Winter 2011: Campaign Chronicle

Research leaders Stuart Zola (left) and Allan Levey

Fighting Alzheimer’s Disease

The volunteer activities of Mary Rose Taylor have helped benefit the Emory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and its leaders, Emory neurologist Allan Levey and Emory neuroscientist Stuart Zola. Emory’s is the only comprehensive center in Georgia and one of few in the South.

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Winter 2011

• Prelude
• Letters to the Editor

Of Note

• Mistress of Mischief Margaret Atwood’s other worlds
• Happy Thoughts Faith leaders say happiness is a worthy goal—though it might not be what you think
• Faces of Emory Portraits showcase campus diversity
• The Spokesman Speaks Again Oxford student paper is back
• Access Granted Research funding holding strong
• A Decade of Tibetan Studies Alumni celebrate Tibetan studies program
• Brain Trumps Hand in Stone-Age Study What ancient tools can tell us
• Peer Review Student Honor Council helps uphold integrity for all
• Butterfly Rx Beauty bugs may self-medicate
• Zzzzs lower risk of disease New study a wake-up call
• They’re Players In the ring with The Shadowboxers
• Self-Evident Truths? New book takes up old question of religion’s relationship to politics
• Doh! Emory researchers discover the ‘Homer Simpson’ gene
• Space-Flight Risk NASA awards Emory, MCG $7.6 million for space radiation research
• Prescription: Tango! Senior dance to better health
• Diaper Duty Learning from an unlikely source
• Techno-History Skype brings grandfather to class
• Office of Sustainability finds friends on Facebook Check out new page
• Mind Over Matters Studies show that for children and adults, a calm mind can help lead to a healthy body
• New Legacies Honored Johnson Medalists 2010
• Perfect Pitch Emory in the news
• Ticker New Marshall Scholar is Emory’s fourteenth

Features

• Ethics Ed Teaching students to challenge assumptions, embrace ambiguity, and step outside their comfort zones
• Policy in Practice Ethics safety nets
• An American Warrior The honorable life and untimely death of Colonel Ted Westhusing 03PhD
• Just War Theory and Modern Warfare Emory experts weigh in
• From Lab to Life When President Barack Obama seeks advice on the potential benefits—and risks—of biotechnology, he consults a special commission vice chaired by Emory President James Wagner
• Matters of Debate Class examines bioethics issues
• The Devil You Know Is the increase in virtual interaction affecting how we behave?

Campaign Chronicle

• Goizueta Grad Invests in Young Students
• A Giving Community
• Philanthropist Honors Emory Surgeon with Major Gift
• Emory Employees, Retirees Give More than $50 Million
• Claudia Nance Rollins Building Dedicated
• Alumnus Makes Challenge Gift to Emory Law Fund
• Longtime Donors Support Oxford Science Building
• Beloved Professor Supports Scholarship
• Fighting Alzheimer’s Disease
• Schools and Units Digest

Register

• Letter from the President Is teaching ethics a waste of time?
• Letter from the EAA Emory Everywhere
• Emory Medalists 2011 Nurse practitioner, business leader earn Emory’s highest alumni honor
• Alumni Ink Mountain Majesty
• Stellar Duo Alumni make music together
• Tribute Emory leader, parent, dies at 101
• Coda Evolving Empathy