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Transforming Community Project creates agents of change
The Transforming Community Project, celebrating its fifth anniversary, has encouraged hundreds of participants to open up about race and to be active agents of change.

MyEmory launches for gifts from staff
The newly launched employee component of Campaign Emory seeks to raise $50 million with contributions from every Emory employee and retiree.

$2.4 million grant bolsters humanities
Emory has received a grant of $2.4 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the reassessment, reconfiguration and strengthening of the humanities across the University.

Campus relief efforts for Haiti quake victim continue
The Emory community continues to seek out ways to ease the suffering resulting from the quake that killed tens of thousands of Haitians and injured many more.

Call to prayer broadcast during Islamic Awareness Month
The Emory Muslim Student Association has requested the Islamic call to pray be broadcast during this month, which is used to educate, inform and dispel misconceptions about the Islamic faith.

Report From: Emory Alumni Association
EAA reviews its communications efforts by comparing its publications and messages to those produced by peer institutions.

Take Note
• Free diversity sessions offered
• New technology courses at ECIT
• IRB helpdesk answers questions

Discovery

Ancient remains put teeth into Barker hypothesis
Prehistoric human teeth are telling secrets that may be the key to why some people have shorter life spans.

Brain protein work indicates new protection drugs
A series of discoveries related to brain protein substances indicates some new brain-protecting drugs could result.

eScienceCommons: A growing body of thought
Lawrence Barsalou explains how grounded cognition is opening a new era in psychology.

Frankenstein’s monster comes to life on Theater Emory stage
“Frankenstein,” an adult puppet play based on the classic story by Mary Shelley, will be presented by Theater Emory Feb. 18-27.

Questions for Gary Motley: Merging music and technology
The director of jazz studies, who headlines the Emory Annual Jazz Festival, has been integrating technology in the classroom and in his music.

‘Crossroads’ series looks at development
Development theory and practice is at a crossroads, a phenomenon to be addressed in a lecture-seminar series by the Institute for Developing Nations.

Advance Notice
• Vatican astronomer reflects on the stars
• Argentine-Jewish legacy to be parsed
• Slow Food chief to lead discussion
• Address reviews state of WHSC

Plan your week
Tuesday, Feb. 9
Ed Nicholson, trombone. 8 p.m. Emerson Hall, Schwartz Center.

Wednesday, Feb. 10
“Have You Got Good Religion? A Womanist Query of Spiritual But Not Religious.” Donna Allen, Lancaster
Theological Seminary, presenting. 11 a.m. 252 Candler School of Theology.

Thursday, Feb. 11
LUMINARIES LECTURE: "The Future of the Wars on Terror." Philip Bobbitt, presenting. 4 p.m., Jones Room.

Friday, Feb. 12
Chopin-Schuman Celebration Series: Valentine’s Day Love Songs. Noon. Reception Hall, Carlos
Museum.

Saturday, Feb. 13
Emory Sacred Harp Singing. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Cannon Chapel.

Sunday, Feb. 14
Chinese Valentine’s Day New Year’s Celebration. 4 p.m. Reception Hall, Carlos Museum.

For all campus events, visit the Emory Events Calender.

First Person: Mark Fenig
An emergency medicine resident returns from the front lines of earthquake response in Haiti with powerful impressions.

First Person: Melissa Sacks
An experience in Transforming Community Project’s pilot Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Dialogue Group led to understanding about words and friendship among participants.

Soundbites
• Ambassador on women’s progress
• King Week keynote gives definitions
• Founders Dinner toasts vision

Emory Profile: James Rilling
The associate professor of anthropology and founder of Emory’s Laboratory for Darwinian Neuroscience is a time traveller, mapping the evolution of neural circuitry.

Unsung Heroines’ impact revealed
The Center for Women honorees work for the betterment of their communities in a variety of professions and disciplines.

Acclaim
Honored this issue are:
· Kent Alexander
· Susan Bauer-Wu
· Susan Cruse
· Jan Love
· James Wagner
· Betty Willis

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