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Ceremony will star California governor
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will deliver the keynote address at Emory’s 165th Commencement ceremony Monday, May 10 and will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree.

Rushdie archive in paper, pixels
Distinguished Writer-in-Residence Salman Rushdie’s archives, opening publicly Feb. 26, will be a hybrid, mixing portions of his digital and paper materials throughout its exhibit at the Schatten Gallery.

Interpreters give Haiti evacuees a voice
A group of Haitian Creole-speaking Emory volunteers serve as interpreters for the American Red Cross in assisting caregivers who have accompanied injured Haitians evacuated to Atlanta for medical care.

Fruit and berries to be just ripe on campus
This summer, the campus landscape will go edible with the recent plantings of apples, pears, figs, plums, blackberries, blueberries and raspberries, purchased from Georgia Organics and the Atlanta Community Food Bank.  

Outside-the-box arts projects get grants
Highlights of the 17 grants for creative and artistic projects awarded this academic year by the Emory College Center for Creativity & Arts are noted.

Report From: Office of Community and Diversity
From the We Are Emory campaign to a demographic census project, the office works in partnership with others across campus to strengthen practices of access, equity and inclusion to increase Emory’s diversity.

Take Note
• Hardship Fund fully open for business
• Symposium covers progress on H1N1
• Emory cancer care gets accreditation

Discovery

Biology may not be so complex after all
Biophysicist Ilya Nemenman has identified parameters for several biochemical networks that distill the entire behavior of these systems into simple equivalent dynamics.

Bacteria-killing proteins cover blood blind spot
A set of proteins found in our intestines can recognize and kill bacteria that have human blood type molecules on their surfaces, explaining why bacteria can’t sneak past our immune systems by camouflaging themselves.

Decades of fragile X research lead to targeted treatment trials
Emory is participating in clinical trial testing of the first targeted drug therapy for fragile X syndrome, for which after two decades of study a possible treatment is in sight.

Photographer commissioned to create public art about Emory
Dawoud Bey will spend a month at Emory this semester photographing widely around its campuses, creating portraits that reflect the diversity of the University community for a public artwork.

Nobel Peace Prize winner to speak on microlending
Muhammad Yunus, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his work to reduce poverty through microloans, will present the 2010 Goodrich C. White Lecture on Wednesday, March 3.

Advance Notice
• Dance, poetry features Rushdie
• Anthropologist/Buddhist on dying
• Lecture explores ancient Egypt’s art

Plan your week
Monday, Feb. 22
“Food, Pleasure and the Family Meal.” Carlo Petrini, Slow Food Movement; Joel Kimmons, CDC; and Marshall Duke, Emory, presenting. 4 p.m. 102 Center for Ethics.

Tuesday, Feb. 23
Tenenbaum Lecture: “Love and Longing: The Lives and Letters of Premodern European Jews.” Elisheva Carlebach, Columbia University, presenting. 7:30 p.m. Reception Hall, Carlos Museum.

Wednesday, Feb. 24
Body Acceptance Week Carnival. 4 p.m. Coke Commons, Dobbs Center.

Thursday, Feb. 25
Poetry Reading: Denise Duhamel. 8 p.m. Few Hall Multipurpose Room.

Friday, Feb. 26
Symposium: “The Only Subject is Love.” Salman Rushdie, Chris Hitchens, Deepa Mehta, presenting. 1 p.m. Schwartz Center.

Saturday, Feb. 27
Theater: “Out of Order.” 3 p.m. 208 White Hall. $25; $15; $10. Also on Feb. 28.

Sunday, Feb. 28
Sheth Lecture: “Approaching Midnight.” Deepa Mehta, director, presenting. 5 p.m. Tull Auditorium, School of Law.

For all campus events, visit the Emory Events Calender.

First Person: Martha Wisbey
The associate director of the Office of Disability Services returns to Emory, seeking to be a part of a place where change is welcome, and inclusion, access and excellence are continual mile markers.

Soundbites
• Terrorism ideas turned inside out
• Vatican astronomer on God and Galileo
• Diplomat outlines South Korea’s climb

Emory Profile: Abigail Joslin
Abigail Joslin, a senior administrative assistant in the School of Nursing, is motivated by fun and games – including acrobatics.

Students applaud excellent teachers
Eight Emory professors, cited by their students as going above and beyond in their search for knowledge and involvement in the Emory community, earned the 11th annual Crystal Apple Awards.

Service award honors three-time alumnus
The Turman Award, the University’s highest honor for alumni service, will be presented to a graduate of three Emory schools whose leadership on the Emory and Oxford campuses and off has benefited the community in myriad ways.

Acclaim
Honored his issue are:
•Colin Bragg and Lucas Church  
•Robert DeHaan
•Lisa Dillman     
•Rick Luce
•Stuart Zola

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