Duke in the News: Sept. 14, 2006

CFOs SEE 33 PCT CHANCE OF U.S. RECESSION IN 12 MONTHS -- SURVEY Reuters, Sept. 13 -- Chief financial officers of U.S. corporations are increasingly pessimistic about their business and the overall economy, a quarterly Duke-CFO Magazine survey reported on Wednesday. ... Full story --Also, Dow Jones Newswires: CFOs Fret About U.S. Economy, Weak Consumer Demand -- Survey (Article not available online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.) (Durham) Herald-Sun: Optimism of U.S. Corporate CFOs Drops, Survey Says ... Full story (Raleigh) News & Observer: CFOs' Worry at Five-Year High ... Full story CFO.com: CFOs' Optimism at 5-Year Low ... Full story

PLANTS' WILTING POINT LINKED TO BRUTAL HEAT WAVES NPR's All Things Considered, Sept. 13 -- William Schlesinger, a climate expert and dean of Duke's Nicholas School, says soil and heat wave studies suggest that coastal areas won't be hurt as badly by future heat waves. ... Full story

IS THIS CAMPUS GAY-FRIENDLY? New York Times, Sept. 14 -- A guide helps high schoolers find safe, tolerant colleges, such as Duke. ... Full story

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS MYTHS Forbes, Sept. 14 -- Christoph Guttentag, Duke's head of undergraduate admissions, discusses Duke's definition of diversity. Full story

IRS RECORD: GSK TO PAY $3.1 BILLION News and Observer, Sept. 12 -- Law professor Richard Schmalbeck comments on GlaxoSmithKline's $3.1 billion settlement with the IRS. Full story

STUDENT ATTACKED AT OFF-CAMPUS APARTMENT (Durham) ABC 11 News, Sept. 13 -- A Duke student, a resident of a gated off-campus complex, says someone followed her into her apartment and tried to strangle her with a cord. ... Full story

FOCUS ON ALTERNATIVES FOR DIAGNOSING HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN JAMA, Sept. 13 -- The lack of rigorous studies regarding women and cardiovascular disease has frustrated researchers and clinicians, including Dr. Pamela S. Douglas, chief of the division of cardiology at the Duke Clinical Research Institute. ... Full story

TUPAC: THE LIFE. THE LEGEND. THE LEGACY (London) The Independent, Sept. 13 -- Mark Anthony Neal, an author and associate professor of black popular culture in Duke's African and African-American studies program, remembers Tupac Shakur's "flair for the dramatic." ... Full story --Also, WNYC Radio's Soundcheck: Life After the Death of Tupac Shakur (Neal) ... Listen

BRISTOL-MYERS OUSTS ITS CHIEF AT MONITOR'S URGING The Washington Post, Sept. 13 -- Law professor James Cox says a change in leadership at Bristol-Meyers shows that prosecutors are willing to put the pressure on companies engaged in wrongdoing. ... Full story

ON THE AIR Dr. Nelson Chao, chief of Duke's Division of Cellular Therapy/Bone Marrow Transplantation, will be a guest Thursday on "The Story," talking about the latest bone marrow research. Listen at 1 or 8 p.m. ET on 91.5 WUNC FM, or later to archived web audio. http://wunc.org/thestory