Duke in the News: Feb. 20, 2007

Study Finds Drug Helps Fight Brain Tumors | Heart Disease Is a Lifelong Battle for Women | Inside the Madrasa, and more…

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

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STUDY FINDS DRUG HELPS FIGHT BRAIN TUMORS
MSNBC, Reuters, Feb. 19 -- Avastin, one of a new family of drugs that starves tumors of their blood supply, can slow the growth of the most common and deadly form of brain cancer, researchers led by Dr. James Vredenburgh of Duke reported on Monday. ... Full story

HEART DISEASE IS A LIFELONG BATTLE FOR WOMEN
(Raleigh) News & Observer, Feb. 20 -- "Clearly we need to be talking to women about heart disease at younger and younger ages," says Dr. L. Kristin Newby, a Duke cardiologist and one of three Duke physicians who served on an American Heart Association prevention guidelines panel. ... Full story

INSIDE THE MADRASA
American Public Media's The Story, Feb. 19 -- Duke professor Ebrahim Moosa, who has spent the past year visiting madrasas around the world, says he feels that the word "madrasa" has become demonized in the west, yet he admits that such schools are not without their problems. ... Full story/listen

THE PROBLEMS IN MODELING NATURE, WITH ITS UNRULY NATURAL TENDENCIES
The New York Times, Feb. 20 -- A new book by Duke geologist Orrin H. Pilkey and his daughter, Linda Pilkey-Jarvis, argues that nature is too complex and depends on too many processes that are poorly understood or little monitored to be modeled using computer programs. ... Full story

WAR ON BIOTERRORISM BEING FOUGHT IN DUKE FACILITY
(Raleigh) WRAL-TV, Feb. 19 -- The new Global Health Research Building at Duke is the first of 13 facilities to open across the country funded by the National Institutes of Health. ... Full story
--Also, North Carolina Public Radio: Bio Threat Lab ... Listen
Duke Chronicle: Anti-Bioterror Facility Opens Doors ... Full story

OP-ED: DEBATE BEGAN BEFORE JEFFERSON
Orlando Sentinel, Feb. 18 -- Duke Divinity School professor David C. Steinmetz discusses separation of church and state and the case of an Episcopal bishop who is suing his "wayward" congregations. ... Full story

THE SECRET BEHIND WHY IDEAS 'STICK'
NPR's Morning Edition, Feb. 19 -- Brothers Chip and Dan Heath examine why some ideas spread around the globe, while others are forgettable, in their book, "Made to Stick." Dan Heath is a consultant at Duke Corporate Education. ... Listen

MAN CHARGED WITH RAPING DUKE STUDENT AT PARTY
News & Observer, Feb. 20 -- Police made an arrest Monday in connection with a Duke freshman's allegation that she was sexually assaulted at an off-campus party earlier this month. ... Full story

COMMENTARY: FEDERAL LAW OFFERS SOME GUIDANCE, BUT NO ABSOLUTES
News & Observer, Feb. 18 -- Dr. Michael Cotten says neonatologists at Duke rely on guidance from a federal law about premature babies born alive. ... Full story
--Also, News & Observer: How Far Should We Go to Save New Life? ... Full story

IRAQI EDUCATION SYSTEM CAUGHT IN CROSSFIRE OF CONTINUED CONFLICT
PBS Online NewsHour, Feb. 12 -- Abdul Jawad, a former department chair at al-Mustansiriya University and now a visiting lecturer at Duke, says schools are the most dangerous places in Iraq. ... Full story
--Also, Chronicle of Higher Education: Mideast Provides Plenty of Work for a Fund That Aids Displaced Academics ... Full story

ON THE AIR
Mazhar Adli of the Divan Cultural Center will talk about an upcoming performance at Duke of the Whirling Dervishes of Rumi during today’s edition of "The State of Things" on North Carolina Public Radio. ... Details/listen
Duke professor Mark Anthony Neal will be a guest today on NPR’s "Talk of the Nation," discussing the film "Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes." Listen at 3 p.m. ET to a station that carries the show’s second hour, or listen live online http://www.wfae.org/wfae/index.cfm. The complete program audio will be archived on NPR's site by 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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