December 16, 2004

OP-ED: EVOLUTION STICKER SHOCK Seattle Times, Dec. 16 -- A Georgia school district's nod to fundamentalists on the issue of evolution is "a body blow right smack in the middle of our double helix," says Huntington F. Willard, the director of the Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy at Duke. Full story --Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: Op-Ed -- Setbacks for Science in the Classroom Full story

COACH K, SMITH, BOEHEIM PART OF HOOPS' GUIDING PANEL USA Today, Dec. 16 -- Top coaches from Duke's Mike Krzyzewski to Kentucky's Tubby Smith to Syracuse's Jim Boeheim are part of a unique new steering committee of sorts for college men's basketball. Full story --Also, (San Jose) Mercury News: Duke Recruit Paulus Named National Player Of The Year Full story

SEPRACOR SAYS FDA CLEARS SLEEP AID Wall Street Journal, Dec. 16 -- About 15 percent of the U.S. population suffers from serious insomnia, according to Duke sleep researcher Dr. Andrew D. Krystal, but most don't seek a doctor's help, in part because of negative attitudes toward sleeping pills. (Link for subscribers; free access at Smart Money link.) Full story --Also, Smart Money, Dow Jones: Sepracor Wins FDA Approval for Insomnia Drug Full story

VIDAL TO PREMIERE PLAY AT DUKE (Raleigh) News & Observer, Dec. 16 -- Theater Previews at Duke will present the premiere of a new play by Gore Vidal for a two-week run beginning Feb. 22 at Duke's Reynolds Theater. Full story

ADD ALCOHOL TO THE LIST OF DIET-BUSTERS (New Orleans) Times-Picayune, Dec. 15 -- Drinking can sabotage one's diet through the munch factor, says Elisabetta Politi, nutrition manager at Duke's Diet and Fitness Center. (Also in most U.S. dailies.) Full story

BOOK REVIEW: THE HISTORIAN AS LATTER-DAY SAINT Books & Culture, November/December 2004 -- Elesha Coffman, a doctoral student in American religious history at Duke, reviews "Believing History: Latter-Day Saint Essays." Full story

'EXTREME MAKEOVER' HELPS HEAL A SICK CHILD'S HOME (Durham) ABC 11 Eyewitness News, Dec. 13 -- Producers from ABC's hit show Extreme Makeover's Home Edition are busy meeting the unique needs of a Duke Hospital transplant patient's home in California. Full story