Duke in the News: Jan. 22, 2007

'Altruistic' Brain Region Found | Leading Under Fire | Analysis: Delegation Changes Tune in Support of Iraq Policy, and more…

Monday, January 22, 2007

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'ALTRUISTIC' BRAIN REGION FOUND
BBC News, Jan. 22 -- A team led by Scott Huettel and Dharol Tankersley of Duke University Medical Center have found the part of the brain that predicts whether a person will be selfish or an altruist. ... Full story
--Also, (London) The Guardian: Charity Is Uppermost in the Brain ... Full story
MSNBC, Reuters: Are You a Giver? Brain Scan Tells the Truth ... Full story

LEADING UNDER FIRE
Duke Chronicle, Jan. 22 -- Duke President Richard Brodhead says he believes the appropriate role for him in the lacrosse case is not to advocate one position or another but to remind the community of the values they need to observe. ... Full story
--Also, Duke Chronicle: Brodhead on the Record ... Full story
Baltimore Sun: Players' Parents Turn Anger at Duke ... Full story
Indianapolis Star, Religion News Service: Column -- Duke Scandal Is a Lens Into Troubling Flaws of Our Society ... Full story
Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

ANALYSIS: DELEGATION CHANGES TUNE IN SUPPORT OF IRAQ POLICY
Kansas City Star, AP, Jan. 21 -- David Rohde, a Duke University political scientist, says as President Bush's plans are questioned, the president is having an experience common to lame-duck presidents. ... Full story

IN THE SHADOW OF DUKE LACROSSE CASE, STUDENTS COME TOGETHER
ABC News, Jan. 19 -- Students from Duke and N.C. Central universities stepped away from the lacrosse controversy and came together to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with an act of community service last week. ... Full story

SIDESTEPPING MICROSCOPY'S LIMITS: OUT-OF-FOCUS IMAGES MADE CLEAR
Scientific American, Jan. 21 -- Duke biomedical engineering professor Joseph Izatt discusses a new cross-eyed microscopy technique that may soon allow doctors to diagnose tumors without a biopsy. ... Full story

THE KEYS TO SUCCESS
(Durham) Herald-Sun, Jan. 20 -- The future of the black business community will revolve around tomorrow's entrepreneurs having their personal finances in order and being better prepared to launch a business idea, the editor-in-chief of Black Enterprise magazine said Friday during a talk at Duke. ... Full story

PERSPECTIVES: IS AMERICA READY TO ELECT A BLACK PRESIDENT?
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Jan. 22 -- U.S. Sen. Barack Obama is attempting to transcend race and party identification, says Kerry Haynie, an associate professor of political science who teaches a class on African-American politics at Duke. ... Full story