Duke in the News: Aug. 28, 2007

WOMAN TO HEAD DUKE MED SCHOOL (Raleigh) News & Observer, Aug. 28 -- Dr. Nancy C. Andrews, a researcher and dean at Harvard Medical School, will become the first woman to lead Duke's School of Medicine. ... Full story --Also, New York Times, AP: Duke Taps First Woman to Lead Med School ... Full story Boston Globe: Harvard Leader Named Dean of Duke Medical School ... Full story Duke Chronicle: Harvard Doctor Named Med Dean ... Full story (Durham) Herald-Sun: Duke Names Dean of Medical School ... Full story

GONZALES OUT; BIG CHALLENGES AHEAD Seattle Times, McClatchy Newspapers, Aug. 28 -- With the resignation Monday of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, "the Bush administration needs to pick someone from the outside who unquestionably will be seen as independent," says Duke law professor Erwin Chemerinsky. ... Full story --Also, USA Today: As Gonzales Exits, Battles Looming for White House ... Full story

BUSH APPLAUDS IRAQ OFFICIALS ON BENCHMARK PROGRESS Fox News, Aug. 28 -- Duke political science professor David Rohde said Monday that he believes there is not currently enough support in Congress to pass a quick plan for withdrawal from Iraq, but it will be difficult to convince lawmakers that sectarian reconciliation is being achieved there. ... Full story

TAKING ON TOURETTE'S Newsweek, Sept. 3 -- The Child and Family Study Center at Duke University Medical Center pioneers a new approach to treating Tourette syndrome that is offering hope to thousands who live with the disorder. ...Full story

EDITORIAL: REDEFINING NORMALCY Duke Chronicle, Aug. 27 -- As Duke enters its "first post-lacrosse year," Duke's student newspaper says it's time to "start talking in more concrete terms" about recommendations aimed at improving the campus culture. ... Full story

'PROMISE TO THE DEAD' FACES EXILE AT BOX OFFICE New York Times, Aug. 28 -- A new documentary film marks Duke professor and exiled novelist Ariel Dorfman's attempt to honor his friends and compatriots who were murdered by Gen. Augusto Pinochet's troops in Chile. (Reuters/Hollywood Reporter story also appeared in Canada's National Post.) ... Full story

THOSE 'RUNNING BORES' JUST GO ON AND ON AND ON USA Today, Aug. 28 -- Don't blame the amateur runners who love to talk in detail about their sport. They have a psychological need. "We all have a need to feel as though people approve of us for different reasons," says Duke sports psychologist Gregory Dale. ... Full story