Duke in the News: March 13, 2007
Beyond Stones & Bones | Duke Case Still Splits Faculty | Program Leads Duke Students to Civil Rights Activist, and more…
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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COVER STORY: BEYOND STONES & BONES
Newsweek, March 19 -- The story of our origins isn't as clear-cut as we had thought. A discovery in 2005 by Duke's Matthew Rockman and colleagues offered a key insight into the modernizing human brain. (See third page.) ... Full story
DUKE CASE STILL SPLITS FACULTY
The New York Times, AP, March 12 -- While the lacrosse team is playing again and students seem interested in moving on, a deep rift remains in Duke's faculty over issues raised by last year's now infamous off-campus party. ... Full story
--Also, The New York Times, AP: Duke President Reflects on Past Year ... Full story
North Carolina Public Radio: Duke Scandal -- 1 Year Later ... Listen
(Raleigh) News & Observer: Support Was Absent, Coach Says ... Full story
(Durham) Herald-Sun: Ex-Lacrosse Coach, Reporter Team Up on Book ... Full story
Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story
PROGRAM LEADS DUKE STUDENTS TO CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST
Herald-Sun, March 12 -- Durham civil rights pioneer Ann Atwater, 71, says she has gained a family in a group of Duke divinity students. ... Full story
--Also, Herald-Sun: New Duke Students to Read Local Story ... Full story
LABS GIVE ENVIRONMENTALISTS SOMETHING TO FUME ABOUT
Triangle Business Journal, March 9 -- At the new French Family Science Center at Duke, completed in December, it's the 249 energy-saving fume hoods that are making the most difference for the environment. ... Full story
--Also, Triangle Business Journal: Duke Aims High on 'Green' Meter ... Full story
News & Observer: Old Outside, Green Within ... Full story
DUKE WOMEN EARN TOP OVERALL SPOT, AVOID MIDWEST TEST
Herald-Sun, March 13 -- The Duke Blue Devils are the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA women's basketball tournament. ... Full story
--Also, USA Today: Harding Uses Mother's Touch With Duke Women ... Full story
News & Observer: Devils Rest for Mad Dash ... Full story
SCIENTISTS STUDY PLANTS' USE OF CALCIUM
UPI, March 9 -- Understanding how plants manage calcium could help reduce the effects of acid rain on vegetation, Duke-led research published Friday said. ... Full story
PODCAST: BABIES FORM MEMORIES, BUT FORGET QUICKLY
Earth & Sky, March 13 -- Patricia Bauer, a professor and co-chair in the department of psychology and neuroscience at Duke, talks about her research into when infants start to form memories, and how their memories are different from the memories of adults. ... Full story
GRANT TO EXPAND SCHOOLS' MENTAL HEALTH CARE
Herald-Sun, March 12 -- The Robert Woods Johnson Foundation has awarded a grant to Duke for providing behavioral and mental health programs for immigrant children. ... Full story
INTERNS COLLECT LIFE LESSONS IN ACTIVISM
Durham News, March 10 -- Four Duke public policy students have embarked on a journey that has changed their perspective about Durham as they work to make a difference in the city. ... Full story
WHO IS OBAMA'S 'COUSIN POOKIE'?
Newhouse News Service, March 10 -- Mark Anthony Neal, professor of black popular culture at Duke, discusses Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's recent reference to the mysterious "Cousin Pookie." .. Full story
OUR CULINARY CULTURES
North Carolina Public Radio's The State of Things, March 9 – Kelly Alexander stopped by with three of her students from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke to talk about the deep history and cultural significance of some of the Triangle's foodways. ... Listen
