The Science Scene


Resilient Earth
Ongoing, through April 30, 2025

"Resilient Earth." An immersive exhibit showcasing sustainability and empowering people to recognize their existing contributions to the health of the planet and help them discover the path to a more resilient future. The exhibit, a collaboration between Science Gallery Atlanta and Accenture, aims to help visitors define their "resilience identity," a unique combination of values, actions and commitments that support the future of our planet.

Tuesday, April 15

"Bacterial Memory and Adaptation in Dynamic Environments." How do organisms without a brain remember and adapt? Bacteria — single-celled and seemingly simple — exhibit sophisticated regulatory strategies to adapt to changing environments. Learn more from Georgia Tech physicist Shiladitya Banerjee, featured speaker for an Emory Physics Colloquium. At 2:30 pm in the Math and Science Center, room E300.

"Moral Distress: Unpacking, Identifying and Managing a Human Experience." Moral distress, a widely recognized phenomenon in healthcare, occurs when someone faces a moral dilemma and experiences psychological distress as a result. Hilary Mabel will discuss the phenomenon and how healthcare professionals can work to understand and potentially mitigate it.  Mabel is a healthcare ethicist at the Emory Center for Ethic and an assistant professor in the School of Medicine. At 4 pm in Emory Center for Ethics, room 102. Registration required.

Wednesday, April 16

"How to Read a Research Paper." A workshop geared for students of all majors teaches the anatomy of a research paper, how to read them, and how to make use of scholarly resources in the process. At 1 pm in Woodruff Library, room 314.

"Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes and Other Animals Heal Themselves." Emory biologist Jaap de Roode, author of "Doctors by Nature," is featured in the Center for the Study of Human Health's Health Storytelling Author Q&A. At 7 pm via Zoom. Advanced registration required.

Thursday, April 17

"Bio-entrepreneurship Networking." Emory School of Medicine hosts an unparalleled opportunity to mingle with the brightest minds at the frontier of biological innovation and entrepreneurship. The event will feature a short, inspiring talk by one of Emory's own trailblazing bio-entrepreneurs, followed by a chance to connect, converse and collaborate. At 4:30 pm in Health Sciences Research Building II, room N600.

Friday, April 18

"Emory Climate Hub: Glaciers." Emory physicist Justin Burton is featured in an Emory Climate Hub talk. Burton will discuss his research on retreating glaciers and sea ice, which has major implications for the future of large ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica and overall sea level rise. At 1 pm in the Math and Science Center, room E301.

Monday, April 21

"How You Say It: Language and Sociocultural Learning." An Emory Center for Mind, Brain and Culture talk features Katherine Kinzler, a psychologist from the University of Chicago. Kinzler is interested in the foundations of social decision making, including understanding how cultural attitudes are transmitted to children. At 4 pm in PAIS, room 290.

Tuesday, April 22

"Watersheds: Critical Moments for Archives and the Environment." Rose Library's Sustainability Committee presents a day-long celebration of Earth Day focusing on the theme of watersheds. The event includes a keynote by Eira Tansey, an Emory archivist and researcher specializing in climate change impacts on archives and cultural heritage.  The talk will be followed by a reading group discussion, workshops and a "mini-fair" where Atlanta and student environmental sustainability organizations will share information about their work. From 10 am to 3:30 pm in Woodruff Library's Jones Room.

Thursday, April 24

"Great Apes as Models for Understanding Human Brain Evolution." An Emory Center for Mind, Brain and Culture talk features Chet Sherwood, an anthropologist at the George Washington University. He will discuss how great apes, our closest living relatives, offer a crucial window into the evolutionary origins of uniquely human traits, such as language, social cognition and prolonged development. At 4 pm in PAIS, room 290.

Friday, April 25

"Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium." A showcase for the research, scholarship and creativity of Emory students across disciplines. Open to all. From 10 am to 4 pm in the Emory Student Center.

"Neurobiology of Sickness and Social Behavior." The 2025 Biology Distinguished Rhodes Lecture will be delivered by Catherine Dulac, a professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard University. Her work explores the identity and function of neural circuits underlying social and sickness behaviors in mice. At noon in Whitehead Auditorium.

Monday, April 28

"Emory Climate Hub: Green Climate Fund." Kavita Sinha, director of the Green Climate Fund's division of private sector facility, is featured in an Emory Climate Hub talk. The Green Climate Fund is the world's largest climate fund, mandated to support developing countries to raise their Nationally Determined Contributions' ambitions towards low-emissions and climate-resilient pathways. At 5:30 pm in the Math and Science Center, room W501.

Friday to Saturday, May 2 to May 3

"Econometrics at Emory: Causal Inference with Panel Data." A new conference initiative by the Emory Economics Department aimed at bringing together econometricians in academia and industry to discuss the latest developments in econometrics and related fields. The keynote speaker for the inaugural event is Guido Imbens, professor of economics at Stanford University and the 2021 Nobel Laureate in Economics. Registration is required.

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