Duke in the News: Oct. 9, 2007

STUDIES: STORED BLOOD LACKS NITRIC OXIDE New York Times, Oct. 8 -- Much of the stored blood given to millions of people every year may lack a component vital for delivering oxygen to the tissues, Duke researchers report. (AP story also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and more than 140 other news outlets) ... Full story --Also, Time: Why Banked Blood Goes Bad ... Full story Wall Street Journal: Studies Hint at Transfusion Risk ... Full story (Raleigh) News & Observer: Blood Puzzle May Be Solved ... Full story

CANCER TREATMENT MAY RISK HEART DAMAGE New York Times, AP, Oct. 9 -- Dr. Pamela Douglas, a Duke cardiologist, is planning research into how to protect the hearts of breast cancer survivors. ... Full story

IN SOME SCHOOLS, IPODS ARE REQUIRED LISTENING New York Times, Oct. 9 -- The spread of iPods into classrooms across the country follows Duke's early use of the technology for learning. ... Full story

THE RULES OF CONDUCT Boston Globe, Oct. 9 -- Mark Anthony Neal, a professor at Duke and author of last year's nonfiction work about black masculinity and sexuality, "New Black Man," discusses how black men cope in hostile workplaces. ... Full story

COUNTY BOARD DELAYS ACTION ON PANHANDLING BAN News & Observer, Oct. 9 -- Emily Sanford, a student at Duke Divinity School and advocate for the homeless, wants Durham County officials to consider the plight of panhandlers. ... Full story

COLUMN: BE GENEROUS Christian Century, Oct. 2 -- L. Gregory Jones, dean of Duke Divinity School, believes unexpected generosity can set the stage for forgiveness and healing. ... Full story

SMITHIES' WORK IS CRUCIAL News & Observer, Oct. 9 -- Peter Agre, vice chancellor for science and technology at Duke University Medical Center, and Brigid Hogan, chairwoman of cell biology at Duke, appreciate the importance of UNC colleague and new Nobel laureate Oliver Smithies' work. ... Full story

REVIEW: AFTER KATRINA, MEMORIALS TO A LIFE THAT HAS DIED (Durham) Herald-Sun, Oct. 7 -- Nothing is ever as simple as it looks, and a small exhibit at Duke about Hurricane Katrina survivors who found their way to Durham is a case in point. ... Full story

COMMENTARY: CLOTH VS. DISPOSABLE -- THE DIAPER DILEMMA Chapel Hill News, Oct. 7 -- Rebecca Vidra's writing class at Duke is evaluating "green choices," and finding that some environmentally-friendly options aren't so green after all. ... Full story