October 26, 1998
Volume 51, No. 9

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CAMPUS NEWS Emory drafting new intellectual property management policy to clarify rules, rights Alumni and other gifts total $84.9 million for FY98 First Person: After brutal murder, Corry finds 'no peace without justice' Newest Carlos curator Ronni Baer no stranger to Emory New greenhouse signals 'additional' direction for biology Shulman takes a shot at another book for kids with The Germ Patrol Schatten Gallery hosts exhibition Nominees sought for Lecture Theatre Emory focuses on Manley New e-mail lists enable Emory to reach campus groups quicker Wellness: Survey shows confusion, loss of ritual limit smokers trying to quit Marsalis first in University Speakers Series Musician Wynton Marsalis, along with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, will inaugurate the University Speakers Series with a sold-out concert in Glenn Auditorium on Nov. 4, a master class with the Emory Jazz Ensemble the afternoon of Nov. 5 and a lecture in Glenn that evening. The University Speakers Series arose from the work of the Student Government Association and the Campus Life committee of the University Senate, and it has been in the planning stages for more than two years. Its purpose is to help the Emory community come together for an appearance by a highly engaging popular speaker whose message appeals to a broad spectrum of the University community. Doors open at 7 p.m. for Marsalis' Nov. 5 lecture, "No America, No Jazz," which will begin at 8 p.m. Workshop on cultural exhibitions to be held Nov. 4 Emory's Center for the Study of Public Scholarship is holding a daylong workshop, "Who's Out There: Communities and Constituencies for Cultural Exhibitions," on Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Cox Hall Banquet Room 4. The workshop is open to the Emory community, museum staff, curators, arts administrators and interested members of the public who want to examine the nature of relations between museums and diverse communities, as subjects, collaborators and audience. Internationally recognized curators and scholars from Atlanta and elsewhere will give presentations and lead discussions. The event is free, but reservations are required. For more information call 404-727-7804.

SCHOLARSHIP & RESEARCH 22 Emory faculty recently granted tenure, promotions With biologist Fritz, Emory jumps into zebrafish pool Directed study yields insight on South Asian heritage Cancelled Albright lecture rescheduled for November This year's Rosalynn Carter Distinguished Lecture by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, originally scheduled for last Wednesday, was cancelled due to the Albright's ongoing role in the Middle East peace talks. Ticket-holders will need to keep and use their original tickets to attend the rescheduled lecture, now set for November. Emory Report will publish the new date when it's announced. Writer Kathy Hogan Trocheck to read from latest novel The Women's Center hosts mystery writer Kathy Hogan Trocheck in its second annual reading series by women writers of genre fiction Nov. 2 at 7:45 p.m. in 205 White Hall. Trocheck, an Agatha, Anthony and Macavity mystery award nominee known for her eccentrically charming characters and witty dialogue, was a journalist for 14 years before launching her fiction career. She will read from her latest book, Midnight Clear, the seventh installment in the Callahan Garrity mystery series, where Trocheck takes a dramatic look at family troubles of Garrity, former Atlanta cop, part-time sleuth and full-time owner of House Mouse, a cleaning service that tidies up after the city's elite. Midnight Clear has been optioned by CBS as a possible miniseries and also has been published in England, Germany, Denmark and Holland. Trocheck's other novels include Crash Course and Lickety Split, which feature protagonist Truman Kicklighter, a retired Florida newspaperman, based in St. Petersburg. A reception follows the reading and booksigning. For more information call 404-727-2000 or send e-mail to <astarkm@emory.edu>. EmoryWire provides breaking news, current events EmoryWire is a weekly e-mail communication of current University news produced by the Office of University Communications. The service provides subscribers with: on- and off-campus breaking news stories that affect the University; updates on issues currently being debated on campus; and major local, national and international media coverage of Emory. To subscribe to EmoryWire send a message to <listserv@listserv. emory.edu> Leave the subject field blank. In the message field type: Subscribe EmoryWire FirstName LastName (i.e., Subscribe Emory- Wire John Smith). If your e-mail typically includes a "signature" at the bottom of your messages, you must delete it from the subscription message request. EmoryWire also has a web site at <www.emory.edu/EmoryWire>.