Duke in the News: Sept. 27, 2007

VACCINE COMPOUND IS HARMLESS, STUDY SAYS, AS AUTISM DEBATE RAGES New York Times, Sept. 27 -- Dr. Jeffrey Baker, a pediatrician and vaccine expert who is director of the history of medicine program at Duke, says findings that a controversial vaccine preservative appears to be harmless should be reassuring for parents. ... Full story

OP-ED: LET'S END THE CHARADE (Raleigh) News & Observer, Sept. 27 -- Christopher Gelpi, a professor of political science at Duke, concludes there is nothing left for America to do but beg the forgiveness of the Iraqi people and the international community for what we have brought upon them. (Link to text on Duke News website.) ... Full story

COMMENTARY: THE FOLLY OF 'ISLAMIC ECONOMICS' (Toronto) National Post, Sept. 27 -- The ideal place to start to understand Islamic economics is Duke professor Timur Kuran's book "Islam and Mammon," says Daniel Pipes, director of the Middle East Forum. ... Full story

ABILITY TO BUILD WEALTH OFTEN TIED TO HABITS LEARNED EARLY (Fort Worth) Star-Telegram, Money magazine, Sept. 27 -- Lisa Keister, associate professor of sociology at Duke and author of the book "Getting Rich," has spent a good deal of her time focusing not just on who gets rich in this country, but why. ... Full story

HAVE A LITTLE FAITH -- YOU'LL FEEL BETTER MSNBC, Sept. 26 -- Dr. Harold G. Koenig, co-director of the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke University Medical Center, reflects on recent studies of intercessory prayer. (See second page.) ... Full story

DHS AND NSF ANNOUNCE $8 MILLION FOR THE RESEARCH INITIATIVE AWARDS Docuticker, Sept. 24 -- A grant to Duke from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) is part of a program to build the nation's intellectual capital in nuclear sciences and engineering. ... Full story

DUKE LACROSSE PLAYERS, FAMILIES CONSIDER LAWSUIT AGAINST UNIVERSITY ABC News, Sept. 26 -- A group of current and former Duke University lacrosse players and their families may sue the university, some of the families and their lawyer told ABC News. ... Full story --Also, Duke Chronicle: Duke May Be Hit With Lacrosse Suit ... Full story

PRICE TO RECEIVE WOLFE PRIZE (Durham) Herald-Sun, Sept. 19 -- Award-winning Southern author and Duke English professor Reynolds Price will receive UNC-Chapel Hill's 2007 Thomas Wolfe Prize and deliver a free public lecture at the university Oct. 3. ... Full story