All the latest news from Emory University.http://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlhttp://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlTue, 24 Jan 2012 21:08:17 -0500Cascade ServerThose who were unable to get a ticket to this Sunday's free reading by popular poet Billy Collins have another chance to see him on Monday, Jan. 30 at noon in Cannon Chapel. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/billy-collins-to-take-part-in-creativity-conversation-.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/billy-collins-to-take-part-in-creativity-conversation-.html The Research Commons in Emory University's Robert W. Woodruff Library will celebrate its grand opening with a talk by University of Richmond President Edward L. Ayers, a noted American South historian and digital scholarship pioneer who founded his university's Digital Scholarship Lab. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/digital-scholarship-pioneer-to-speak-at-research-commons-opening-.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/digital-scholarship-pioneer-to-speak-at-research-commons-opening-.html Former U. S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins will give a free reading at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at Glenn Memorial Auditorium. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/billy-collins-to-give-free-reading-at-emory.html Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/billy-collins-to-give-free-reading-at-emory.html Emory's King Week, the annual campus celebration of King's life and work, is set for Jan. 15-24. The schedule is packed with panel discussions, readings, exhibits, worship services, and plenty of opportunities for service. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/volunteerism-is-centerpiece-of-king-week.html Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/volunteerism-is-centerpiece-of-king-week.html The Atlanta Celtic Christmas Concert, a popular holiday tradition performed at Emory University, will be televised for the first time on Georgia Public Broadcasting throughout the state in December. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/gpb-to-broadcast-emorys-popular-atlanta-celtic-christmas-concert-copy.html Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/gpb-to-broadcast-emorys-popular-atlanta-celtic-christmas-concert-copy.html HLN host and veteran television news journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell will moderate a dynamic discussion about the history and impact of increased openness upon LGBT communities, as well as how greater LGBT openness has impacted American society. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/cnn-dialogues-to-feature-discussion-on-lgbt-issues.html Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/cnn-dialogues-to-feature-discussion-on-lgbt-issues.html The largest collegiate display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in the world covered McDonough Field - and the devastation of lives lost - for World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/quilt-on-the-quad-honors-lives-lost-to-aids.html Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/quilt-on-the-quad-honors-lives-lost-to-aids.html A convocation celebration on Wednesday, Dec. 7 will cap Emory's 175th anniversary year. The gathering begins at 11 a.m. in Glenn Memorial Auditorium. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/anniversary-convocation-honors-history-makers.html Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/anniversary-convocation-honors-history-makers.html Emory University will host the largest collegiate display of The AIDS Memorial Quilt in the world on Thursday, Dec. 1, World AIDS Day, with 1,432 panels, each telling the story of the nearly 3,000 lives cut short by HIV/AIDS. This will be the largest dedicatory service Emory has ever hosted. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/worlds-largest-collegiate-display-of-aids-memorial-quilt-hosted-by-emory.html Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/worlds-largest-collegiate-display-of-aids-memorial-quilt-hosted-by-emory.html The Atlanta Celtic Christmas Concert, a popular holiday tradition performed at Emory University, will be televised for the first time on Georgia Public Broadcasting throughout the state in December. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/gpb-to-broadcast-emorys-popular-atlanta-celtic-christmas-concert.html Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/gpb-to-broadcast-emorys-popular-atlanta-celtic-christmas-concert.html The Seventh Annual Symposium on Predictive Health, to be held on Dec. 2, 2011, will focus on health and the human microbiome. The human microbiome consists of the microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, fungi and viruses, which reside throughout the body. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/predictive-health-symposium-will-focus-on-human-microbiome.html Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/predictive-health-symposium-will-focus-on-human-microbiome.html Kevin Brownlow, film historian, filmmaker and Academy Award recipient, presents the lecture ¿My Life with Napoleon (1927)¿ Dec. 1, 8 p.m. in White Hall 207 on the Emory campus. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/film-legend-kevin-brownlow-at-emory-dec-1.html Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/film-legend-kevin-brownlow-at-emory-dec-1.html In recognition of the 30th anniversary of the AIDS epidemic, Action Cycling is partnering with the Emory Vaccine Center to host a 30-mile Remembrance Ride on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/world-aids-day-bike-ride-30-mile-remembrance-ride-at-emory,-dec.-1-.html Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/world-aids-day-bike-ride-30-mile-remembrance-ride-at-emory,-dec.-1-.html Heritage breed turkeys, once considered the most critically endangered domestic animals of all time, have made resurgence with the help of Emory's annual Thanksgiving feast. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/sample-and-serve-heritage-turkeys-are-centerpiece-of-thanksgiving-events.html Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/sample-and-serve-heritage-turkeys-are-centerpiece-of-thanksgiving-events.html The community is invited to help visiting artist John Grade construct a monumental public art project on the Emory campus called "Piedmont Divide." http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/add-environmental-artist-to-your-resume.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/add-environmental-artist-to-your-resume.html