All the latest news from Emory University.http://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlhttp://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlSat, 07 Nov 2009 21:10:41 -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.htmlTo recognize the 30th anniversary of the publication of Flannery O'Connor's letters in Sally Fitzgerald's book "The Habit of Being," Emory Libraries is hosting "Habits of Being: Flannery O'Connor and Sally Fitzgerald," a program of special events scheduled Thursday, Nov. 5.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/habit-of-being-celebration-at-emory.htmlWed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/habit-of-being-celebration-at-emory.htmlEmory University's Michael C. Carlos Museum has been awarded a five-year, $500,000 grant through the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to link art conservation with the teaching of science at the university. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/art-conservation-science-education-funded-at-emorys-carlos-museum.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/art-conservation-science-education-funded-at-emorys-carlos-museum.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 .htmlEmory Creativity Conversation series will feature former President and University Distinguished Professor Jimmy Carter on Tuesday, Nov. 10 in Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/creativity-conversation-with-president-carter.htmlTue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/creativity-conversation-with-president-carter.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.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.htmlScience and art come together at Emory this fall with a series of original works to further public understanding and engagement with both. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/science-and-art-collaborations.htmlTue, 13 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/science-and-art-collaborations.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.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.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.htmlBeginning in 2003, Atlanta photographer Tom Zarrilli traveled around the American Southeast documenting handmade memorials to departed loved ones found alongside highways. Southern Spaces, the Internet journal about the U.S. South supported by Emory's Robert W. Woodruff Library, features a photo essay on his work.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/08/roadside-memorials.htmlFri, 28 Aug 2009 16:41:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/08/roadside-memorials.htmlFrom fashion to Facebook, Elvis still leads the way to Graceland. Elvis Presley died 32 years ago this weekend in 1977, but his cultural legacy continues to grow. For Emory alum Michael Feder, the King of Rock n' Roll provided the sartorial inspiration for his best-selling book, "Elvis: Your Personal Fashion Consultant." http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/08/elvis-style.htmlFri, 14 Aug 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/08/elvis-style.htmlThe Emory College Center for Creativity & Arts' second annual "Creativity & Arts Soiree" Sept. 10 at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts is a fun, free and convenient way to explore the arts at Emory and try something new. Mingle, explore Emory's "arts village," see an exhibition and performances, glimpse the upcoming season, and delve into hands-on art-making and creative writing with fellow arts enthusiasts.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/08/arts-soiree-at-emory.htmlTue, 04 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/08/arts-soiree-at-emory.html