ICIS reaches out DeKalb school: Is there any doubt that this young Cary Reynolds Elementary student is having a good time? He was one of about 70 kindergartners and first-graders who took part in the school’s celebration of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Nov.1. Several Emory faculty, staff and students, like senior Salwa Jabado, shown here, took part though an outreach effort of the Institute for Comparative and International Studies. Photo by Ann Borden. Click here or above for the full story.

Scholarship & Research: Deep-brain stimulation holds hope for Parkinson's: Neurology’s Jerrold Vitek, seen here examining films in the Neurology Clinic with Claudia Testa, finds that deep-brain stimulation is effective in treating the symptoms associated with late-stage Parkinson’s disease. The treatment uses an implant similar to a cardiac pacemaker. Photo by Jon Rou. Click here or above for the full story.

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