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 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 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.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.htmlThe American Academy of Nursing (AAN) inducted Emory University nurse scientist and Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar Susan Bauer-Wu, PhD, RN, into its new Fellowship class of 98 top national nursing leaders at its recent annual meeting in Atlanta.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/susan-bauer-wu-named-nursing-fellow.htmlTue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/susan-bauer-wu-named-nursing-fellow.htmlThomas J. Lawley, MD, dean of Emory University's School of Medicine, has been named chair-elect of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/aamc-names-lawley-chair-elect.htmlMon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/aamc-names-lawley-chair-elect.htmlJudson C. "Jake" Ward 33C 36G, dean of alumni, passed away Sunday morning. He was 97 years old.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/dr-judson-c-jake-ward-1912-2009-2.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/dr-judson-c-jake-ward-1912-2009-2.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 University's Office of International Affairs will host its annual International Awards Night on Nov. 16 to honor two individuals who have helped make Emory a more international university.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/emory-honors-international-work.htmlThu, 29 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/emory-honors-international-work.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.htmlThe Institute of Medicine has elected Emory University and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta pediatrician and neonatal researcher, Barbara J. Stoll, MD, to its new class of 65 top national health scientists. This brings Emory's total IOM membership to 26.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/iom-elects-school-of-medicine-faculty-member.htmlMon, 12 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/iom-elects-school-of-medicine-faculty-member.htmlThe "Life of the Mind" lecture series launches its third year at 4 p.m., Oct. 7, with a talk on "The Science of Love: Implications from Autism to Compassion" featuring Larry Young, the William P. Timmie Professor of Psychiatry and Bobbi Patterson, senior lecturer in religion.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/life-of-the-mind-looks-at-love.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/life-of-the-mind-looks-at-love.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.htmlThe old wish, "If these walls could only talk," has nearly come true for Oxford College of Emory University with the publication of "Cornerstone and Grove," a history of the campus where Emory was established in 1836. Subtitled "A Portrait in Architecture and Landscape of Emory's Birthplace in Oxford, Georgia," the book was written by Erik Oliver, who is a native and current resident of the city of Oxford. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/cornerstone-and-grove-focuses-on-oxford-campus-foundations.htmlThu, 01 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/10/cornerstone-and-grove-focuses-on-oxford-campus-foundations.htmlHelping faculty connect academic coursework with community-based service, and address important public problems in the process, is the focus for Emory's newly appointed director of engaged learning, faculty member Vialla Hartfield-Mendez.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/08/connecting-classroom-community.htmlTue, 25 Aug 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/08/connecting-classroom-community.htmlEmory University psychology professor Marshall Duke has helped ease the separation process for parents and their newly minted college students with a tremendously popular Emory orientation seminar on "Parenting a College Student: What To Expect." http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/08/parenting-a-college-student.htmlMon, 17 Aug 2009 10:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/08/parenting-a-college-student.html