Duke in the News: Nov. 13, 2003

PANEL RECOMMENDS STUDIES ON TESTOSTERONE THERAPY New York Times, Nov. 13 -- Dr. Dan G. Blazer, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University and chairman of a committee of the National Academy of Sciences looking at testosterone therapy, comments on the panel's recommendations. ... Full story --Also, Wired: Testosterone in Fountain of Youth Full story Washington Post: Testosterone Derided as a Health Supplement Full story (London) Guardian: Flagging US Males Turn to Testosterone Treatment Full story USA Today: Expert Panel Urges Clinical Trials for Testosterone Therapy Full story

LOCAL DNA BANKS HOLD CLUES TO ILLNESS (Raleigh) News & Observer, Nov. 13 -- Duke University hopes to collect half a million DNA and related samples from heart clinic patients here and abroad. Scientists see medical promise in researching the biochemical compounds. ... Full story

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES STEP UP EFFORTS TO ATTRACT LAW STUDENTS Wall Street Journal, Nov. 11 -- Even with this push by Uncle Sam, it's not easy to land one of these gigs. Bruce Elvin, assistant dean for career services at the Duke Law School, says that various offices of the federal government have been trying to raise their internships' profiles on the Duke campus. (Link provided for subscribers; full text e-mailed upon request.) ... Full story/subscribers

SCIENCE OF THE DEEP The Science Channel, Nov. 7 -- The four-finned, turtle-like Gamara, nurtured by the students in the Duke University Robotic Club, was among the cutting-edge robots featured in an one-hour special. The Duke sub took third place in the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition. ...Web site

VIRTUAL REALITY PROGRAM HELPING PEOPLE OVERCOME FEAR WRAL.com, Nov. 12 -- A virtual reality program at Duke University helps people face their fears. Studies show virtual reality is up to 90 percent effective. ...Full story

THE GRUNTS' VOICE Hartford Courant, Nov. 11 -- The Internet provides a new channel for soldiers to sound off, but Peter Feaver, a military expert and political scientist at Duke University, says this unprecedented communications flow distorts the facts. ... Full story

SUMMIT TARGETS OBESITY AND HEALTH DISPARITIES, PROMOTES WELLNESS (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, Nov. 13 -- Ralph Snyderman, Duke University's chancellor for health affairs, pledged Duke's support in helping Durham County to become healthy and stay healthy. ...Full story Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel: Research Finds Popular Diets Equally Effective (Dr. Augustus O. Grant, a cardiologist at Duke and president of the American Heart Association, on obesity trends) Full story

LOVING ONE WHO'S DYING (Raleigh) News & Observer, Nov. 13 -- Duke alumna Margaret Kim Peterson will lecture and sign her book "Sing Me to Heaven: The Story of a Marriage" today (Thursday) at 5 p.m. at Duke Divinity School's Alumni Memorial Common Room. ... Full story

VERBATIM: EXPLAINING THE GENDER GAP IN CONTRACEPTION Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 14 -- In "The Male Pill: A Biography of a Technology in the Making" (Duke University Press), Nelly Oudshoorn, a professor in the Netherlands, seeks to explain the gender gap in contraception. ...Full story

BOOK REVIEW: TWISTY PATH GETTING FROM HERE TO THERE Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Nov. 9 -- "Small Things Considered," the latest book by Duke engineering professor Henry Petroski, is closest in spirit to an earlier book of case histories, "The Evolution of Useful Things." ... Full story --Also, Charlotte Observer: Intimacy of Design Is on Display Daily (free registration required) Full story