Duke in the News: Feb. 15, 2007
College Academic All-Stars | Men Can't Help But Ignore Their Wives | Students' View of Intelligence Can Help Grades, and more…
Thursday, February 15, 2007
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COLLEGE ACADEMIC ALL-STARS
USA Today, Feb. 15 -- Duke students Ai (Chloe) Chien from Myanmar, Andrew Longenecker from Florida and Joseph Babcock from Connecticut are recognized by the paper's All-USA College Academic Team program. ... Full story
--Also, USA Today: Academic All-Stars -- Third Team ... Full story
MEN CAN'T HELP BUT IGNORE THEIR WIVES
MSNBC, LiveScience, Feb. 14 -- When a man fails to help out around the house, his poor performance might be related to a subconscious tendency to resist doing anything his wife wants, a new Duke study suggests. ... Full story
--Also, (New York) Fox 5 News at 10: Nagging Spouses (Video not available online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.)
Canada.com: Reactant Tendencies Can Be Detrimental ... Full story
STUDENTS' VIEW OF INTELLIGENCE CAN HELP GRADES
NPR's Morning Edition, Feb. 15 -- Teaching children that they're in charge of their own intellectual growth motivates a child to work hard, says Duke psychologist Steven Asher. ... Full story
LODI CHURCH REJECTS EPISCOPAL SCHISM
San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 12 -- If the Episcopal Church comes apart, "in a way, it's too bad," says Duke Divinity School professor David Steinmetz, noting that it is one of Protestantism's few global institutions. ... Full story
BOOK EXCERPT: A FRIEND LIKE PETER
The Christian Century, Feb. 6 -- The Rev. Canon Sam Wells, dean of Duke Chapel, explores six kinds of power in his new book, "Power and Passion: Six Characters in Search of Resurrection." ... Full story
RITES AND WRONGS
Boston Globe, Feb. 11 -- Ten years after its passage, Duke law professor Doriane Coleman reflects on the educational significance of a federal law prohibiting female circumcision. (See page 3.) ... Full story
TONY NOMINEE MILAM STAGES WORLD PREMIERE, THE GREAT GAME, AT DUKE
Playbill News, Feb. 14 -- Director Wilson Milam is staging the world premiere of "The Great Game" on the Duke campus. ... Full story
--Also, (Durham) Independent Weekly: In Two Plays Running ... Full story
ON THE AIR
Sara Lipka, a reporter at The Chronicle for Higher Education, will be a guest today on North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC’s "The State of Things," talking about how some Duke faculty are divided over the lacrosse case. Also on the show, Duke history professor Anne Firor Scott will discuss an unlikely friendship as detailed in her new book about Pauli Murray’s correspondence with her mentor, "Forty Years of Letters in Black and White." ... Details/listen
