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 ServerDespite 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.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.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.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.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.htmlEmory has launched a PreHealth Mentoring Office this fall, designed to provide support and guidance to undergraduates planning to go on to medical school or other advanced studies in the field of health. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/09/mentoring-for-careers-in-health.htmlThu, 01 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/09/mentoring-for-careers-in-health.htmlRachel Barnhard has always wanted to help people. As a varsity soccer player in high school, she'd wrap her teammates' sore ankles, for example. "I wanted to be MacGyver," recalls the director of Emory Emergency Medical Services, "but as I got older I found that there were real ways to help people."http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/09/rachel-barnhard-on-call-for-excellence.htmlWed, 16 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/09/rachel-barnhard-on-call-for-excellence.htmlThe trayless pilot program, introduced at Emory's Oxford College in January, was so successful it will be implemented permanently this fall at Oxford.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/09/trayless-dining-serves-up-results.htmlThu, 03 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/09/trayless-dining-serves-up-results.htmlIn this essay in Emory's Journal of Family Life, Kelley Alexander, adjunct professor at Kennesaw State University, recounts how having a child in one's life can lead to expansion and fulfillment. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/08/our-year-with-max.htmlMon, 31 Aug 2009 12:35:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/08/our-year-with-max.htmlThree major campus construction projects, all LEED certified, are continuing at Emory, and will encompass campus housing, research space, faculty offices, the undergraduate admissions function and campus bookstore services.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/08/leed-certified-buildings-construction.htmlThu, 27 Aug 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/08/leed-certified-buildings-construction.htmlFor the 17th consecutive year, Emory University is among the top 20 national universities in U.S. News & World Report's annual "America's Best Colleges" quality rankings. Emory's Goizueta Business School was 13th in undergraduate business programs.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/08/ranked-17th-us-news-world-report.htmlThu, 20 Aug 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/08/ranked-17th-us-news-world-report.htmlThe first lesson Emory freshmen will learn on campus may be the most important one of all: How to save a life. For the second consecutive year, Emory's Emergency Medical Services will offer CPR training for the entire freshman class. Emory EMS trained more than 700 freshmen last year during orientation (almost two-thirds of the class), and their goal this year is a minimum of 800 students.http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/08/freshman-learn-cpr.htmlWed, 19 Aug 2009 01:00:00 -0400http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/08/freshman-learn-cpr.html