Duke in the News: Jan. 29, 2003
Op-Ed: An Ailing System | Beard and Duke Rise Above the Competition | College Try | Testosterone Replacement Therapy Faces Scrutiny | Finding Fulfillment in the Golden Years, and more...
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
OP-ED: AN AILING SYSTEM
Washington Times, Jan. 29 -- As costs spiral out of control,
prospective health care -- a Duke-led initiative -- offers a
fundamentally new orientation, writes Duke University Health System
President and CEO Ralph Snyderman. ...Full
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BEARD AND DUKE RISE ABOVE THE COMPETITION
New York Times, Jan. 29 -- Alana Beard has led Duke to the No. 1
ranking in the country and a 19-0 record heading into Wednesday's
Atlantic Coast Conference game at North Carolina State. A showdown
against No. 2 Connecticut on ESPN2 is set for Saturday night at
Duke. ...
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COLLEGE TRY
American Prospect, Jan. 24 -- Many colleges discriminate against
applicants from low-income families by considering only the highest
SAT or ACT scores submitted by would-be students, argues Jacob L.
Vigdor, an assistant professor of public-policy studies and
economics at Duke University. ...
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TESTOSTERONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY FACES
SCRUTINY
USA Today, Jan. 29 -- A task force of prominent scientists from
Duke University and elsewhere will meet Thursday in Washington,
D.C., to begin reviewing whether testosterone replacement therapy
in older men should be studied in a clinical trial. ...
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FINDING FULFILLMENT IN THE GOLDEN YEARS
Vancouver Sun, Jan. 28 -- Harold Koenig, a medical doctor who heads
Duke University's Center for the Study of Religion/Spirituality and
Health, says people entering retirement are in a prime position to
reassess their lives to give it greater meaning. ...
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--Also, (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun: Public Conference to Focus on
Quality of Life of the Elderly
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(Wilmington, N.C.) Star-News: Living Longer With Religion
(See eighth story down.)
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CAPITAL COMMENT
UPI, Jan. 28 -- A new study that will appear as part of a chapter
in a forthcoming publication from the Brookings Institution asserts
that residences in neighborhoods with higher rates of gun ownership
may stand a greater risk of being burglarized. Duke University's
Philip J. Cook and Georgetown University's Jens Ludwig conducted
the study. ...Full
story
FAITH INTEGRATED INTO SEN. DOLE'S MESSAGE
Bradenton (Fla.) Herald, Jan. 26 -- Stanley Hauerwas, who teaches
ethics and theology at Duke Divinity School, comments on how
Elizabeth Dole spun religious themes into her Senate campaign.
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DUKE UNIVERSITY, NCHSAA REACH AGREEMENT TO HOST
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
Hickory Daily Record, Jan. 28 -- The N.C. High School Athletic
Association has reached an agreement with Duke University for the
school to host two of the eight state football championship games
in December. ...Full
story