Campus

Camps spring up in summer
A photo essay offers a look at some of the season’s activity on campus.

Converting energy into help for Haiti
A challenge to reduce energy on campus resulted in savings used to sponsor Emory students working on global health and earthquake relief efforts in Haiti this summer.

Professor tapped for oil spill insight
Law professor William Buzbee, an expert on environmental, administrative and other public law issues, has answered a lot of questions about the Gulf oil spill on a recent trip to China, CNN and other national and local news outlets.

Emory makes animal bedding into compost
Through a new sustainability practice at Emory, non-infectious animal bedding materials are now collected and processed for composting, diverting over 68 tons from Georgia landfills between last November and April.

Report From: The Carter Center
The newest class of Rosalynn Carter Fellows for Mental Health Journalism will be chosen to participate in a yearlong fellowship to explore a prevalent public health issue that is still shrouded in myth and mystery — mental illness.

Take Note
• Don’t pass up a chance for a swim
• Hot discounts available for summer
• Apply for medical grants for research

Discovery

Brain versus gut: Our inborn food fight
The relatively larger human brain makes us the most intelligent of the primates. But if we’re so smart, how come we’ve eaten our way into an obesity epidemic?

Bringing new blood to science classes
PRISM pairs Emory graduate students with public high school teachers to develop innovative teaching techniques for science classes.

Model shows how aerobic exercise protects arteries
A new animal model provides insight into how aerobic exercise protects against atherosclerosis and has allowed the identification of hundreds of genes turned on in atherosclerosis’ initial stages, says biomedical engineer Hanjoong Jo.

Advance tickets on sale for Choir of Clare College
Special advance single ticket sales begin July 29 for the acclaimed Choir of Clare College’s program “In Quires and Places Where They Sing” at the Schwartz Center on Sept. 17 at 8 p.m.

Teaching tech tools to faculty
Wikis, blogs, Prezi and more — faculty, staff and graduate students can learn about instructional technologies in free summer workshops by the Emory Center for Interactive Teaching.

First Person: Bob Hascall
The vice president of Campus Services who retires at the end of July reflects on his career at Emory that has produced sustainability initiatives and a shared vision with employees.

A field experience in service for nurses
Providing health care to nearly 1,000 impoverished farm workers and their children during the summer gives nursing students a different take on how they will shape their nursing careers.

Women are leaders in philanthropy
The Office of Development and Alumni Relations hosted a “Women in Philanthropy” event with a panel of prominent female Emory philanthropists in a nod to women as a driving force in philanthropy.

Emory Profile: Desiree Day
The administrative assistant in the nursing school’s Office of Admissions and Student Services is the author of romance novels - the latest “with a touch of horror.”

Doctor’s inn has history and mystery
Emory Medicine’s Corinne Taylor, who recently opened a coastal bed and breakfast, has found running an inn to be a bit like running a hospital.

Acclaim
Honored this issue are:
• Matthew H. Bernstein
• Linda McCauley
• Thomas Price
• Dan Reiter
• Fred Sanfilippo and Jim Wagner

college.emory.edu/alumni/quad
Check out the latest issue of Emory College’s Quadrangle magazine featuring highlights of “the Dean Paul era,” faculty and student profiles, details on the new psychology building’s artwork and the latest faculty books and honors.

religiondispatches.org
A new design for the daily online magazine based at Emory that explores the intersection of religion, values and public life is aimed at better serving readers.