Duke in the News: Jan. 3, 2007

The 38th President: More Than Met the Eye | Fat Cells Pack a Wallop as Cancer 'Smart Bombs' | New Strategy for Small Ph.D. Programs, and more…

Wednesday, January 3, 2007

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THE 38TH PRESIDENT: MORE THAN MET THE EYE
Newsweek, Jan. 8 -- Duke history professor Peter Wood has speculated that when Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon, he was re-enacting the drama of trying to bring peace between his mother and father. (See seventh page.) ... Full story
--Also, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The President Who Healed the Nation: Gerald R. Ford: 1913-2006 -- Funeral Scenes (Duke Divinity School professor Jo Bailey Wells) ... Full story

FAT CELLS PACK A WALLOP AS CANCER 'SMART BOMBS'
(Raleigh) News & Observer, Jan. 3 -- Duke University Medical Center scientists have recruited humble fat particles as soldiers in the war against cancer. (Story also appeared in the Charlotte Observer.) ... Full story

NEW STRATEGY FOR SMALL PH.D. PROGRAMS
Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 3 -- German doctoral programs at Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill hope to merge; experts see a model that could be applied to many disciplines. ... Full story

NIFONG: I'LL HELP DURHAM HEAL
News & Observer, Jan. 3 -- District Attorney Mike Nifong said after a private swearing-in Tuesday that he intends to help Durham heal the wounds of the Duke lacrosse case. ... Full story
--Also, National Review Online: Column -- Nifong's Wrongs ... Full story
Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

TINY FOOD 'DOSES' REDUCE KIDS' ALLERGIES
Newsday, Jan. 2 -- Dr. A. Wesley Burks and colleagues at Duke and the University of Arkansas have developed an oral immunotherapy for youngsters allergic to peanuts or eggs. (AP story also appeared on CNN.com and more than 300 other media outlets.) ... Full story

OP-ED: WARMING TO A MARKET IN CARBON
News & Observer, Jan. 2 -- The story of how America controlled acid rain offers an important lesson as we begin to wrestle with the pollutant carbon dioxide, says Daniel deB. Richter Jr., a professor at Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences. ... Full story

COLUMN: K-VILLE KIDS HARD AT WORK
(Durham) Herald-Sun, Jan. 3 -- There are no actual tents allowed until Sunday. Duke sophomore Meredith Newmark and the rest of Krzyzewskiville's residents are just claiming squatter's rights for now. ... Full story

INFLAMMATION-FIGHTING DRUG FAILS IN HEART TRIAL
(Evansville, Ind.) WFIE-TV, HealthDay News, Jan. 2 -- Dr. Christopher B. Granger, director of the cardiac care unit at Duke, discusses efforts to find a drug to improve the survival of people who have had stents implanted after suffering a heart attack. ... Full story

WEIGHT LOSS MAY CUT RISK OF CANCER
St. Petersburg Times, Dec. 27 -- Losing weight reduces the risk of an aggressive form of prostate cancer, according to a new Duke study. (AP story also appeared in The Wall Street Journal and more than 160 other news outlets.) ... Full story