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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...

By Stuart Wells

Wednesday, January 29, 2003

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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 story

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. ... Full story

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. ... Full story

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. ... Full story

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. ... Full story
--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. ... Full story

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