Campus

New campus hot spot opens
The new Oxford Road building opening this week is expected to generate a hub of activity with undergraduate admissions offices, a Barnes & Noble bookstore, a Starbucks coffee shop, and more.

Transcribe letters from the Vatican
In an effort to digitize its expansive collection of manuscripts, broadsides and personal notes from two leading Roman Catholics of the Victorian era, Pitts Theology Library is recruiting volunteer transcriptionists to decipher the documents.

Report From: University Technology Services
Phone ownership will shift Sept. 1 when UTS will give all existing phones to the departments and will no longer charge the monthly phone lease.

How Emory beats heat from sprawl
Emory’s commitment to green space makes the campus an oasis of cool in a hot city, says an Emory researcher who co-authored a study correlating urban sprawl and climate change.

Oxford’s new solar panels power campus and beyond
Solar panels installed on the south side of Oxford’s Haygood Residence Hall have so far produced 908 kilowatt hours, or enough electricity to power seven computers for one year or 32 homes for one day.

At home in Dharamsala with the Dalai Lama
A signing ceremony in Dharamsala, India, witnessed by His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama, recognized the ongoing productive collaboration of the Emory-Tibet Partnership, including the Robert A. Paul Emory-Tibet Science Initiative.

Take Note
• Emory acquires Johns Creek hospital
• ‘One-stop shop’ for research resources
• Update demographic data for accuracy

Discovery

Metro students can use Carlos as classroom
Educators throughout the city are using the Carlos Museum as a curriculum-based learning laboratory for areas of study for students of all ages.

Book | Report podcast: Spies among us
Tune in to hear Emory political scientist and historian Harvey Klehr discuss “Spies: The Rise and Fall of KGB in America,” in light of the latest Russian spy scandal.

Dogs may help collar disease
Emory disease ecologist Uriel Kitron, who has researched Chagas disease in Argentina, shares a significant finding about dogs.

Vitamin D linked to Parkinson’s disease
A new study backs the need for further research on whether vitamin D supplements can protect against Parkinson's disease, writes neurologist Marian Evatt in Archives of Neurology.

An energetic season ahead for Emory Dance
The 2010-2011 Emory Dance Program season begins Sept. 14 and offers hip hop, the intersection of dance and film, new works and collaborations by Emory faculty and much more through April 16.

Forum focus is disaster response
An invitation-only conference at Emory will explore how academic institutions can work most efficiently with government public health agencies and non-governmental organizations in response to public health disasters.

Advance Notice
• Do you have your Dalai Lama tickets?
• Check your health at wellness fairs
• Learn more at LGBT Safe Space session

First Person: Carlton Mackey
The assistant director of the Ethics and Servant Leadership Program at the Center for Ethics has hope for a better tomorrow for South Africa, recently in the spotlight for the World Cup.

Emory Profile: Tom Smith
This finance professor, known as Goizueta’s “pop culture economist,” includes practical examples and illustrations in sports and entertainment when teaching his students business trends.

Working their way to pre-college
Two participants in this year’s Pre-College Program spent the last six months fundraising in their Mississippi hometown in order to attend Emory’s two-week summer academic program for high school students.

Newsmakers
From the oil spill to elections, Emory faculty are shaping the national conversations of the season.

MyEmory Spotlight: Lloyd Parker
The alumnus and associate professor of chemistry at Oxford College gives to MyEmory “for all that Oxford and Emory have given to me.”

New at Emory.edu

www.emorycfde.com
Podcasts sponsored by Emory’s Center for Faculty Development and Excellence and the Academic Exchange cover a range of topics of interest to faculty life.

www.whsc.emory.edu/soundscience
The latest Sound Science program from the Woodruff Health Sciences Center features immunologist Bali Pulendran describing the intricacies of your immune system and its ability to distinguish among unique invading pathogens.