Duke in the News: Jan. 14, 2003
U.N. Leader Annan to Address Duke Grads | Better Sleep, Without the Acid | Ken Starr Spends Day at Duke Law School | Bird Brains | Op-Ed: A Different Drum, and more...
Tuesday, January 14, 2003
U.N. LEADER TO SPEAK AT DUKE GRADUATION
News & Observer, Jan. 14 -- United Nations Secretary-General
Kofi Annan, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001, will deliver
Duke University's 2003 commencement address, officials said Monday.
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--Also, (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun: U.N. Leader Annan To Address
Duke Grads
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BETTER SLEEP, WITHOUT THE ACID
New York Times, Jan. 14 -- A device that helps people who have the
obstructive breathing disorder sleep apnea, often characterized by
intense snoring, also helps people who suffer from acid reflux, a
painful stomach disorder, Duke and University of South Alabama
researchers reported yesterday. (Free registration required to
access article.) ...
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--Also, UPI: Sleeping Mask Helps Acid Reflux Sufferers
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KEN STARR SPENDS DAY AT DUKE LAW SCHOOL
(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, Jan. 14 -- Duke law students welcomed
Kenneth Starr as one of their own Monday, as the former solicitor
general and independent counsel appeared at his alma mater to visit
with students and professors and talk about his new book.
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BIRD BRAINS
NPR's The Connection, Jan. 14 -- Duke University neurobiologist
Erich Jarvis has found hummingbirds and humans have something in
common, beyond the love of sweets, that is. They share the rare
ability to learn to make meaningful sounds. His pioneering work is
not just for the birds. (Audio available.) ...
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A DIFFERENT DRUM
The (London) Guardian, Jan. 11 -- With the world on the brink of
war, the need for stories of peace is paramount, writes Duke
literature professor and author Ariel Dorfman. ...
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HOSPITAL COSTS SIMILAR, DESPITE ALZHEIMER'S
GENE
Reuters, Jan. 11 -- People enrolled in Medicare who carry a genetic
variation known to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, heart
disease and stroke appear to incur no more hospital costs than
other elderly patients who are hospitalized, Duke researchers
report. ...
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MEET DR. VAUGHAN
(Greensboro) News & Record, Jan. 12 -- USA Today dubbed her the
"Erin Brockovich of rural medicine." Meet Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan,
magna cum laude, Duke University. Vaughan -- some call her Dr.
Va-Va-Va-Vaughan -- just hung her shingle in Greensboro. ...Full
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REVIEW: ALL IN THE FAMILY
ChristianityToday.com, Jan. 14 -- Elesha Coffman, former managing
editor of Christian History and currently a doctoral student in
American Christianity at Duke University, reviews Randall Balmer's
"Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism." ...Full
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DUKE, N.C. CENTRAL HOLD KING EVENTS
(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, Jan. 12 -- Many events at Duke and N.C.
Central University this week and next will commemorate Martin
Luther King Jr. and his legacy, on and around Martin Luther King
Day. ...Full
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--Also: The Chronicle: Guinier Highlights MLK Celebration
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MCCOLL TO CHAIR CONFERENCE ON CORPORATE
RESPONSIBILITY
Triad Business Journal, Jan. 10 -- The Fuqua School will join five
other business schools in writing a white paper to be released
subsequent to the upcoming national "Forum for Corporate
Conscience." ...
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