December 13, 2004

GAUGING AMERICAN ATTITUDES TOWARD U.S. CASUALTIES IN IRAQ NPR's Morning Edition, Dec. 13 -- Duke political scientist Peter Feaver talked about why overall support for the war in Iraq hasn't dwindled, despite much higher casualties than either politicians or the public expected. Full story

BIG COMPANIES PLAN TO ACCELERATE U.S. EXODUS OF WHITE-COLLAR JOBS Financial Times, Dec. 13 -- Large U.S. companies are gaining bigger-than-expected cost savings from the offshoring of white-collar jobs and plan to relocate more operations overseas, according to a new study from Duke and Archstone Consulting. Full story --Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: Offshoring Here to Stay Full story

KRZYZEWSKI JOINS 700 CLUB (Raleigh) News & Observer, Dec. 13 -- Duke's Mike Krzyzewski notched a milestone win with the rout of Toledo on Sunday. He became the second youngest coach in Division I basketball history to win 700 games. Full story --Also, (Durham) Herald-Sun: A 700-K Gem Full story

STUDY LINKS DEFECT, DEPRESSION Washington Post, Dec. 13 -- A genetic defect that lowers serotonin levels could increase the risk of depression and also explain why some depressed patients fail to respond to drug treatments, Duke researchers said last week. (See second Science Notebook item.) Full story --Also, Fox News: Gene Mutation Linked to Risk of Depression Full story

'ACTING WHITE' MYTH, THE New York Times Magazine, Dec. 12 -- Duke economist William Darity Jr. and a colleague at UNC, who coordinated an 18-month ethnographic study at 11 schools, found that black students basically have the same attitudes about achievement as their white counterparts do. Full story

AFTER PLEDGES FOR REFORM, SCHOOL APPAREL STILL MADE IN SWEATSHOPS Detroit Free Press, Dec. 12 -- Gary Gereffi, a Duke sociology professor who studies the apparel industry, commented on efforts to pressure manufacturers to improve conditions for workers who make university apparel. Full story

DOCTOR: SALISBURY SUICIDES MAY BE TIED TO EMISSIONS Charlotte Observer, Dec. 11 -- Toxic emissions from nearby asphalt plants might have contributed to an increased suicide rate in two Salisbury, N.C., neighborhoods, according to an adjunct Duke faculty member and a Duke psychiatry professor, Dr. Jonathan Davidson. Full story