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Duke in the News: Feb. 23, 2004

A Year Later, Efforts Are On to Avoid Another Botched Transplant | Brazil Institute Charts a New Hemisphere for Neuroscience | Conservatives Say Bias on Campuses Stifles Free Discussion, and more

A YEAR LATER, EFFORTS ARE ON TO AVOID ANOTHER BOTCHED TRANSPLANT New York Times, Feb. 22 -- Jeca Santillas death shook the nation's confidence in the organ donation system, battered the reputation of world-renowned Duke University Hospital, and, most agree, probably will end up making the system and the hospital better. ...Full story --Also, (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun: Friends, Family Honor Jesica Full story (Duke) Chronicle: Year Later, Meaning of SantillaCase Still Debated Full story Herald-Sun: Tragedy Spurs Vigilance at Duke, Beyond Full story Herald-Sun: 'I Was Really Angry With God' Full story Herald-Sun: Strong-Willed Men Grapple Over Rights to Jesica's Story Full story L.A. Weekly: Grief's Gravity Full story

BRAZIL INSTITUTE CHARTS A NEW HEMISPHERE FOR NEUROSCIENCE Science, Feb. 20 -- Brazilian-born Duke neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis has an ambitious plan to create a novel research institute in a poor region of his native country. ...Full story

CONSERVATIVES SAY LIBERAL BIAS ON CAMPUSES STIFLES FREE DISCUSSION (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, Feb. 23 -- At Duke, UNC and beyond, conservatives point to examples of what they see as not merely a liberal bias on campus, but a culture that no longer encourages or tolerates free discussion. Others on both campuses disagree. ...Full story --Also, Herald-Sun: Flare-Ups on UNC, Duke Campuses Full story Herald-Sun: At NCCU, Students Feel Free to Express Their Opinions Full story

VACCINES: EGG BEATERS Scientific American, Feb. 23 -- Samuel L. Katz of the Duke University School of Medicine and a member of the vaccine advisory committee for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, says opening a culture flask would be much simpler than working with eggs to produce vaccines. ... Full story

NEW PH.D.S FACE RUGGED CLIMB TO PROFESSORSHIP (Raleigh) News & Observer, Feb. 22 -- Frustrated that apprenticeships in postdoctoral jobs don't always deliver good benefits or training needed in a tight labor market, "postdocs" and their employers are pushing for change locally and nationally. Former Duke postdocs Rob Waterland and Susan Murphy comment. ...Full story

PASTORS USE 'PASSION' AS RECRUITING TOOL Sacramento Bee, Feb. 23 -- As evangelicals seize on Mel Gibson's movie to try to connect people with Christ, Terry Lindvall, a visiting professor at Duke who teaches theology and film, says, "The ballyhoo surrounding this film has taken on a life of its own." ... Full story

OP-ED: A NEW IDENTITY WITHOUT A NEW STATE Taipei Times, Feb. 23 -- "Wholehearted consolidation of a new identity is a practical and feasible direction for Taiwan," states Cho Hui-wan, a visiting professor at Duke University. ... Full story

OP-ED: WHY ARE WE INCITING OPPOSITION ABROAD? (Raleigh) News & Observer, Feb. 22 -- Ole R. Holsti, professor of political science, emeritus, at Duke University, recounts episodes that have needlessly nurtured anti-American sentiments, even among traditional allies. ... Full story