Recommendations for health related events, activities, and resources Breathe Recommended by Yeeun Lee Searching for a lighthearted movie to watch on a Friday night, I came across Breathe. What started off as a typical romantic movie quickly took an unexpected…
Recommendations for health related events, activities, and resources The Great Believers, by Rebecca Makkai Recommended by Dr. Jennifer Sarrett I've been reading The Great Believers, a wonderful novel that is set in both the early-mid 1980s and 2015. These storylines…
By: Amanda Freeman Throughout the semester, a course taught by Emory's Dr. Amanda Freemen (Center for the Study of Human Health) and Lisa Paulsen (Theater) titled "Storytelling for Scientists" has examined how storytelling techniques can be used to make presentation…
https://crooked.com/podcast/history-is-today-episode-100/ By: Imani Brooks Check out the 100th episode of Pod Save The People, a podcast by organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson that explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with fellow activists Brittany Packnett and Sam Sinyangwe, and writer…
In the Spotlight: EMBRACE and Refugee Health (sponsored by RISE, Emory University) The Emory Center for Reproductive Health in the Southeast (RISE) will be hosting the first session of their new "In the Spotlight" series this Wednesday, April 17, 2019.…
By: Katherine Lewis In 2007, a German doctor declared that the “Berlin Patient”, later identified as Timothy Ray Brown, had been cured of HIV following a bone marrow transplant intended to cure his cancer. Brown’s case was extremely unique because…
By: Yeeun Lee Slow Death By Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things (Counterpoint, 2011) was written by two environmental activists, Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie. In attempts to prove that pollution isn’t merely environmental, Smith and Lourie expose…
By: Jennifer Sarrett & Amanda Freeman Tomorrow is the Atlanta March for Science. This event is aimed to bring people together to push for more publicly funded and disseminated science. Attendees are in support of the positive role science has…
By: Ovidio Vasquez On March 16th from 9 am to 2 pm, the Pi Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated will host a health symposium addressing health concerns affecting African American and Black women in the Atlanta…
By: Katherine Lewis Editor's Note: This is the first in a new series, Health Beyond the Blog, that aims to introduce readers to good health-related content in other media contexts. We will be reviewing books, movies, tv shows, art, and…