Duke in the News: July 22, 2004
Alzheimer's Linked to Lifestyle More Than Genetics | Is Japanese Style Taking Over the World? | New Freshman Requirement: The iPod, and more
DEVELOPING ALZHEIMER'S LINKED TO LIFESTYLE MORE THAN GENETICS (Toronto) Globe and Mail, July 22 -- New Duke research conducted on twins provides compelling evidence that lifestyle plays a greater role than genetics in developing Alzheimer's. ...Full story --Also, WebMD: Genes and Environment Affect Alzheimer's Risk Full story
IS JAPANESE STYLE TAKING OVER THE WORLD? BusinessWeek, July 26 -- Anne Allison, chair of cultural anthropology at Duke University, reflects on Japan's deepening influence on pop culture and consumer trends. ... Full story
NEW FRESHMAN REQUIREMENT: THE iPOD NPR's Talk of the Nation, July 21 -- Tracy Futhey, vice president for information technology at Duke, talked to host Neal Conan about the ways students may use their iPods. (Link to audio; transcript upon request to eduke@duke.edu.) ...Full story --Also, ABC News World News Tonight: Duke University Giving Every Freshman a Free iPod (Transcript e-mailed upon request to eduke@duke.edu.) Detroit News: Column -- iPods Are Nice but Hardly Essential Despite All the Hype Full story
IT'S CLEARLY A CAMPAIGN FOR COMMANDER IN CHIEF USA Today, July 22 -- Duke political scientist Peter Feaver says national security is "plainly central to both (presidential) campaigns." ... Full story
DURHAM HOSPITAL HAS BIG AMBITIONS (Raleigh) News & Observer, July 22 -- Duke-run Durham Regional Hospital is now in a position to help pay for expansion projects with income generated from its own health-care business. ... Full story --Also, (Durham) Herald-Sun: Hospital Officials React to Mayor Bell's Concerns Full story
SUMMER PROGRAMS TARGET MINORITIES (Duke) Chronicle, July 21 -- Duke offers programs whose common goal is to interest minority students in achieving graduate degrees. ... Full story
THE TEASE OF MEMORY Chronicle of Higher Education, July 23 -- Elizabeth J. Marsh, an assistant professor of psychology at Duke, became fascinated by 19th-century explanations of de vu. ... Full story