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For Students of Emory University Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016

ENGAGEMENT Emory students organize model World Health Organization Nearly 200 college students from as far away as Afghanistan visit Emory this weekend to take up one of the world's greatest health threats: antimicrobial resistance. Drawing on Emory's strengths in the field, the conference helps students focus on international public health issues. RESEARCH Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center: Battling 'super-bugs' to save a medical miracle Since its formation, the Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center has been battling a foe that threatens many of the modern miracles of medicine: the rise of bacterial strains resistant to multiple forms of antibiotics, including so-called "drugs of last resort." TEACHING Unprecedented election cycle provides focus for courses As voters nationwide try to make sense of the 2016 presidential election, Emory College faculty are teaching courses to help students understand the history and context of current political battles. ACHIEVEMENT The Task Force for Global Health receives world's largest humanitarian prize The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded the Task Force for Global Health with the Hilton Humanitarian Prize, which includes $2 million in funding. An affiliate of Emory, the Task Force is a pioneer in global health and currently reaches hundreds of millions of people in 151 countries. PERSPECTIVES Emory professors explore rich intersections of history and poetry What do history and poetry reveal about ourselves and our times? English professor and former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey and history professor Joe Crespino offer captivating insights. THEOLOGY Exhibit, events highlight anniversary of the Reformation Candler's Pitts Theology Library has been selected as one of just three U.S. sites to exhibit items related to Martin Luther in celebration of the upcoming 500th anniversary of the Reformation. ARTS Emory Dance hosts Israeli artists for EXPOSED Festival The Emory Dance program and Candler Concert Series welcome a host of Israeli guest artists Oct. 13-29 as a part of "EXPOSED," a six-week contemporary dance and physical theater festival. LITERATURE ZZ Packer to give annual Phillis Wheatley Reading Author ZZ Packer will give Emory's annual Phillis Wheatley Reading on Oct. 17, kicking off the Creative Writing Program's series of free readings by leading contemporary writers. INSPIRATION 'Denial' screening features discussion with Emory professor Deborah Lipstadt Deborah Lipstadt and Emory President Claire E. Sterk offered insights after a special Oct. 5 screening of "Denial," a new feature film based on the Emory professor's legal battle against a Holocaust denier. Find out what it was like for Lipstadt to work with Rachel Weisz, the Academy Award-winning actor who portrays her in the film.

Photo Gallery   Emory celebrates Atlanta Pride A large, colorful contingent from Emory joined in the Atlanta Pride Parade on Sunday, Oct. 9, taking to the streets of Midtown Atlanta to celebrate the fight for LGBT equality. View more photos from the parade.

Take Note   CMBC lecture Oct. 13 to focus on race in American politics Dead trees removed from Quad, replacements planned Goizueta Business School hosts RAISE Forum to match investors with startups NIH grants support research on balance in Parkinson's and other diseases

Emory Insider: Amenities   End of the outdoor swimming season: You have a few days left to take a dip in the outdoor pool at the Student Activity and Academic Center on the Clairmont Campus. The pool is open until Nov. 1 and is heated to a minimum of 78 degrees. Membership in the SAAC is free for full-time students.

In The News   LUV your stock: Study shows that ticker symbols matter Oct. 9 |  T. Clifton Green |  Wall Street Journal Why Clinton may have a chance in dark red Georgia Oct. 7 |  Andra Gillespie |  PBS NewsHour Narcissists are everywhere, but they may not be the people you think they are Oct. 7 |  Emily Bianchi |  Washington Post

Featured Events   Film screening: "Spillover: Zika, Ebola and Beyond" Mark Mulligan and Jessica Fairley from the School of Medicine will discuss the film, which examines the increase in the spread of disease from animals to humans. When: Oct. 13, 5:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 205 Admission: Free Fact-checking the Political Spin: How the Experts Get at the Truth Panelists examine what the average voter can do to determine if political rhetoric is simply that. When: Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free CPR and First-Aid Marathon Learn to perform a variety of life-saving tasks, including using an Automated External Defibrillator, for campus emergencies. When: Oct. 15, 9:00 a.m. Where: Student Activity and Academic Center (SAAC) Admission: Free Songs of Shakespeare Hear music written for Shakespeare's plays performed by the University Chorus and Concert Choir, with guest artists William Ransom, piano, and members of the Emory voice faculty. When: Oct. 15, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free

13 Oct. Emory Medishare in Haiti When: Oct. 13, 6:30 a.m. Where: Emory University Hospital Auditorium Admission: Free   13 Oct. Global Leaders Lecture: Ambassador H.E. Juan Carlos Pinzon on "Colombia's Historic Moment" When: Oct. 13, 12:30 p.m. Where: Gambrell Hall, Hunter Atrium Admission: Free   13 Oct. AntiquiTEA: Scrimshawed Cattle Horns as Propaganda in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 When: Oct. 13, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   13 Oct. The Continuing Significance of Race in American Politics: Racial Resentment and the Pain of Progress When: Oct. 13, 4:00 p.m. Where: PAIS 290 Admission: Free   13 Oct. The Printing Press and Books Cross the Atlantic: Their Impact in the Hispanic New World When: Oct. 13, 4:15 p.m. Where: Callaway Memorial Center, S501 Admission: Free   13 Oct. Hot-demolition Sabotage and Politics in South Africa, 1961-1962 When: Oct. 13, 4:15 p.m. Where: Candler Library Building, Room 212 Admission: Free   13 Oct. Salsa Latina: Baile y Comida When: Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m. Where: Casa Emory Admission: Free   13 Oct. Ad Hoc Productions Presents "[title of show]" When: Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. Where: Burlington Road Building, Black Box Theater Admission: $8.50; $5.50 students   13 Oct. Yossi Berg and Oded Graf Dance Theatre: "Come Jump with Me" When: Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Dance Studio Admission: $25; $15 discount category members; $12 students   13 Oct. Lecture by Scott Garner: Anatomy of a Hit Show When: Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   13 Oct. St. Catherine of Siena: Brought to Life by Sister Nancy Murray When: Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. Where: Cannon Chapel Admission: Free   13 Oct. Keiko Ransom, piano When: Oct. 13, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   14 Oct. Rethinking Economic Policy for Social Justice When: Oct. 14, 12:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   14 Oct. Volunteer Trips to the Emory Oxford Farm When: Oct. 14, 1:00 p.m. Where: Oxford College campus Admission: Free   14 Oct. Capote's Narrative Games: Seeing Those That See When: Oct. 14, 1:00 p.m. Where: Callaway Memorial Center, Kemp Malone Library Admission: Free   14 Oct. Women's Soccer: Emory vs. Case Western Reserve When: Oct. 14, 5:00 p.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   14 Oct. Eat to Beat Cystic Fibrosis When: Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m. Where: Asbury Circle Admission: $10-$18   14 Oct. Men's Soccer: Emory vs. Case Western Reserve When: Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   15 Oct. Experience Shuttle: Little 5 Points Halloween Parade When: Oct. 15, 1:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Circle Admission: Free   15 Oct. Natya Tarangini: River of Dance, an Evening of Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam Dance When: Oct. 15, 4:00 p.m. Where: Performing Arts Studio Admission: Free   16 Oct. Women's Soccer: Emory vs. Carnegie Mellon When: Oct. 16, 11:00 a.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   16 Oct. Men's Soccer: Emory vs. Carnegie Mellon When: Oct. 16, 1:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff PE Center Admission: Free   16 Oct. Etruscan Translations of Greek Myth When: Oct. 16, 4:00 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   16 Oct. Dr. Herbert Karp Memorial Concert and Life Celebration When: Oct. 16, 4:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   16 Oct. Film screening: "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993) When: Oct. 16, 4:00 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   17 Oct. Freedom Time: The Poetics and Politics of Black Experimental Writing When: Oct. 17, 12:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   17 Oct. The South China Sea: The Diverging Strategic Assumptions and Perceptions of the United States and China When: Oct. 17, 4:00 p.m. Where: Oxford Road Building, Presentation Room Admission: Free   17 Oct. Religion and Ecology Collaborative Meeting When: Oct. 17, 5:00 p.m. Where: Candler School of Theology Building, Center for Ethics, Room 116 Admission: Free; bring vegetarian dish or snacks   17 Oct. The Phillis Wheatley Reading: ZZ Packer, prose writer When: Oct. 17, 6:30 p.m. Where: Woodruff Library, Jones Room Admission: Free   18 Oct. Emory Farmers Market When: Oct. 18, 11:00 a.m. Where: Cox Bridge Admission: Free   18 Oct. Colloquium: ZZ Packer, prose writer When: Oct. 18, 2:30 p.m. Where: Callaway Memorial Center, N301 Admission: Free   18 Oct. Pitts Weekly Workshop: How Can I Participate in the Digital Humanities? When: Oct. 18, 3:00 p.m. Where: Pitts Theology Library, Room 560A Admission: Free   18 Oct. 10th Annual China Town Hall Meeting: Local Connections, National Reflections When: Oct. 18, 5:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 206 Admission: Free   18 Oct. Emory Integrity Project Lecture: Shiza Shahid, founding CEO of the Malala Fund When: Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m. Where: Glenn Memorial Auditorium Admission: Free to the Emory community with ID   18 Oct. Nix Mann Endowed Lecture: Andrew Sullivan discusses "What Plato Can Tell Us About American Democracy" When: Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall Admission: Free   19 Oct. The Iliad, the Odyssey and Western Culture When: Oct. 19, 4:30 p.m. Where: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Presentation Room Admission: Free   19 Oct. Film screening: "Dick Tracy" (1990) When: Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall, Room 208 Admission: Free   19 Oct. Southern Circuit Film Series: "SHU-DE!" (Let's Go) When: Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. Where: Oxford College, Williams Hall Admission: Free   20 Oct. Data Sciences Networking Night When: Oct. 20, 7:00 p.m. Where: Dobbs University Center, Winship Ballroom Admission: Free   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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