All the latest news from Emory University.http://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlhttp://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlMon, 23 Nov 2009 16:17:48 -0500Cascade ServerEmory math professor R. Parimala has received one of the highest honors in her field: Selection as a plenary speaker for the International Congress of Mathematicians. It may be a lofty honor, but Parimala remains decidedly down to earth.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/her-math-adds-up-to-brilliant-career.htmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/her-math-adds-up-to-brilliant-career.htmlNearly 300 high school students from across the Southeast will gather at Emory University for the first Southern Regional Model United Nations Conference Nov. 19-22. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/first-southern-regional-model-un-heads-to-emory-nov-19-22.htmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/first-southern-regional-model-un-heads-to-emory-nov-19-22.htmlEmory University's Candler School of Theology has released "A Thrill of Hope: The Christmas Story in Word and Art," a new DVD presentation that blends the school's extensive collection of the art of John August Swanson with the well-known biblical narrative of the Christmas story.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/christmas-scripture-art-scholarship-joined-in-dvd-from-candler.htmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/christmas-scripture-art-scholarship-joined-in-dvd-from-candler.htmlBassel F. El-Rayes, MD, has joined Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University as associate professor in hematology and medical oncology and director of Winship's Gastrointestinal Oncology Program. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/bassel-el-rayes-joins-winship.htmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/bassel-el-rayes-joins-winship.htmlOmer Kucuk, MD, professor of hematology and medical oncology at the Emory Winship Cancer Institute, has received the Mark Bieber Academic Award from the American College of Nutrition (ACN). http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/oncologist-omar-kucuk-receives-nutritition-awards.htmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/oncologist-omar-kucuk-receives-nutritition-awards.htmlThe fifth annual Emory/Georgia Tech Predictive Health Symposium, Dec. 14-15, will highlight the integration of biology, behavior and environment aimed at maintaining health rather than treating disease.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/predictive-health-symposium-2009.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/predictive-health-symposium-2009.htmlThe American Academy of Nursing (AAN) inducted Emory University nurse scientist and Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar Susan Bauer-Wu, PhD, RN, into its new Fellowship class of 98 top national nursing leaders at its recent annual meeting in Atlanta.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/susan-bauer-wu-named-nursing-fellow.htmlTue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/susan-bauer-wu-named-nursing-fellow.htmlThomas J. Lawley, MD, dean of Emory University's School of Medicine, has been named chair-elect of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/aamc-names-lawley-chair-elect.htmlMon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/aamc-names-lawley-chair-elect.htmlNine of the world's leading scholars of evolution will gather at Emory University for the Evolution of Brain, Mind and Culture conference Nov. 12-13. The free, public event, held in honor of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, will give an overview of the latest discoveries in biological, cognitive and cultural studies of evolution.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/emory-evolution-conference-celebrates-darwins-legacy.htmlMon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/emory-evolution-conference-celebrates-darwins-legacy.htmlThe origin and evolution of creativity in visual art, science and literature is the theme of "Origin," the Schatten Gallery exhibition on display now through Jan. 29, 2010 at Emory University's Robert W. Woodruff Library.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/origin-exhibition-at-emory-marks-darwins-birth-year-origin-of-species-anniversary.htmlMon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/origin-exhibition-at-emory-marks-darwins-birth-year-origin-of-species-anniversary.htmlSix renowned individuals will be honored for achievements in their fields during the James Weldon Johnson Medal ceremony hosted by Emory University's James Weldon Johnson Institute on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the Carter Center. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/emory-to-award-james-weldon-johnson-medals .htmlFri, 30 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/emory-to-award-james-weldon-johnson-medals .htmlIn a study funded by U.S. Air Force and Navy, Emory University researchers will use magnetic resonance imaging to assess activity in the brain when sacred values are perceived as being attacked or diminished.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/moral-outrage-in-creation-of-political-conflict.htmlWed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/moral-outrage-in-creation-of-political-conflict.htmlThis year The Scientist magazine's readers ranked Emory University as the 5th Best Place to Work in Academia in the United States. The ranking was based on a survey of more than 2,350 life scientists with a permanent position in an academic, hospital, government or research organization.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/the-scientist-magazine-ranks-emory-5th-best-place-to-work.htmlWed, 28 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/the-scientist-magazine-ranks-emory-5th-best-place-to-work.htmlPulitzer Prize-winning poet C.K. Williams will give a public reading at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, in at Emory's Robert W. Woodruff Library. Admission is free.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/poet-ck-williams-reading.htmlTue, 20 Oct 2009 11:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/poet-ck-williams-reading.htmlOne minute, you're clicking away with your mouse while sitting in front of the computer. The next, you're on the back roads of the U.S. South exploring its regions and culture through Southern Spaces. The multimedia, open access, interdisciplinary digital journal showcases innovative scholarship exploring the South. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/real-and-imagined-souths-in-digital-journal.htmlFri, 09 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/real-and-imagined-souths-in-digital-journal.html