Duke in the News: Feb. 3, 2003
Former NASA Historian Says Shuttles Should Be Replaced | The Spoils of War | Heart Scan Could Save Lives | Building a 'Student Village' | Feel-Good Grading, and more...
Monday, February 3, 2003
FORMER NASA HISTORIAN SAYS SHUTTLES SHOULD BE
REPLACED
Charlotte Observer, Feb. 3 -- Duke University history professor and
former NASA historian Alex Roland says the Columbia disaster shows
the shuttle fleet should be grounded. ...
Full story
--Also, Los Angeles Times: Space Station May Hang in Balance (Free
registration required.)
Full story
Los Angeles Times: Aging Fleet Was Showing Its Years
Full story
NPR's Weekend Edition: The Future of Manned Flight (Roland
interview)
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Wall Street Journal: Shuttle Science: Just Along for the Ride?
(Available by subscription; Web site provided.)
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(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun: Duke Professor Says Space Shuttles
Obsolete
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story
(Raleigh) News & Observer: Teachers to Deal With Shuttle
Tragedy in Classes
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THE SPOILS OF WAR
U.S. News & World Report, Feb. 10 -- Scott Silliman, a Duke
University law professor who served as an Air Force lawyer during
the Gulf War, comments on whether an Iraq conflict could threaten
archaeological treasures.
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story
HEART SCAN COULD SAVE LIVES
BBC News, Feb. 3 -- A sophisticated scanning technique could help
save lives by detecting tiny areas of tissue damage in the heart.
Lead researcher Dr. Robert Judd of Duke University comments. ...Full
story
BUILDING A 'STUDENT VILLAGE'
(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, Feb. 3 -- Duke University seeks to
create an environment that allows interaction. ...Full
story
COMMENTARY: FEEL-GOOD GRADING
Washington Times, Feb. 3 -- Last Tuesday, an amazing thing
happened. A Duke University professor told the truth about grade
inflation. ...Full
story
--Also, (Spokane, Wash.) KHQ-TV: Researcher Says Higher Grade Avgs.
at UW and WSU Are Watered Down
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story
WHAT WOMEN'S SPORTS CAN BE
New York Times, Feb. 3 -- The recent UConn-Duke women's basketball
game reconfirmed that women can provide competition every bit as
engaging as their male counterparts. (Free registration required.)
...
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PROCEDURE MAY HELP SICKLE CELL ANEMIA
PATIENTS
(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, Feb. 1 -- A controversial surgery
involving removal of part of the spleen may offer hope to children
suffering from some blood diseases, including sickle cell anemia.
Duke pediatric surgeon Henry Rice is the principal investigator for
this largest study of its kind in the United States. ...Full
story
--Also, BBC News: Surgical Hope for Inherited Anaemia
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story
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Saving Part of Spleen May Help Anemic
Kids, Study Suggests
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story
POSSIBLE NOMINEE GETS HIGH PRAISE
(Raleigh) News & Observer, Feb. 3 -- Allyson K. Duncan, who
holds a law degree from Duke, appears to be a popular choise for a
judicial appointment to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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NURSING TEACHERS IN SHORT SUPPLY
(Raleigh) News & Observer, Feb. 3 -- At Duke University, school
officials have formed a partnership with the Southern Regional Area
Health Education Center and the Duke Endowment to create a nursing
education degree program offered on line. ...
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HEALTH AT HEART OF PREVENTION PRESS
(Raleigh) News & Observer, Feb. 2 -- Meg Molloy, director of
N.C. Prevention Partners and a former Duke employee, is working to
help North Carolinians be healthier. She is featured as the "Tar
Heel of the Week." ...
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GROUP RAISES DOUBTS ABOUT MURDER CASE
Wilson (N.C.) Daily Times, Feb. 1 -- The efforts of a group of Duke
University Law School students might soon force the courts or the
governor to take a new look at a 27-year-old Wilson murder case.
(Subscription required.) ...
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ON THE AIR
Former NASA historian and Duke professor Alex Roland's comments on
the space shuttle Columbia disaster are scheduled to be included on
tonight's NBC Nightly News, airing at 6:30 p.m. ET. Professor
Roland will also be on ABC's Nightline tonight, starting at 11:35
p.m. ET, and on NBC's "Today" show Tuesday morning between 7 and 8
a.m. ET.
Sam Katz, M.D., will be featured during "North Carolina Now," airing tonight at 7:30 p.m. on UNC-TV. The program will include a segment about some parents' fears of childhood vaccinations. Dr. Katz was interviewed to provide evidence about the safety and necessity of childhood vaccines.
