PROSTATE CANCER: WAIT TO TREAT?

CBS News, WebMD, March 9 -- Men with low-risk prostate cancer can safely wait up to six months to get treated without jeopardizing their chances of cancer progression, a Duke study supported by the National Institutes of Health shows. ... Full story

ENGINEERS DESIGN PROBE TO FIND CANCER

UPI, March 10 -- Engineers at Duke have developed a technique to use light to probe for early signs of cancer. ... Full story

CENSUS REPORT: FOR MORE SENIORS, RISING WELL-BEING

The Christian Science Monitor, March 10 -- Seniors like Erdman Palmore, professor emeritus at Duke, are helping redefine notions of "getting older." ... Full story
--Also, (London) The Guardian: The Future of Old Age (Duke researchers) ... Full story

BEST PLACES TO WORK 2006: POSTDOCS

The Scientist, March 2006 -- Duke is rising in the magazine's ranking of the best places for post-docs to work. ... Full story

MEDICARE DRUG BENEFIT CUTS LIFELINE

(Raleigh) News & Observer, March 10 -- Duke Law is hosting a town hall meeting today to discuss Medicare's new prescription benefit and changes related to it that threaten programs providing free medication to patients living with HIV/AIDS. ... Full story

A PLANT'S BEST FRIEND

ScienceNOW, March 1 -- When predators disappear from an ecosystem, plants pay the price. Duke ecologist John Terborgh discusses his revelation. ... Full story

MELANCHOLY LEADERS

The Christian Century, Feb. 21 -- DukeDivinitySchool Dean L. Gregory Jones suggests we revisit the significance of melancholy for shaping faithful leadership. ... Full story

NEW ACC SQUEEZES BOOSTERS FOR TICKETS

News & Observer, March 10 -- To attend the ACC Tournament, even big donors get ranked.
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--Also, (Greensboro) News & Record: Op-ed -- Duke Not the Devil in Sports ... Full story

(Durham) Herald-Sun: UNC, Duke Fans Anxious ... Full story
News & Observer: Does Tournament Still Have That Magic? ... Full story
Triangle Business Journal: TBJ Poll -- 42% Pick UNC to Win ACC Title ... Full story
(Durham) Independent Weekly: Life Is Like a Little Basketball Game ... Full story

ON THE AIR


Jim Wilkerson, licensing director at Duke, was a guest Friday on "The State of Things," discussing Duke's leading role in efforts to assure good working conditions for those who make college apparel. Listen to a rebroadcast at 6 a.m. Saturday on WUNC Radio or later to archived audio. ... Details