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January 26, 2005

The Many Faces of the Baby Boomers | Sex and Science | Biologists Find Stem Cell Regulator, and more ...

THE MANY FACES OF THE BABY BOOMERS Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 26 -- Researchers at Duke University dispel myths about a generation. Full story

SEX AND SCIENCE Newsweek, Jan. 31 -- Kristina Johnson, dean of Duke's engineering school, says that more universities are making efforts to assist male and female faculty members with young families. Full story

BIOLOGISTS FIND STEM CELL REGULATOR ABC News, Jan. 25 -- A signaling system between stem cells and specialized niche cells that harbor and regulate the stem cells has been defined by cell biologists at Duke University Medical Center. Full story

GONZALES: TORTURE TREATY DOESN'T BAR 'CRUEL, INHUMAN' TACTICS Kansas City Star, Jan. 25 -- Scott Silliman, who heads the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security at Duke, commented on the Attorney General nominee and interrogation tactics. (free registration) Full story

BLUE DEVILS: POLICE BUST 'OLD SCHOOL' WRESTLING AT DUKE FRAT USA Today, AP, Jan. 25 -- Duke students were found last weekend re-enacting a movie scene with inflatable wading pool and female students. The university is reviewing whether the party warrants disciplinary action against the students involved. Full story --Also, (Durham) Herald-Sun: Duke Eyes Action Against Partyers Full story Duke Student Affairs News: Vice President Larry Moneta Responds to Community Concerns About Off-Campus Parties Full story

FROM IVORY TOWER TO ACADEMIC SWEATSHOP Salon, Jan. 26 -- After a few dot-com-era bumps, online education is back and bigger than ever. Top universities such as Duke, Harvard and Stanford now offer full credit for online courses. Full story

BUILDING HIGH-SPEED LANES ON THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY The Scientist, Jan. 17 -- Duke is participating in new meganetworks that put the world's databases and supercomputers on researchers' desktops -- and change the way science is done. (Article not available online to non-subscribers; e-mailed upon request to eduke@duke.edu.)

NAME GAMES San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 25 -- Duke linguistics professor Ronald C. Butters presided over a panel discussion of the semantics of sexuality. Full story