All the latest news from Emory University.http://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlhttp://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlSun, 08 Nov 2009 05:07:47 -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 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.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 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 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.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.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.htmlEmory University will host an Atlanta mayoral candidates forum and debate at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Emory's Glenn Memorial Auditorium (1652 North Decatur Road, Atlanta, 30307). http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/atlanta-mayoral-candidates-forum.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/atlanta-mayoral-candidates-forum.html