Winter 2009: Of Note

The Sound of Science

By Mary J. Loftus

How do individuals balance selfishness against altruism? What does the immune system of a primitive jawless fish have to teach us about our own immune systems? Which part of the brain can be electrically stimulated to improve severe depression? Does eating certain fruits and vegetables help to prevent cancer?

Emory researchers speak about their cutting-edge scientific discoveries in Sound Science: Conversations on Transforming Health and Healing, a bimonthly podcast series on the website of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center.

The series, hosted by Emory science writer Robin Tricoles, offers compelling information and provocative commentary on timely health topics, as well as related slide shows, biographies, and links.

Current posts include neuroeconomist Greg Berns on decision making, physician Max Cooper on the immune system, neurologist Helen Mayberg on using deep brain stimulation to ease depression, oncologist Charles Staley on new technologies to treat rare cancers, emergency physician Arthur Kellermann on the importance of immediate cardiac care, and oncologist Omer Kucuk on specific foods and their effects on cancer prevention and treatment.

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Winter 2009

• Prelude
• Letters to the Editor

Of Note

• The Truth about Fiction Umberto Eco, a mild-mannered Medievalist, confesses all
• Carter’s Quest for Peace, Health Continues After more than two decades, the Carter Center closes in on guinea worm disease
• Tough Love The Jane Fonda Center helps teens build healthy, respectful relationships
• Early dementia revealed by simple test Quick, draw a clock
• Lights, Camera, Reality Students dial up first-year drama for Emory television
• Missing the Forest for the Trees Jared Diamond on the collapse of societies
• New nursing school dean enlivens theory with practice Research will continue with minority populations
• Conflict of Interest Policies Receive Increased Focus Center for Ethics director to head effort
• New link to preterm births? Mental health may play a role
• The Sound of Science Faculty highlighted in original series
• Exploring Evolution Earth’s wild abundance, mutating enzymes, and sexy species were hot topics at packed symposium
• Emory Named Georgia ‘Conservationist of the Year’
• Trinket, or Ticket to Immortality? Tut’s riches reveal layers of meaning
• Perfect Pitch Emory in the news
• Ticker Emory a good value among private universities

Features

• Please—Keep the Cow Times may be tough, but Emory has weathered many a financial storm with innovation, optimism, and good humor
• ‘Really Hard Times’ Jake Ward remembers Depression-era Emory
• Making Emory Possible Emory Advantage reaches middle-income students
• The Business Man For more than two decades, Rick Rieder 83B has proven his worth on Wall Street
• Everything you wanted to know about the economy but were afraid to ask Goizueta Business School finance experts answer readers’ questions about the economy
• Decisions, Decisions The biology behind the sometimes irrational, often emotional choices we make about money and other things we value

Campaign Emory Update

• Major gifts push Emory closer to goal
• Donor support bolsters research, scholarships, and patient care
• Donor profile: Robert and Miriam Lovett

Register

• Letter from the President Between a rock and a new place
• Letter from the EAA
• Emory Medalists set examples for alumni community
• Movie Making Emory alumni bring inspiration to life on film
• Alumni Ink Myth Buster
• Looking for Fun—Free? Come to campus, no cash required
• Emory, Abroad Scotland-born Hamish Taylor 84MBA says Emory ‘started a trend’ of innovation
• Tributes John Stone III 68MR, Walter Strauss 44C, Robert Rohrer 39C 42G
• Get out of the Rat Race Greg Berns on the psychology of fear

Online Exclusives

• Passing the Torch Directors of centers for women, LGBT life
• Rule of Law David Tafuri 92C in Iraq
• An Insider’s Take Wall Street veteran Rick Rieder 83B on the economy