Duke in the News: Feb. 14, 2003
Researchers: When It Comes to Love, the Nose Knows Best | War Debate Highlights Doubts on Influence of Churches | Editorial: Duke Battles the Binge | The Secret Life of Plants, and more...
Friday, February 14, 2003
RESEARCHERS: WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE, THE NOSE KNOWS
BEST
Denver Post, Feb. 14 -- Love stinks. Not the most romantic of
sentiments on Valentine's Day, but apparently a scientifically
sound one. Human response to scent is visceral, and powerful. And
by studying mice, scientists at Duke University are learning much
about how and why those reactions occur. ...
Full story
--Also, Scientific American: Sniffing Out That Special
Someone
Full story
San Francisco Chronicle: Scientists Study Auxiliary Nose Used by
Animals
Full story
ABC News: Mice Have a 'Nose' for Love, Researchers Find
Full
story
BBC News: Sweet Smell of Sex
Full story
Rocky Mountain News: How Rodent Noses Know
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New York Times: Researchers Measure Scent Recognition
Full story
Herald-Sun: How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Smell You
Full
story
Toronto Star: The Sweet Smell of Romance
Full story
WAR DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS DOUBTS ON INFLUENCE OF
CHURCHES
NPR's Morning Edition, Feb. 13 -- Jackson Carroll, the director of
Pulpit & Pew Research on Pastoral Leadership and an emeritus
professor in the Duke Divinity School, comments on church leaders'
declining influence over the American public.
Full
story
EDITORIAL: DUKE BATTLES THE BINGE
(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, Feb. 14 -- A study released by Duke
University researchers states the obvious about binge drinkers.
It's a dangerous habit. It would have been easy for Duke to ignore
the problem. However, Duke has accepted an important challenge and
in the process has become a leader in the fight against underage
drinking on college campuses. ...Full
story
THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS
(Raleigh) News & Observer, Feb.14 -- Tucked behind the Physics
Building at Duke University, past an electronic security gate, sits
a garden paradise. Here are pitcher plants and palms, Venus'
flytraps and vines, cacti and coconuts, ferns and flamingo flowers.
...
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HEADING DOWN UNDER FOR OVER-THE-TOP
EXPERIENCE
Fayetteville Observer, Feb. 12 -- Erika Mumau, a junior at Duke, is
on her way to Melbourne to fulfill a longtime fascination with
Australia. She will be studying for two semesters at the
University of Melbourne. ...
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GRAND PLANS FOR SHAW
(Raleigh) News & Observer, Feb. 14 -- Clarence G. Newsome, a
Duke graduate who was officially introduced Thursday as the 13th
president of Shaw University, said he will preside over "a new Shaw
for a new millennium." ...Full
story
--Also, (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun: Newsome Named New President of
Shaw
University
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story
A NAME TO EMBRACE
(Raleigh) News & Observer, Feb. 14 -- Live life as a Love and
be prepared to endure a little teasing and some nicknames. Kimberly
Love, a 21-year-old Duke University student, comments on her "very
enjoyable" name. ...
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MARINE LAB TAKES MAJOR STEP FOR
ENVIRONMENT
Carteret County News-Times, Feb. 13 -- In the past year, the Duke
University Marine Laboratory took a major step toward increased
environmental "friendliness" by replacing an old bulkhead with a
natural marsh designed to help control erosion. (Full article not
online; Web page provided.) ...Web
site
A SONG OF THE CITY IN PHOTOS
(Raleigh) News & Observer, Feb. 14 -- A selection of the final
prints ultimately created by W. Eugene Smith for his ambitious
photo essay on Pittsburgh are on display at Duke's Center for
Documentary Studies in a show titled "Dream Street," an exhibit as
varied in its focus as the city itself. ...
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FAITH OF THE HEART
Wilmington (N.C.) Morning Star, Feb. 14 -- Nine-month-old
Faith Hart's success can be measured in pounds and ounces. Faith,
who was born with a congenital heart defect, was given a procedure
yesterday at Duke to insert a new feeding tube that will allow her
to gain more weight. ...
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