Duke in the News: May 23, 2007

FDA'S WORK UNDER FIRE (Raleigh) News & Observer, May 23 -- Dr. Kevin Schulman, a Duke professor and health expert, and Dr. Robert Califf, vice chancellor for clinical research at Duke and a member of the FDA's science board, discuss the agency's efforts to monitor the safety of new drugs. ... Full story --Also, ABC News Now's Healthy Life: Diabetes Drug Questioned (interview with Dr. Christopher Granger, director of the Cardiac Care Unit at Duke University Medical Center; transcript not available online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.)

WARMING BLAMED FOR FROG DIE-OFFS ABC News, Reuters, May 22 -- In La Selva, a biological station in northern Costa Rica run by Duke University's Organization of Tropical Studies, scientists have found a 75 percent decline in amphibian population over the last 35 years. ... Full story

COLUMN: WORTH A LOT, BUT ARE HEDGE FUNDS WORTH IT? New York Times, May 23 -- Duke finance professor David A. Hsieh's research sheds light on the average hedge fund, which did worse last year, after fees, than the S.& P. (See second page.) ... Full story

DURHAM MAYOR WANTS TO HONOR DUKE LACROSSE TEAM WRAL.com, May 22 -- Durham Mayor Bill Bell has contacted Duke about a proposed ceremony to recognize the men's lacrosse team, which is playing in this weekend's Final Four. ... Full story --Also, Baltimore Sun: Duke Wants to Restart Clock ... Full story WRAL.com: Duke Men's Lacrosse Coach in Negotiations for Extension ... Full story Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

COMMENTARY: THEY ALL HAVE BEARDS, DON'T THEY? Democracy Arsenal, May 20 -- In a blog entry, Duke-UNC security expert David Schanzer says, "The longer we continue to view the Muslim world as monolithic, the deeper hole we will continue to be digging for ourselves." ... Full story

BOOKS HELP SHED POUNDS Detroit News, May 22 -- The Duke Diet and Fitness Center offers one of the best known weight-loss programs in the country, and now there's a book about "The Duke Diet" by Dr. Howard Eisenson, the program's director, and Martin Binks, its behavioral health director. ... Full story

COMMENTARY: WHY MATHEMATICAL MODELS JUST DON'T ADD UP Chronicle of Higher Education, May 25 -- Duke geologist Orrin H. Pilkey, writing with his daughter and fellow scientist, Linda Pilkey-Jarvis, says we can't "calculate our way out of our environmental crises." ... Full story