Duke in the News: July 8, 2003
Picking a Transplant for Molly | Op-Ed: Mercury in Our Air -- And In Our Fish | Duke's Incoming Class Its Most Diverse Ever | Lemur Learning, and more...
Tuesday, July 8, 2003
PICKING A TRANSPLANT FOR MOLLY
Wall Street Journal, July 8 -- A child's rare illness left her
parents with a dilemma. They received no guarantees at two
different medical centers, but Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg of Duke said
she believed the umbilical-cord transplant method was the better
approach for Molly. (Article available to online subscribers; full
text upon request.) ...
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OP-ED: MERCURY IN OUR AIR -- AND IN OUR
FISH
(Raleigh) News & Observer, July 8 -- Federal and state
agencies are debating regulations to control the amount of mercury
that is released into the environment. We should encourage them to
adopt stringent standards, says William H. Schlesinger, dean of the
Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke. ...
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DUKE'S INCOMING CLASS ITS MOST DIVERSE
EVER
(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, July 8 -- After Duke offered aid to
international students and sought to boost Latino ranks, the
University's incoming freshman class, chosen from a record number
of applicants, also boasts a record number of minority students.
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LEMUR LEARNING
Our State magazine, July 2003 -- The Duke University Primate Center
is a world-class research center that gives some very unique
animals a chance to survive -- and thrive. (Article not available
online; faxed copy upon request.)
PARTNERS INVEST IN TELEVISION SCREENS
(Charleston, S.C.) Post & Courier, July 8 -- Using
technology developed at Duke University, Chapel Hill-based Bright
View Technologies Inc. is working on improving the 40-inch-plus
screens that go with large rear projection TVs. ...Full
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COLUMNIST: STUDY SAYS YOUNG GIRLS SHOULD WORK ON
BONES
(Cape Coral, Fla.) News-Press, July 7 -- Osteoporosis isnt a
concern just for the geriatric crowd, researchers say. A Duke
University Medical Center doctor said girls in their pre-teens
should be maxing out their bone density during growing years by
engaging in regular, moderate exercise. ...
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ENO FEST PETITIONERS SEEK WINDMILL
SUPPORT
(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, July 5 -- Edwin Cox, an attending
physician at Durham Regional Hospital and a cancer specialist,
speaks of his backing of a petition encouraging state legislators
to support the installation of windmills in the Smoky Mountains.
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