All the latest news from Emory University.http://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlhttp://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlSat, 07 Nov 2009 05:27:03 -0500Cascade Server"We are all apes," is the central message of "Hominid," a new play featured at Emory Nov. 12-22. The evolution-themed work is a collaboration of playwrights' imaginations and Emory primatologist Frans de Waal's research.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/new-play-apes-human-life-chimp-politics.htmlFri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/new-play-apes-human-life-chimp-politics.htmlEmory professor of Hebrew and Middle Eastern Studies Shalom Goldman seeks to illuminate the Ten Commandments in the context of the Old and New Testaments, the Qur'an, Hollywood and the Supreme Court. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/ten-commandments-illuminated-by-emory-professor.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/ten-commandments-illuminated-by-emory-professor.htmlEmory University's Woodruff Health Sciences Center will host a book signing for Sanjay Gupta, MD, assistant professor of neurosurgery, Emory School of Medicine, and CNN's top medical journalist. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/sanjay-gupta-book-signing-short.htmlWed, 04 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/sanjay-gupta-book-signing-short.htmlEmory University will host Sudanese refugee Valentino Achak Deng for a public forum on Nov. 12. The event, open to the public and members of the refugee community, will feature a keynote address by Deng, volunteer opportunities with the refugee community and an organizational fair with refugee agencies in the Atlanta area. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/refugee-deng-hosted-emory.htmlMon, 02 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/refugee-deng-hosted-emory.htmlA group of experts will gather in Atlanta on Thursday, Nov. 5 to discuss caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/public-seminar-for-alzheimers-caregivers.htmlFri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/public-seminar-for-alzheimers-caregivers.htmlUnited Methodist Bishop William H. Willimon will give a public lecture titled "Emerging Evangelicals Among Postmoderns: A Blessing and a Warning" at Emory University's Candler School of Theology at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/bishop-willimon-to-speak-at-emory-on-emerging-evangelicals.htmlThu, 29 Oct 2009 13:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/bishop-willimon-to-speak-at-emory-on-emerging-evangelicals.htmlEmory University Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation's top hospitals by the National Research Corporation's (NRC) Consumer's Choice Awards.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/emory-university-hospital-named-consumer-choice-winner.htmlTue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/emory-university-hospital-named-consumer-choice-winner.htmlNancy Lowe goes to church more often than most. All she has to do is step outdoors, where she finds the sacred in nature. During breaks from her job as a lead research specialist in biology, you might see her sketching a leaf or a bug somewhere on campus.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/exploring-darwins-theory-in-art.htmlSun, 25 Oct 2009 16:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/exploring-darwins-theory-in-art.htmlThe Rev. Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Distinguished Professor in Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding and senior scholar-in-residence at Emory University's Candler School of Theology, will present the school's annual Howard Thurman Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 28.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/renowned-civil-rights-leader-to-speak.htmlThu, 22 Oct 2009 14:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/renowned-civil-rights-leader-to-speak.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.htmlThe Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University presents "Scripture for the Eyes: Bible Illustration in Netherlandish Prints of the 16th Century," a collection of approximately 80 engravings and woodcuts by the foremost Dutch and Flemish masters of the 16th century, on view from Oct. 17, 2009 to Jan. 24, 2010.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/dutch-flemish-bible-illustrations-at-carlos-museum.htmlTue, 13 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/dutch-flemish-bible-illustrations-at-carlos-museum.htmlThe lifetime achievements of Ulysses S. Byas, Ph.D., an educator and leader on the national scene in 1970 following the desegregation of U.S. schools, will be honored at a program and exhibition from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday Oct. 30 at Emory University.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/black-educator-ulysses-byas-honored.htmlMon, 12 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/black-educator-ulysses-byas-honored.htmlEmory University's Candler School of Theology will honor theologian Martin Luther's contributions to education at its 22nd annual Reformation Day program Tuesday, Oct. 20.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/reformation-day-scheduled.htmlThu, 08 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/reformation-day-scheduled.htmlAtlanta Symphony Orchestra Music Director Robert Spano has been appointed an Emory University Distinguished Artist in Residence. He joins a prominent professoriate when he begins his appointment this spring.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/spano-named-distinguished-artist-in-residence.htmlTue, 06 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/spano-named-distinguished-artist-in-residence.htmlThe old wish, "If these walls could only talk," has nearly come true for Oxford College of Emory University with the publication of "Cornerstone and Grove," a history of the campus where Emory was established in 1836. Subtitled "A Portrait in Architecture and Landscape of Emory's Birthplace in Oxford, Georgia," the book was written by Erik Oliver, who is a native and current resident of the city of Oxford. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/cornerstone-and-grove-focuses-on-oxford-campus-foundations.htmlThu, 01 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/cornerstone-and-grove-focuses-on-oxford-campus-foundations.html