Duke in the News: July 11, 2007

PROJECT TARGETS HEALTH OF UNITED METHODIST PASTORS (Greensboro) News & Record, July 10 -- The Duke Endowment has awarded Duke Divinity School $12 million to lead a project that aims to assess, track and improve the health of United Methodist pastors in North Carolina. ... Full story --Also, Winston-Salem Journal, AP: Duke Will Use Grant to Improve Clergy Health ... Full story Duke News: Project Aims to Improve Health of Methodist Pastors Throughout North Carolina ... Full story

ANALYSIS: SERVICE, SACRIFICE MUST INCLUDE PRIVILEGED NPR's Morning Edition, July 10 -- Chris Gelpi, a political science professor at Duke, joins a discussion of military service and public opinion. ... Full story

THE YUCK FACTOR: HOW RESEARCH INTO REVULSION IS SHAPING SUPERMARKETS (London) The Independent, July 11 -- Research by Gavan Fitzsimons, a psychology and marketing professor at Duke, and a colleague at Arizona State University suggests that as we push our carts around the supermarket, a lot more goes through our minds than how to nab the best bargain. ... Full story

STUDY EVALUATES BRAIN LESIONS OF OLDER PATIENTS (Madras, India) The Hindu, July 11 -- Lesions commonly seen on MRIs in the brains of older patients may be a sign of potentially more extensive injury to the brain tissue, according to a study conducted by researchers at Duke University Medical Center. ... Full story

WILL HARRY DIE? Macleans magazine, July 8 -- Heather Mitchell, a Ph.D. student in English literature at Duke who is in charge of public relations for next month's Harry Potter conference in Toronto, weighs in on whether Harry has a chance in the final book. (See fourth page.) ... Full story

REMOVABLE TATTOO INK ATTRACTS INVESTORS Scripps Newspapers, July 10 -- A new tattoo ink made from biodegradable dye, developed by scientists from Duke, Massachusetts General Hospital and elsewhere, will be available this fall from a company founded by a group of dermatologists. ... Full story

FUN, STUNNING WORKS WILL CATCH YOUNG EYES Charlotte Observer, July 8 -- Two warriors face each other on a storage jar made about 520 to 510 B.C. The opposite side shows a scene from Greek mythology, Europa and the bull. Greek ceramic art at Duke's Nasher Museum, showing how Western painting began, gets a kids-friendly rating. ... Full story