The Science Scene

Wednesday, July 23

"Innovating with AI: Success Stories and Lessons Learned." Emory Experts Unplugged: Coffee & Conversation, features Emory alumni Carol Cox. She is a communications strategist and founder of Speaking Your Brand, helping leaders amplify their messages with authenticity and impact. With a background in software development and on-air political analysis, she blends technical expertise, media savvy and storytelling mastery. Cox has founded two tech companies and built enterprise software for Fortune 500s and startups. At 9 am via Zoom.

"Environmental Health in Pediatric Practice: Tools, Challenges and Opportunities." Children are especially vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change, particularly in under-resourced urban communities where exposure to extreme heat and environmental pollutants is more severe. This webinar, featuring faculty from Emory's School of Medicine, School of Nursing and School of Public Health, will present a health toolkit designed to help clinicians educate children and their families about climate related health risks. At noon via Zoom.

Wednesday-Thursday, August 6-7

"Ethics and Conflict Mediation in Healthcare." A workshop designed for healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses, social workers, ethicists and chaplains. The workshop will cover insights around reflective listening, careful questioning, collaborative problem-solving and effective facilitation. At Emory Center for Ethics, room 102. Registration required.

Tuesday-Friday, August 12-15

"Cognitive Computational Neuroscience Conference Watch Party." Meet new people, catch up with science and network with the local CompNeuro community at a watch party for the the Cognitive Computational Neuroscience conference. Hosted by the Computation and Cognition center at Georgia Tech, the watch party will stream the conference live from Amsterdam. Watch party participants will also be able to engage in structured discussions and have the option of presenting their own work as a flash talk. In Georgia Tech's JS Coon Building, room 250. Register here.

Thursday, August 21

"Bioentrepreneurship Networking." Join Emory School of Medicine's networking event. Featured guest speakers are Ashley Cornelison and Eddie Lai, who will discuss Portal Innovations, an incubator with turnkey lab space here in Atlanta. From 4:30 to 6 pm in Health Sciences Research Building II, room N600.

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