Duke in the News: March 10, 2006
Prostate Cancer: Wait to Treat? | Engineers Design Probe to Find Cancer | For More Seniors, Rising Well-Being, and more…
Friday, March 10, 2006
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PROSTATE CANCER: WAIT TO TREAT?
CBS News, WebMD, March 9 -- Men with low-risk prostate
cancer can safely wait up to six months to get treated without
jeopardizing their chances of cancer progression, a Duke study
supported by the National Institutes of Health shows. ...
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ENGINEERS DESIGN PROBE TO FIND CANCER
UPI, March 10 -- Engineers at Duke have developed a
technique to use light to probe for early signs of cancer. ...
Full story
CENSUS REPORT: FOR MORE SENIORS, RISING WELL-BEING
The Christian Science Monitor, March 10 -- Seniors like
Erdman Palmore, professor emeritus at Duke, are helping redefine
notions of "getting older." ... Full
story
--Also, (London) The Guardian: The Future of Old Age (Duke
researchers) ...
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BEST PLACES TO WORK 2006: POSTDOCS
The Scientist, March 2006 -- Duke is rising in the
magazine's ranking of the best places for post-docs to work. ... Full
story
MEDICARE DRUG BENEFIT CUTS LIFELINE
(Raleigh) News & Observer, March 10 -- Duke Law is
hosting a town hall meeting today to discuss Medicare's new
prescription benefit and changes related to it that threaten
programs providing free medication to patients living with
HIV/AIDS. ... Full
story
A PLANT'S BEST FRIEND
ScienceNOW, March 1 -- When predators disappear from an
ecosystem, plants pay the price. Duke ecologist John Terborgh
discusses his revelation. ...
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MELANCHOLY LEADERS
The Christian Century, Feb. 21 -- DukeDivinitySchool Dean
L. Gregory Jones suggests we revisit the significance of
melancholy for shaping faithful leadership. ... Full
story
NEW ACC SQUEEZES BOOSTERS FOR TICKETS
News & Observer, March 10 -- To attend the ACC
Tournament, even big donors get ranked.
Full
story
--Also, (Greensboro) News & Record: Op-ed -- Duke Not the Devil
in Sports ... Full story
(Durham) Herald-Sun: UNC, Duke Fans Anxious ... Full
story
News & Observer: Does Tournament Still Have That Magic? ... Full
story
Triangle Business Journal: TBJ Poll -- 42% Pick UNC to Win ACC
Title ...
Full story
(Durham) Independent Weekly: Life Is Like a Little Basketball Game
... Full
story
ON THE AIR
Jim Wilkerson, licensing director at Duke, was a guest
Friday on “The State of Things,” discussing Duke’s leading role in
efforts to assure good working conditions for those who make
college apparel. Listen to a rebroadcast at 6 a.m. Saturday on WUNC
Radio or later to archived audio. ... Details
