Duke in the News: April 24, 2003

EDITORIAL: FRONTIER DAYS (Raleigh) News & Observer, April 24 -- Genome sciences are what's known in the research world as cutting-edge. And two of the world's sharpest edges are in the Triangle, celebrated this week with the christening of genomic research lab buildings at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ... Full story

A MASSIVE CRIME WAVE Publishers Weekly, April 24 -- Duke University Press reaches back to the 19th century to rediscover books by some of the very first women mystery writers. ... Full story

BETTER SAFETY NETS SOUGHT (Raleigh) News & Observer, April 24 -- In the aftermath of the Jesica Santillan transplant error, Duke Hospital officials have launched an effort to study how to make high-risk procedures safer for patients. ... Full story

COLUMN: THE KING AND MORE FROM RIM OF DUKE (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, April 24 -- John Schelp, president of the Old West Durham neighborhood, has devised a self-guided walking tour for the benefit of Duke students. Jim Wise found it "filled with engaging local lore," including the story that Elvis once lived in Trinity Park. ...Full story

HERBAL REMEDIES: A $4 BILLION ENIGMA Business Week, April 28 -- Consumers seem to be getting the message for some herbs. Last April, a team led by Dr. Jonathan Davidson of Duke University Medical Center reported that St. John's Wort didn't help in cases of major depression, even though previous studies suggested some benefit in milder depression. ... Full story

Q&A: RICARDO LAGOS ESCOBAR, PRESIDENT OF CHILE San Diego Union-Tribune, April 20 -- Lagos, now 65, holds a doctorate in economics from Duke University and is a strong proponent of free trade. Lagos was interviewed by Herbert G. Klein, editor-in-chief of Copley Newspapers. (Free registration required.) ... Full story

EX-CSFB BANKER FRANK QUATTRONE FACES CRIMINAL CHARGES Bloomberg News, April 23 -- "This is a high visibility case and a strong case," said James Cox, professor of corporate and securities law at Duke University Law School, of the charges against Frank Quattrone, the former head of Credit Suisse First Boston's technology-banking unit. ... Full story

CONFERENCE MOOD SUNNIER (Raleigh) News & Observer, April 24 -- Investors from around the country came to the Triangle this week for the Council for Entrepreneurial Development's 20th annual venture-capital conference, attracted by marquee speakers such as Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, promising startups and, perhaps most of all, each other. ... Full story

PLAYING WAR (Durham, N.C.) Independent, April 23 -- What's more dangerous: Letting your kids play with toy guns or not bothering to teach them how to confront real violence? Dr. John Fairbank, an associate professor of medical psychology at Duke University Medical Center and co-director of the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, comments. ...Full story

JAPANESE CULTURE EXPLORED IN NEW BOOK M2 Best Books, April 23 -- Anthropologist Laura Spielvogel's new book ("Working Out in Japan"), published by Duke University Press, reveals how body image, beauty, and health and leisure issues are comprehended in contemporary Japanese society. ... Full story

MORE THAN SHELTER (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, April 24 -- The King's Daughters and Sons Home, which celebrates its 100th anniversary today, has the look of a sorority house, this big, imposing brick building tucked away at the corner of Gloria Avenue and Buchanan Boulevard, across from Duke's East Campus. ...Full story