Duke in the News: June 21, 2007

DOCTOR: COUPLES OPEN TO DONATING EMBRYOS New York Times, AP, June 20 -- A majority of couples with stored embryos from fertility treatments say they would be willing to donate unused embryos for stem cell research, says a Duke doctor who surveyed patients. ... Full story --Also, Washington Post: Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Research Legislation ... Full story (Raleigh) News & Observer: Study -- Fertility Patients Prefer Donating Embryos ... Full story

CLIMATE SCIENTIST TO TAKE NICHOLAS SCHOOL REINS Duke Chronicle, June 21 -- William Chameides will take over as dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences Sept. 1, Provost Peter Lange announced Wednesday. ... Full story --Also, (Durham) Herald-Sun: Duke Names Undergrad Education Dean (Steve Nowicki) ... Full story

GLOBAL WARMING MAY UPROOT MILLIONS Christian Science Monitor, June 21 -- In the coming decades, the effects of global warming are likely to turn millions into refugees, a prospect studied by Norman Myers, a professor of environmental science at Duke. ... Full story

ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS MAY IMPAIR OR AID COGNITION HealthCentral.com, Reuters, June 20 -- Antipsychotic medications used to relieve distress in people with chronic schizophrenia have variable effects on mental functioning and cognitive capability, according to a Duke-led study. ... Full story

DUKE WINS OK TO BUILD HOSPICE FACILITY Herald-Sun, June 21 -- A new Duke inpatient hospice facility in Durham will ease the burden for terminally ill patients seeking end-of-life treatment. ... Full story

COMMENTARY: THE POWER OF HEDGE FUNDS PBS Nightly Business Report, June 19 -- Findings by a research team including Duke finance professor Alon Brav provide insights into the role of hedge fund activism in the marketplace. (Video not available online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.)

Q&A: RISE AND TITHE Nextbook.org, June 18 -- Joel Fleishman, a professor of law and public policy at Duke and the author of "The Foundation: A Great American Secret," talks about the injunction to give, as written in the Bible, and the evolution of philanthropy among American Jews. (with audio) ... Full story

DIALOGUE: DOES HIP-HOP HATE WOMEN? Chicago Public Radio WBEZ's "Chicago Amplified Presents," April 28 -- Duke professor Mark Anthony Neal, author of "New Black Man: Rethinking Black Masculinity," joined a panel discussion at The University of Chicago addressing issues of gender, gender identity and representation in hip-hop music and videos. (audio) ... Listen