4 Howett keeps emory green 5 scholars weigh in on euthanasia 6 mellon fellowship looks to future

EApril 30, 2007m / volume 59, numbero 29 ry Reportwww.emory.edu/Emory_Report Strike up the bhangra campusnews Mellon grant to fund civil rights scholarships

By Beverly Clark studies, who founded the Johnson Institute in 2004 and Emory has received a $400,000 will direct the Mellon program. grant from the Andrew W. “It is our hope that the Mellon Foundation for a visit- Mellon Scholars program will ing scholars program that will reveal the vibrant points of significantly boost modern civil intersection between the civil rights-era scholarship through rights movement and other research, teaching and faculty social movements in the United development. States and elsewhere that are The program, to be housed committed to human dignity, in Emory’s James Weldon nonviolence, reconciliation and Johnson Institute for Advanced progressive social change,” Byrd Interdisciplinary Studies, is the said. “Through the Mellon pro- first of its kind to bring together gram, we also hope to produce a community of scholars solely at Emory a new generation of focused on the study of the scholars committed to the inves- modern civil rights era, from tigation of a social movement 1905 to today. that is part of our national heri- The program will build on tage, our future as Americans and our enduring and dynamic Bryan Meltz Bryan Atlanta’s and Emory’s exist- gift to humankind.” Emory’s resident bhangra team, Karma, performed at a mock Hindu wedding ceremony held ing strengths in civil rights era For scholars participat- April 21 in Cannon Chapel. Their performance followed the baraat, or processional, in which research, and help firmly estab- ing in the Mellon program, the the groom is led to the bride astride a horse with musicians and dancers following him. The lish the University and the city African American Collection of ceremony was sponsored by the Hindu Students Council, the Inter-Religious Council and the as international centers for civil Office of Multicultural Services in an effort to educate the Emory community about Hindu reli- rights scholarship, said Rudolph gious traditions and ceremonies. Byrd, professor of American See Visiting Scholars on page 7

emoryweekend campusMemorial Commencement Weekend honors Emory commemorates Virginia Tech in vigils generations of Emory graduates

By eric rangus fun (The Torch and Trumpet most recent, “Nightcrawler” Soirée, a Friday night dance (2006). party for the Class of 2007 and While the Class of 2007 is ight the Torch! Sound the their family and friends), there the EAA’s next generation of Trumpet! is family (the Saturday after- Emory alumni, Emory Com- L Emory Alumni noon Legacy reception for mencement Weekend also Association calls the entire graduates who have alumni honors the generations that University community to parents or siblings), and there have gone before. celebrate Emory Commence- is a lot of music (Emerson On Sunday, May 13, the ment Weekend 2007, May 10– Professor of Piano William EAA also will induct a new 14. The theme is “The Torch Ransom will perform on class of alumni into Corpus and Trumpet,” and all alumni, Sunday afternoon). Cordis Aureum. Latin for “The staff, faculty, parents and The weekend’s musical Golden Corps of the Heart,” students are invited to cel- highlight is singer/songwriter Corpus Cordis Aureum mem- ebrate the Class of 2007 for Pete Yorn, who headlines the bers are EAA alumni who five days. Block Party and Concert Satur- graduated 50 years ago or “This year’s theme is day afternoon on McDonough earlier. Over the weekend, new based on the core elements of Field. The Block Party, which members receive specially the Emory shield,” said Gloria will includes lots of games, free commissioned medallions, Grevas, the EAA’s assistant food and other refreshments, then on Monday — following a director for reunions and will begin at breakfast in Candler Library — Emory Commencement 3 p.m., and the music starts at they don those medallions and Weekend. “So much of our 4:30 p.m. This event is open to golden robes for Commence- celebration is symbolic, so the entire Emory community. ment. They also have special during the planning phase for Yorn is best known for his seating near the stage. this year’s events we wanted hit single “Strange Condition,” “Corpus Cordis Aureum is the weekend to reflect the made for the Farrelly brothers a relatively new tradition that University’s core images and movie “Me, Myself and Irene” has become very popular,” said one of the most prominent is in 2000. After that soundtrack Jennifer Hayward, assistant the shield. The look this year is

contribution, Yorn released his director for alumni programs. Ann Borden very elegant, and we are very debut album, “musicforth- “Registration is already 30 happy about it.” emorningafter,” in 2001. Due percent ahead of last year, and Luminaries lined the Quadrangle as the Emory Elegance, as well as fun, to the strength of the lead once members have been community remembered the victims of the will pervade the entire single, “Life on a Chain,” the inducted they are always Virginia Tech shootings that one week earlier weekend. There is the album went gold in April 2002. welcome to march in Com- left 33 dead. The candlelight commemoration poignant (the Candlelight The album’s success earned mencement. Returning mem- on April 23 followed a silent vigil that after- Crossover where 2007 gradu- Yorn a spot on Rolling Stone’s bers could make this year’s noon, where a moment of silence was broken ates cross the Houston Mill “Ten Artists to Watch in 2001” participation the highest ever.” only by the tolling of the Cox Hall bell. Bridge — candles in hand — and the magazine’s four-star The full Emory Com- For more photos from the vigils, please turn from the Emory Conference rating. Subsequent albums mencement Weekend schedule Center to the Miller-Ward to page 8. www.emory. Alumni House, symbolizing include “Day I Forgot” (2003), is online at their transformation from which went to No. 18 on the edu/COMMENCEMENT/ students to alumni), there is U.S. Billboard charts, and his eventschedule.html. 2 April 30, 2007 Emory Report AROUNDCAMPUS FIRSTPERSON tom Frank EMORYVOICES e gr Ross to continue Middle k ee East dialogue Placing Emory in the path of beauty What was the highlight of a n Emory is sponsoring continu- your academic year? m ing dialogues about conflict and we explore fits into larger peace-building in the Middle wholes. East. On Tuesday, May 1 at These same features of d 4:30 p.m., Ambassador Dennis particularity, diversity, discov- l Ross, former envoy to the Mid- ery and proportion — elements B o dle East for presidents George of beauty — characterize a lu g H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, will flourishing university. We are e discuss “The Missing Peace: The and diverse as human beings, each Past and Future of the Middle coming to Emory with a East Process.” particular history and outlook, The lecture, to be held in our differences making us a Glenn Memorial Auditorium, more intriguing community of is open to both the Emory Learning Japanese has been my learning. The immense variety community and the general passion since high school, and I of our intellectual dispositions public; tickets are not required. had the best Japanese teacher as we interact across disci- Parking will be available in the this year, Yoko Kato. Fishburne and Peavine decks. A plines makes discovery more likely. We are here together in book-signing will follow. Amanda Smith a shared venture in which we sophomore Gupta book-signing expect a voice in conversations Business rescheduled for May 9 and appropriate participation Sanjay Gupta, Emory neu- in our institution’s policies and rosurgeon and CNN medical directions. When these correspondent, will discuss his elements are all working new book “Chasing Life: New together, we are more produc- Discoveries in the Search for tive, more passionate about Immortality to Help You Age how our learnings can serve Less Today” at a book-signing human societies, and more and reception. The new date for connected to this place as the the book-signing, postponed site of our community of arts due to the Virginia Tech tragedy, and sciences. is Wednesday, May 9, from 6:30 In 1994 I wrote a “First to 8 p.m in the lobby and audi- Rou Jon Person” column for this paper, The highlight was a sociology torium of Emory’s Whitehead Tom Frank is professor of religious leadership and admin- class that helped me realize that I Biomedical Research Center. in which I reflected on the istration in the Candler School of Theology. newly-installed clock tower at wanted to major in sociology. Johns to discuss Emory Cox Hall. I wondered if Emory Brandon Luten as model for health ver the next decade watersheds from any built was so preoccupied with time freshman Michael M.E. Johns, execu- Emory will remake development and providing for — the time of productivity and Sociology tive vice president for health O itself as a university. plantings around new con- progress, the march of time, affairs and CEO of the Wood- The campus master plan is struction that will last for the time that we keep, spend or ruff Health Sciences Center, astonishing in scope. It calls for generations. New structures waste — that we were neglect- will speak on “Realizing Vision a forest of new dormitories, will be more ecologically ing the spaces of our lives in 2012: Transforming Health and long-anticipated classroom and sound and energy-efficient, on which we live in companion- Healing,” Wednesday, May 30, research buildings, a state-of- sites in which the built ship and harmony with the at 4:30 p.m. in the WHSCAB the-art hospital and clinic, and environment is more sensi- land and extend our collective Auditorium. surrounding mixed-use tively matched with the story in this place. We have The University community villages for integrating life, natural environment. Emory’s come a long way in the is invited to join Johns as he work and leisure. The plan campus will be an even more intervening 13 years — the discusses progress to date on fingers for Piedmont Emory’s new centers of excel- demolition Project, sustain- lence; new clinical and research some build- ability initia- Seeing the new bookstore build- facilities; strategic initiatives in We have an opportunity, through ings that have tives, the ing come to fruition. global and predictive health, arisen willy- Transforming including the new Center for design, construction and ultimately nilly over the Community Health Discovery and Well-Be- our use of these new structures and ing at the midtown campus; years to Project and now Bruce Covey new recruitments; and other disrupt patterns, to place ourselves in the the campus plan, University Bookstore liaison factors that will differentiate campus vistas and countless lecturer, poetry the Woodruff Health Sciences and architec- path of beauty. initiatives that Center as a model for health tural integrity. bring collabora- and healing in the 21st century. It will be nice tion between not to have to look at some of constructive place for growing departments and schools. In these any longer. intellectual community. many ways, we have been Emory Report The plan further reinforces But for that intellectual deepening our grasp of what it Emory’s historic character as a growth to thrive we must keep means to be an arts and Executive Editor: physically compact campus one more question before us as sciences university here on Nancy Seideman relative to most other major we build: Will Emory be a these hills. [email protected] universities. This density, place of beauty? Former Missoula, Mont., while putting immense pres- In her succinct and mayor Daniel Kemmis once Senior Editor: sure on our available land, has passionate book “On Beauty wrote that “what makes a city Kim Urquhart nurtured a sense of community and Being Just,” Harvard a good city is not its capacity to [email protected] and shared purpose remark- professor of aesthetics Elaine distract, but the way in which The relationship I developed with able for a contemporary Scarry argues that “to mis- it creates presence” — a my anthropology professor, Bradd Designer: university. Our physical state, or even to understate, certain fitness between time, Shore. Christi Gray contiguity has enabled us to the relation of the universities space and movement that stirs Michael Romero [email protected] develop numerous interdisci- to beauty is one kind of error a sense of place. So what freshman plinary research projects, joint that can be made.” The arts makes a university a good Anthropology Photography Director: degree programs and shared and sciences nurture the university? Perhaps at the core Bryan Meltz institutes that connect our “perceptual acuity” and clarity it is a certain fitness between [email protected] intellectual passions with we need in order “to place our natural, built and social concrete issues in world ourselves in the path of environment, a fitness that societies. beauty” and hence of creativ- relieves our distractions and Editorial Assistant: At Emory a lot of people ity and discovery, Scarry says. focuses our attention, sparks Diya Chaudhuri know each other and seek Through our research and creative frictions among our opportunities to work together, study, we discern the particu- differences, and opens the way Emory Report (USPS705- to an extent that is distinct larities of our world in all their to discovery. 780) is published and distrib- among schools of this stature. richness and vitality. From the Construction has begun uted free to faculty and staff of Emory University, weekly In the future even more people, health sciences labs to the and it will be a disruptive during the academic year, mainly students, but soon also seminar rooms of anthropol- decade of red mud. But it will semimonthly May-August; staff and faculty will have the ogy to the astonishing poetry also be a decade of new spaces, My clinical research on digestive by the Office of University opportunity to live in close collection in Woodruff Library, new flows of movement and diseases — it’s why I’ve stayed in Communications, 1762 Clifton proximity and build the we find ourselves speaking of new encounters. This can be academia. Road, NE, Plaza 1000, Atlanta, relationships that continually an exploratory theory as Emory’s moment. We have an GA 30322. Periodicals post- Qiang Cai age is paid at Atlanta, GA. refresh a strong and purposeful “elegant” or an apt interpretive opportunity, through design, Postmaster: Send off-campus community. phrase as “nice” or a state- construction and ultimately associate professor address changes to Emory The plan also honors our ment of possible solution as our use of these new structures School of Medicine Report, c/o Development place in the land by protecting “beautiful.” We love to find and patterns, to place our- Services, 795 Gatewood, acres of Emory’s forests and what is distinct and how what selves in the path of beauty. Atlanta, 30322. Emory Report April 30, 2007 3 emoryprofile ciannat howett ake green m d B ol lue and g

By Carol Clark

lessings come in unex- Howett came down with pected ways when your both meningitis and B namesake is an obscure hepatitis and had to take Irish saint. Just ask Ciannat summer courses to make Howett, director of Emory’s up for lost time. sustainability initiatives, who “I was lucky was named after a medieval enough to have a class martyr of Dublin. (Believe it with Homer Sharp,” or not, Ciannat is pronounced Howett says. “He was “key-nut.”) a professor at Oxford In her previous job as College, a biologist, and director of the Southern a completely captivating Environmental Law Center in person. He knew every Atlanta, Howett often lobbied square inch of the natu- for environmental law in the

ral world of Georgia, Rou Jon Georgia Capitol. what stream flowed into, Director of Sustainability Initiatives Ciannat Howett’s vision for sustainability at Emory draws from “A couple of the legisla- and which Native American her childhood, when the University was practically her backyard. tors regularly referred to me tribe used it. They say that one as ‘Peanut,’” she says. “I never professor can change your life, boater regulations to protect in 2006. It’s a job that draws the University’s ambitious sus- corrected them because I and he’s that one for me.” the endangered animals. on many of her passions, and tainability goals, such as a 25 thought, if your name is the From then on, Howett The estimated 350 surviv- the University is like a sec- percent reduction in energy use biggest cash crop of Georgia, it knew that she wanted a career ing Northern Right Whales, ond home to her. In fact, two on the campus by 2015. “I’m couldn’t be too bad a thing.” that involved conservation. rarest of all the great whales, of her sisters work at Emory: proud of Emory for setting a While her family cherishes After graduating, she worked spend their summers in Cape Catherine Howett is associate high bar,” she says. its Irish ancestry, Howett is for two years as associate direc- Cod, where they are celebrated director of the Carlos Museum She believes that education deeply rooted in Atlanta and tor of alumni giving and direc- and protected. But when they and Maeve Howett is an assis- is the best way to get students, the Druid Hills neighborhood tor of the Emory Parent Fund swim south and enter Georgia’s tant professor in the school of faculty and staff on board where she grew up. Her father before enrolling in law school waters, the Northern Right nursing. with the sustainability plan. was John Howett, who taught at the University of Virginia, Whales become anonymous “We joke that our blood Awareness creates change, she art history at Emory for 35 where she took electives in and more vulnerable, Howett runs blue and gold,” Howett says, adding that an important years. environmental studies. says. says. “My family has a lot of part of Emory’s sustainabil- Her vision for sustain- While other law students “It’s unfortunate, but loyalty to this place.” ity plan is to help spread that ability at Emory draws from remained buried under books a lot of people aren’t edu- She lives in Decatur with awareness in the wider commu- her childhood, when she lived in the library, Howett was mon- cated about the wonderful and her husband, Cullen Marose, nity. near Peavine Creek and the itoring hermit crab populations unique eco-system that we within biking distance of cam- “If Emory is a clean and University was practically her in the marshes of Chesapeake have here,” she says. “We have pus, although biking is no lon- green oasis, but the surrounding backyard. Bay. “I was thrilled to be chest- more salt marsh on the Georgia ger the idyllic experience of her community and city are allowed “I have great memories of high in the mud, collecting coast than anywhere else on childhood. “I get scared some- to denigrate environmen- riding my bike around cam- specimens for the graduate the Atlantic seaboard, but we times by the traffic,” Howett tally, then we will have failed,” pus,” she recalls. “The rolling students in marine ecology. It don’t have a culture of envi- says, of the days she cycles to Howett says. “We have to get hills and all of the streams made my law school experi- ronmentalism.” work. “Houston Mill Road is beyond our gates. Scientists flowing through here were irre- ence so much richer,” she says. Howett jumped at the especially scary. We all know tell us that we have 10 years to sistible for a kid.” Howett went on to work chance to become Emory’s that has to change.” reverse climate change. We’ve From campus, she could as an environmental attorney first director of sustainability Howett is not daunted by got to take this seriously.” pedal over to Horton’s, a five- for a Washington D.C. law and-dime located in the space firm before landing a coveted now occupied by Druid Hills job as a senior lawyer for the Bookstore. “They had penny Environmental Protection greenspace candy and yo-yos and tops that Agency in 1996. “It was a spun around. Remember those? dream job,” says Howett, who And they also had weird stuff focused on pollution caused Burbanck Park dedication protects like surgical gloves and clean- by industrialized hog farming property for future generations ing products, all stacked up on operations. these really high shelves. It was When the administration a fascinating place for a kid to changed, however, so did the A new park has emerged from Emory explore,” she says. atmosphere at the EPA. Her and the Clifton Community Part- She saw her first movie, boss, Eric Schaeffer, resigned nership’s efforts to turn a residen- “The Mixed-up Files of Mrs. as director of EPA regulatory tial property into green space. The Basil E. Frankweiler,” at the enforcement after publicly neighborhood cinema that was stating his view that the Bush 1.2-acre property at 1164 Clifton Rd. once part of Emory Village, but administration was weakening was dedicated as the Drs. Madeline has since burned down. enforcement of the Clean Air and William Burbanck Park on April For Howett and other kids Act and other laws. Howett felt 22 by Emory, the CCP, the Druid Hills lucky enough to live nearby, similarly discouraged and left Civic Association, Peavine Watershed the Emory campus and envi- the agency in 2002 to become Alliance, Alliance to Improve Emory rons were a peaceful, leafy director of the Atlanta office Village and Park Pride. wonderland that they could of the Southern Environmental “It was a great opportunity for safely roam at will. Law Center. community members from the neigh- After attending Fernbank The SELC job put her on borhoods and Emory to join together Elementary and Druid Hills the leading edge of movements on Earth Day and celebrate the dedi- High School it was a small in Georgia for better air and cation of an environmental gem near step to enroll at Emory, which water quality, and other con- our campus,” said park committee Howett and all three of her sis- servation measures in the state. member David Payne. ters did. “Few people know that In its preserved state, the prop- Howett majored in English, right off the Georgia coast, erty will provide an environmentally planning to become a college just a stone’s throw from St. friendly, aesthetically pleasing transi- Mary’s, is the only calving professor like her father and tion between the residential homes in ground on the planet for the her mother, who taught land- Druid Hills and the commercial district scape architecture at Georgia Northern Right Whale,” says in Emory Village. State University. But one year, Howett, who worked for tighter Brenner Tony 4 April 30, 2007 Emory Report

cAmpusnews Euthanasia among topics explored at ‘Changing the Way We Die’

bers to examine religious, ethi- a brain-dead patient. “There cal, historical, medical and legal is a distinction between taking questions related to the end of the action of killing the patient life. and withholding or withdrawing Battles are raging through- treatment,” Jackson said. out the developed world over Battin asked if being in euthanasia, said Battin, one of favor of passive euthanasia, the nation’s leading defenders but not active euthanasia, was of physician-assisted suicide. hypocritical. “Isn’t it crueler to The debate is driven by medical rely on the slow breakdown of advances and the fact that about bodily functions, the failure of 70 percent of people in the organs, rather than the painless developed world die of diseases administration of a drug?” with long, downhill courses. During the Q&A session The Netherlands, Germany that followed, a physician in and the state of Oregon are the audience asked if studies three examples of places that had been done on the number have adopted laws allowing of doctors who give escalating physician-assisted suicide. doses of morphine, under the “Helping someone die can guise of a painkiller, knowing be an act of the highest moral that the larger doses will result character,” said Battin, argu- in death. ing that a terminally ill person “You’re certainly right that

Ann Borden should have a right to choose it goes on,” Battin responded. Timothy Jackson, associate professor of Christian ethics at Candler, shared his views on euthanasia the best death possible for them. “I would agree with you that it at the “Changing the Way We Die” conference. “The principle of autonomy is should be recognized as eutha- active in all other parts of our nasia. There’s no protection for adult lives. It should also be this. No paperwork or vetting of included at the very end.” whether the patient is compe- By Carol Clark and receive love.” line his point. “A health care Jackson, however, said that tent. It just happens. That’s what professional should not facili- What if the woman, when active euthanasia, or physician- we ought to be disturbed about.” tate the death of a patient,” he she had still been lucid and assisted suicide, is an immoral She said that it would be said. “I fear that even if a con- n elderly woman with knew what lay ahead, had act, and that modern medicine better to regulate the practice, Alzheimer’s is chained been given the option of a phy- sensual request is made, we’re offers good pain management so that people could discuss the A to a wheelchair so that sician-assisted suicide? Would harming that patient by breach- and palliative care. “Autonomy matter openly with their physi- she can’t fall out. She was a that be moral? ing the sanctity of life.” is very important,” he acknowl- cians. ballerina in her prime. Now The recent Emory confer- Battin countered: “Others edged. “But acceptance, persis- “No situation is so bad that she spends her days confined ence, “Changing the Way We will feel that to take someone tence and patience may be the it can’t be made worse with a to a locked ward, smiling and Die: Religion, Medicine and whose life was about freedom highest virtues. I don’t want to bad law,” countered Jackson. pirouetting down the hall in the Improving the Dying Process,” of movement, and to see her deny that there is tragedy at the Another audience member chair. opened with a euthanasia dis- reduced to being chained to a end of life. But we’re not here asked, “Is it possible that in a “There was genuine joy cussion between Jackson and wheelchair in a nursing home, to remove all tragedy if it can- secular, humanistic society this in her face,” recalled Timothy Margaret Battin, distinguished is to harm her.” not be done without dubious discussion would not be neces- Jackson, associate professor professor of philosophy and “Changing the Way We measures.” sary?” of Christian ethics at Candler, adjunct professor of internal Die” was developed by the While he argued against Battin agreed, but said, “I who worked one summer in medicine at the University of Emory University Initiative on active euthanasia, Jackson said think that faith also has enor- the facility where the woman Utah. Religions and the Human Spirit he could accept the morality mously positive things to bring was kept. “She was no lon- Jackson strongly opposed and the Office of the Provost. of “passive euthanasia,” or to this.” ger autonomous, but she still the notion of physician-assisted The two-day public event withholding artificial means of Jackson commented: possessed sanctity and, most suicide, and used the case of brought together a range of life support for a terminally ill “Religion is not great, but God fundamentally, was able to give the chained ballerina to under- experts and community mem- patient that preferred to die, or is.”

scholarship&research campusdiversity Healthy profits drive healthy Emory lends a hand to menu options, study shows eliminate intolerance

By Ashante Dobbs important considerations (61 who led the study’s Research percent) when determining Advisory Committee, which menu options. Only 21 percent also included scientists from ver wonder why many of executives said health and the U.S. Centers for Disease fast-food restaurants nutrition were important. Control and Prevention, the U.S. don’t offer healthy menu E Some executives expressed Department of Agriculture and options? The decision to put interest in providing low-fat, other universities. healthy alternatives like salads low-calorie foods and fresh “Underlying all of these is and veggies on the menu is fruits and vegetables on their a general belief that such prod- heavily influenced by restau- menus. But the majority of rateurs’ concerns for healthy ucts have not generated profits chains interviewed said they profits, said Emory University for their business and their would not add new items to public health researcher Karen competitors,” she added. their menus unless they are Glanz and colleagues in the The restaurant chains were confident that their customer April issue of the American selected based on industry lead- Journal of Preventive Medicine. base will accept them and that ership position, diverse menu The article, “How Major the items will contribute to categories and strong growth Restaurant Chains Plan Their sales and profit growth. Fast- history or trends. Efforts were

Menus: The Role of Profit, food chains also indicated that made to recruit executives from Christi Gray Demand and Health,” confirms their consumers wanted menu companies with varying sales changes more often than did volumes and different types of Same-Sex Handholding Day on April 25 challenged the what many have speculated to Emory community to eliminate intolerance on campus full-service restaurant respon- service. The study respondents be the motivation behind res- by holding hands with members of the same sex in a dents. came from 28 chains and rep- taurant chains’ menu selections show of visible support for public displays of affection “Many companies are — growing sales and increased resented 28 percent of sales by individuals both gay and straight. profits. reluctant to increase healthy from all U.S. restaurant chains Sponsored by Outspoken Allies, the Office of Researchers interviewed food choices on menus due to with more than $50 million in Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Life, Emory PRIDE, 41 senior menu development perceptions of low consumer annual revenue. Wonderful Wednesdays and the President’s Commis- and marketing executives at demand, inconsistent quality The research was funded sion on LGBT Concerns, the day was designed to leading U.S. casual dining and and availability of produce, by a grant from the Robert acknowledge such displays as valid and normal by cre- fast-food restaurant chains. high spoilage, increased stor- Wood Johnson Foundation to ating a safe space. The results: Growing sales and age needs and complexity the Produce for Better Health increasing profits are the most of preparation,” said Glanz, Foundation. Emory Report April 30, 2007 5

businessschool emorylibraries Goizueta teams up with local MARBL exhibition partners to offer new program draws from the papers of the late Benny Andrews

By Kim Urquhart where we come in.” design the ELPNO. “We’re Each of the program’s not trying to compete with By randall burkett can Art and the Metropolitan five days will focus on an anybody, but to fill a need in Museum of Art. As one of the overall theme, with issues our region,” Topping explained. founders of the Black Emer- mory Executive ranging from strategic leader- “There’s nothing in the n May 8 the Manuscript gency Cultural Coalition — a Development at ship to generating resources. Southeast offered at this level, Archives and Rare group promoting the interests E Goizueta Business Participants will have the with this kind of horsepower O Book Library opens an of black artists — he gained School has teamed up with opportunity to interact with a in the program.” exhibition drawn from the pa- a reputation as a determined Georgia State University’s dynamic group of professional Rather than offering the pers of the late Benny Andrews activist who drew upon his Nonprofit Studies Program colleagues and executive edu- program through one organiza- (1930–2006). Andrews — born talents not only as a visual and the Georgia Center for cators who Topping described tion, senior staff members at in Madison, Georgia — was artist but also as a writer and Nonprofits to create a new as “the best current thinkers Goizueta joined forces with one of the state’s best-known organizer. program that will be the first of on key topics.” Through a vari- Georgia State’s newly-created and best-loved artists. His work Andrews was highly critical its kind in the Southeast. The ety of case studies, simulations, program in nonprofit studies. draws on his deep roots in of art critics who marginalized Executive Leadership Program small group exercises and semi- The two universities decided Georgia, his close connections the work of African Ameri- for Nonprofit Organizations, a nars, the program is designed to leverage Georgia Center to family, and his intimate famil- can artists through neglect or week-long executive develop- as a “highly interactive, mean- for Nonprofits’ expertise in iarity with the religious and folk biased commentary. However, ment institute, will debut June ingful learning experience” management training programs culture of the rural South. he also recognized the value of criticism, and as the first 25–29 at the Emory Conference that will help nonprofit execu- for Georgia’s nonprofit com- The exhibition “Benny African American director of Center. tives perform at their highest munity, to form what Topping Andrews: Voice of the Artist” the Visual Arts program of the Nonprofit organizations possible level. described as a “trilogy, where highlights the development of National Endowment for the address many of society’s most “Each person will be the whole would be greater Andrews’ creative work as well as his dedication to advocacy Arts, he secured funding for critical needs and are one of bringing to the program key than the sum of their parts.” and education. Andrews be- more art criticism. the fastest growing segments challenges that they’re fac- Each of the institutions brings lieved passionately in foster- The MARBL exhibition of the economy. The ELPNO ing and we’ll help them work to the program specific expe- ing a supportive environment includes original works of art is intended to help senior and through that, so there will rience and knowledge about in which young artists could by Andrews drawn from public emerging nonprofit executives be a lot of applied learning,” nonprofit and leadership develop their talents, and his and private collections. It also navigate the sector’s challenges, Topping said. “The goal is to development. work with students at all levels features examples from the 17 such as competition for resourc- be practical, not theoretical, The UPS Foundation is a demonstrated this commitment. sketchbooks Andrews pro- es, issues of governance and and to help them advance their key sponsor of the program, His devotion to education duced while serving in the Air accountability, and an impend- organization.” which has also found support extended beyond the classroom, Force and while studying at the ing leadership gap, accord- The ELPNO is not simply in the corporate, foundational perhaps best exemplified by School of the Art Institute in ing to Kelly Bean, executive a training program, Topping and legal communities. “The his work with prisoners. In the Chicago. These sketchbooks in- director of Emory Executive emphasized, but an education. partners have worked very early 1970s, Andrews began clude pencil, ink, pastel, char- Development. “Our goal is to help people hard to keep tuition as afford- teaching an art class at the coal and watercolor pictures Peter Topping, associate to think differently, to look able as possible,” said Topping, Manhattan House of Detention, and sketches, as well as diary professor at Goizueta and co- at their organization in more and are providing partial known as “The Tombs.” From entries that detail his evolving organizer of the ELPNO, said comprehensive, systemic ways, scholarship support to enable that single class grew a major philosophical approach to art. effective, proactive leadership as well as drilling down to their colleagues in the non- art program in the New York is the key to surviving — and some pretty specific nuts and profit sector to attend. prison system that became a thriving — in an uncertain bolts that can be applied the Topping said that response model for similar programs The MARBL exhibi- world. next day.” has been strong for the inau- throughout the country. The tion “Benny Andrews: “You need a combination Topping, whose back- gural version of the program, exhibition includes photographs Voice of the Artist,” of three things to be effective ground includes starting a and organizers hope it will and letters that document An- opens Tuesday, May 8, in nonprofits today: technical nonprofit management institute be the first of many more to drews’ passion and dedication with a talk by Emeritus expertise in your field, business at Duke University, explained come. as well as the ways in which he Professor Richard Long acumen on how to manage an that the ELPNO is the result of For more information inspired his students. at 7 p.m. in the Jones organization, and leadership more than a year of planning. on the program or to regis- Andrews worked tirelessly Room of the Woodruff capabilities,” Topping said. “The Topping and his colleagues ter, visit www.gcn.org. For to promote the inclusion of Af- Library. A reception need is to continue to hone examined similar programs more information on Emory rican American artists in major in MARBL’s 10th floor skills and understanding of cur- at Harvard, Stanford and Executive Development, visit American museums such as the space follows. rent best practices, and that’s Northwestern universities to www.emoryexeced.com. Whitney Museum of Ameri-

scholarship&research campusevent Professors in law and religion look at FUSION unites cultural styles, pre-modern roots and routes of marriage genres of dance

“To Have and to Hold” were oral? What other actions By Ginger Pyron examines property deeds, did the process of marrying marital settlements, dotal char- entail, as well as agreements, ters, church court depositions, and what were their functions?” “ o Have and to Hold: and other such official records The anthology’s varied answers, Marrying and Its to understand how, why and springing from the analysis of T Documentation in Western when pre-modern Europeans documents related to Roman Christendom, 400–1600,” edit- documented their marriages. marriage law, St. Augustine’s ed by Emory religion professor Most of the essays include arguments on the tabulae appended texts of historic nuptiales, and regional prac- Philip Reynolds and Emory law

documents dating from 400 tices all the way up to those Ann Borden professor John Witte Jr., exam- to 1600, freshly translated — so strongly influenced by the ines the marriage documenta- Skarma Crew many from their original Latin legal and theological reforms of tion of pre-modern Europeans. The Brotherhood of Afrocentric Men teamed up with — into English and peopled by John Calvin, comprise multiple The work, published this Sitara to form Bamtara, the group that won the $1,000 real men and women of the perspectives: personal, secular, prize at the FUSION dance competition. year by Cambridge University Middle Ages whose relation- religious, social, economic and Press, is one of several new The April 25 event, which fostered an exchange of ships, contracts and disputes legal. ideas and culture through the universal languages of volumes emerging from the offer a glimpse into the ends The contributors examine music and dance, featured dance, vocal and instrumen- research project, “Sex, Marriage and means of pre-modern mar- customs related to a broad tal segments written, choreographed and performed by & Family and the Religions riage. span of topics, including competing teams of students. Each team was comprised of the Book,” sponsored Reynolds’ opening chap- betrothal, marital consent and of two groups with distinctly different cultural styles and by Emory’s Center for the tradition. ter launches the exploration: consummation. Along the way, The competition was organized and produced by Em- Study of Law and Religion. “What agreements were made they also inspect fine nuptial ory’s President’s Commission on Race and Ethnicity and Reynolds, Aquinas Professor of and who made them? What nuances such the bonding Soku DeNova Records, a record company founded and Historical Theology, is a CSLR was the function of such handclasp as opposed to the operated by Emory alumni Mike Li, currently a student at senior Fellow, and Witte, Jonas agreements in the process of kiss. the Rollins School of Public Health, and Nagib Haque, a Robitscher Professor of Law, is marrying? Which agreements For more information, visit staff member in Emory’s biology department. CSLR director. were documented and which www.law.emory.edu/cslr. 6 April 30, 2007 Emory Report scholarship&research scholarship&research Emory joins ranks of Yerkes researchers awarded supercomputing schools $10M for comparative aging study By robin tricoles someday provide clinicians By emily rios thus increasing the chance for with more detailed views of decades, Emory’s Yerkes effective treatment. The study breast tissue than ever before. National Primate Research mory scientists will soon also may provide better under- Center has been dedicated enjoy more computa- In addition, several aspects he National Institute standing of specific physiologi- to advancing scientific under- tional muscle thanks to of these techniques includ- E of Aging has granted cal changes in humans that will standing of primate biology, ing improvements in image the University’s acquisition of be key in helping us develop behavior, veterinary care and a new high-performance com- quality and three-dimensional T researchers at the Yerkes the new treatments.” conservation, and to improving putational cluster. The 1,024 visualization also need to be National Primate Research This aging study will be human health and well-being. CPU-core cluster will signifi- investigated. Karellas and his Center more than $10 million the first to use chimpanzees. Today, the center, as one of cantly enhance Emory’s existing collaborators plan to explore during a five-year period to According to Herndon, chim- only eight National Institutes computational resources, accel- these issues using the new clus- compare changes that occur in ter. normal aging humans, humans panzees may provide the of Health-funded national pri- erating the pace of scientific important evolutionary link to discovery in a variety of fields “With the former clus- with Alzheimer’s disease and mate research centers, provides answer why humans are the including chemistry, biology, ter, some of the simulations humans with mild cognitive specialized scientific resources, neurology, genetics, library sci- we had wished to undertake impairment expertise ence, pharmacology and medi- would have taken several to changes and training cine. months and even years of com- that occur in “Using Alzheimer’s disease as the opportunities. Anticipated to be up and putation time, making this nonhuman Recognized running by June, the new clus- type of research impossible. primates, in model, we are hopeful this study will as a multi- ter will likely place Emory on Computation that would have particular disciplinary the list of the world’s 500 most taken us months will now chimpanzees help us determine how to detect the research powerful supercomputing sites. take no more than a few days. and rhesus institute, Because scientists are gen- The new cluster will vastly macaques. disease earlier in its course, thus the Yerkes widen our horizon in terms of erating and analyzing increas- The goal of Research new knowledge in this field,” ingly large quantities of data, this federally increasing the chance for effective Center is Karellas said. powerful computational tools funded study making Like Karellas, researcher are crucial for those researchers — Yerkes’ treatment.” landmark Andrew Jenkins said he will and institutions wanting to stay largest multi- discoveries in on the cutting edge of research. use the new computational the fields of cluster to improve patient year grant —Jim Herndon, Yerkes research professor “This high-performance to date — is microbiology computer cluster will enable safety and treatment. Jenkins, to identify and immunol- researchers to accomplish a an assistant professor of anes- ways to diagnose aging-related longest living species and to ogy, neuroscience, psychobiol- variety of experiments — using thesiology in Emory’s School diseases earlier in order to determine if this characteris- ogy and sensory-motor systems. computer simulations — which of Medicine, explores precisely tic is due to special cognitive how general anesthetics affect increase the chances for effec- Research programs are would prove impractical, impos- capacities. This will be the first the central nervous system. tive treatment as well as to seeking ways to develop vac- sible or too costly to do using examination of chimp cogni- cines for infectious and nonin- conventional laboratory meth- Through rigorous computer develop new treatments based tion in correlation with other fectious diseases, such as AIDS ods,” said Vice President for simulations, Jenkins hopes to on specific physiological chang- aspects of aging. and Alzheimer’s disease; treat Information Technology Richard create safer and more effective es. The Yerkes Research cocaine addiction; interpret Mendola. general anesthetics. “As humans age, verbal “We do not yet really knowledge remains stable while Center is uniquely positioned brain activity through imag- Researchers previously to conduct this study. “With have had the options of invest- understand how anesthetics short-term memory, working ing; increase understanding of our well-established colony ing in small-scale computer work at the molecular level. memory, mental processing progressive illnesses such as of chimpanzees and on-site, hardware and creating and man- But an important part in better speed and long-term memory Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s; state-of-the-art imaging facil- aging their own computational understanding these substances decrease,” said lead researcher unlock the secrets of memory; ity, Yerkes is one of but a clusters, using one of Emory’s involves simulating how the at Jim Herndon, Yerkes research determine behavioral effects of smaller, general-purpose clus- structure and function of neu- professor. “Using Alzheimer’s few research centers that can hormone replacement therapy; ters, or writing grant proposals rotransmitter receptors are disease as the model, we are undertake such an extensive address vision disorders; and to obtain financial support and affected by specific anesthetics hopeful this study will help us aging-related study,” said advance knowledge about the access to one of the national — alone and in combination,” determine how to detect the Stuart Zola, Yerkes director. evolutionary links between supercomputer centers. Jenkins said. “The only way disease earlier in its course, For more than seven biology and behavior. “We see our new cluster we can efficiently simulate the as targeting the gap between anesthetics’ effect on the cen- the existing options at Emory tral nervous system is by using Emoryevents and the very high-end national brute force computational supercomputer centers,” methods, which the new cluster Mendola said. “We feel there will allow us to do.” is real value added to the The University initially will HPV vaccine and cervical cancer University by having a compu- be offering researchers compli- tational resource, particularly mentary computer time to help prevention focus of free seminar for junior faculty who may not them familiarize themselves with the new cluster, Mendola have a track record in obtaining By Janet Christenbury 20s. By age 50, at least 80 goes, this is the best we have,” said. “After that, we’re pricing extramural funding for compu- percent of women will have said Ault, who has been work- tational support. These research- the subscriptions so that the acquired HPV infection. ing on the HPV vaccine for ers will now be able to access cost to faculty members will be mory medical experts In 2006, the U.S. Food more than a decade. “In four or a well-subsidized resource — cheaper than buying their own will host a free semi- and Drug Administration five generations, we have gone right here at Emory — through hardware or leasing it.” nar to discuss the most E announced the approval of from cervical cancer being the their own start-up funds.” “The day we flip the common sexually transmitted Gardisil, the first vaccine devel- most common cause of cancer For Andrew Karellas, switch, faculty will begin using disease, how it can lead to oped to prevent cervical cancer, death in the United States for director of medical physics the new cluster — and they’ll cervical cancer and the new precancerous genital lesions women to being a vaccine-pre- at Emory’s Winship Cancer be solving real problems with vaccine for prevention available and genital warts caused by Institute and one of the world’s this new capacity. For them, to girls and young women. The ventable disease. That’s a really HPV. The vaccine is highly leading experts in the develop- the set-up of the cluster can’t community educational session, remarkable story if you trace happen fast enough,” Mendola effective against four strains of ment of new digital imaging held at Emory Crawford Long this research over the last 50 to said. the HPV virus, including two detectors, the new computation- Hospital’s Glenn Auditorium on 60 years.” al cluster will allow him unprec- Emory’s High Performance Monday, May 14, at 7 p.m., will that cause about 70 percent of Yet still 10 women die each edented research opportunities Computing Group will be include a question and answer cervical cancers. The vaccine day from cervical cancer in the into early detection of breast overseeing the installation and opportunity. is approved for use in females U.S., Ault said. Rates in Fulton cancer through the use of new maintenance of the new cluster. Human papillomavirus nine to 26 years of age. County alone are about twice imaging techniques. Its computers were purchased Kevin Ault, associate the national average. from Sun Microsystems and is the most common sexually Using the new cluster, professor of obstetrics and Along with Ault, Emory Karellas, a Georgia Cancer its networking switches from transmitted disease in the U.S., gynecology at the School of experts Mary Dolan, primary Coalition Distinguished Scholar, Foundry Networks. The cluster according to the Centers for Medicine, was instrumental in care gynecology/obstetrics; and radiology faculty Ioannis will run the Linux operating Disease Control and Prevention. researching the vaccine prior Sechopoulos, will explore the system with a scheduler that The CDC estimates that more Cyril Spann, cervical cancer level of radiation that patients will allow researchers to simul- than 20 million men and to its approval. Before com- symptoms and treatments; and receive from two new types taneously submit thousands of women in the U.S. are currently ing to Emory, Ault served as a Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, ado- of breast imaging techniques, processes. Researchers will be infected with HPV and there clinical trials investigator for lescent gynecology care, will known as digital tomosynthe- able to use various software are 6.2 million new infections the vaccine during his tenure at speak at the May 14 education- sis and computed tomography. applications depending on the each year. HPV is most com- the University of Iowa School al seminar. Although not yet commercially type of research they are con- mon in women and men who of Medicine. For more information, call available, these techniques may ducting. are in their late teens and early “As far as a cancer vaccine 404-778-7777. Emory Report April 30, 2007 7

Visiting Scholars from page 1 lows in the program, will make Mellonfellows this university a significant Emory’s Manuscript and Rare gathering place for the study Books Library, in combination of all dimensions of civil rights. Future looks bright for fellows, with the collections at the King Equally important, the new Center, Spelman College and grant dovetails with the city’s Morehouse College, where the efforts to establish a Center for growth of Mellon graduate program Martin Luther King Jr. papers Human and Civil Rights. Both are housed, constitute an developments speak to an excit- extraordinary opportunity for ing and productive future.” both research and teaching on Administered by the the modern civil rights move- Johnson Institute and spon- ment, Byrd sored by said. the depart- As a “The new grant ments of result of geog- African raphy as the dovetails with the American spiritual home studies, of the modern city’s efforts to English, civil rights his- movement establish a Center tory, music and rich archi- and the val collec- for Human and American tions, Atlanta studies already has Civil Rights.“ program numerous in the scholars at —Provost Earl Lewis Graduate Emory and Institute of the Atlanta the Liberal

University Center who are Arts, the Brenner Tony engaged in research on the program will support three to Past, present and future fellows were honored at the April 19 reception of the Mellon Graduate modern civil rights movement. five faculty members and inde- Teaching Fellowship. At Emory alone there are about pendent scholars, both junior 29 scholars pursuing research and senior, each academic year. related to civil rights that span Emory will welcome the first By kim urquhart The MGTF grew out of Arkansas. “My commitment to the arts, humanities, social sci- cohort of visiting scholars dur- the Emory-Dillard Graduate this career path has intensified ences, theology and law. ing the academic year 2008- Teaching Fellowship, a Mellon- despite the difficulties of finish- “The announcement of the 2009. he Mellon Graduate funded partnership between ing a dissertation, teaching and grant and the development of The visiting scholars pro- Teaching Fellowship, an Emory and Dillard University, a being on the job market. That is the Johnson Institute come at gram is open to scholars in T innovative program that historically black institution in because Dr. Werum and Dr. Byrd a critical stage in Emory’s his- the humanities, the humanis- places Emory’s top graduate stu- New Orleans. Host institutions became role models and served dents in the classrooms of five tory,” said Provost Earl Lewis, tic social sciences and law. In in the MGTF consortium have as inspirations of what I some- partner institutions, welcomed Asa G. Candler Professor of addition to Byrd, faculty from expanded to include Agnes day hope to be.” Emory College, Candler School six new fellows at its annual Scott College, Clark Atlanta History and African American Emory hopes that the MGTF Studies and one of the nation’s of Theology, School of Law, spring reception and honored University, Morehouse College program will serve as an innova- leading scholars on civil rights as well as Morehouse College the five current fellows who will and Spelman College. This multi- tive model in graduate education, and the history of the African and Spelman College will par- soon join the professoriate with institutional partnership helps Byrd said. “Our combined com- American experience. “We ticipate in the Mellon program. newly-minted PhDs. further strengthen Emory’s ties have a number of wonderful Along with research, visiting “This program has meant a in the Southeast among liberal mitment to the Mellon Graduate scholars already working on scholars will teach one course great deal to me, opening doors arts colleges, research univer- Teaching Fellowship Program aspects of the civil rights strug- per year and participate in a and opportunities that I never sities and historically black has produced, we feel, a new gle, and we look to add others. colloquium series sponsored by dreamt would be possible,” said colleges and universities, said national model in graduate edu- Their strengths, combined with the Johnson Institute and host Emory doctoral student Alicia Professor of American Studies cation that emphasizes mentor- the skills and insights of the fel- public lectures. Decker, who for the past year Rudolph P. Byrd, co-founder of ing, economy in the deployment has taught Women’s Studies and both the MGTF and the Emory- of resources, and substantive African Studies as a fellow at Dillard program. collaboration that advances the strategicplanning Agnes Scott College. “Because The upcoming fellowship education of both undergradu- of the Mellon fellowship, I have year will mark the return to ates and graduate students,” he been able to achieve many per- New Orleans of two fellows said. Predictive health offers sonal and professional goals.” after Hurricane Katrina had MGTF administrators are innovative new model The fellowship support has kept participation at Dillard’s preparing for the renewal pro- helped Decker complete her dis- campus on hold. “We’re delight- cess in 2007-08 and are hopeful .S. health care needs to change from its traditional sertation, gain valuable experi- ed that our longest-standing that the future will hold both focus on disease and medical intervention to a ence as a teacher and a scholar, consortium member is able to continued funding and substan- and land a tenure-track position U new and innovative model that focuses on main- join the group and host fellows tial growth of the program. taining health, said Michelle Lampl, Emory professor of at Purdue University. As the again,” said Associate Professor “We feel strongly encour- anthropology and associate director of Emory’s Predictive current fellows shared how the of Sociology Regina Werum, co- aged by the success of the pro- Health Initiative. program has helped shape their director of the MGTF. gram as well as the feedback “The idea that medical care is an intervention for future, the future of the program Fostering the professional disease or injury is embedded in our culture, just as is the is also taking shape. teaching skills of graduate from the Mellon Foundation,” idea that predictive health focuses only on specific disease As the MGTF enters its students is a major goal of the Werum said. prediction. Health prediction as envisioned by Emory’s fourth year, Emory hopes to program. The fellowship also Discussions have centered Predictive Health Initiative is, by contrast, a fundamental renew funding from the Andrew helps to strengthen the graduate on expanding the number of and revolutionary paradigm shift,” Lampl said. W. Mellon Foundation and education at Emory, and reflects fellowships to 10 per year in Lampl, whose landmark research documented growth strengthen and expand the pro- many of the aspirations of the order to place two fellows at spurts in children, discussed Emory’s role as a leader in gram. University’s strategic plan. each of the participating colleges, predictive health at the National Press Club in Washing- The fellowship supports “The program helps pre- and other issues. “We are also ton on April 25. The Predictive Health Initiative aims to the professional development pare future faculty through looking to expand the profes- change the future of health care by creating a model of of advanced graduate students the tremendous experience sionalism seminar that is such a health using new tools of bioscience to identify and mea- earning doctoral degrees in the of leaving the bubble called critical part of the program, and sure risks and identify deviations from healthy, common humanities and social sciences. Emory and going out into the to recognize and strengthen the processes to promote health maintenance and restore Fellows are placed in the class- real world,” said Werum, whose way mentors at the participating faulty processes to healthy ones before disease occurs. rooms of five partner institutions monthly Mellon seminar has schools work with our graduate The initiative will combine an interdisciplinary re- for one academic year, where become a cornerstone of the students,” Tedesco said. “These search core with a clinical testing ground for new pre- they teach two undergraduate program. are careful steps to grow the pro- dictive biomarkers of health, disease risk and prognosis courses while completing their Led by Werum and Byrd, gram in ways that will preserve aimed at keeping people healthy. As part of the initia- dissertations. The fellowships the seminar functions as a and build on its excellence.” tive, Emory has started construction on a new Center for are centered on teaching at the sounding board for the fellows’ To make the program self- Health Discovery and Well Being, located in midtown host schools and mentoring teaching experiences and disser- sufficient and sustainable in Atlanta. undergraduates, as well as on tation progress, and encourages years to come, Emory is explor- The research program will link the expertise of participating in a professionaliza- interdisciplinary dialogue on Emory’s programs in human genetics and computational tion seminar with other Mellon the issues and debates shaping ing how to secure long-term and life sciences with the systems biology program and fellows. Fellows are paired with higher education. funding for the program. “The department of biomedical engineering at the Georgia mentors at the host institutions “I learned so much about Mellon Foundation is helping us Institute of Technology. It will also rely on the ethicists, for additional support. career development through lay the foundation by funding a behaviorists, health economists and others from across “It’s a wonderful partner- these seminars,” said Andrea strong and valuable program. It the two universities. ship in the truest sense,” said Arrington, a fellow at Clark may be time to examine ways — Robin Tricoles Lisa Tedesco, dean of the Atlanta who has accepted a to build a permanent source of Graduate School where the pro- tenure-track position in African funds to move the program for- gram is based. history at the University of ward,” Tedesco said. 8 April 30, 2007 Emory Report

For online event information, visit www.events.emory.edu. emory Events for the Emory Community @ Stein Lecture on Thursday, May 3 International Performing Modern Israel Manuscript Stress Break arts Visual arts “Jews in American Politics: Development 7 p.m. Gatehouse Grill, From Symbolic Presence Monday, April 30 Student Art Brown Bag Woodruff Residential Center. to Mainstream Power.” Free. 404-727-3300. Concert Exhibition “Writing With Ease: How Herbert Rosenbaum, Hofstra No Strings Attached, per- Visual Arts Gallery. Free. to Avoid Writer’s Block, University, presenting. Sunday, May 13 forming. 9 p.m. 208 White 404-712-4390. Increase Productivity and 7 p.m. Governor’s Hall, Mother’s Day at Hall. Free. 860-324-0841. Through May 14. Enjoy the Process.” Noon. Miller-Ward Alumni House. 212 Candler Library. Free. Carlos Museum Free. 404-727-2798. [email protected]. “Tea With Mummy.” Tuesday, May 1 Schatten Gallery 4 p.m. Reception Hall, Concert Exhibition Tuesday, May 8 HR Training Carlos Museum. Members: Aural Pleasure, performing. “Color: A Spectrum of children $15, adults $20; Carlos Museum Lecture “Who Moved My 8 p.m. 208 White Hall. Free. Non-Members: children $20, Sound, Music as Metaphor “AntiquiTEA.” Margaret Cheese?” 8:30 a.m. 101 404-727-5127 adults $25. 404-727-0519. in the Visual Arts.” Schatten Shufeldt, Carlos Museum, Human Resources Center. RSVP by May 10. Gallery, Woodruff Library. presenting. 4 p.m. Reception Free. 404-727-7607. Friday, May 4 Free. 404-727-0136. Concert Hall, Carlos Museum. Free. Through May 16. 404-727-4282. Toshiharu Kotaki, winner campusMemorial of the “Emory Prize” from MARBL Exhibition Technology Panel the 2006 Kamisaibara Piano “Exploring the Danowski Discussion and Festival (Japan), performing. Poetry Library.” Level 2, Awards Reception Noon. Reception Hall, Woodruff Library. Free. Carlos Museum. Free. 404-727-6887. Through “Celebration of Technology 404-727-5050. June 30. and Innovation.” Dennis Liotta, chemistry; and Ernest Saturday, May 5 Schatten Gallery Garcia, Raymond Schinazi, Dance Performance Exhibition and Wayne Alexander, medi- “Atika: Light, Space, “Dreaming Cows.” Betty cine, presenting. 4 p.m. Beauty.” Irfana Jetha, LaDuke, artist, present- Great Hearth Room, Emory choreographer. Emory ing. Free. Schatten Gallery, Hotel and Conference Dance Program and Dance Woodruff Library. Free. Center. Free. 404-727-2211. RSVP required. Company members, per- 404-727-0136. forming. 12:30 p.m. Atlanta Through August 15. Woodruff Botanical Gardens. Free Library Lecture with garden admission. “Benny Andrews: A Life in 404-727-5050. Also at 1:30 p.m., and May 6 at Lectures Art.” Richard Long, emeri- 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 30 tus, presenting. 7 p.m. Jones Religion Symposium Room, Woodruff Library. Undergraduate Recitals “Hebrew Bible and Free. 404-727-6887. Alexandra Marquez, violin, Comparative Religion.” Thursday, May 10 and David Demirbilek, piano, Young-Ihl Chang, Surgical Grand Rounds performing. 1 p.m. Emerson Presbyterian College and Concert Hall, Schwartz Theological Seminar, Seoul, “Just a General Surgeon.” Center. Free. 404-727-5050. Korea; Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan, Kelly Mayfield, medicine, Pacific School of Religion, presenting. 7 a.m. Emory Bryan Meltz Bryan Sunday, May 6 Berkeley, California; Laurie Hospital Auditorium. Free. 404-778-1903. An Emory student observes a moment of silence Concert Patton, religion; Shalom for the victims of the Virginia Tech shootings. “Atlanta’s Young Artists.” Goldman, MESAS; and Physiology Lecture 4 p.m. Reception Hall, Carlos Vernon Robbins, religion, Museum. $4; four free tickets presenting. 3 p.m. Reception “Blood Flow, Inflammation, for Carlos Museum Family Hall, Carlos Museum. Free. Hypertension and Level members and higher. 404-727-7596. Atherosclerosis.” Hanjoong 404-727-4282. Jo, medicine, presenting. GDBBS Career 9 a.m. 600 Whitehead Wednesday, May 16 Development Seminar Research Building. Free. Concert “Discussions on Careers 404-727-7401. Emory Youth Symphony Outside of Academics.” Orchestra, performing. 4:15 p.m. 230 Dental Richard Prior, conducting. School Building. Free. Religion 8 p.m. Emerson Concert 404-727-0356. Sunday, May 6 Hall, Schwartz Center. Free. University Worship 404-727-5050. Wednesday, May 2 French and Peter Storey, bishop, Friday, May 18 Italian Reading preaching. 10:50 a.m. Concert “Rencontre avec Yasmina Glenn Memorial. Free. 404-634-3936. Also, Atlanta Youth Wind Khadra.” Yasmina Khadra, Ann Borden meeting with adult Symphony, performing. novelist, presenting. 2 p.m. Candles illuminated the students, faculty and staff who Sunday school classes Scott Stewart, conducting. C202 Callaway Center. Free. came together in support and solidarity for the Virginia at 9:45 a.m. 8 p.m. Emerson Concert 404-727-6431. Tech community. Hall, Schwartz Center. Free. 404-727-5050. Thursday, May 3 Surgical Grand Rounds Special Family Film “Evaluation and Tuesday, May 1 “The Children of Heaven.” Management of Upper HR Training Majid Majidi, director. Extremity Ischemia.” 7 p.m. Reception Hall, Gregory Moneta, “Collaboration.” 8:30 a.m. Carlos Museum. Free. Oregon Health and Science 100 Human Resources 404-727-4282. University, presenting. 7 a.m. Center. Free. 404-727-7607. Emory Hospital Auditorium. Tuesday, May 22 Free. 404-778-1903. Wednesday, May 2 Literary Event HR Training “Down on Paper: Dramatic Physiology Lecture “Leadership for Results Reading from Flannery “Spinal Cord Injury: 101.” 8:30 a.m. 100 Human O’Connor-Betty Hester A New Way to Achieve Resources Center. $310. Letters.” Brenda Bynum, Recovery of Function.” 404-727-7607. reading. 6 p.m. Cannon Avis Cohen, University Chapel. Free. 404-727-7620. of Maryland, presenting. Reception to follow. 9 a.m. 600 Whitehead Ann Borden Research Building. Free. A mourner lights a candle to remember the 32 people killed 404-727-7401. by the gunman.