Duke in the News: March 11, 2003
A Degree That Bridges the World | In-Depth Research | Students Flock to See Reel Bad Guys | Threat of War Conjures Visions of Armageddon, and more...
Tuesday, March 11, 2003
A DEGREE THAT BRIDGES THE WORLD
(London) Financial Times, March 10 -- They were always an unlikely
pair - the quiet son of a chicken farmer from Indiana and an
outgoing intellectual from South Korea. But the three-decade
friendship linking the deans of Duke's Fuqua and Seoul National's
business school has been based on their differences, each using the
other to open his mind to a new way of thinking. ...
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IN-DEPTH RESEARCH
(Raleigh) News & Observer, March 11 -- Like all earthquake
researchers, Duke professor Peter Malin endures a big handicap:
Quakes occur deep inside the Earth while scientists stay stuck on
top. Now a breakthrough looms. ...
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STUDENTS FLOCK TO SEE REEL BAD GUYS
New York Post, March 11 -- While Hollywood is showcasing its
Oscar-worthy best, Duke University is screening the cinematic cream
of the Axis of Evil. ...Full
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THREAT OF WAR CONJURES VISIONS OF
ARMAGEDDON
Greenville (S.C.) News, March 9 -- A war in Iraq would not signal
the beginning of Armageddon, say a wide range of Bible scholars.
That's not, however, going to stop the speculation, predict
scholars familiar with end-times fervor, including Dr. J. Kameron
Carter, assistant professor of theology and black church studies at
Duke Divinity School. ...
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WHEN IS GRUMPY A SIGN OF ELDER
DEPRESSION?
Los Angeles Times, March 11 -- Some research suggests that older
folks may be able to chase the blues away -- literally. A team at
Duke University found that patients over 50 who suffered from major
depression improved in mood as much as other patients given
antidepressants, simply by meeting for supervised aerobic exercise
three times a week. ...
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A TEXAS BASE ON EDGE
Newsday, March 10 -- Waiting without knowing clearly is getting to
some Texas-based troops awaiting deployment to the Middle East.
Redford Williams, an expert on stress and director of Duke
University's Behavioral Medicine Research Center, comments on how
the uncertainty can impact soldiers' mentality. ...
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MEDIA FEUD
(Durham, N.C.) Independent Weekly, March 5 -- There's a showdown
going on at the Federal Communications Commission, and you can
catch a piece of the action this month when the FCC holds a public
hearing on media ownership at Duke Law School. ...Full
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OP-ED: A SICK GIRL OF 17 ON YOUR DOORSTEP
Arizona Republic, March 11 -- Just think of Jéca Santilláas a
refugee. She was, writes newspaper columnist Ricardo Pimentel.
...
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--Also, Ann Arbor News: U-M Hospitals React to N.C. Error
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USA Today: Letters: America's Health Care Woes
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LETTERS: DONOR-BASED SYSTEMS AID POORER
STUDENTS
Wall Street Journal, March 11 -- Three letter writers comment on
Daniel Golden's story about admissions preferences. (Story
available online to subscribers.)
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DUKE ART MUSEUM ARCHITECT, BENEFACTOR SURVEY
PROGRESS
(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, March 8 -- Weeks of on and off rain have
turned the site of Duke's planned Nasher Museum of Art into a soggy
mess. That didn't stop the museum's benefactor and famed designer
from trudging across the mud and clay in their wing tips, suits,
and trench coats Friday to have a look at the progress since
construction began in January. (Article not available online.)
EDITORIAL: READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING
(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, March 11 -- Instead of clear,
conversational English that virtually anyone can understand on
first reading, the alternative dispute resolution form used by Duke
University Health System is laden with 'legalese' that only a
lawyer can love.
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