Duke in the News: July 15, 2004

NAACP TALKS OF PRESIDENT, PRESENT OR NOT Washington Post, July 15 -- Bruce L. Payne, a lecturer at Duke's Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, said he believes that President Bush's decision to stay away from the NAACP convention sent a message to his base of white voters in the South. ... Full story --Also, NPR's Morning Edition: Critics Blast Bush for Declining NAACP Invite (Payne) Full story

'HAPPY GENE' COULD SOLVE MYSTERY OF DEPRESSION (London) Telegraph, July 14 -- Duke scientists have discovered that a single gene could be responsible for making some people naturally positive and happy while forcing others to be negative and gloomy. ...Full story --Also, Times of India: Happiness Lies in Your Genes Full story BBC News: Gene Fault Linked to Depression Full story

TWO TRIANGLE MINISTERS ELECTED BISHOPS (Raleigh) News & Observer, July 15 -- The Rev. William Willimon, dean of the Duke University chapel and a professor at the divinity school, was elected bishop Wednesday night at a meeting of the Southeast Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church. ...  

ANALYSIS: A NEW, IMPROVED HENRY BLODGET BusinessWeek, July 15 -- James D. Cox, a law professor at Duke, says a bubble-era analyst's new venture sounds permissible but notes that exactly what Henry Blodget can and can't do is still a little unclear. ... Full story

DEVICE HELPS PATIENTS UNDERGOING CHEMO (Durham) Herald-Sun, July 11 -- A patient aid device designed by a cancer survivor is undergoing field trials at Duke Medical Center. ...Full story

WALKING, SLOWLY, TOWARD THE PEACE (Durham) Independent Weekly, July 15 -- American Dance Festival dancers, taking part in a form of political protest and movement called "slow walk," become a portrait of peace on West Campus. ...Full story

NEW MISS S.C. VISITS LANDER (Greenwood, S.C.) Index-Journal, July 14 -- Miss South Carolina Ann Ashley Wood, a 2003 Duke graduate, promoted character building at Lander University Tuesday as part of her tour of South Carolina before the Miss America pageant in September. ...Full story --Also, (Columbia) The State: Miss Charleston Wins Crown, $20,000 Full story

ON THE AIR Duke coastal geologist Orrin Pilkey, author of "How to Read a North Carolina Beach," talks about the importance of paying attention to the shifting sand on WUNC Radio's "The State of Things" call-in show at 8 p.m. Thursday. ...Full story