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 ServerPresident Barack Obama's state of the union address provides an opportunity to consider the nation's priorities and how to move ahead during difficult times¿and an election year. Experts at Emory University are available to comment on the issues outlined in the president's speech. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/experts-available-to-comment-on-state-of-the-union-address.html Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/experts-available-to-comment-on-state-of-the-union-address.html By making small changes to holiday routines, you can help to make the season more enjoyable and less wasteful. Emory's Office of Sustainability Initiatives offers 7 tips. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/how-to-have-a-greener-holiday.html Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/how-to-have-a-greener-holiday.html The country is three months into the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, and still not even close to a resolution. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/gulf-oil-spill-disaster-emory-environmental-expert-weighs-in-.html Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/gulf-oil-spill-disaster-emory-environmental-expert-weighs-in-.html Emory University has adopted a Climate Action Plan that chronicles the university's sustainability efforts to date, and sets forth a series of goals and recommendations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the future, ultimately down by 85 percent per square foot by 2050. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/emory-announces-climate-action-plan.html Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/12/emory-announces-climate-action-plan.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 Environmental artist John Grade comes to Atlanta as an Emory University artist-in-residence Nov. 6-19 to design and build large-scale sculptural installations using biodegradable materials. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/john-grade-to-build-biodegradable-sculptures-in-atlanta.html Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:01:00 -0400 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/john-grade-to-build-biodegradable-sculptures-in-atlanta.html This fall, as part of the special exhibition programming for "Divine Intervention: African Art and Religion," the Michael C. Carlos Museum and Emory Dining and Sustainability Initiatives celebrate the African yam and the Georgia sweet potato harvest. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/09/celebrating-the-west-african-yam-harvest-with-atlantas-culinary-masters.html Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0400 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/09/celebrating-the-west-african-yam-harvest-with-atlantas-culinary-masters.html The planting of 50 trees and shaping of a pocket park this fall will complete the 10-year-in-the-making revitalization of Emory Village. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/08/emory-village-completes-its-new-look.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 01:00:00 -0400 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/08/emory-village-completes-its-new-look.html