Duke in the News: Sept. 14, 2006
Survey: CFOs See 33 Pct Chance of U.S. Recession in 12 Months | Plants’ Wilting Point Linked to Brutal Heat Waves | Is This Campus Gay-Friendly?, and more…
Thursday, September 14, 2006
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CFOs SEE 33 PCT CHANCE OF U.S. RECESSION IN 12 MONTHS -- SURVEY
Reuters, Sept. 13 -- Chief financial officers of U.S. corporations are increasingly pessimistic about their business and the overall economy, a quarterly Duke-CFO Magazine survey reported on Wednesday. ... Full story
--Also, Dow Jones Newswires: CFOs Fret About U.S. Economy, Weak Consumer Demand -- Survey (Article not available online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.)
(Durham) Herald-Sun: Optimism of U.S. Corporate CFOs Drops, Survey Says ... Full story
(Raleigh) News & Observer: CFOs' Worry at Five-Year High ... Full story
CFO.com: CFOs' Optimism at 5-Year Low ... Full story
PLANTS’ WILTING POINT LINKED TO BRUTAL HEAT WAVES
NPR's All Things Considered, Sept. 13 -- William Schlesinger, a climate expert and dean of Duke's Nicholas School, says soil and heat wave studies suggest that coastal areas won’t be hurt as badly by future heat waves. ... Full story
IS THIS CAMPUS GAY-FRIENDLY?
New York Times, Sept. 14 -- A guide helps high schoolers find safe, tolerant colleges, such as Duke. ... Full story
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS MYTHS
Forbes, Sept. 14 -- Christoph Guttentag, Duke's head of undergraduate admissions, discusses Duke's definition of diversity.
Full story
IRS RECORD: GSK TO PAY $3.1 BILLION
News and Observer, Sept. 12 -- Law professor Richard Schmalbeck comments on GlaxoSmithKline's $3.1 billion settlement with the IRS.
Full story
STUDENT ATTACKED AT OFF-CAMPUS APARTMENT
(Durham) ABC 11 News, Sept. 13 -- A Duke student, a resident of a gated off-campus complex, says someone followed her into her apartment and tried to strangle her with a cord. ... Full story
FOCUS ON ALTERNATIVES FOR DIAGNOSING HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN
JAMA, Sept. 13 -- The lack of rigorous studies regarding women and cardiovascular disease has frustrated researchers and clinicians, including Dr. Pamela S. Douglas, chief of the division of cardiology at the Duke Clinical Research Institute. ... Full story
TUPAC: THE LIFE. THE LEGEND. THE LEGACY
(London) The Independent, Sept. 13 -- Mark Anthony Neal, an author and associate professor of black popular culture in Duke's African and African-American studies program, remembers Tupac Shakur's "flair for the dramatic." ... Full story
--Also, WNYC Radio’s Soundcheck: Life After the Death of Tupac Shakur (Neal) ... Listen
BRISTOL-MYERS OUSTS ITS CHIEF AT MONITOR'S URGING
The Washington Post, Sept. 13 -- Law professor James Cox says a change in leadership at Bristol-Meyers shows that prosecutors are willing to put the pressure on companies engaged in wrongdoing. ... Full story
ON THE AIR
Dr. Nelson Chao, chief of Duke's Division of Cellular Therapy/Bone Marrow Transplantation, will be a guest Thursday on "The Story," talking about the latest bone marrow research. Listen at 1 or 8 p.m. ET on 91.5 WUNC FM, or later to archived web audio. http://wunc.org/thestory