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Welcome to spring semesterSPECIAL ISSUEO n l i n e a l l t h e t i m e a t n e ws.emor y.eduDigital pioneersSPRING SPORTSThe Universityoffers its firstmassive openonline courses.Baseball, softball,golf, tennis, trackand field teams inthe hunt for titles.Page 2Page 4january 22, 2013Noteworthy in the schools5Campus construction6Issues committees move forward8Big plans for rare photos10Spring event highlights12Faculty and staff help ensure success of Campaign EmoryCONSIDER US INSPIREDBy Maria lameirasEmory employees and retirees contributed more than 105million during Campaign Emory, the University’s history-making, seven-year effort to support teaching, research, scholarship, patient care and social action.More than 4,500 employees made gifts during CampaignEmory, which raised nearly 1.7 billion. The campaign is themost ambitious fundraising effort in the University’s history.Launched in February 2010, the employee annual givingprogram MyEmory had an initial goal to raise 50 million bythe end of 2012. Employees stepped up and achieved the initialgoal by Sept. 30, 2010. Employee and retiree donors nearly doubled that amount by the end of the campaign.Over the course of Campaign Emory, participation in theMyEmory employee annual giving program has risen to 24percent—up from 15 percent in March 2010—with thousands of Emory employees and retirees choosing to maketheir charitable contributions to the areas at Emory thatmean the most to them.“These investments—combined with the professionaland personal contributions employees make each day—are helping Emory continue to excel,” says Ginger Cain‘77C-‘82G, director of public programs for Emory Libraries,who is co-chair of MyEmory with Sally Lehr ‘65N-‘76MN, aclinical associate professor in the Nell Hodgson WoodruffSchool of Nursing.“Employees’ enthusiasm and belief in what Emory willaccomplish with these resources is an inspiration to donorseverywhere to get involved,” Lehr adds.The many gifts made by Emory employees andretirees include: Jim Gavin ‘70PhD, a member of the Emory Board ofTrustees and clinical professor of medicine at EmorySchool of Medicine, made a bequest to support the JamesT. Laney School of Graduate Studies. His gift honorsEmory President Emeritus James T. Laney, for whom theschool is named, and celebrates the leadership of DeanLisa Tedesco. As a tribute to his late father, retired Emory surgeonIra Ferguson Jr. ‘52M provided a 250,000 gift to createthe annual Ira A. Ferguson Lecture. Ira A. Ferguson Sr.‘23M was the first of three generations to attend Emory.He went on to become a professor and chief of surgery atGrady Memorial Hospital. John McGowan, a faculty member in both the Rollins Schoolof Public Health and Emory School of Medicine, and hiswife, Linda Kay McGowan, established the John E. andDoris W. McGowan Scholarship to provide tuition supportfor a student earning an MD/MPH degree. Rollins School of Public Health Professor MichaelKutner made a gift to endow the Michael H. KutnerAward for Excellence in Biostatistics, which will recognize an RSPH graduate for distinguished achievement in the field, and the Michael H. Kutner Fund forBiostatistics to support outstanding PhD candidatesin the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics.Kutner has spent more than 35 years at Emory as a biostatistician, professor, author and administrator. Randall K. Burkett, curator for the African AmericanCollections in Emory’s Manuscript, Archives, and RareBook Library, and his wife, retired librarian Nancy Burkett,donated much of their personal store of rare historical materials to the library. Associate Professor of Political Science Larry Taulbeeissued a challenge in 2011 to raise funds for the Departmentof Political Science. He contributed 10,000 in matchingPlease see CAMPAIGN on page 2By Leslie KingNew discoveries, new works of art and new interpretive displays mark the re-opening of the Art of the Americas galleriesat the Michael C. Carlos Museum on Feb. 9.Closed since mid-May 2012, the galleries re-open with over460 works of art on display, spanning 4,000 years, from 2000BC to the 20th century, from the plains of Mexico to the mountains of Peru.The newly-reinstalled galleries feature: New works of art from Mexico, Panamà, Costa Rica,Colombia, Ecuador and Peru Display labels and case text rewritten to incorporate newresearch and discoveries Regrouping of pieces in different case designs New loans and acquisitions.While there are no physical changes to the building thistime around, some new wall cases have been added, including a 4 ft x 7 ft new textile display case, according to FacultyCurator of Art of the Americas at the Carlos Museum RebeccaStone, who is the curator of this reinstallation.“It’s been 10 years since the last reinstallation,” saysStone, an art history professor. Now, the collections areexpanding into Southwestern art, including Puebloan cultures, from antiquity to the present. “We hope to get a widevariety of Native North American art on loan from theUniversity Museum at Penn in the next few years. We alsoare displaying more modern indigenous art.”“Walking in the Footsteps of Our Ancestors: the MelionClum Collection of Modern Southwestern Pottery” is thetitle of a small exhibition of modern Southwestern ceramics,scheduled to run for the calendar year 2013.It will include seed pots, red- and black-ware, vesselsinspired by basketry, and a large case of objects made by thefamous Quezada family of potters from Mata Ortiz, Mexico.An additional case in the gallery will feature the Carlos’ stunning Maria and Julian Martínez signed black-on-black vessel.More space is now devoted to Panamanian art, with anew textile display and a case of effigies and womb potsfrom Costa Rica.There are also several new cases of spectacularColombian ceramics.Emory Photo/VideoNative American art highlight of gallery re-openingNancy Roberts, director of exhibition design at the Carlos Museum,holds a Central American ceramic bowl from 650-750 AD.Please see MUSEUM on page 11
EMORY REPORTJANUARY 22, 20132Spring HighlightsEDITOR’S NOTEEmory’s digital pioneers propel online coursesWe hope you find this edition ofEmory Report to be a useful guideto the rich array of academic, socialand cultural offerings on tap atEmory this spring semester.And you’ll find even moreonline. Visit the Emory News Centerat news.emory.edu/campusfor online extras, including: Behind-the-scenes video footage of Carlos Museum curators mounting the Art of theAmericas gallery exhibit. Expanded versions ofsome articles. Online extra content, including a sampling of some of thespring semester’s most interesting classes.This special print issue is justone of the ways Emory Reportkeeps you connected with campus news and events.The Emory Report eBulletin,emailed to you each Tuesday andThursday, is a convenient wayto get highlights of Emory’s latest news, upcoming events andannouncements.And Emory Report continues tobe a key component of the EmoryNews Center, launched one yearago to bring together rich, multimedia content from sources acrossthe University in one place.Your feedback, submissions andideas are always welcome.By Kimber WilliamsStanding before a “green screen” backdrop ina studio deep within Woodruff Library, KimberleySessions Hagen gazes into a camera to begin herlecture, imagining the faces of students she willlikely never meet.But never have her words had the power to carryso far. To date, more than 10,000 students fromaround the world have signed up to take her free,online class.Hagen is among three Emory educators —digital pioneers, really — who will be teachingthe University’s first MOOCs (massive openonline courses) this semester. They include: “Introduction to Digital Sound Design,”taught by Steve Everett, professor of music anddirector of the Center for Faculty Developmentand Excellence (CFDE). “Immigration and U.S. Citizenship,”taught by Polly Price, professor of law and associated faculty for the Department of History. “AIDS,” taught by Kimberley (Kimbi) Hagen,assistant director of Emory’s Center forAIDS Research, assistant professor in theDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and HealthEducation at the Rollins School of PublicHealth, and adjunct faculty in the Departmentof Family and Preventive Medicine at the Schoolof Medicine.Drawing upon a talented pool of Emory scientists — many are international leaders intheir fields — Hagen has assembled a schedule rich with guest speakers to examine wideranging aspects of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. andaround the world.Liberal arts meets the digital ageThe educational experiment is being coordinated through Coursera, a U.S.-based onlineeducation company that has partnered with 33universities to bring free, not-for-credit coursesto a worldwide audience.It’s among a fast-growing realm of webbased learning options designed to expandonline educational opportunities, easing theliberal arts into the digital age.Best wishes for the new year,Kim Urquhart, editorkim.urquhart@emory.eduEX ECUTIV E EDIT O RNancy SeidemanEDITORKim UrquhartASSISTANT EDIT O RLeslie KingSTAFF WR TIERLast semester, Emory also joined a consortiumof leading universities to help launch SemesterOnline, where students will pay to take for-creditundergraduate courses in a virtual classroomenvironment led by some of the nation’s top educators. Pilot classes begin in the fall.Emory’s Coursera classes were developed withthe help of the CFDE and the Emory Center forInteractive Teaching.They work like this: Students sign up forclasses through Coursera’s website (www.coursera.org/emory), view weekly lectures online, complete assignments, and participate in discussionsthrough online blogs.Tests are typically machine-graded multiplechoice quizzes or peer-reviewed essays. Studentswho successfully complete class assignments willreceive a certificate signed by the instructor, butno formal college credit.Growing the virtual classroomAt Emory, the initial demand has been strong— nearly 30,000 students have signed up to takeEverett’s free online digital sound course, whichlaunches Jan. 28.And while Hagen admits that it’s been anadjustment to lecture before a camera, she seesan opportunity to take Emory’s expertise in therealm of HIV/AIDS research, education and careto a worldwide audience.“With Internet access, we can raise Emory’sprofile internationally and expose students allover the world to new information, new ways ofthinking, and help people generate insights aboutHIV they may not have thought of before,” shesays. “It’s remarkable.”Though the class doesn’t officially launch untilFeb. 28, she’s already received emails from students in India, Africa, Italy and Central Americawho have enrolled.“When I look at the camera, I imagine thefaces of the people who’ve emailed me, and I talkto them. I’ve bonded with them — they are real tome,” Hagen adds.Hagen began taping class lectures inDecember, and praises Lee Clontz, a web andsocial media technologist with the Office ofInformation Technology and his production teamfor coordinating the technological end of things.Clontz, who is currently enrolled in a Courseracalculus class himself, says it has been excitingto witness a new educational model take shape.“Coursera is helping us, we’re helping them,” hesays. “I hope what comes out of it will be both useful to the world and compelling. It’s been quitea ride already.”Kimber WilliamsDESIG NERIllustration: Stephane JorischStanis KodmanPHO TO DIR ECTO RBryan MeltzOnline ProducerErica ErvinCO NTR IB UTOR SJanet ChristenburyBeverly ClarkJohn FarinaMelissa GilstrapNicole GolstonLaurel HannaKatherine HinsonJasmine HoffmanElaine JusticeMaria LameirasDavid RaneyDena J. SmithTarvis ThompsonKay TorranceCathy WootenAdvertiseEmory Report accepts displayadvertising. For more information,contact a sales representative at404-727-7146 or david.mcclurkin@emory.edu.Emory Report is printed by the Officeof Communications and Marketing andis distributed free to faculty and staff ofEmory University. Send e-mail ds up in early admission applicationsBy Beverly ClarkIt’s crunch time for admissions staffers atEmory College and Oxford College, who are nowevaluating thousands of applications for entryinto the fall 2013 freshman class.Regular decision applications were due Jan.15. Trends in application numbers and the academic excellence and diversity of the pool lookpositive, say admissions officials. More than17,000 students applied for regular decisionadmission last year.For Emory’s two rounds of Early Decisionadmission (ED1 and ED2), applications were upfor both colleges.ED1 applications to Emory College were up10 percent and stood at a record high of 959 asof Nov. 19, compared to 871 at the same timelast year. ED1 applications to Oxford Collegewere up 67 percent, from 159 in 2011 to 266this year. Last year was the first time OxfordCollege offered the ED1 option. Acceptancedecisions for ED1 were released Dec. 15, and489 students were admitted for Emory Collegeand 130 were admitted at Oxford.As of Jan. 9, there were 1,037 ED2 applications for Oxford and Emory College, which weredue Jan. 1, up 8 percent from last year’s 960ED2 applications. Admissions decisions are tobe released Feb. 15 for ED2. Last year, about 46percent of the freshman class was admitted andenrolled through early decision.CAMPAIGN: MyEmory exceeds initial goalContinued from the coverfunds for 2011 and 2012 and plans to match another 5,000 in 2013, 2014and 2015. Emory Professor Emeritus of Classics Herbert W. Benario made a leadership gift of 10,000 to kick off fundraising to establish an endowed visitinglectureship that will attract a series of prominent scholars to campus. Emory School of Medicine Department of Dermatology Chair RobertSwerlick and former associate professor Carl Washington led an effortto establish the Thomas J. Lawley, MD Fund in Dermatology in honor offormer dean Thomas J. Lawley. The group raised 1 million to endow thefund through personal gifts and contributions from alumni, faculty, staffand friends, and from Lawley and his wife, Chris Lawley. Emory physician leaders Bill Eley, Ray Dingledine, Doug Morris, BillCasarella, and others are helping establish an endowment for the ThomasJ. Lawley, MD Scholarship for medical and allied health students.For more information on the success of Campaign Emory, visitgiving.emory.edu.
EMORY REPORTJANUARY 22, 2013Spring Highlights31.69 billion dollars.More than 149,000 donors.Seven years.A singular university—Generosityis an aspirationand an inspiration.To all Emoryfaculty and staffwho helped makeCampaign Emorya success . . .giving.emory.eduThank you!
EMORY REPORTJANUARY 22, 20134Spring HighlightsEagles spring season has championship goalsa successful fall campaign. The Eagles will beled by junior Gabrielle Clark, who cementedher standing as the top player in Division IIIafter winning the 2012 NCAA Singles Titleand the Fall ITA Small College Nationals.Senior captain Jordan Wylie will be aimingfor her third-straight all-America honor in2013, while freshman Emma Taylor will lookto build on an all-America doubles performance in the fall.GolfTrack & FieldThe Emory track and field program anticipates another successful year in 2013. Thewomen’s squad will aim to take another stepforward after an extremely successful 2012Emory Photo/Videowhich included the program’s 11th UniversityAthletic Association Championship and 10thtrip to the NCAA Regionals, the Eagles willbe returning 20 members for the 2013 season. Among the group of returning players isjunior outfielder and all-South Region teamselection Brandon Hannon, and all-UAA selections in junior catcher Jared Welch and junioroutfielder Daniel Iturrey. Sophomore ConnorDillman, the 2012 South Region and UAARookie of the Year, will lead the Eagles’ pitching staff.season that saw the team finish 18th at theNCAA Championships and win its thirdstraight UAA Title. Among the team’s topreturners are all-American seniors KaeleEmory Photo/VideoThe Emory men’s tennis team returns anumber of key performers from last year’s teamthat captured the program’s third nationaltitle. While head coach John Browning willhave to replace All-Americans Dillon Pottishand Chris Goodwin, the sophomore trio of EricHalpern, Alex Ruderman and Ian Wagner willEmory Photo/VideoEmory Photo/VideoThe Emory baseball team will enter the2013 season looking to make its secondstraight NCAA Tournament appearance.After a 26-14 record during the 2012 campaign,Emory women’s tennis team has its sightsset on a run at the NCAA Championship in2013, following its fourth-straight top-threefinish at the 2012 NCAA Championships, andinfield and are coming off campaigns that sawthem earn All-South Region honors. JuniorLena Brottman will head up the pitching staffafter compiling a 9-1 won-lost mark a year ago.Looking to nail down the program’s thirdstraight University Athletic Association titleand 11th consecutive berth to the NCAA D-IIIChampionships, head coach Jon Sjoberg andhis team eagerly anticipate the spring portion of the schedule. Junior Jonathan Chen,sophomore Alex Wunderlich and senior DavidCollura are tested competitors who will belooked to for leadership and consistency. Chenprovide the team solid play after combining fora singles mark of 72-12 last season. Other vetswho should be key contributors include seniorElliott Kahler and juniors Nick Szczurekand Jackson Isaacs who teamed to earn AllAmerica acclaim during the fall after capturing the ITA Regional doubles crown.SoftballHead coach Penny Siqueiros enters her15th season at the helm of the Eagles’ softballteam with hopes of securing the program’sthird straight and 11th overall bid to theNCAA Tournament. Emory returns 10 letter winners from the 2012 club that finishedwith an overall record of 34-5 that included athird straight University Athletic Associationtitle. Junior second baseman Claire Bailey andfirst baseman Megan Light are anchors in theDill FallBaseballWomen’s TennisLeonard and Theresa Ford and sophomoreDebora Adjibaba. With a talented youngsquad, including returning UAA Championssophomore Gui Silva and senior Pat Lanter,the men’s team will take aim at the conferencetitle once again in 2013.Men’s TennisEmory Photo/VideoBy John FarinaThe spring season is a busy time for Emoryathletics with teams annually vying for championships at the conference and national levels.This year promises to be no different as a number of talented squads look to turn in memorable campaigns. The following is a capsule ofwhat to expect from Eagle teams who will becompeting in their respective sports.entered the year ranked No. 3 on the school’sall-time scoring average list while Wunderlichwas the UAA Rookie of the Year in 2012.Collura owns the most experience on the rosterwith 57 career rounds under his belt.Visit emoryathletics.com for schedules, stats and more.S U MM E RPRO G RAMSAT E MO RYSummer SchoolMaymesterPre-CollegeACE(Academics and Culture at Emory)MD-SEE(MD Summer Experience at Emory)www.summerprograms.emory.edu
EMORY REPORTJANUARY 22, 20135Spring HighlightsWhat’s new in the schools for spring semesterCANDLER SCHOOL OF THEOLOGYFacilities: In recognition of the support of the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation, the first phase ofthe new Candler School of Theology building was named in memory of Rita Anne Rollins. A specialservice of naming took place on Jan. 16, with President Emeritus James Laney delivering the address.Opened in 2008, the Rita Anne Rollins Building houses Candler classrooms, administrative and faculty offices, community gathering spaces and Emory’s Center for Ethics. This semester, Candlerbegins construction on the second phase of its building project. Bishops Hall will be demolished to makeway for the new construction.Major events: Acclaimed poet and funeral director Thomas Lynch, whose work inspired HBO’s “SixFeet Under,” will deliver the McDonald Lectures. On March 19, Lynch addresses “The Good Funeral andthe Empty Tomb” at Candler. On April 17, he presents “The Feast of Language” at Peachtree Road UnitedMethodist Church.For more information: candler.emory.eduEMORY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCESNew Faculty: The College hired its first faculty under a Mellon Grant to support interdisciplinaryinquiry in the humanities – Daniel Reynolds, in film and media studies, and Elena Conis in history – andnamed Abdul JanMohamed to the Longstreet Chair in English and African American Studies and MarcBousquet as director of college writing.Facilities: An imaging center will open soon in the Psychology and Interdisciplinary Sciences Buildingfeaturing a new 3 Tesla Siemens scanner system that will allow multiple departments to better understandthe complexities of the brain and body.Programs: The Center for International Programs Abroad debuted new summer school programs forinternational students and for undergraduates interested in clinical neurology.For more information: college.emory.eduGOIZUETA BUSINESS SCHOOLClass notes: Goizueta recently announced exceptionally strong employment statistics for theFull-Time MBA Class of 2012. The vast majority of the class—91 percent—had job offers in handby graduation, representing a 6 percent increase over last year. Three months post-graduation, 98percent of the class had job offers. Goizueta’s starting salary and bonus figures have grown doubledigits in the last four years, the only school among the U.S. News & World Report Top 25 MBA programs to do so.New faculty: Vic V. Anand, assistant professor of accounting, and David A. Schweidel, associate professor of marketingMajor events: Adjunct Professor Joey Reiman will discuss his new book, “The Story of Purpose,” during the annual Undergraduate Business School Leadership Conference in February.Incoming classes: The Modular Executive MBA Class of 2014 is comprised of a uniquely international group of students hailing from countries such as Brazil, India, Italy and Zimbabwe, amongothers. The Weekend Executive MBA class of 2014 includes students who work for a wide varietyof companies, including Delta Air Lines, Newell Rubbermaid and Google. The Evening MBA Class of2015 boasts an increase in the number of outstanding women in the class, with a population abovethe national average. In addition, this diverse group of students represents 10 countries and 60-plusemployers. This class profile also represents an increase in both class size and GMAT average fromthe prior two enrolling Evening MBA classes.For more information: goizueta.emory.eduNELL HODGSON WOODRUFF SCHOOL OF NURSINGPrograms: The School of Nursing has added Haiti as a new site for the Alternative Winter Breakprogram. Nursing students will travel to Cap-Haitien in January and June to provide health care services to medically fragile children in Eternal Hope in Haiti—an orphanage founded by Emory alumnaeTwilla Haynes ‘80MN, Angela Haynes ‘91MPH-’08N-’09MN and Hope Haynes Bussenius ‘93MN.New faculty: Anne Dunlop, research associate professorLeadership transitions: Melissa Faulkner has been named associate dean for educational innovation, effective Feb. 1.Major events: Shirley Moore, associate dean of the nursing school at Case Western University, willserve as the keynote speaker for the Hugh P. Davis Endowed Lecture on April 15.For more information: nursing.emory.eduOXFORD COLLEGEFacilities: In mid-January Oxford celebrated the re-opening of newly restored Language Hall.Built in 1874, the building now has four state-of-the-art classrooms and additional space for faculty offices. Construction continues on the new Oxford library and academic commons, expectedto be complete by early May. The University has given Oxford the go-ahead to set a date forconstruction of a new science building. Preparation will require about a year and a half; constructionstart is expected in summer 2014. Construction will begin in May on a new 213-bed residence hall.Programs: Oxford has been selected through a competitive process to be a site of the TeagleFoundation’s 2013 study of secularity and the liberal arts. And the College has launched its sophomorehonors seminars, an enriching extension of the Oxford general education program.For more information: oxford.emory.eduLANEY GRADUATE SCHOOLPrograms: Recruitment and admission is in full swing for the Laney Graduate School’s new IslamicCivilizations Studies (ICIVS) doctoral program. LGS will welcome the inaugural class in fall 2013. Usinga broad-based and integrated multidisciplinary approach to understanding and analyzing the Islamicworld, graduates of the ICIVS program will be well prepared to assess and make sense of the momentous changes taking place in the Islamic world in a wide range of professional capacities.Major events: This spring, the Laney Graduate School will pilot the Three Minute Thesis Competition(3MT ). 3MT is an academic competition developed by the University of Queensland, Australia. The LGScompetition will offer students one of two ways to compete: an oral, three-minute presentation or a written, 350 word-count abstract. The exercise challenges PhD students to present a compelling oration orabstract on their thesis topic and its significance. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners.For more information: gs.emory.eduROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTHClass notes: Eleven Rollins students and three alumni were selected as semi-finalists for the PresidentialManagement Fellow Program class of 2013. Emory has a total of 23 participants in the semi-finalists round.Finalists will be selected in March.Major events: The Public Health Sciences Grand Round series launched its second year with a lecture on Jan. 18 byEdmund Becker, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management. DuBois Bowman,associate professor of biostatistics and bioinformatics, will present the second lecture of the year onFeb. 15. Rollins co-sponsors the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Awards on Jan. 24. Visit Emory!, held March 21-22, allows prospective students to interact with the RSPH studentbody, engage in dialogue with faculty members, and tour the Emory campus and Rollins public health complex. On April 8, S. Leonard Syme from the University of California Berkley School of Public Health willhead the annual Virginia S. DeHaan Lecture on Health Promotion and Education. Rollins will participate in National Public Health Week, April 1-7. This year’s theme is “Public Healthis ROI: Save Lives, Save Money.”New faculty: Terryl Hartman, epidemiology professor with tenureFacilities: Rollins has renamed its eatery the Rollins Café. Located on the plaza level of the Grace CrumRollins Building, the Rollins Café has extended hours and an expanded menu that includes local and organicproducts, made-to-order sandwiches, house-made soups, and more.For more information: sph.emory.eduSCHOOL OF LAWPrograms: The Project on War and Security in Law, Culture and Society, which was launched inthe fall, provides interdisciplinary perspectives from across the University and introduces students tothe impact of war on American democracy and on the relationship between international affairs andAmerican legal history. The project is directed by Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law Mary L. Dudziak.Partnerships: Emory Law looks forward to welcoming new juris masters students through the HHSUniversity Alliance Program. This joint program allows U.S. Department of Health and Human Servicesemployees and contractors, and their immediate families, to participate in the JM program at reducedrates. The application fee is waived and tuition discounts are given: 15 percent discount for part-timestudents and 25 percent discount for full-time students.New leadership: Susan A. Clark, associate dean for marketing and communications and chief marketing officerFor more information: law.emory.eduSCHOOL OF MEDICINELeadership transitions: Christian Larsen became dean of the School of Medicine on Jan.15. He also serves as vice president for health center integration for the Woodruff Health SciencesCenter and as chair of the board of The Emory Clinic. Larsen was chair of the Department of Surgeryand founding director of the Emory Transplant Center. Thomas Pearson is the new executive director of the Emory Transplant Center, and John Sweeney is acting chair of surgery. Martin Sanda, professor of surgery and urology at Harvard and director of the prostate cancer center at Beth IsraelDeaconess Medical Center, will become chair of urology on Feb. 28.Facilities: The Health Sciences Research Building will open in April. The 200,000-square-foot buildingwill house 65 principal investigators and their colleagues. About 115,000 gross square feet will be dedicated to pediatric research. Other research space will focus on cancer, immunology and drug discovery,among other areas.For more information: med.emory.eduIn-depth University Course expands in number and topicsBy Kimber WilliamsWhen Emory first offered students a chance to enroll in aUniversity Course — a class that intensively explores one subject through a variety of disciplines and experts — the resultswere encouraging.“As the course gained notoriety, we had more and more faculty coming to us,” says Donna Troka, associate director of theCenter for Faculty Development and Excellence, which offersthe University Course.In fact, the concept proved so popular among undergraduates, graduate students and faculty, the course has expandedthis spring into three different classes: “Violence: A Multidisciplinary Inquiry,” with coconveners Deb Houry, director for the Center for InjuryControl and an associate professor at the School ofMedicine and Rollins School of Public Health, andPamela Scully, professor and chair of the Departmentof Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies and professor of African Studies. The course examines the complex impact of violence, including its epidemiology androots, how it is portrayed in the
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