Duke in the News: Feb. 28, 2007

Duke Committee Issues Proposals to Improve Campus Culture | Economists Worry as Businesses Tighten Spending | Will Homework Ban Ease Student Stress? | and more…

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

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DUKE COMMITTEE ISSUES PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE CAMPUS CULTURE
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 28 -- A Duke committee charged with examining campus culture in the wake of last spring's lacrosse scandal issued 28 recommendations on Tuesday to promote "social responsibility and mutual respect" over what it called a "culture of excess." ... Full story
--Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: Duke Grapples With 'Culture of Excess' ... Full story
(Durham) Herald-Sun: Report -- Duke Needs Big Changes ... Full story
Duke Chronicle: Amid Buzz, Duke Unveils Bold Report ... Full story
Duke Chronicle: Op-Ed -- The CCI Report (by Duke President Richard Brodhead) ... Full story

ECONOMISTS WORRY AS BUSINESSES TIGHTEN SPENDING
USA Today, Feb. 28 -- Businesses are showing little appetite for investment in items such as heavy machinery and computers, a trend that follows a Duke University-CFO Magazine report showing that businesses may be growing more cautious. ... Full story

WILL HOMEWORK BAN EASE STUDENT STRESS?
CBS Evening News, Feb. 27 -- Although a handful of San Francisco Bay Area schools have largely ended traditional homework, Duke professor Harris Cooper tells CBS News his research has shown that homework does help learning. (with video) ... Full story

DESPITE GLOBAL-WARMING WARNINGS, OCEAN CIRCULATION NOT SLOWING DOWN
Fox News, LiveScience, Feb. 27 -- Scientific evidence and a Hollywood movie have fueled fears that global warming could disrupt the Atlantic Ocean's circulation, but there is no firm evidence that shows this is actually happening, says Duke oceanographer Susan Lozier. ... Full story
--Also, The New York Times: Op-Ed Ad -- Nicholas Environmental Notebook II -- Testing the Currents of Global Change ... Full story

GENETIC TESTING COULD INCREASE LUNG CANCER SURVIVAL RATES
(Topeka) ABC 49 News, Feb. 26 -- Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have developed the first-ever genomic test to help doctors decide who needs aggressive lung cancer treatment. ... Full story

HARDING IS DUKE'S LEADER
News & Observer, Feb. 28 -- Duke guard Lindsey Harding has been the center of attention this season and should add more accolades to her collection. ... Full story
--Also, News & Observer: Harding Repeats as Top Defender ... Full story

HARVARD'S FARMER WINS $100,000 AWARD FOR HELPING TREAT THE POOR
Bloomberg News, Feb. 28 -- Duke alumnus Paul Farmer's work bringing health-care services to about 10 million poor people in Haiti, Africa and South America has earned him the $100,000 Austin College Leadership Award for humanitarian work. ... Full story