Duke in the News: Dec. 16, 2003
WHAT NOW FOR THE DEMOCRATS? NPR's The Connection, Dec. 16 -- Sanford Institute director Bruce Jentleson talks about presidential politics in the wake of Saddam Hussein's capture. Listen to archived audio. ...Listen
BRITISH IGNITE DEBATE IN U.S. ON DRUGS AND SUICIDE New York Times, Dec. 16 -- When British doctors were told to stop writing prescriptions for antidepressant drugs for children under 18, many American psychiatrists were surprised. Dr. John March, the chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center, believes the British regulators acted hastily. ... Full story
NUMBER OF MURDERS ACROSS NATION RISES USA Today, Dec. 16 -- Gang violence contributed to more killings in some of the nation's largest cities during the first half of the year, the FBI reported Monday. "The question is, what are they fighting over?" said Kenneth Land, a Duke University sociology professor. ... Full story
Q&A: TRAFFICKING IN FEAR(Raleigh) News & Observer, Dec. 14 -- Ariel Dorfman, a distinguished professor of literature and Latin American studies at Duke University, defines academic freedom. ... Full story --Also, News & Observer: Is There Room for Dissent in Academia? (Bassett Affair commemoration) Full story
SURVEY FINDS DUKE STUDENTS UNHAPPY WITH SOCIAL SCENE (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, Dec. 16 -- Academics are the highlight of life at Duke University, but some students say they feel disenchanted with the campus's lack of a social life, according to a recently released Duke Student Government report. ...Full story
$1M GRANT FUELS DUKE-UNC MEDICAL PROGRAM Triangle Business Journal, Dec. 15 -- Duke University Medical Center, UNC Hospitals and other health care-related entities have received a grant of nearly $1 million to collaborate on a program designed to improve patient care by fighting physician fatigue. ... Full story
PIANO STRIKES THE RIGHT CHORD FOR LONDON Financial Times, Dec. 15 -- Educated at Duke University, where he is building a museum designed by Rafael Vinoly, collector and property developer Raymond D. Nasher is a realist with a flawless eye for art. ... Full story
ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTIONS' PATH TO SUCCESS FLOWS THROUGH CHINA Roanoke (Va.) Times, Dec. 12 -- Prospects for a Roanoke firm have been buoyed by environmental remediation work landed in China and, separately, by a promising catalytic product that Duke alumna and company founder Deb Oyler says could dramatically reduce air pollution from coal-fired power plants or other industrial sources. ...Full story
BROTHERS UNITED (Raleigh) News & Observer, Dec. 16 -- Matt and Nate O'Keefe, who work together in the department of neurobiology at Duke University, feel a long way from their childhood squabbles. They've become friends and musical collaborators. (See third profile.) ... Full story
COLLEGE OFFERS FREEDOM, REQUIRES DISCIPLINE Winston-Salem Journal, Dec. 15 -- College academia is an entirely independent and self-motivated endeavor that can be as intimidating as it is rewarding, says Duke first-year student Allen Elster. ...Full story