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January 26, 2009
Acclaim

Otis Brawley and Charles Raison were selected to join a team of health experts for a new CNN health Web site, CNNhealth.com, which features a section called “Expert Q&A with Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Team.”

Brawley is professor of hematology, oncology and medicine at the School of Medicine and Emory Winship Cancer Institute. He also currently serves as the chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society.

Raison is an assistant professor and clinical director of the Mind-Body Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He also serves as co-director of the University’s Collaborative for Contemplative Studies.

Niall Galloway was re-elected to the board of directors of the National Association For Continence for a second term.

The board provides oversight for the direction and operations of the nonprofit consumer education and advocacy organization.

Galloway is the founder and director of the Emory Continence Center and also an associate professor of urology.

Dennis C. Liotta has been appointed to the board of directors of Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc., a firm that discovers and develops small molecule drugs to combat the most challenging infectious diseases.

Liotta is Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Chemistry.

Jef Murray provided the illustrations for a new book to be published this month in the U.K. “Black & White Ogre Country: The Lost Tales of Hilary Tolkien” is a collection of short tales and reminiscences by Hilary Tolkien, the brother of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Murray is an interlibrary loan specialist at the Pitts Theology Library.