Duke in the News: June 2, 2005

OBESITY, DIABETES RAISE JOINT REPLACEMENT RISKS ABC News, June 1 -- Diabetes, hypertension and obesity raise risks for complications following major joint replacement surgery, Duke University researchers report. ... Full story

COLLEGE LIFE IN THE SMART HOUSE R&D Magazine, June 2005 -- Duke has broken ground on its new "Smart House," which will serve as a live-in engineering research laboratory capable of housing up to 10 undergraduate students. ... Full story

DUKE'S ANNA GRZEBIEN WINS 2005 HONDA AWARD FOR GOLF GoDuke.com, June 1 -- College golf star Anna Grzebien, a sophomore at Duke, has been voted the nation's most outstanding athlete in her sport, according to results of national balloting in the Collegiate Women Sports Awards program. ... Full story

DRINKS TRICKED UP (Raleigh) News & Observer, June 2 -- Can we guzzle our way to better living?  Elisabetta Politi, nutrition manager at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center, and Duke business administration professor Christine Moorman talk about the functional food craze. ... Full story

HEARING GOD OUT The Christian Century, May 3 -- Scripture readings from the New and Old Testaments and the Gospel form an arrow; the church sermon, at the point of the arrow, is where all three readings meet, says Samuel Wells, who will become dean of Duke Chapel in August. ... Full story

YA GOTTA LOVE LEMURS San Francisco Chronicle, May 22 -- Things are looking up for lemurs, according to Heather Thomas, education coordinator at the Duke Primate Center, which houses the largest captive prosimian collection in the world. ... Full story