OP-ED: STRATEGIES FOR THE STRUGGLE AGAINST TERROR

(Raleigh) News & Observer, Sept. 6 -- The ideological conflict fueling jihadist violence around the globe requires a strategy addressing the problem in all of its complexities, says David H. Schanzer, director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security at Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill. ... Full story

BUSH TO NOMINATE GOLDMAN'S STEEL TO TREASURY POST

Reuters, Sept. 5 -- President George W. Bush intends to nominate Robert Steel, the chair of the Duke University Board of Trustees, to the position of Treasury undersecretary for domestic finance, the White House said on Tuesday. ... Full story
--Also, Duke News: Trustees Chair Robert Steel to Be Nominated for Treasury Undersecretary Post ... Full story

DUKE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 5TH IN RANKING OF GRANT RECIPIENTS

(Durham) Herald-Sun, Sept. 6 -- Duke has risen to fifth in a listing of medical schools receiving the most research funding last year from the National Institutes of Health. ... Full story

NEW BREED OF DOCTORS TO BE TRAINED AT DUKE-NUS SCHOOL

(Singapore) Straits Times, Sept. 2 -- Clinician-scientists, considered a key ingredient in Singapore's next phase of health care development, will be trained at the country's new graduate medical school, set up in collaboration with Duke. (Article not available free online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.)
--Also, Herald-Sun: Ground Broken on Duke's Singapore Site ... Full story

FATHERS AND AUTISM RISK LINKED TO OLDER FATHERS

ABC News World News with Charles Gibson, Sept. 5 -- Margaret Pericak-Vance, director of the Center for Human Genetics at Duke, comments on what she says is the first study to link advancing paternal age with an increase in autism risk. (Transcript not available online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.)

DUKE, SHELTER TEAM UP TO HELP CHILDREN

(Lenoir, N.C.) News-Topic, Sept. 5 -- The Shelter Home of Caldwell County is teaming up with Duke to help children who are victims or witnesses to domestic violence. ... Full story

OLDER SHOULDERS NEED TLC

Arizona Republic, Sept. 5 -- The zealousness of baby boomers to stay fit has led to a dramatic increase in the number of people older than 40 who require surgical repairs to the shoulder, says Dr. Claude T. Moorman III, director of sports medicine at Duke University Medical Center. ... Full story

COMMENTARY: BABIES HAVE FLOWN THE COOP, BUT NEST IS NEVER REALLY EMPTY

News & Observer, Sept. 6 -- Dr. Laura Svetkey, director of the Duke Hypertension Center, contemplates life in an "empty nest."
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NEW CENTER TO BATTLE EATING DISORDERS

News & Observer, Sept. 5 -- The Duke Eating Disorders Program will launch a new program this month that offers another level of care. Patients will come to Duke three times a week for evening sessions of four hours each. ... Full story

ON THE AIR

Scott L. Silliman, a military law expert at Duke and retired Air Force colonel, provided commentary for NPR on President Bush's speech Wednesday outlining his plan for trying terror suspects being held at Guantanamo. Listen to Talk of the Nation archived audio.
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