September 20, 2004

PRESIDENCY BESTOWED WITH POMP, PRAISE (Raleigh) News & Observer, Sept. 19 -- Likening his inauguration Saturday as the Duke University president to a marriage, Richard H. Brodhead vowed to be a steadfast partner who will work with others to continue the Duke tradition of pushing "toward the limit of what a great school can be." ... Full story --Also, (Durham) Herald-Sun: Duke's 9th President Stresses Collaboration ... Full story Herald-Sun: Editorial -- A Promise and a Mission ... Full story Duke News: Inaugural Address of Richard H. Brodhead (text, video) ... Full story (Duke) Chronicle: Richard the Ninth ... Full story Chronicle: Community Celebrates Inauguration in Cameron ... Full story

EXPERTS OUTLINE STRATEGY FOR PROMOTING GLOBAL HEALTH (Durham) Herald-Sun, Sept. 18 -- A university that wants to help tackle the problem of worldwide health inequalities will need the best efforts of more than just its doctors, participants agreed Friday during an inauguration-week symposium on global health at Duke. ... Full story --Also, (Duke) Chronicle: Health Dominates Discussion ... Full story Chronicle: Soyinka Reflects on Power, Freedom ... Full story Chronicle: Panelists Look a Duke's Past, Future ... Full story Chronicle: Panel Delves Into Global Culture ... Full story Duke News: Inauguration of Richard H. Brodhead (full coverage of the week's events) ... Full story

HOW WOULD THEY END THE WAR? New York Times, Sept. 19 -- John Kerry has real "incentives to obfuscate" on the Iraq conflict, said Peter Feaver, a political scientist at Duke University. ... Full story

TEEN SUICIDE PILLS? Time, Sept. 27 -- Dr. John March of Duke, leader of the first large-scale, federally funded study of major depression among adolescents, recommends a combination treatment. ... Full story --Also, USA Today: Parents Wary of Antidepressants for Kids ... Full story

BRAIN CHECK Newsweek, Sept. 27 -- Scientists at Duke and other campuses are mapping the pathways that link emotion to health. ... Full story --Also, (Durham) Herald-Sun: Duke Sponsors Spiritual Debate ... Full story

BIG PROGRAM ON CAMPUS Business Week, Sept. 20 -- With John Wayne shooting it out on Duke students' laptops, getting an education may never be the same. ... Full story

IGNORANT VOTERS A THREAT TO COUNTRY? Wilmington (N.C.) Star-News, Sept. 17 -- Voter apathy and ignorance are weakening the political fabric, Duke political science chairman Michael Munger says. (Free registration required.) ... Full story

EDITORIAL: IN THE TIME OF STORMS (Durham) Herald-Sun, Sept. 20 -- Orrin Pilkey has a hard time understanding why society tends to encourage folks to put their fragile selves and their constructs smack dab in the path of hurricanes. ... Full story