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Oscar for Animation? It's About Time, says Emory Professor The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will award its first Oscar this year in the new category of animated feature-length film--and it's about time, says Nina Martin of the film studies faculty, who is teaching on the history of animation March 20, 2002 |
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One Year After 9/11, Serious Challenges Remain, Say Emory Experts Emory faculty experts in law, politics, economics and international relations say that the United States and the international community face some tough decisions one year after 9/11, as new paradigms and new challenges emerge. They offer insights on the legal and political implications of war with Iraq, the complexities of Islamic reform groups and the lagging U.S. economy. Aug. 28, 2002 |
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Emory Professor Kenneth Stein Recognized for 25 Years of Accomplishments in International Studies Professor Kenneth W. Stein is the recipient of Emory University's 2002 Marion V. Creekmore Award, given in recognition of 25 years of service to the internationalization of the university. A past recipient of the Williams Teaching Award, Emory's highest award for teaching, Stein was recognized by his peers and Emory President William M. Chace for his pioneering and multiple contributions to the university during a ceremony in late February. March 12, 2002 |
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Oxford College of Emory University will focus on excellence in teaching and enduring learning at a conference titled "Cross-Disciplinary Inquiries Into the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning" Friday, Nov. 1. Oct. 15, 2002 |
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Faculty Members Receive Awards For Outstanding Teaching, Research, Leadership Ten Emory University faculty members were honored with teaching, research and mentoring awards presented at the university’s commencement ceremony May 13. May 22, 2002 |
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College and university presidents across the country are known to maintain their ties to the classroom, but how many of them seek to introduce freshmen to the world of ideas and the culture of their university by taking them abroad? Emory President Bill Chace—a James Joyce scholar by training—has done exactly that by taking 15 first-year students to Ireland during fall break to explore the history and literature of that rich culture. Chace took time during the trip to reflect on the experience. Oct. 31, 2002 |
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Students Learn to be Mindful of Their "Stressed-Out Brains" Emory University students in the freshman-only seminar "The Stressed-out Brain" are putting what they've learned this semester to the test as they cope with the end-of-the-year flurry of papers and finals. May 1, 2002 |
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Two Professors Named Guggenheim Fellows Two Emory faculty members, Kristin Mann, associate professor of history, and Lawrence Barsalou, professor of psychology, have received Guggenheim Fellowships for 2002, which are awarded on the basis of distinguished achievement and exceptional promise of future accomplishment from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. April 26, 2002 |
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From the days of post-World War II America until the dawn of disco, Emory University history professor emeritus J. Harvey Young consistently challenged his students with one assignment that never went out of style: write a paper on a topic they were passionate about. Young, now 86, meticulously recorded the author and topic of each paper – all 640 of them. He invited his former students back to campus for a "class reunion" on March 27 to reflect on the topic that first engaged their interest so many years ago, and to see if the subject still resonates with them today. Photo: Kimberly Smith/AJC March 28, 2002 |
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For the 12th consecutive year, Oxford College is sponsoring the Oxford Institute for Environmental Education June 16-27, a program that trains Georgia educators in teaching ecology through hands-on investigations and field techniques. May 2, 2003 |
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Emory Faculty Members Receive Awards for Outstanding Teaching, Research, Leadership Ten Emory University faculty members were honored with teaching, research and mentoring awards presented at the university’s commencement ceremony May 12. May 16, 2003 |
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National Teacher Education Association Honors Emory Professor Emory educational studies professor Jacqueline Jordan Irvinewas honored for her influential research in urban education by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. She received the Margaret B. Lindsey Award for Distinguished Research in Teacher Education that recognizes an individual whose research over the past decade has made a major impact on the field of teacher education. April 23, 2003 |
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As a ubiquitous topic in literature, film, music and art, students are exploring the varieties, customs and portrayals of love, from conservative Christian "betrothals" and Hindu arranged marriages to famous couples and the idea of soul mates. March 28, 2003 |
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Students in the "Mind, Body and Healing: Tibetan and Western Perspectives" class this semester are making the mind-body connection by studying scientific research on mental attitudes and health, while also exploring centuries-old Tibetan traditions from a teacher with first-hand knowledge of the practices. March 28, 2003 |
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Some college students may see science courses as a frustrating requirement to get out of the way or simply the path to med school, but Emory University chemistry professor David Lynn is working to change that attitude by bringing the excitement of scientific discovery directly to undergraduates. March 28, 2003 |
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While music classes may not be a requirement for most college students, one course on the history of jazz has become nearly a necessity for students of all majors at Emory. The introductory course "Jazz – Its Evolution and Essence" is one of the most in-demand classes. Even with 80 slots available, there is a waiting list each semester it's offered March 28, 2003 |
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Just last year, Jessica Clarke was in an intensive Spanish course that combined language immersion and service learning by matching Emory students with volunteer work in Atlanta's Hispanic community. Today, as director of Spanish programming at the Carteret County Public Library, Clarke is working to establish a reading program for Spanish-speaking children based on her experiences last spring. March 28, 2003 |
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Lessons in Poverty Make Students Committed to Service Although many college students know what it's like to be short on cash, few fully grasp what it means to be poor. But for a group of students at Emory University, a course on poverty changed that perspective, leading some to push themselves to learn and do more about the issue. March 28, 2003 |
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Atlanta Serves as Living Laboratory for Studying Gentrification Many of Atlanta's once-blighted urban neighborhoods are rapidly transforming as new residents return to the inner city to rebuild and revitalize struggling communities. One such neighborhood is providing a living laboratory for Emory students who are examining this trend in the freshman seminar "Gentrification in America." March 28, 2003 |
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Professor's First-hand Experience Provides Powerful Insight for Middle East Course The morning the world learned that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter had won the Nobel Peace Prize, students in a class on the Arab-Israeli conflict at Emory were already getting a first-hand account of the man and his work from their instructor, history professor Kenneth Stein. March 28, 2003 |
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Emory assistant professor Natasha Trethewey has received a 2003 Guggenheim Fellowship, which is awarded on the basis of distinguished achievement and exceptional promise of future accomplishment from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. April 23, 2003 |
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Take a Look Inside the Emory University Classroom From music and Mid-East politics to service learning and scientific discovery, Emory students encounter a rigorous learning environment that plants the seeds for future careers and shapes life-long interests. Inside is a sample of what's going on in Emory classrooms--the teaching, research and learning that shape students' experiences. March 28, 2003 |
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Oxford College Selected by Carnegie Foundation as Leader in Scholarship Of Teaching and Learning Program Oxford College has been designated as a national cluster leader for the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) Campus Program, a Carnegie Foundation initiative designed to improve teaching and learning in higher education. May 30, 2003 |
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Carrie Rosefsky Wickham, associate professor of political science at Emory University, has been named one of 13 new Carnegie Scholars by Carnegie Corporation of New York, the first Emory scholar ever selected for the prestigious honor. May 16, 2003 |
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Two Emory Professors Named 2003 AAAS Fellows Emory faculty members Raymond Dingledine, professor and chairman of the pharmacology department in the School of Medicine, and Keiji Morokuma, professor of chemistry, have been elected as fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Oct. 31, 2003 |
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Students See Social Ills First-hand During Intensive Field Trip Students in an Oxford College course titled "Social Problems" will observe the subject matter first-hand during a week-long field trip Jan. 4-12 to a side of Atlanta not found in tourism brochures: the state's death chamber, addiction centers and more. Nov. 20, 2003 |
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Presidential Race Campaigns in the Classroom Each election year offers many learning opportunities for Emory students to see how historical lessons, political theory, rhetoric and media take real-time shape during the current presidential race. Feb. 19, 2004 |
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"Origins of ORDER" — which stands for "On Recent Discoveries by Emory Researchers" — are a group of new freshman seminars created by chemistry professor David Lynn that allows some of Emory's top scientists and graduate students to share their recent research while introducing students to broad scientific concepts in mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology. Nov. 20, 2003 |
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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa, and noted African-American literature scholar Michael Awkward, are joining the faculty of Emory University. These scholars add to the already strong Emory core in African-American literature and research. Jan. 3, 2003 |
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