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Duke in the News: Sept. 17, 2007

Op-Ed: Protecting Against Economic Shocks | Research Links Smelling Differences to Gene | Op-Ed: 'Fat TV' Is National Disgrace, and more!

OP-ED: PROTECTING AGAINST ECONOMIC SHOCKS Baltimore Sun, Sept. 17 -- "The [Federal Reserve] may not be responsible for protecting individuals and institutions from the consequences of their actions, but it is responsible for protecting the rest of us from the risk of a systemic collapse of our increasingly interconnected financial system," says Steven L. Schwarcz, a professor of law and business at Duke and founding director of the Duke Global Capital Markets Center. (Op-ed also appeared today in the Newark Star-Ledger.) ... Full story

RESEARCH LINKS SMELLING DIFFERENCES TO GENE NPR's All Things Considered, Sept. 16 -- A new Duke-Rockefeller University study suggests that people smell scents differently because of their genes. ... Full story --Also, Reuters: Stinky? It's Not His Sweat, It's Your Nose ... Full story (Raleigh) News & Observer: Scent of a Man Can Be Sweet ... Full story

OP-ED: 'FAT TV' IS NATIONAL DISGRACE Orlando Sentinel, Sept. 17 -- Martin Binks, clinical psychologist and director of behavioral health at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center, says reality TV has gone too far in engaging in "the exploitation of obesity." ... Full story

BLUE DEVILS PULL IT ALL TOGETHER FOR A VICTORY (Durham) Herald-Sun, Sept. 17 -- Duke's victory over Northwestern Saturday sparks jubilation. ... Full story --Also, Duke Chronicle: Student Hit by Goal Post Escapes Without Serious Injury ... Full story

WHO WINS THE WAR (POLITICALLY)? New York Times, Sept. 15 -- Duke political scientist Christopher Gelpi, who studies American public opinion and politics, says that the Democrats won politically last week because more than ever this is President Bush's war and Democrats have no ownership of it. ... Full story

LAW SCHOOL DEANS DIFFER ON ADVOCACY ROLES Los Angeles Times, Sept. 16 -- The view of some that a law school dean has to tone down personal opinions was highlighted last week by UC Irvine's decision to rescind the hiring of outspoken Duke law professor Erwin Chemerinsky as dean of its new law school. ... Full story

INVESTORS, INDUSTRIALISTS SHRUG OFF PIPELINE BLASTS San Antonio Express-News, Sept. 16 -- Companies operating in Mexico are well aware of the risks of doing business there, Fuqua professor Campbell Harvey remarks regarding recent attacks on natural gas pipelines. ... Full story

LIVING YOUR DREAMS, IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING New York Times, Sept. 16 -- Dr. Rodney Radtke, the medical director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Duke, confirms the existence of "lucid dreaming," a state in which a sleeping person becomes aware he or she is dreaming and may even be able to direct the action. ... Full story