Duke in the News: Aug. 17, 2006

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Thursday, August 17, 2006

STAPH INFECTIONS ON RISE
Newsday, Aug. 17 -- News of a growing drug-resistant bacterial strain came as scientists at Duke reported on daptomycin, a recently approved antibiotic capable of treating hospital-acquired infections. ... Full story
--Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: Staph Faces a Stronger Opponent ... Full story

FORUM: ASK A LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS OFFICER
Newsweek, Aug. 13 -- William J. Hoye, Duke Law's admissions officer, weighs in on what he's looking for when judging law school applicants. ... Full story

ASIAN POP: THE FORMULA FOR YUM
San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 17 -- Duke junior Bryan Zupon is returning to campus with the "toys" he'll need to prepare hypermodern cuisine. ... Full story

DUKE'S ALLEVA: SCHOOL MADE RIGHT DECISIONS
Fox Sports, AP, Aug. 16 -- Duke athletics director Joe Alleva set an optimistic tone Wednesday as he looked toward the lacrosse program's fresh start under new coach John Danowski and back at the way the university dealt with the rape case. ... Full story
--Also, (Durham) Herald-Sun: Lacrosse Rape Case Laywers, Court OK Judge ... Full story
News & Observer: Column -- Star of a Blogging Drama ... Full story
Herald-Sun: Editorial -- Durham Braces for Return of Students ... Full story
Wilmington (N.C.) Journal: Durham Chief Backs Duke Probe ... Full story
Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

SURVEY FINDS PARENTAL IGNORANCE
Boston Globe, Aug. 17 -- "Parents need to assume that for any high school student, they have access to alcohol and marijuana and probably other drugs if they want to," says Cynthia Kuhn, a professor of pharmacology at Duke University Medical Center.
Full story

ACTUALLY, HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE
Salon, Aug. 16 -- A Duke study says we have fewer friends, but what if some people like it that way? ... Full story
--Also, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer: Essayist Clarence Page Discusses Friendship and Technology ... Full story
San Antonio Express-News: Best Friends — With Them, Our Lives Are Richer, Happier and Healthier ... Full story

THE CHAPEL WINDOWS
UNC-TV's NC Now, Aug. 14 -- There's a story behind every stained glass window in Duke Chapel, and now those priceless works of art are being restored. (video) ... Watch

Q&A: BRENDA NEECE ON DUKE'S NEW WORLD MUSIC INSTRUMENT COLLECTION
World Music Central, July 26 -- Musical instruments from around the world find their way to the Mary Duke Biddle Music Building on Duke's East Campus. ... Full story

ON THE AIR
Dr. Alan Carlson, chief of Corneal and Refractive Surgery Services at the Duke University Eye Center, will be a panelist on a program about vision loss and correction, part of UNC-TV’s Healthwise series, airing at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17. http://www.unctv.org/healthwise/
NC Now on Friday will include a story on the DiVE virtual reality tank, which is run by Rachael Brady, a research scientist at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering. The episode, to air at 7:30 p.m. ET on statewide UNC-TV, will highlight a student project and research by neurosciences postdoctoral researcher Nicole Huff. http://www.unctv.org/ncnow/bschedule.html