m. | Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum (441 Freedom Parkway NE) |
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