Duke in the News: Oct. 27, 2006

A BETTER WAY TO BUILD A FACE Wired, Oct. 27 -- Facial transplants come with many difficulties. Dr. Scott Levin, chief of the plastic and reconstructive surgery division at Duke University Medical School, believes the solution to the rejection problem will be finding a way to build immuno-tolerance in patients. ... Full story

OP-ED: NEEDED -- COURAGEOUS JUDGES TO UPHOLD CONSTITUTION Des Moines Register, Oct. 25 -- "It is not hyperbole," says Duke professor Erwin Chemerinsky, "to say that [the Military Commission Act of 2006] is among the worst adopted in American history in its disregard for the Constitution." ... Full story

NEW OPTIONS FOR SOOTHING ARTHRITIS PAIN NPR's Morning Edition, Oct. 26 -- Dr. David S. Pisetsky, chief of rheumatology at Duke University Medical Center, suggests a few ways your doctor can help you determine what is causing your aching joints. ... Full story

EDITORIAL: THE SUPREME COURT'S CRUSADE -- FAIRNESS FOR THE POWERFUL The New York Times, Oct. 26 -- Opinion page writer Adam Cohen endorses Duke law professor Erwin Chemerinsky's argument for a constitutional theory of excessive punishment that covers human and corporate wrongdoers equally. ... Full story

IN MY OPINION ... KIDS GET TOO MUCH HOMEWORK! Time for Kids, Oct. 27 -- Harris Cooper, a professor of education and psychology at Duke and the author of "The Battle Over Homework," believes that homework is good for kids, but only in moderation. (Article not available online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.) --Also, (Toronto) Globe and Mail: Focus -- Homework Doesn't Make the Grade; Or Does It? ... Full story

COLUMN: DREAMS AND STRATEGIES The Christian Century, Oct. 17 -- L. Gregory Jones, dean of Duke Divinity School, writes about the challenge of cultivating institutions in service to the gospel. ... Full story

$2.5 MILLION TO DUKE FOR VISUAL STUDIES Artnet News, Oct. 24 -- Duke has received a $2.5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to create a Visual Studies Initiative, an interdisciplinary program designed to explore "visual literacy." (Scroll to bottom of page.) ... Full story --Also, Duke Chronicle: Duke Starts $2.5M Visual Studies Push ... Full story Triangle Business Journal: Duke Lands $2.5M Grant From Mellon Foundation ... Full story

FENCING KEEPS PUPILS ON TOES (Durham) Herald-Sun, Oct. 26 -- Two Duke varsity fencers share a sport that helps kids to focus. The program they started gets support from the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership Initiative. ... Full story

TAKE A WALK IN THE COLORFUL WOODS (Raleigh) News & Observer, Oct. 26 -- Autumn's fall foliage show has come to Duke Forest. The Korstian Division in Orange County has some particularly nice hiking through mature hardwoods and a lovely dip down into the New Hope Creek valley. ... Full story

ON THE AIR Duke health policy professor Frank Sloan is scheduled to be a guest on "Marketplace Money," airing on public radio stations this weekend. He will discuss Florida's new prescription drug database, "MyFloridaRX." http://marketplacemoney.publicradio.org/ "Japan's Pop Power," featuring an interview with Department of Cultural Anthropology Chair Anne Allison, can be heard at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, on 91.5 WUNC FM. Produced in collaboration with Duke's Center for Documentary Studies, the American RadioWorks program will explore Japan's pop culture exports. http://wunc.org/radio-showcase Dr. Philip Rosoff, a professor of pediatric oncology at Duke University Medical Center, will be a guest Monday on NPR's "Talk of the Nation," talking about childhood cancer. Listen live at 3 p.m. ET or later to archived web audio. ... Details