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Emory University's 10th annual Tibet Week is set for March 22-27. Through films, lectures, art and other exhibits and events, Tibet Week provides opportunities for the Emory and Atlanta communities to experience firsthand the diverse dimensions of Tibetan Buddhist culture.

The Georgia Institute of Technology today receives a prestigious $50,000 Ford College Community Challenge Grant. The grant, provided by the Ford Motor Company Fund, will be used to establish an innovative bike share program with bikes from Emory University's successful bike share program.

Climate change is one reason that malaria is on the rise in some parts of the world, according to new research by Emory environmental studies' Luis Chaves, but other factors such as migration and land-use changes are likely also at play.

Emory University's Goizueta Business School ranks number 7 in the fifth annual ranking of undergraduate business programs compiled by Bloomberg BusinessWeek.

The death of a loved one often brings feelings of despair and isolation, but a new exhibition and anthology of poems offers comfort through shared experiences. "The Art of Losing" exhibition opens March 15 at Emory University's Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, on the 10th floor of the Woodruff Library.

Increased appetite and insulin resistance can be transferred from one mouse to another via intestinal bacteria, according to research being published online this week by Science magazine.

Children who know stories about relatives who came before them show higher levels of emotional well-being, according to Emory University researchers who analyzed dinner time conversations and other measures of how well families work.

While many students are headed for the beach or other traditional spring break destinations, some of their classmates will be trading tank tops for tool belts for Alternative Spring Break, fanning out far and near to help communities in need.

The Emory Voice Center is partnering with MusiCares, the nonprofit foundation established by The Recording Academy (the organization responsible for Grammy Awards), to provide vocal health services for musicians in need.

Centuries ago, scientists began reducing the physics of the universe into a few, key laws described by a handful of parameters. Such simple descriptions have remained elusive for complex biological systems - until now.

Salman Rushdie, Distinguished Writer in Residence at Emory University, will give a public lecture titled "Wonderlands: Writing for Younger Readers and Young-At-Heart Adults,",at 5 p.m., Sunday, March 21, in Glenn Memorial Auditorium, 1652 N. Decatur Rd., on the Emory campus.

Results from a study comparing two medical procedures designed to prevent future strokes show both are safe and effective overall. Emory Heart & Vascular Center participated in the randomized stroke prevention trial.

The tragic death of killer whale trainer Dawn Brancheau in Florida, after a 12,000-pound orca named Tilikum pulled her into a tank, has raised new questions about the confinement of dolphins and whales in theme parks.

The role of libraries on university campuses may be changing, but Emory's nearly seven thousand undergraduates still rely on the library as a place of refuge, study, technology and socializing.

Salman Rushdie joins Emory University faculty and visiting scholars for an evening of readings and Indian dance on Monday, March 1, at 7 p.m. at Emory's Carlos museum. This event celebrates the arrival of objects from the exhibition titled When Gold Blossoms: Indian Jewelry from the Susan L. Beningson Collection.

Pea aphids, expert survivors of the insect world, appear to lack major biological defenses, according to the first genetic analysis of their immune system.

Guirdex Massé could not travel to Haiti to help his fellow countrymen following the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. As it turns out, he is being extremely helpful from right here.

Famous writers' computers - like Salman Rushdie's Macs in Emory's Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library - and born-digital content are creating a revolution.

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, at 7:30 p.m. in Glenn Memorial Auditorium.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will deliver the keynote address at Emory University's 165th commencement ceremony Monday, May 10. He will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree.