All the latest news from Emory University.http://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlhttp://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlSun, 22 Nov 2009 13:18:06 -0500Cascade ServerEmory 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.htmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/sanjay-gupta-book-signing-short.htmlMore than 1,200 volunteers, from Atlanta to Hong Kong and multiple points in between, are set to take part in Emory Cares International Service Day 2009 this Saturday, Nov. 14. Members of the Emory University community will lead dozens of service projects in 40 cities in nine countries across five continents.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/emory-international-day-of-service.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/emory-international-day-of-service.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.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, 09 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/refugee-deng-hosted-emory.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.html"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.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 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.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.html