Duke in the News: Feb. 23, 2007
Where Bush Would Steer Energy R&D | With Some Prostate Cases, Wait-and-See May Be Best Approach | Lax Team Set to Face Off, and more…
Friday, February 23, 2007
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WHERE BUSH WOULD STEER ENERGY R&D
Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 23 -- "The new [U.S. Department of Energy] budget doesn't reflect the big increase in public concern about greenhouse gases," says energy expert Richard Newell, formerly a senior economist on the President's Council of Economic Advisers, now at Duke's Nicholas School. ... Full story
--Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: Triangle's Fuel Choices Are Few (Duke employee succeeds in driving off the gasoline grid.) ... Full story
WITH SOME PROSTATE CASES, WAIT-AND-SEE MAY BE BEST APPROACH
USA Today, Feb. 22 -- At the 3rd Prostrate Cancer Symposium, Duke professor W. Robert Lee moderates a discussion of a new study that looks at the anguishing decisions facing men receiving a diagnosis of prostate cancer. ... Full story
--Also, UPI: Analysis -- Men Seek Prostate Treatment ... Full story
(Toronto) Globe and Mail: Prostate Cancer -- Diet Changes No Magic Bullet (Duke research; article not available online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.)
LAX TEAM SET TO FACE OFF
Duke Chronicle, Feb. 23 -- Duke will take the lacrosse field Saturday afternoon for the first time since last March. ... Full story
--Also, Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story
ANA'S ARRIVAL
American Public Media's The Story, Feb. 22 -- Against all odds, Ana Benitez Graham, an immigrant and school drop-out, made it to medical School at Duke. She talks about how her educational goals affected her relationship with her family. ... Full story
PANEL: HEDGE-FUND CONTROLS SUFFICIENT
Chicago Tribune, Feb. 23 -- David Hsieh, a Duke business professor, discusses hedge funds, large private investment pools for the superwealthy that have mushroomed into a trillion-dollar industry over the past decade. ... Full story
--Also, Investor's Business Daily: Hedge Funds Dodge Tough New Rules, But Caution Urged ... Full story
MEDIEVAL MUSLIMS MADE STUNNING MATH BREAKTHROUGH
Reuters, Feb. 22 -- Joshua Socolar, a Duke physicist, comments on signs that medieval Islamic designers achieved a mathematical breakthrough 500 years earlier than Western scholars. ... Full story
--Also, Chicago Tribune: New Light on Ancient Patterns ... Full story
BOOK REVIEW: BACH TO THE FUTURE
Weekly Standard, Feb. 26 -- Johann Sebastian Bach wrote little about himself or his music, but Duke music professor emeritus Peter Williams has sought to fill in these gaps. (Link to preview; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.) ... Preview
A COACH WHO LIKES JUST BEING IN THE PRESENT
The New York Times, Feb. 22 -- Being a coach, being in the present. Those words may best explain why St. Anthony’s Coach and former Duke star Bob Hurley has been nominated for the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. ... Full story
AMERICA'S NEW IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS
The Ripon Forum, February/March 2007 -- America needs to open the doors wider for the skilled immigrants it needs, says Vivek Wadhwa, executive-in-residence at Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering. ... Full story
ON THE AIR
On today’s edition of "The State of Things" from North Carolina Public Radio, Duke professor Karla Holloway talks about her new book, "BookMarks: Reading in Black and White," which examines the intimate connection between reading and identity and shares the cultural reasons why this relationship is especially evident in the African-American community. ... Details/listen
