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Angelika Bammer leads her "Good Worlds, Bad Worlds" class in discussing music that expresses utopian and dystopian visions.

By Carol Clark Despite her 1960s ideal- ism, Bammer saw their point: Ann Borden Should utopian visions be Stilt-walking jugglers Rob Dinwiddie (left) and Todd Key get into the act of celebrating the “ ello, darkness, my old dismissed because they don't holidays as Emory University Hospital lights up the night. Emory Healthcare's annual fes- friend, I've come to talk mesh with practical, on- tivities included thousands of lights and decorations at Wesley Woods and the University with you again." the-ground difficulties? She hospitals, highlighted by holiday music from the DeKalb Choral Guild and a visit from H decided to develop a class to "The Sound of Silence" fills Santa. Angelika Bammer's freshman explore modern expressions of seminar, "Good Worlds, Bad alternative worlds by philoso- Worlds: Utopian and Dystopian phers and artists, and compare Visions." The soulful harmonies those imaginary blueprints to gradyupdate of the classic Simon and Gar- the real worlds envisioned by funkel anthem bring half smiles political treaties and constitu- tions. to the students' faces, although The extensive reading list the message of the lyrics is includes Karl Marx, Frederick Vote on hospital governance gets grim. Engels, Adam Smith, Philip Davis Burgess chose the Roth, Plato, Jurgen Habermas, song for an assignment to find mixed reaction from stakeholders Margaret Atwood, George examples of utopian or dys- Orwell and Ayn Rand. To topian music. But where does By ron sauder board by Dec. 31. Bammer's surprise, the stu- the state could not be “manipu- "The Sound of Silence" fit? dents embraced the ideology • A written pledge by the busi- lated or coerced” by the hos- For Burgess, it belongs in the of Rand's novel "Anthem" — ness and philanthropic com- pital authority. Both officials "Bad World" category, while to strive to become powerful he leaders of Emory and munities to raise an additional did hold out hope of provid- Bammer, who came of age in while not worrying about the Morehouse have reacted $100 million in private support ing more funding for Grady the 1960s, classifies the song as fate of others. cautiously to a six-page over the next three years. through state support of trauma "Good World." T care next year. "That was a vision they "It's so beautiful," says resolution passed Monday, • A written commitment by the didn't find shocking, but in- In a joint statement, Bammer, associate professor Nov. 26, by the Fulton-DeKalb governor, the lieutenant gov- spiring," Bammer says. "I sud- Hospital Authority, in which President Jim Wagner and in the Institute of Liberal Arts. ernor and the speaker of the Morehouse President John denly realized just how much the governing board of Grady "And for my generation, this Georgia House to generate $30 Maupin said: we were at odds. I come from Memorial Hospital sets forth its was one of the songs that we million a year in new state sup- “We commend the Fulton- a generation where we be- terms for adopting the gover- loved. It connected us and gave port for Grady. DeKalb Hospital Authority for lieved in socialism and libera- nance changes that many have us a sense of community about taking a critical first step on tion movements. The students advocated as the first step to a • A commitment by the Fulton the things we were working to the road to Grady's recovery. were born after the Reagan financial turnaround. and DeKalb County commis- change. For me, it embodies the We stand ready to work with era, when trade unions were A recommendation that sions to back the issuance of impulse of getting out and do- the new board to achieve our pretty much gutted. Collective the Authority, appointed by $200 million in new bonds for ing something, rather than just shared goal of a thriving Grady action is a strange term for elected officials, follow the lead Grady. saying, 'Yeah, whatever.'" Hospital that serves the health them. So the vision of this guy of other public hospitals in the • A commitment by the Emory Burgess concedes that the in ‘Anthem’ who strikes out on needs of Georgia, including song holds a note of hope. "It's state by establishing an inde- and Morehouse schools of training a quarter of the state's his own kind of fits their world pendent 501 (c) (3) corporation medicine, which supply virtu- a timeless idea," he says, "that view." future physicians.” before you even think about to run Grady was one of the ally all of the doctors at Grady, However, they added, key findings of the blue-ribbon, to maintain their medical resi- how to make the world better, 'Dreaming forward' “There are many specific you have to listen to what's go- Greater Grady Task Force, dency programs at their cur- provisions in the Authority's The students also studied "The which was commissioned earlier rent levels; to restructure the ing on in the world." Principle of Hope," written this year by the Metro Atlanta approximately $63 million in by philosopher Ernst Bloch Chamber of Commerce at the debt that Grady owes them for Counter-culture clash in 1959. A German Jew who For a continually updat- Authority’s request. services already rendered; and The "Good Worlds, Bad fled the Nazis, Bloch washed ed list of Emory state- By a unanimous vote, the to renegotiate their contracts Worlds" class grew out of dishes in a New York res- ments and press releas- another freshman seminar that Authority approved the gov- with the hospital. taurant to support his fam- es, as well as links to Bammer taught called "Regard- ernance change to a nonprofit ily while writing the classic Immediate reaction from state major news coverage of ing War." The Universal Decla- model but linked it to a num- treatise on the history of hope. leaders was negative, with Gov. Grady and its funding ration of Human Rights, passed ber of pre-conditions, including: Bloch argued that while there Sonny Perdue declaring that crisis, see www.emory. by the United Nations in 1948, is no such thing as a perfect • A written pledge by the busi- he had no intention of signing edu/grady. Check back was part of the syllabus. "The world, people have utopian ness and philanthropic com- a document binding the state frequently for updates. students read it and their reac- impulses that are expressed munities to invest $200 million to make annual appropriations, tion was, 'This sounds good, through books, music and our in Grady, including $50 million and Speaker of the House but it's totally unrealistic.' They due when the lease to the hos- Glenn Richardson saying were inclined to dismiss it as pital is signed over to the new through a spokesperson that See Gr a d y on page 5 pie-in-the-sky," she says. See Mu s i c on page 4 2 December 3, 2007 Emory Report

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It increasing the risk of sexually Biochemistry department General admission is $10; $5 T no one knew how to is becoming a tremendous transmitted infections and announces '08 meetings for Emory students, faculty and handle. That was AIDS/HIV. challenge for all communities increasing the spread of AIDS/ Mark your calendars for the staff. Doors open at 6 p.m., and Today, we are facing a new at an alarming rate, especially HIV. Thus, whether it be due to sixth International GlycoT 2008 the discussion begins at 7 p.m. epidemic with a drug that has in Atlanta, where metham- the addiction to meth itself or Symposium May 17–21, at Books will be available for sale been around for decades — phetamine use far exceeds that its ability to fuel the fire of the Emory Conference Center and signing. methamphetamine. Metham- of any city east of the Missis- AIDS/HIV, the meth epidemic Hotel. The symposium features For more information, visit phetamine is known on the sippi, including New York. is becoming the biggest and international experts in the area www.gwtw.org. street by many names: “speed,” Methamphetamine is fast most dangerous enemy in the of studies on the roles of glyco- “crank,” “crystal-meth” and becoming a critical public gay community today. syltransferases in generating the Emory University 2006 “glass.” health issue for everyone, one On Nov. 13, the Emory vast array of glycan structures Summary Annual Report: According to the Substance that includes the lesbian, gay, LGBT office and the AMTF found in the glycoconjugates from humans, animals, plants • Retirement Plan #001 Abuse and Mental Health bisexual and transgender hosted the documentary “Rock and microorganisms, along with • Welfare Plan #501 Services Administration, in community, heterosexual Bottom.” We were joined by the general biological functions • HealthCare Plan #502 2004 an estimated 12 million adults and adolescents. the producer, Jay Corcoran, • Residency Training Program of glycans. For more informa- people aged 12 and older had Why is methamphetamine from New York. Mr. Corcoran’s Health Care Plan #505 used methamphetamine at least so destructive? People who use tion, visit www.biochem. • Residency Training Program Life documentary focused on the once in their lifetime, 1.4 meth have described the emory.edu/conferences/ Insurance Plan #506 lives of gay New Yorkers glycot. • Beneflex Plan #507 million had used during the feeling as a sudden rush of addicted to meth and suggests Also on the horizon is the • Welfare Master Trust Plan #511 past year and 600,000 used pleasure lasting for several that the meth crisis is rooted in during a one-month period. In minutes that is followed by a 2008 American Society for Bio- This information is being provided the stresses of gay culture. Mr. 2000, treatment admissions for chemistry and Molecular Biol- pursuant to federal law and is for euphoric high that lasts Corcoran, along with four methamphetamine were 67,568 between six to 12 hours. After ogy Symposium on the Glyco- your information and files. If you members of the AMTF, held an have any questions with respect to and in 2005 had significantly the drug’s effects wear off, biology of Human Diseases set open dialogue regarding this this information, contact Human doubled to 152,368, according most people experience a for Oct. 9–12, at the Conference growing epidemic following Resources at 404-727-7613. Recipi- to the National Drug Intelli- profound depression, which Center. This is the first ASBMB the airing of the documentary. ents of this material are not neces- gence Center. causes them to continue taking symposium held independently sarily eligible for, or participating This is but one of the many of the organization’s annual As a board member of the meth to avoid the “crash and in, all plans. ways that AMTF is trying to meeting devoted to explor- Atlanta Meth Task Force, I am burn” experience. Highly increase the awareness of the ing the glycobiology of human See full report on page 7. joined by 11 other gay men addictive, especially in the meth epidemic in Atlanta. diseases, including the roles who see this epidemic killing purer form that comes from of glycans and glycan binding the members of the gay Mexico and is commonly found While there are many others, it proteins in development, cel- community. The AMTF is a in Atlanta, it leads to a cycle of is clear that handling this crisis lular recognition, inflammation, Emory Report state-recognized nonprofit extreme highs and lows, begins with frank communica- innate and adaptive immunity, Executive Editor: organization that was started diseases, criminal conviction, tion and acknowledgment of and infectious diseases. Nancy Seideman in 2004 by a diverse group of the loss of jobs, family, friends the problem. [email protected] local recovering meth users, and money — and in far too As this old drug has created dangerous new days in Emory hosts discussion community service providers, many cases — death. about Alzheimer's vaccines Editor: researchers and other people Of greatest concern to me our community, let’s not forget what we as a society will face A group of experts will gather Kim Urquhart concerned with the growing and to AMTF is that meth has at Emory on Thursday, Dec. 6 to [email protected] use of methamphetamine in many effects which make it a as the consequences of this meth epidemic. We will be discuss recent developments in Atlanta’s gay community. Our drug that is terribly and Alzheimer's disease vaccine re- forced to deal with the dra- Designer: purpose is to educate others of perfectly suited for the gay search. Presenters at the evening matic increase in health care Christi Gray the destruction that this drug community and culture. It can seminar, "Alzheimer's Disease costs, but more importantly we [email protected] can cause and to offer hope increase energy, induce weight Vaccines: a New Frontier in will be forced to face the lost of without judgment to individu- loss and enhance libido and Alzheimer's Disease Research," Photography Director: als who are suffering from its endurance. In many ways it individual lives. It’s time to will cover topics ranging from Bryan Meltz use. also provides a social network stop and take notice, Atlanta, basic science discoveries to clini- [email protected] While AMTF is focused for people who feel like and do all that we can to cal trials of new vaccines. Mem- largely on the gay community, outsiders. The relationship prevent the destruction this bers of the public are invited Editorial Assistants: what I find very alarming is with meth and men who have drug will leave in its wake in to attend and participate in a Jessica Gearing that this epidemic really has no sex with men has been associ- our city. question-and-answer session Margaret Harouny with the panel of Emory health care professionals. Emory Report (USPS705- The seminar is sponsored 780) is published and distrib- Monthly emergency siren testing to begin by Emory’s Alzheimer's Disease uted free to faculty and staff t noon, beginning the first Wednesday to a major emergency and to look to another Research Center and co-spon- of Emory University, weekly sored by the Georgia chapter during the academic year, Ain December, Emory will conduct the medium for more information." semimonthly May-August; first monthly test of emergency sirens located If Wednesday's weather is questionable, of the Alzheimer's Association, by the Office of University across campus. the test will take place Thursday. If Thursday's the Yerkes National Primate Communications, 1762 Clifton "Monthly tests will ensure that the emer- weather is questionable, the test will be post- Research Center and the Nell Road, NE, Plaza 1000, Atlanta, gency loudspeaker system is in peak working poned to the following month. Hodgson Woodruff School of GA 30322. Periodicals postage is order," said Alex Isakov, executive director of the Dec. 5 siren test will be followed by Nursing. paid at Atlanta, GA. Postmaster: the Office of Critical Event Preparedness and a test of Emory’s new emergency text mes- The free event will be held Send off-campus address Response. “We want the Emory community saging system that will go out to students, changes to Emory Report, c/o from 7 to 9 p.m. at the School of and surrounding neighborhoods to get ac- faculty and staff who have signed up to re- Nursing, Room 101. Development Services, 795 customed to the testing of these sirens. In a ceive the messages as part of the emergency Gatewood, Atlanta, 30322. For more information, call real event, they are intended to alert people notification system. — Elaine Justice 404-778-7777. Emory Report December 3, 2007 3

emoryprofile Leslie Wingate Ambassador to alumni

'I've loved it from the start,' By Kim Urquhart says Leslie Wingate of her job as senior director of alumni programs for the

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eslie Wingate is uniquely something out of a movie, going back to school. “I have to serve alumni through EAA opening at Emory. “It was just suited for her position as absolutely gorgeous,” she been blown away by the quality programming. “There are a lot the right timing,” she says of L senior director of alumni recalls. The curriculum had an of the [Emory Executive of faculty out there who don’t her decision four years ago to programs for the Emory Alumni Outward Bound-type focus. Development team] who teach understand the value they offer join the EAA. “I’ve loved it Association, where she helps Weekends were spent camping the course. I’ve been learning to alumni,” Wingate says. from the start.” alumni around the world stay in England’s Dartmoor. “We’d things that are extremely useful, “When we talk to our alumni in Wingate — who is off this connected to their alma mater. have to do these survival such as strategic thinking,” says other parts of the country and month to speaking engagements She knows just how expeditions where all they’d Wingate, who classifies herself ask them what they want from with President Jim Wagner in us, they often say, ‘we want to important this is. Upon give you is a little chocolate as more of a “doer” than a Dallas and Houston — counts graduating from Emory in and some oats, and no tent. This long-range planner. hear from faculty.’ They miss on the support of her family 1982, “I became one of those was in the middle of winter in And Wingate does quite a that.” and friends to balance an often truly disconnected alumni,” she England, and it was always lot at the EAA. Always on the The Emory ambassador got admits. Wingate transferred to raining,” she adds. go, she’s been to Chicago, her start as an ambassador for hectic schedule. “My daughters Emory her sophomore year “But I wouldn’t trade that Nashville, Washington, D.C. and France. Wingate applied her have been known to have from Middlebury College in experience for the world,” Baltimore this semester alone. passion for French — her area dinner on the table waiting for Vermont, and left again her Wingate laughs. She learned She has led trips through Italy of study at Emory — to previ- me when I get home,” she says junior year to do a year-long early on the value of teamwork. for the Alumni Travel Program ous careers with the French of Sarah, 14, and Emily, 11, study abroad program in France It’s a trait she now values in her and driven the Wagners across Trade Commission and the both of whom she hopes will through New York’s Hamilton team at the EAA, who support Ohio as part of Destinations, French American Chamber of one day attend Emory. College. “Now I’m connected each other and have engaged the EAA’s distinguished speaker Commerce in Atlanta. Wingate says she is looking as can be, but one of the results an increasing number of alumni series. After the birth of her forward to the holidays, when of those wacky college years is in the life of their alma mater. Wingate and her staff second child, Wingate left the she will take some time off for that I didn’t make a lot of “You feel like you’re part of a organize presidential visits, Chamber of Commerce, which quality family time. She has strong connections the way family here,” she says. faculty speakers, annual award she had led for 10 years, to even made an early New Year’s someone who’d been in one And so, despite a nomadic ceremonies, class reunions, become a stay-at-home mom. resolution. “My goal this year is place all four years would,” she youth, Wingate has found a alumni trips abroad and other Three-and-a-half years later, she to take the holidays completely says. But then, staying in one home at Emory. “I love going to activities both on campus and in came back into the workplace, off and not check e-mail,” says where she forayed into the place was a somewhat foreign work each day. I am probably cities around the globe in an Wingate, who pledges to leave concept to the young Wingate. the most enthusiastic person at effort to strengthen relation- development and stewardship her Treo switched off. “For one The daughter of a diplo- Emory about my job,” she says. ships with alumni worldwide. area of her local church. thing, I want to model that mat, she spent her childhood in That commitment made A relatively new hat that “It brought a lot into my Russia, France, Washington, her an ideal candidate for Wingate now wears is that of life,” Wingate says. “I met my work-life balance to the people D.C., Czechoslovakia, Sweden Excellence Through Leadership, faculty liaison, a role she boyfriend Sam and his daughter that work with me. Work is and Bulgaria. At age 14, she an intensive program designed inherited from Gerry Lowrey Isabella there, and my children important, but your life outside and her brother were sent to to strengthen the performance who retired earlier this year sung in the choir.” And it was of work is every bit as impor- boarding school in Devon, of senior leaders from across after 30 years at Emory. As a during this time that one of the tant.” England. Surprisingly, it wasn’t the University, which Wingate faculty liaison, Wingate’s goal is congregation members, a senior She hopes that Emory at all stuffy. “The school sat on began this fall. to raise awareness of the myriad leader from the Emory Alumni alumni across the globe feel the the ocean. The setting was like She says she has enjoyed opportunities that faculty have Association, alerted her to an same way. universitylibraries More electrical, digital and search power to be added to libraries

By Lea MCLees Coordinator Susan Bailey. conducted for the libraries by Library users. Print collections edu/moving_beyond_ “Improvements to Emory’s Office of Institutional are rated essential for less paper/. EUCLID and other library sys- Research, reflect the needs than 30 percent of Business • Additional electronic con- tems and services for finding of faculty and graduate stu- Library users, however, because tent will be added through and using library resources are dents, who often access library so much of what they need is he Emory University the Mass Digitization initia- coming soon,” Bailey said. “In resources from their homes and accessible online.” Libraries are taking power tive, described at http://news. addition, we are converting offices; as well as the needs of T to the people — students Upcoming library enhance- emory.edu/Releases/irtas more journals to electronic- undergraduates, who are the and faculty alike — following ments that reflect survey Partnership1181162558. only subscriptions.” most frequent in-person users the results of a Web survey of respondents’ needs include: html. Emory faculty and students ear- And electrical power? of library spaces. Users of all of • Improvements to EUCLID lier this year. “Additional power outlets the Emory libraries were repre- In addition, more power and other systems for The more than 2,000 are being added to the Level sented among the respondents. outlets are being added on finding and using library respondents requested addi- One columns in Woodruff,” The survey also highlighted Level 1 of Woodruff Library, resources. tional e-journals and enhanced Bailey said. “The renovation differing needs in each library and improvements to pho- search engines libraries-wide, of Stacks Level Six in prog- based on subject areas, Bailey • The conversion of a number tocopying services there are as well as more electrical power ress right now will more than said. of journals to electronic only, planned for 2008. throughout the stacks of the double the number of power “For example, print col- as part of the Moving Beyond Robert W. Woodruff Library, outlets available on that floor.” lections are rated essential for Paper initiative, detailed at said Library Assessment The results of the survey, almost 80 percent of Theology http://web.library.emory. 4 December 3, 2007 Emory Report

campusnews Mu s i c from page 1 Banner" performed in 1969 by Jimi Hendrix. Some students day-to-day choices. He calls squirm and squint as the cha- Rwanda offers grim lessons to this notion of caring about the otic chords of the rocker rattle future "dreaming forward," the classroom. and says it is essential because "That's quite disturbing," understanding threat of genocide it makes life meaningful and Ethan Stern says after the song change possible. finishes. By Carol Clark International. The event was a Karuranga was one of about Bammer asked her stu- "Then why were you smil- follow-up to the "State of Race" 1,200 people who survived in dents to find examples of ing the whole time?" Bammer in November, which featured 1994 by taking refuge in the utopian — or dystopian — asks. impulses in the music they a talk by Paul Rusesabagina, Hotel des Milles Collines. He "I think it's really cool," slide of a joyous whose experiences managing is currently an assistant profes- listen to. "I believe in focusing Stern says. group of people filled the Hotel des Milles Collines sor at Virginia State University on the small things and going Elkins notes that the fren- the screen at Glenn during the genocide inspired School of Business. from there," she explains. "I A zied distortion of the guitar Memorial Auditorium. "I'm in the movie "Hotel Rwanda." "How can ordinary people want the students to be aware chords climaxes when the mu- the middle with my wife," said CNN's Jim Clancy served kill 1 million people in less of how everything we do — Egide Karuranga, explaining as moderator at the Nov. 27 than 100 days?" Karuranga from voting or not voting to sic reaches "the bombs burst- that the photo was taken at his discussion, which covered the posed the question before the music we listen to and the ing in air," including sound wedding, when the couple was decades-long lead-up to the going through the some of the pictures we hang on our walls effects for mortar rounds. Then surrounded by 20 family mem- genocide, the ongoing work to stages of genocide that research- — expresses the direction we Hendrix returns to the melody. bers and friends. Everyone in bring the perpetrators to justice, ers have identified, including: want to go. All of those things "There's no more violence go- together define who we are as the photo, except for Karuranga and the current government's classification, symbolization, ing on in the song and he ends individuals and as a society." and his wife, died in the 1994 efforts to rebuild the country. dehumanization, organization, it with a flair," he says. genocide in Rwanda, he tells "I was there when the first polarization, preparation, exter- Ian McCall, a veteran A ‘60s revival the audience. "They were all genocide happened in 1959," mination and, finally, denial. of the Marine Corps, says Student Josh Drapekin and killed. And they were killed by he could hear "Taps" amid said Karuranga, a Tutsi who "It is for us, very complicat- teaching assistant Emiko the Hendrix riffs, which he neighbors." said he was 3 years old when a ed. It's more complicated than Soltis downloaded the 17 interprets as an homage to Karuranga was among group of Hutus came and asked anything to still live together," songs selected, ordered them fallen soldiers. the panelists who took part in his family to leave their home he said, referring to the monu- into a playlist, and burned a "Beyond Hollywood's Rwanda: and then burned it down in mental challenges his homeland CD for use in the class. Oddly, Burgess does an Internet Truth and Justice, Security and front of them. Violence flared faces today. only three songs from the past search on his laptop and finds Development," sponsored by again in 1973, before the worst Following are high- decade were chosen. Bammer an article about how music the Rollins School of Public episode in 1994, when an esti- lights from some of the remarks was astonished to find her scholars are still arguing Health, along with other Emory mated 800,000 to 1 million made by other participants in students' selections rife with whether Hendrix was making a organizations and GoodWorks people were killed. the discussion. anthems from the late 1960s powerful political statement or and early '70s. just gave a bad performance. "A lot of the current music "Actually, he's a god," isn't deep or meaningful, it's "Public health is defined as what we as a society do to ensure the conditions of just rap/dance music," explains Elkins says, ending the debate. health. It's also what we as society don't do to ensure the conditions of health. Julia Cox. "It seems like right The class playlist ends on … Public health involves politics, and if it doesn't, then sometimes we're not now there's not really a collec- a "Good World" note, with a relevant." tive voice for what should be version of "Over the Rainbow" done about the world's prob- by the late Hawaiian singer Is- — James Curran, dean of Rollins School of Public Health lem s." rael Kamakawiwo'ole, selected Cox, who is a Joni Mitch- by McCall. He explains that ell fan, selected the singer- the characters in "The Wizard songwriter's "Big Yellow Taxi" of Oz," who were seeking qual- for the "Bad World" section of ities that they had all along, the playlist. She says the 1970 "Part of the tragedy of Rwanda comes with denial. … In Rwanda, we don't see remind him of today's society. denial that [the genocide] happened but we see denial of responsibility: 'Ev- message of how commercial "There's no perfect road devoid erybody's responsible, everybody did this.' Consequently, no one is guilty and interests encroach on peoples' everyone is guilty, so there's no blame to be put." ability to live autonomously of lions and tigers and bears. remains relevant. We've already got what it takes — Deborah Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies to make a better world — the Discordant messages brains and the heart, and we're David Elkins chose an in- going to have to collectively strumental of "Star Spangled find the courage," he says.

"We don't have all the tools we need to criminally prosecute war criminals [who have taken refuge] here in the U.S., and we need that. It must be seen through to the end. Every last genocidier should be brought to justice." The "Bad World, Good World" playlist — Gregory Gordon, former legal officer with the Office of the Prosecutor Compiled by Angelika Bammer’s class on utopian and for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda dystopian visions. “The Sounds of Silence” • Simon & Garfunkel • 1966

“Changes” • Tupac • 1995

"It's not the case that genocide is some kind of spontaneous act that takes place “Big Yellow Taxi” • Joni Mitchell • 1970 in a heated environment and leaves no paper trail. Genocide is always a matter “Star Spangled Banner” • Jimi Hendrix • 1969 of state policy and states create records. Rwanda is a very document-oriented place, it was a very bureaucratic country [in the lead-up to the genocide]." “Lives in the Balance” • Jackson Browne • 1986 — Jeffrey Richter, senior historian in the U.S. Justice Department's Office “Impromptu No. 3 Gb” • M Schubert • 1827 of Special Investigations and part of a three-member team at OSI focused on Rwanda “What a Wonderful World” • Louis Armstrong • 1967

“Blackbird” • The Beatles • 1968

"The new government came up with a vision to move Rwanda from the level of “Peace Train” • Cat Stevens • 1971 conflict and killing to the level of being a country that provides services for its people, where people can live in peace and harmony and get out of poverty." “Cuando Voy al Trabajo” • Victor Jara • 1973

— James Kimonyo, ambassador of Rwanda to the United States “Imagine” • John Lennon • 1971

“Beautiful Day” • U2 • 2000

“Nice Dream” • Radiohead • 1995

“Scenic World” • Beirut • 2006 "Rwanda is one of the fastest growing countries economically in the world. They are attracting investors from all over the world. A group of investors from Dubai “The Good Life” • Kanye West • 2007 has just pledged $230 million for recreational and hotel development. … Presi- dent [Paul] Kagame's strategy is you can't feed everybody on the land [through “I Can See Clearly Now” • Jimmy Cliff • 1993 agricultural jobs], but you can put everybody to work behind a computer." “Over the Rainbow” • I. Kamakawiwo'ole • 1993 — Andrew Young,, chairman of GoodWorks International and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations

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Institutefordevelopingnations councilupdate Local understanding key to Governance groups outline plans, meeting highlights Western, African collaborations n its recent meeting, the University Senate reaffirmed grant process, IDN will pro- its commitment to participating in community sustainability vide support for research proj- I and outreach initiatives, including partnering with Director ects and workshops to develop of Sustainability Initiatives Ciannat Howett on a major Univer- research proposals that reflect sitywide recycling program. The Senate also plans to join with the conversations held in other Emory governance groups to engage in a community South Africa (see box). event in connection with the Classroom on the Quad. According Founded in partnership to President Nadine Kaslow, the intent is to provide resources to with The Carter Center in fall service agencies that assist the Atlanta immigrant community. 2006, the mission of IDN is Kaslow said the Senate also commended the work of Vice to harness the experience and President of Campus Services Bob Hascall and his team, who passion of Emory’s faculty responded to the Senate's request for a Web site to update the and students, and leverage the community on campus construction. University’s networks world- In its next meeting on Jan. 29, 2008, the Senate will join the wide, toward understanding President's Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgen- and alleviating the underly- der Concerns and the Office of Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgen- Special ing causes of poverty in the der Life to receive Safe Space training, a program that advances Cape Town, South Africa, was the site of the Institute for developing world. By bringing Emory’s goal of creating a campus community in which every- Developing Nations’ inaugural conference that explored together the academic resourc- one is treated with respect and dignity. research partnerships and collaborations for development. es of a major research univer- the Faculty Council emerged from its November meet- hen universities in The emphasis on local sity, the experience of promi- ing having prioritized several new goals for the academic year. this country have understanding is one aspect nent and respected NGOs, The council set goals in accordance with the new report, “A partnered with their that the IDN hopes will set and strategic partnerships Community of Excellence: Reflections and Directions from the W with scholars, policy makers counterparts in Africa, the it apart from other university Year of the Faculty,” which outlines actions suggested by Emory track record of collaboration collaborations involving insti- and research institutes in the faculty members as the University continues to invest new levels has been mixed. That’s some- tutions in the U.S. and Africa. developing world, IDN is in of strategic resources to build and strengthen a faculty of excel- thing Emory’s new Institute Partnerships between Western a unique position to design lence. The council will work to retain Emory's finest professors for Developing Nations seeks and African institutions — and promote new strategies to in keeping with Emory’s goal of being a destination university to change, and the first major though well-intentioned — improve the lives of those liv- for instructors and researchers. Benefits are also an issue of step was taken at a ground- frequently fail to deliver on ing in poverty. focus. The council underscored the value of the Work-Life Task breaking academic conference their goals of improving con- The conference was an Force and expressed interest in that group's efforts on multiple in Cape Town, South Africa. ditions for those living in pov- important step in the IDN’s topics, including family and maternity leave and partner hires. The October confer- erty because they overlook progress. “Carter Center The Faculty Council’s next meeting is Jan. 22, 2008. ence, “Research Partnerships local priorities, knowledge Trustee Charlayne Hunter- the Employee Council, which each month visits a differ- and Collaborations for and political contexts. Gault told me that if want to ent unit of the University to help staff become better acquaint- Development: Strengthening The IDN is approaching work in sub-Saharan Africa, ed with all aspects of Emory, convened at 1599 Clifton Rd. for Structures of Reciprocity issues of development in a we have to ‘walk in right,’ its November meeting, where they learned from Vice President and Responsibility,” brought different way by working in meaning that we can’t come of Research Administration David Wynes about the life cycle of together researchers from collaboration with African in with all the answers, we research. Also featured was Director of Forensics Melissa Maxcy Emory and collaborating part- researchers and policy experts, have to be prepared to listen,” Wade, who discussed the National Debate Project, which pro- ners from South Africa and several dozen of whom were Ranchod-Nilsson said. “I think motes debate as a tool for empowering youth living in socio- several other African countries, in Cape Town for the inaugu- this conference helped us to economically challenged communities. Council members also including Liberia, Ethiopia, ral conference. walk in right.” learned about the current Step Up Emory initiative on the fight against breast cancer. The next Employee Council meeting will Senegal, Mozambique and Although they repre- — From staff reports be held on Dec. 12 at the School of Public Health. Burkina Faso — some 50 sented fields as diverse as law, scholars in all. Regional arts, social science and public Institute for Develop- research institutes, foundations health, the attendees found ing Nations to solicit — From staff reports and nongovernmental orga- common ground in their past research proposals for nizations that support higher experiences of research part- funding awards education in sub-Saharan nerships between Western and Africa also were represented. African institutions. A key Who should apply: lectureseries Participants explored outcome of the conference Faculty interested in the structures and ethics of was identifying areas of ten- research related to im- Von Mueller’s 'Life of the Mind' research collaborations and sion in previous partnerships proving the lives of those their potential benefits and and establishing strategies living in poverty in devel- lecture to explore how new pitfalls. for addressing those tensions oping nations, particularly “If we are going to do so that collaborations will be sub-Saharan Africa. IDN is technologies reshape cinema research on development, mutually beneficial and, thus, particularly interested in omething strange is happen- we have to recognize local more sustainable. Another proposals that are inter- ing to American cinema. Since expertise and partner with outcome of the discussions disciplinary and involve S the mid-1990s, the accelerat- researchers in sub-Saharan was the need to look beyond partnerships with ing application of various digital Africa,” said IDN Director universities to the wide vari- in-country researchers. imaging technologies have radically Sita Ranchod-Nilsson. “These ety of research networks Deadline: altered not only the way motion pic- partnerships involve defining that are developing, particu- Jan. 22, 2008 tures are made, but also how they research agendas and out- larly South-South networks, are seen, sold — and even how they comes as well as training stu- Ranchod-Nilsson said. Learn more: are understood. dents.” Through an upcoming www.idn.emory.edu Film studies lecturer Eddy Von Mueller will address these develop-

Bryan Meltz Bryan ments in cinema the next Life of the Gr a d y from page 1 “It is vital to the state’s health recruiting prospective resi- Mind lecture on Wednesday, Dec. 5. and economy. We love Grady dents for next year under the Von Mueller said the lecture will focus on how the practice resolution which will require and want to continue caring for terms of the National Resident of filmmaking is changing in the 21st century, “shifting from careful examination by the patients here. We appeal to you, Matching Program. artisanal, localized and material craftwork to a global, fully medical schools as well as other our neighbors and friends, to "Even as the hospital industrialized, fundamentally alienated mode of production interested parties.” help us revitalize and sustain authority continues its delib- in which movies are engineered and assembled from parts The FDHA vote followed a one of the South’s great hospi- erations," Wagner and Maupin made in disparate time and places.” He will also discuss the well-publicized street-side rally tals.” wrote on Nov. 8, "Emory and aesthetic, economic and ethical implications of this new, in support of “saving Grady” digitally dependent cinema. by scores of white-coated Earlier in the month, Morehouse are compelled to Maupin and Wagner sent a joint explore alternative venues Von Mueller has published extensively in the popular Emory and Morehouse faculty press as a commentator and film critic and recently com- letter to Pamela Stephenson, for our programs in the event physicians, residents and medi- pleted his first book, “The Acme Aesthetic: the Impact of the chairperson of the FDHA, those deliberations are unsuc- cal students. Animation on Contemporary Cinema.” He has also worked warning her that they are cessful. The process of review- On Nov. 16, more than 280 as an illustrator and animator, and continues to direct, pro- Emory and Morehouse doc- concerned about the impact ing alternatives is already under duce and write for television and film. In 2008, he will helm tors signed an open letter to of Grady’s ongoing budget way, so that we might be in a the Department of Film Studies’ first course in fiction film community and state leaders uncertainty on patient care, position to begin redeployment production. appealing for reorganization of recruitment and retention of as necessary in the new year." the free lecture, titled “The Empty Set: Labor, Technol- the hospital’s governance and faculty, and recruitment of They continued, "We ogy, and the Transmogrification of 21st-Century Cinema,” adequate funding of the hospi- residents — newly-minted MDs remain cautiously optimistic begins at noon in the Jones Room of the Woodruff Library. tal from all sources. who pursue graduate training that we will be able to preserve The Life of the Mind lecture series will continue into the “For over a century, Grady in medical specialties. Emory our historic and productive spring semester, beginning with professor Martha Fineman, has been a beacon of hope, car- and Morehouse, like medi- relationship that has benefited a leading authority on family law and feminist jurispru- thousands of patients, the coun- ing and discovery in the heart cal schools across the country, dence. — From staff reports of Georgia,” the doctors wrote. are currently in the midst of ties and the state as a whole." 6 December 3, 2007 Emory Report

Scholarship&research campusservices Emory Global Health Institute Emory Energy 101 launches scholars program hat is energy? Very simply put, energy is the ability or capacity for work. Energy cannot be created or By Robin Tricoles nities: one involving teams that with the Emory community destroyed; it can merely be transformed. at the Global Health Scholars W develop their own global health projects, and the other involv- Symposium next fall. How and why do we transform energy at Emory? "The program is a wonder- he Emory Global Health ing multidisciplinary teams At Emory, utilities are used to transform energy to enable the working on site-initiated proj- ful educational opportunity. American lifestyle that is well-lit, computer filled, temper- Institute has launched We want people to realize that its Global Health Field ects at GHI partner sites. GHI ate and accustomed to readily accessible drinking water. The T health is not just the treatment transfer of energy into light, or into hot or cool air, produces Scholar Awards program, offer- partner sites are organizations of disease. There are so many emissions that can pollute and harm our environment — the ing new and innovative global with which GHI has formed partnerships through its funded other disciplines involved in main reason we should form new and better habits regarding learning opportunities to Emory faculty programs. global health such as econom- utility usage. students across the University. "We would like to assist ics, anthropology, theology, the utilities consumed in our small city of 30,000 faculty, The program will offer financial students throughout Emory education, law, journalism and staff and students, include electricity, natural gas, domestic awards to individual students who are interested in global business. There is a component water, chilled water and steam (measured in kilowatts, therms, and to teams of students seek- health to be able to work and for students across the entire gallons, tons and pounds, respectively). In order to get a com- ing to gain knowledge and prac- learn in a pre-selected project/ University, they just may not bined measurement of all utilities used, we must convert each tical experience by conducting site, chosen for its educational be aware of it," said Suzanne into the shared standard of measurement, BTUs or British ther- global health field projects. opportunity," said Jeffrey Mason, coordinator of Global mal units. This is necessary to measure our progress toward Building on a recently Koplan, director of the Global Health Learning Programs for reaching Emory’s goal of reducing utility consumption by 25 established awards program Health Institute. GHI. percent by 2015 from a baseline measurement taken in 2005. aimed at helping individual Emory students in each For more information about students gain academic and awards program will work the Global Health Institute Breakdown of utility usage at Emory practical experience in global on site for a minimum of six Field Scholar Awards, visit Water is purchased from Dekalb County for chilled water, health, the program will now weeks in the summer and then www.globalhealth.emory. steam, drinking water and for some irrigation. Whenever offer students two new opportu- will share their experiences edu. possible, the water used to irrigate Emory’s grounds comes from underground cisterns designed to collect and distribute Award details rainwater runoff. an estimated 67 percent of our electricity is used in the Individual Field Scholar Team Field Scholar Partner Site Field Scholar heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems. This is a These awards, established in These awards assist stu- These awards provide much higher percentage than for a residence, mainly because spring 2007, are open to all dents in gaining practical students the opportunity at home we do not use ventilation air and tend to cycle the Emory students and support global health experience on to complete field work HVAC system on and off. Conversely, code regulations require academic study and practical team projects focusing on at GHI's partner sites ventilation fans to stay operational during the hours a public experience on global health a variety of topics such as while working with a building is occupied. Lighting and plug usage make up the projects with underserved, research, education, busi- multidisciplinary team of bulk of the remaining third of electricity usage on campus. To vulnerable populations in ness, disease prevention and students, mentors and produce our electricity, Georgia Power burns coal, also result- any country. treatment. advisers. ing in greenhouse emissions. air-conditioning is a complicated process. The cooling pro- cess actually removes the heat as well as humidity from the air to “cool” it down. Air feels cooler when humidity is removed, Scholarship&research even when outdoor temperatures are the same, the higher humidity in Georgia will make it feel hotter than a dry day in Arizona. To create a comfortable environment with good air Alcohol may amplify chronic quality, a balancing act between heat, humidity and airflow is required. Chilled water requires a lot of electricity to chill and pump rejection in lung transplants through a coil system, so much so that it gets its own utility category. Additional electricity then is consumed to blow air alcohol on lung transplantation, By Jennifer Johnson pensate for those effects. over the chilled coils into spaces to cool them. About a sixth of deceased the researchers used a model in natural gas is used mainly in steam production, small fur- organ donors have a history which they transplanted a tra- naces to heat spaces, cooking and in research labs. of heavy alcohol consump- chea from one strain of rat to steam is considered a utility in and of itself considering recent study using an tion, defined as two or more another. the volume that’s produced and consumed on campus, even animal model of lung Feeding alcohol for eight drinks per day, according to though it is produced by heating one utility (water) by burn- transplants shows that weeks to rats that became A the United Network for Organ ing another (natural gas or fuel oil). Among other functions, chronic alcohol consumption tracheal donors increased the Sharing database. That's more steam is created to heat buildings, heat water for showers and by the donor promotes scarring degree to which scar tissue than triple the rate in the gen- for sterilization of instruments for research and surgery. The and airway injury after trans- overran the transplants, the eral population. use of fossil fuels for steam production ultimately converts fuel plantation. study shows. Previous studies have into greenhouse emissions. The results raise questions Donor alcohol consump- shown that donor alcohol abuse Most of the water used to produce steam is circulated about human lung donors with tion did not worsen chronic increases the risk of heart fail- within a closed loop system. This means that only a small a history of alcohol abuse, say rejection in transplants within ure after heart transplantation. fraction of the water needed to maintain steam at necessary authors Patrick Mitchell, a post- an inbred rat strain, but it did But so far, clinical data describ- pressure and temperature levels is “make-up” water, or water doctoral researcher, and David add to the incompatibility purchased from the county and added back into this system. Guidot, professor of medicine ing the effect of alcohol abuse between the immune systems on lung transplants has been Additionally, county water is treated for human consumption and director of the Emory of rats from an "outbred" but not filtered to the extent that is required in a steam sys- Alcohol and Lung Biology scarce. strain of rat that is less uniform "There is considerable tem. By circulating the existing water, less energy is spent on Center. genetically. filtration and treatment. The study appeared in the evidence that alcohol abuse Alcohol appeared to increases the risk for lung dis- Dec. 1 issue of the American depress the number of white Utility reduction ease and lung injury," Guidot Journal of Respiratory Critical blood cells in the donor trachea The United States, per capita, creates more carbon emissions said. "So it is a natural pro- Care Medicine. Its findings have pre-transplant but increased the than any other country, by far. One of the reasons we are so in- gression to look at lung trans- prompted doctors at Emory to production of growth factors terested in energy is what it could mean to future generations. plants." begin a clinical study of the that promote the expansion of to produce the environment which we are accustomed to In lung transplantation, post-transplant effects of alco- scar tissue. and desire, Emory spends millions of dollars on utilities an- chronic rejection comes in the hol use among lung donors. Monitoring alcohol's effects nually. When we discuss the reduction of energy, what we’re form of obliterative bronchi- "There are reasons to be of acute and chronic graft rejec- really talking about is reducing the usage of energy or finding concerned that chronic alcohol olitis, a slow destruction of the tion after lung transplantation alternative methods of transformation so as to produce less abuse by donors could increase lung followed by remodeling is the next logical step, the carbon emissions, such as using a compact fluorescent vs. an the risk of complications in the of the lung into scar tissue and Emory doctors say. incandescent bulb, and keeping temperature controls between transplanted lung," Guidot said. irreversible airflow limitation. Andres Pelaez, a pul- 68 and 72 degrees. Another option is to minimize the transfor- "Our goal is not to exclude "Chronic rejection remains monary medicine specialist mation of energy, or utility usage, by turning out the lights; donors, which would be the the major barrier to success- at Emory's McKelvey Lung walking to meetings where possible; avoid using space heat- worst case scenario. Rather, it ful lung transplantation and Transplant Center, will study ers; and shutting down computers at night. is to understand the biology, so unfortunately, suppressing the lung transplant patients for a the more we “conserve energy” by reducing our utility us- that we can know how to inter- immune system doesn't change minimum of two years' obser- age, the less money Emory pays to the utility companies. These vene and make outcomes bet- the outcome," he said. vation. In parallel, his team will savings can then be turned back to fund salary increases, up- ter." Although almost three- examine the prevalence of alco- grade equipment, put toward new utility conservation initia- Mitchell, who designed the quarters of lung transplant hol abuse in the potential donor tives, or whatever else you might have on your departmental animal experiments, says that recipients survive the first year pool, he said. wish list. the team’s long-term goals are after surgery, obliterative bron- The research is supported to develop biological tests to chiolitis affects the majority by the National Institutes of measure the effects of alcohol after five years, Guidot said. Health and the Department of Barbara Hudson is manager of training and communications for on the lung and ways to com- To examine the effects of Veterans Affairs. Campus Services. Emory Report December 3, 2007 7 Emory University Summary Annual Report for the 2006 Plan Year

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For online event information, visit www.events.emory.edu. emory Events for the Emory Community @ 8 p.m. 205 White Hall. Free. Rab3A Deletion Mouse.” Physiology Lecture Performing 404-727-6761. Kathrin Englisch, Wright State “Na+/H+ Exchangers from arts University, presenting. 9 a.m. Yeast to Human: Trafficking Special Thursday, Dec. 6 600 Whitehead Building. Free. in Drugs, Salt and Acid.” Tuesday, Dec. 4 Film 404-727-7401. Rajini Rao, Johns Hopkins Monday, Dec. 3 Concert “Maat Takrima: ‘Higher University, presenting. 9 a.m. RSS Workshop Emory Jazz Ensemble, Learning.’” John Singleton, Medical Lecture 600 Whitehead Building. Free. 11:45 a.m. 310 Woodruff performing. Gary Motley, director. 6:30 p.m. 207D "Trypanosomatid 404-727-7401. Library. Free. 404-727-0417. directing. 8 p.m. Emerson Conference Room, Candler Mitochondrial DNA Hall. Schwartz Center. Free. Library. Free. 404-727-6847. Transactions: Multiple DNA Biochemistry Lecture Thursday, Dec. 6 404-727-5050. Polymerases in the Bank." "Mutations that Reduce the Holiday Book Visual Arts Gallery Michele Klingbeil, University Fidelity of Transcription." Clearance Sale Thursday, Dec. 6 Exhibition Opening of Massachusetts, present- Jeffrey Strathern, National Carlos Museum Bookshop. Concert “New Work by Sang-Wook ing. 11:45 a.m. Ground Floor Cancer Institute-Frederick, 10 a.m-5 p.m. Free. Emory Symphony Orchestra, Lee.” 5:30 p.m. Visual Arts Auditorium, Whitehead presenting. 1 p.m. Ground 404-727-0509. performing. Richard Prior, Gallery. Free. 404-727-5050. Building. Free. 404-727-5960. Floor Auditorium, Whitehead Also Dec. 7 and 8. conducting. 8 p.m. Emerson On view through Building. Free. 404-727-5960. Hall, Schwartz Center. Free. Jan. 26, 2008. Wednesday, Dec. 12 Tuesday, Dec. 11 404-727-5050. Psychoanalytic Thursday, Dec. 20 Pre-Kwanzaa Studies Lecture Physiology Lecture Celebration Friday, Dec. 7 ONGOING: “The Incest Prohibitions: Ron Harris, Cornell 4 p.m. Harris Parlor, Free. Concert Schatten Gallery Anthropological and University, presenting. 9 a.m. 404-727-6847. Eun Sun Lee, violin, Exhibition “Cartooning for Peace.” Psychoanalytic Perspectives.” 600 Whitehead Building. Free. performing. Noon. Emerson Sunday, Dec. 16 Schatten Gallery, Woodruff Bobby Paul, Emory College, 404-727-7401. Hall, Schwartz Center. Free. Hindi Urdu Poetry Night Library. 404-727-7504. presenting. 4:30 p.m. 404-727-5050. 6 p.m. 208 White Hall. Free. Through Dec. 15. 110 White Hall. Free. 404-727-1444. 404-727-2108. Concert MARBL Exhibition Religion “Festival of Nine Lessons “Dear Miss Hester: Letters Thursday, Dec. 13 Sunday, Dec. 9 Monday, Dec. 17 and Carols.” Emory From Flannery O’Connor to Medical Science Lecture University Worship Predictive Health University Chorus and Betty Hester, 1955–1964.” “Surgical Grand Rounds: Advent Lessons and Carols. Symposium Concert Choir, and Timothy MARBL, Woodruff Library. Update on Mechanical 10:30 a.m. Cannon Chapel. “State of the Art: A Story in Albrecht, organ, performing. Free. 404-727-6887. Ventilation.” Rabih Bechara, Free. 404-727-6225. Four Parts.” 8-5 p.m. Emory Eric Nelson, directing. 8 p.m. Through Dec. 28. medicine, presenting. 7 a.m. Conference Center. $100; Glenn Auditorium. $15; $12 Emory Hospital Auditorium. Sunday, Dec. 16 $25 Emory and Ga. Tech discount categories; $5 Theology Library Free. 404-778-1903. University Worship employees; $10 students. students. 404-727-5050. Exhibition Rev. Susan Henry-Crowe, 404-686-6194. Register at Also Dec. 8 at 5 p.m. “Singing Faith: A religious life, preaching. http://whsc.emory.edu/ and 8 p.m. Tercentenary Celebration of 11 a.m. Cannon Chapel. Free. phi/symposium2007.cfm. Charles Wesley.” Durham 404-727-6225. Sunday, Dec. 9 Reading Room, Pitts Concert Theology Library. Free. “Father Christmas' Favorite 404-727-5094. Music.” Santa Claus, appear- Through Jan. 1. ing, and Vega Quartet, per- Emorysnapshot forming. 4 p.m. Reception Carlos Museum Hall, Carlos Museum. $4; Exhibition four free tickets for family- “Robert Rauschenberg’s Grady event aimed at injury prevention level and above Museum Currents: Features and members. 404-727-5050. Surface Series.” Carlos Museum. 404-727-4282. Dance Through Feb. 17. “Fieldwork Showcase.” Community artists, performing. 5 p.m. Dance Studio, Schwartz Center. Lectures $7. 404-727-5050. Monday, Dec. 3. Anthropology Lecture Monday, Dec. 10 “Thirty Years and Three Concert Days: A Brief Return to Atlanta Youth Wind Nisa and the !Kung San Symphony, performing. (Bushmen) of Botswana.” Scott Stewart, directing. Melvin Konner, anthropol- 8 p.m. Emerson Hall, ogy, presenting. 3:15 p.m. Schwartz Center. Free. 206 Anthropology Building. 404-727-5050. Free. 404-727-7518. Saturday, Dec. 15 Literature Lecture Concert “Kazantzakis’s Religious “Fifteenth Annual Atlanta Mania.” Peter Bien, Celtic Christmas Concert.” Dartmouth College, 8 p.m. Emerson Hall,

presenting. 7 p.m. Reception Meltz Bryan Schwartz Center. $25; Hall, Carlos Museum. $20 discount categories; n an up-close look at trauma in one of the region's only Level I trauma centers, stu- Free. 404-261-3313. $10 students. 404-727-5050. Registration required to dents from King Middle School learned firsthand the catastrophic effects of trauma Also Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. atlanta@greekembassy. I from the ill decision not to buckle up or wear a helmet, or from gang-related violence. and 8 p.m. org. Injury is the leading cause of death for children and teens. On Nov. 28, the neurosurgery department and trauma team at Grady Memorial Hospi- Thursday, Dec. 6 tal hosted Youth Trauma Prevention Day, in cooperation with the Metro Atlanta Chamber Visual arts Medical Science Lecture of Commerce, Atlanta Partners for Education Program. “Surgical Grand Rounds: Students learned about the anatomy and physiology of trauma and received a dem- Monday, Dec. 3 Development of Respiratory onstration of trauma services from first responders on the emergency room team, operat- Film Support Devices.” Kenneth ing room team and intensive care unit. “Segregated Cinema Project: Franco, surgery, present- Odette Harris, assistant professor in Emory School of Medicine and chief of neuro- ‘Driving Miss Daisy.’” ing. 7 a.m. Emory Hospital surgery at Grady, hopes the event, which was dedicated to public education and injury Bruce Beresford, director. Auditorium. Free. prevention, will serve as a pilot program for neighborhood schools. "If we can get young 8 p.m. 205 White Hall. Free. 404-778-1903. people to realize they are not invincible and that their actions are potentially harmful 404-727-6761. and even have fatal consequences, perhaps we can effect change and ultimately reduce Physiology Lecture Wednesday, Dec. 5 the significant volume of trauma-related injuries seen in emergency rooms across the “Fusion Pore, Fact or Film country," said Harris. Fiction? Studies of “The Rules of the Game.” Transmitter Release I the Jean Renoir, director.