All the latest news from Emory University.http://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlhttp://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlSun, 22 Nov 2009 05:20:31 -0500Cascade ServerWhen Brenda Nease was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999, listening to music and playing the piano helped her through her treatment and recovery. Now Nease uses music to help other patients and their families at Emory Winship Cancer Institute. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/winship-volunteer-inspires-with-healing-power-of-music.htmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/winship-volunteer-inspires-with-healing-power-of-music.htmlEmory math professor R. Parimala has received one of the highest honors in her field: Selection as a plenary speaker for the International Congress of Mathematicians. It may be a lofty honor, but Parimala remains decidedly down to earth.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/her-math-adds-up-to-brilliant-career.htmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/her-math-adds-up-to-brilliant-career.htmlNearly 300 high school students from across the Southeast will gather at Emory University for the first Southern Regional Model United Nations Conference Nov. 19-22. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/first-southern-regional-model-un-heads-to-emory-nov-19-22.htmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/first-southern-regional-model-un-heads-to-emory-nov-19-22.htmlEmory University's Candler School of Theology has released "A Thrill of Hope: The Christmas Story in Word and Art," a new DVD presentation that blends the school's extensive collection of the art of John August Swanson with the well-known biblical narrative of the Christmas story.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/christmas-scripture-art-scholarship-joined-in-dvd-from-candler.htmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/christmas-scripture-art-scholarship-joined-in-dvd-from-candler.htmlSibling relationships are the focus of a dance featured on Emory's Journal of Family Life. "Seven Little Dances for Three," choreographed by Anna Leo, was inspired by her relationship with her sister and brother.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/family-poetry-inspire-emory-choreographer.htmlWed, 18 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/family-poetry-inspire-emory-choreographer.htmlIn a New England Journal of Medicine "Perspective"Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH, Emory University School of Medicine, and Lawrence S. Lewin, MBA, say health care costs and coverage are tightly intertwined. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/status-quo-on-health-care-is-not-the-answer.htmlWed, 18 Nov 2009 01:06:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/status-quo-on-health-care-is-not-the-answer.htmlResearchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, and the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, have discovered capuchin monkeys have a capacity for social learning that allows them to create group-wide social traditions. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/capuchin-monkeys-can-sustain-social-traditions.htmlWed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/capuchin-monkeys-can-sustain-social-traditions.htmlDespite the continuing rocky economy and the change of the seasons, some things are still green and growing: "Green" jobs.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/connecting-to-the-growth-of-green-jobs.htmlWed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/connecting-to-the-growth-of-green-jobs.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.htmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/sanjay-gupta-book-signing-short.htmlA recent $3 million award from The Zeist Foundation will help Emory University pediatricians improve outcomes for at-risk children in metro Atlanta and throughout the state over the next five years. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/award-to-strengthen-emory-outreach-to-at-risk-children.htmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/award-to-strengthen-emory-outreach-to-at-risk-children.htmlOn Thursday, Nov. 19, Emory is planning its annual Heritage Harvest Feast for more than 8,000 faculty, staff and students, but don't look for the traditional "tom turkey" at this Thanksgiving meal.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/emory-feast-features-rare-bird.htmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 10:14:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/emory-feast-features-rare-bird.htmlWhen muscle cells need repair, they use odor-detecting tools found in the nose to start the process, researchers have discovered.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/investigating-muscle-repair-researchers-follow-noses.htmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/investigating-muscle-repair-researchers-follow-noses.htmlOmer Kucuk, MD, professor of hematology and medical oncology at the Emory Winship Cancer Institute, has received the Mark Bieber Academic Award from the American College of Nutrition (ACN). http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/oncologist-omar-kucuk-receives-nutritition-awards.htmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/oncologist-omar-kucuk-receives-nutritition-awards.htmlChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta has received a $30 million grant from the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation, including $25 million to help fund a new shared research building on the Emory campus.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/choa-received-30-million-grant-for-pediatric-research.htmlFri, 13 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/choa-received-30-million-grant-for-pediatric-research.htmlFinancial experts at Goizueta Business School acknowledge that domestic and international financial markets are rebounding, but caution it doesn't necessarily mean that good buys are to be had.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/as-the-dow-rises-will-confidence-in-the-markets-persist.htmlFri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/as-the-dow-rises-will-confidence-in-the-markets-persist.html