Duke in the News: Feb. 6, 2007

Child Suicides on Rise | Edwards Takes Jump to the Left | Will Obama Go Up in Smoke? | and more…

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

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CHILD SUICIDES ON RISE
CBS News, Feb. 6 -- New government figures show a surprising increase in youth suicides after a decade of decline, but Dr. John March, a Duke psychiatry professor, says that while the data are concerning, it's too soon to know if they're anything more than a statistical blip. (AP story also appeared in the Washington Post and more than 320 other news outlets.) ... Full story

EDWARDS TAKES JUMP TO THE LEFT
Charlotte Observer, Feb. 6 -- John Aldrich, a political scientist at Duke, says John Edwards has veered left in part because of his tenure as head of a poverty center at UNC-Chapel Hill. ... Full story

WILL OBAMA GO UP IN SMOKE?
(Toronto) Globe and Mail, Feb. 3 -- Can a cigarette smoker win a presidential election? "I think it is a potential danger to [Sen. Obama] in an environment where the country is more health conscious," says Kerry Haynie, a Duke political scientist who is traveling to Germany this month for a series of five lectures on Sen. Obama. ... Full story

DUKE LACROSSE GRAND JURORS SPEAK OUT
ABC News Good Morning America, Feb. 6 -- A grand juror says he "would have made a different decision" if he knew what he knows now about the lacrosse case. ... Full story
--Also, Charlotte Observer, News & Observer: Nonprofit Raises $750,000 Toward Lacrosse Defense ... Full story
NPR’s All Things Considered: Duke President Takes Fire over Lacrosse Case ... Full story
Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

FORMER ARCHBISHOP SAYS ANGLICANS 'SHOULD NOT DEMONIZE ONE ANOTHER'
Gospel Herald, Feb. 2 -- As a divided Anglican Communion nears a worldwide leaders gathering, the former head of the global denomination says they should not "demonize one another." Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey was interviewed by Duke News in anticipation of his talk on campus Wednesday. ... Full story
--Also, Durham News: Bishop From Canterbury Tells All (fourth item) ... Full story
Duke News: Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey to Speak at Duke Feb. 7 ... Full story

DUKE WINS 'SOA CASE STUDY COMPETITION'
ebizQ, Feb. 5 -- In a 24-hour competition, Duke MBA students win a contest with UNC students to develop a unique business and marketing strategy that is based on a case study. ... Full story

SOMETIMES SHE HAS TO JUST LEGO
(Raleigh) News & Observer, Feb. 4 -- LEGOs have made Duke research scientist Cyndi Bradham happy for more than 30 years. ... Full story