Duke in the News: June 6, 2005

BOOK REVIEW: AIDING AND ABETTING (Raleigh) News & Observer, June 5 -- "The Good Priest's Son," Duke professor Reynolds Price's "deeply moving" new novel, explores love and need and mutual dependence in a post-9/11 world. ... Full story --Also,  Orlando Sentinel: Review -- Communion of Longing at the Altar of Life ... Full story Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Review -- Disconnected From Life, Tragedy and Loved Ones Full story

NO ONE CLEAR ANSWER Los Angeles Daily News, June 4 -- Many Muslim thinkers accept work with embryos to seek medical therapies, says Duke religion professor Ebrahim Moosa, commenting on the debate in this country over stem-cell research. ... Full story --Also, News & Observer: Letter -- Another Cell Source, If We Really Need One (Howard G. Clark, professor emeritus of biomedical engineering at Duke) ... Full story

EXERCISE CUTS POLYCYSTIC OVARY-LINKED DIABETES RISK ABC News, June 3 -- Moderate exercise can improve insulin sensitivity and reduce diabetes risk in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), Duke researchers report. ... Full story --Also, (Durham) Herald-Sun: Study -- Understanding Diabetes Not Always Enough Full story

ALL OF THE ABOVE DANCE FESTIVAL News & Observer, June 5 -- The American Dance Festival, entering its 28th season at Duke, runs six weeks and includes 50 performances, a six-week school and auxiliary events. Full story

OP-ED: IN WAKE OF DEEP THROAT SAGA, NEED FOR FEDERAL SHIELD LAW CLEAR (Denver) Rocky Mountain News, June 4 -- "The publicity surrounding the revelation of Deep Throat's identity should be an impetus for action to make sure that such sources come forward in the future and that reporters will rely on them," says Duke law professor Erwin Chemerinsky. Full story

A'S FOR EVERYONE! Washington Post Magazine, June 5 -- The pressure on professors to keep the A's coming is endemic to college life, according to Stuart Rojstaczer, a Duke professor who runs a website called Gradeinflation.com. (See second page.) ... Full story

YOUTHS' PHOTOS OPEN WINDOW ON THE WORLD San Diego Union-Tribune, June 4 -- A nonprofit group founded by two Duke graduates, Shin Takeda and Warren Ogden, is sponsoring a huge public exhibit in San Diego of photographs taken by young refugees from more than a dozen countries. ... Full story

ON THE AIR Duke political science professor Tim Buthe, an expert on European integration, was interviewed Monday for the "Midday Utah" public affairs program on KCPW-FM, an NPR affiliate in Salt Lake City. Prof. Buthe talked about the causes and consequences of the overwhelming rejection of the European Union constitution by French and Dutch voters. (Audio not available online; link to program notes.) ... Details