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Oxford Students Explore Social Activism
 

 
In an Oxford College anthropology seminar titled “Social Movements: Theory and Practice," students explore questions such as, how do social movements originate? How and why do individuals become activists? What forces challenge or sustain movements? How do activists choose their organizational style and tactics?

“I’m not trying to turn them into activists,” says Valerie Singer, assistant professor. “But I want them to think about the process of activism. Social movements—even if they are not necessarily organized movements—have had a huge impact on history in many ways, and those ways often get erased or forgotten by history.”

Singer does so by introducing her students to top sources. One of the four books on the class’ reading list, "School of the Americas, Military Training and Political Violence in the Americas," was published just weeks before the class began. Guest speaker Mike Pasquale had spent six months in prison because of his activism. And on Nov. 14 Singer took the whole class to Columbus so they could see first hand a large, peaceful protest at Fort Benning’s School of the Americas.

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What's in Store for Bush's 2nd Term?
Political and financial observers at Emory and its Goizueta Business School agree there will be some movement during President Bush's second term on key issues such as Social Security, the tax code and healthcare, but the war in Iraq will continue to trump domestic issues.

 
Emory Chemists Reveal Challenge to Reaction Theory
For nearly 75 years, transition-state theory has guided chemists in how they view the way chemical reactions proceed. Recent research by Emory chemists is challenging the long-held theory, showing that in some cases chemical reactions can proceed via a path that completely bypasses the "transition state."

 
Director of CDC's National Center for Infectious Diseases Will Join Emory
James M. Hughes, M.D., director of the National Center for Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an assistant surgeon general in the U.S. Public Health Service, will join the faculties of Emory University School of Medicine and the Rollins School of Public Health.

 
Emory Officer Given Top Environmental Award
John Wegner, Emory University's campus environmental officer, received the President's Award from the Georgia Urban Forest Council during the organization's annual meeting in November.

 
Emory's Theology School Strengthens Korean Connection
Emory's Candler School of Theology is enhancing its longstanding connections to the Korean peninsula by embarking on a three-year program to strengthen its ties to schools there and expand services to Korean and Korean-American students on its Atlanta campus.

 
Celebrex Promotes Anti-Cancer Activity in Cells, Study Shows
Celebrex, a popular pain-reliever, may also serve as an effective anti-cancer drug. Shi-Yong Sun, PhD, assistant professor at Emory's Winship Cancer Institute, has published a paper in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute that outlines how Celebrex can induce cell-death in lung cancer cells.

 
Emory to Present Rare Jewish Cantata
The Emory Early Music Ensemble will team with Matthew Peaceman of Mainz, Germany, for a performance of a rare cantata written for the Jewish celebration of Hoschan'ah Rabbah in 1733. The work will be performed by solo male singers with the Emory Baroque Orchestra at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27 at Cannon Chapel.

 
Yerkes Researchers Discover Basis for Handedness in Chimpanzees
Hand preference and language go hand-in-hand, or do they? According to researchers at Emory’s Yerkes National Primate Research Center, handedness is not associated with the language area of the brain, but with the KNOB, the area of the brain known for controlling hand movements in primates and, now, for determining handedness in chimpanzees.

 
Emory Student Awarded Marshall Scholarship for Study in U.K.
Senior Joanna Dee "Didi" Kuo has been awarded a 2005 Marshall Scholarship for graduate study in the United Kingdom. She is the second consecutive Emory student to have been selected, following Nicholas Llewellyn last year.

 
Renowned Scholar Sander Gilman Joins Emory
Renowned cultural and literary historian Sander Gilman will join the faculty as Distinguished Professor of the Arts and Sciences. Emory Provost Earl Lewis announced the appointment, subject to approval by the university's board of trustees. Gilman is scheduled to begin his tenure July 1, 2005.

 
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