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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 paper fills a news niche
• 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
• Ticker New Marshall Scholar is Emory’s fourteenth
• Peer Review Student Honor Council helps uphold integrity for all
• Butterfly Rx Beauty bugs may self-medicate
• Perfect Pitch Emory in the news
• 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

Features

An American Warrior

Colonel Ted Westhusing 03PhD wrote his dissertation on military honor and considered Iraq a “just war” in the ancient tradition, so he signed up—a decision that probably cost the West Point professor his life. Story

From Lab to Life

Startling breakthroughs in genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and synthetic biology are giving the newly appointed Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues—vice chaired by President James Wagner—plenty to think about. Story

The Devil You Know

The digital revolution is transforming the way we work, play, and socialize, creating new connections and making worlds of information immediately accessible. But is there a dark side to the way people behave behind the screen? Story

Prelude

The Choices We Make

When I was about fourteen—the age my son is now—I stole a pair of bowling shoes. Read more Story

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

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• Is teaching ethics a waste of time? From the President
• Emory Everywhere From the EAA
• Emory Medalists 2010 Nurse practitioner, business leader earn Emory’s highest alumni honor
• Mountain Majesty Alumni Ink
• Stellar Duo
• Emory leader, parent, dies at 101 Tribute
• Evolving Empathy Coda

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