Campus

Commencement is an all Emory-effort
The Office of University Events is busy recruiting about 140 volunteers to set up and take down chairs, greet, seat and assist guests and serve as enthusiastic University ambassadors at Emory’s 165th ceremony for 3,600 graduates on May 10.

New rank recognizes Emory College lecturers
A new academic rank for lecture-track faculty in Emory College aims to recognize faculty members who build new models of learning engagement, redefine the role of pedagogy at the University and contribute to the national conversation in their respective fields.

Work-Life: Need help? Hire a student
The Emory Employee-Student Job Network, which links staff, faculty and graduate students looking for Emory students to help them with part-time jobs at home, from tutoring and yardwork to sitting for children and pets, has a number of satisfied users.

Campaign Emory: Students raising $10K for Oxford College
The sophomore class of 2010 at Oxford College is making the largest class gift in the college’s history this year. The $10,000 gift will be used to name a study room in Oxford’s planned Library and Academic Commons and to plant a tree on campus.

New residence hall, research building rise
When the academic year begins in August, expect to see a new phase of student housing completed, a few former residential buildings gone and ground broken for a pediatric research building.

Report From: The Carter Center
Monitors at The Carter Center said while Sudan’s recent multi-party elections fell short of international standards, they were an important benchmark in the implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

Take Note
• Nominees sought for leadership program
• Celebrate berries at farmers market
• Non-human primates having open house

Discovery

Notes on the musical brain
“The Musical Brain” course connects the notes between mind and music, featuring guests from the world of music discussing their mental processes and the art they produce.

Vaccination study gives weight to infant health
Data collected in Bangladesh on pregnant women who had been immunized against the flu found a 62 percent reduction in infant disease and these mothers delivered heavier newborns, a marker of good health.

Spoonfuls of sugar help the risk of heart disease go up
A new study by Emory researchers, published in the recent issue of Journal of the American Medical Association, shows eating higher amounts of added sugars and caloric sweeteners can change blood lipid levels and in turn increase heart disease risk factors.

eScienceCommons: What is the impact of zoos?
A study reporting an educational benefit of zoos is flawed, Emory analysis finds.

May’s days are filled with music
Take a break from the end-of-semester rush to enjoy concerts on campus featuring talented Emory alumni, guest artists and young Atlanta musicians.

Advance Notice
• Pedaling for a purpose at AV200
• Project shows racial history
• DUC info desk has tickets to fun

Plan your week
Monday, April 26
Psychology Department Undergraduate Symposium. 5 p.m. Psychology Building. Free.

Tuesday, April 27
“Gold in the Kitchen: Wedding Pendants in Everyday Life.” Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger, religion, presenting, 7 p.m. Reception Hall, Carlos Museum. Free.

Wednesday, April 28
“Sleepless in Atlanta: A Drosophila Model of Restless Legs Syndrome.” Amanda Freeman, biology, presenting. 4 p.m. 400 Whitehead Building. Free.

Thursday, April 29
2010 Student Art Exhibition Opening. 5 p.m. Visual Arts Gallery. Free.

Sunday, May 2
Women's Tennis vs. Brenau University. 11 a.m. Woodruff P.E. Center.

For all campus events, visit the Emory Events Calender.

First Person: Ginger Cain & Sally Lehr
Two long-time members of the Emory community share why they give to Emory, and how the MyEmory campaign offers them a meaningful return on investment.

Soundbites
• Provost Lewis on being inclusive
• How to thrive in times of change
• Fauci keynotes H1N1 forum

Emory Profile: Linda Spencer
The public health nurse and clinical associate professor in the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing is a citizen of the world, having crisscrossed the globe because of her passion for caring for those most in need.

Academy of Arts and Sciences elects Felman
Shoshana Felman, Robert Woodruff Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and French, has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies and a center for independent policy research.

Acclaim
Honored this issue are:
• Sarah L. Berga
• Robert Taylor
• Jan Love
• Jonathan Strom
• Donna Wong
• Marc Cordon
• Prudence Goss
• Stephen Deaderick

New at Emory.edu

www.hr.emory.edu/newsyoucanuse
See the list of the 74 employees recently honored for working at Emory for 25 years and longer.

www.emory.edu/EMORY_REPORT
Emory Report Book|Report podcasts are all together online. Check out the collection of audio interviews with faculty authors.