Duke in the News: June 27, 2007

RISE IN MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS PRESENTS A CHANGING PICTURE USA Today, June 27 -- "The Waltons are us now," says Angela O'Rand, a sociologist at Duke. New factors are driving an emerging trend of more relatives moving in together and creating multi-generational households. ... Full story

DUKE MEDICAL SCHOOL IN SINGAPORE RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP DONATION Charlotte Observer, AP, June 26 -- A philanthropic foundation in Asia has established a scholarship program for the Duke University-National University of Singapore medical school in Singapore, officials said Tuesday. ... Full story

OP-ED: THE HEALING POWERS OF 'SIR' AND 'MA'AM' (Raleigh) News & Observer, June 27 -- William S. Meyer, a clinical social worker and director of training at Duke University Medical Center, tells the story of his own personal reparations project. ... Full story

DUKE'S BLUMENHERST SAYS PRO-GOLF CAREER CAN WAIT FOR A WHILE Winston-Salem Journal, June 26 -- Rising Duke junior Amanda Blumenherst, considered the top women's college golfer in the country, is in no hurry to rush through college and get to the rest of her life. ... Full story

DUKE MEDICAL STUDENT RE-ELECTED TO AMA BOARD OF TRUSTEES EarthTimes.org, June 26 -- The American Medical Association (AMA) Tuesday announced the re-election of Chris DeRienzo from Duke as the medical student member of its Board of Trustees. ... Full story

CAFFEINE MAY NOT GIVE A JOLT TO HEALTH Los Angeles Times, June 25 -- The vaunted benefits of coffee and tea may be in spite of the stimulant rather than because of it. Jim Lane, a psychophysiologist at Duke University Medical Center who has extensively studied the relationship between caffeine, stress and health, discusses his findings. ... Full story

COLUMN: CALL-IN CONFESSIONS Christian Century, June 12 -- Divinity School Dean L. Gregory Jones considers what it means to live in an era when technology makes it much harder for people to leave behind a youthful indiscretion. ... Full story

PURSUING THE MEANING OF ENGINEERING Professional Engineer, June 2007 -- Henry Petroski, a professor of civil engineering and history at Duke, explains why he's proud to have been licensed as a professional engineer but why you won't find the PE seal on his letterhead. ... Full story