Duke in the News: March 1, 2007
Job, Family Counseling Key to Schizophrenics' Independence | Many Skeptical of CCI Proposals | Is the S.E.C. Changing Course? | and more…
Thursday, March 1, 2007
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JOB, FAMILY COUNSELING KEY TO SCHIZOPHRENICS' INDEPENDENCE
USA Today, March 1 -- Although drugs for schizophrenia can treat some symptoms, most patients don't get the job and family counseling they need to live independently, a Duke-led team of researchers said Wednesday. ... Full story
--Also, Scientific American, Reuters: In Schizophrenia, Drugs May Be Personal Matter ... Full story
(Raleigh) News & Observer: Drugs Not Enough for Mentally Ill, Study Finds ... Full story
MANY SKEPTICAL OF CCI PROPOSALS
Duke Chronicle, March 1 -- The Campus Culture Initiative's final report, released Tuesday, has sparked campus-wide discussion over some of its most controversial recommendations. ... Full story
--Also, News & Observer: Duke Will Study Initiative's Ideas ... Full story
(Durham) Herald-Sun: Editorial -- An Honest Report on Duke Culture ... Full story
Duke Chronicle: Column -- Pro-CCI, Pro-Duke ... Full story
IS THE S.E.C. CHANGING COURSE?
The New York Times, March 1 -- Duke law professor James Cox says that the Securities and Exchange Commission seems to be making a historic shift away from investor interests. ... Full story
OP-ED: WHAT IF THE LOTTERY WERE RUN FOR LOTTERY PLAYERS?
News & Observer, March 1 -- Charles Clotfelter and Philip Cook, Duke public policy professors, say the idea of serving lottery players rather than exploiting them has unfortunately received little attention from politicians. ... Full story
EDUCATING ENGINEERS FOR THE NEW MARKET
BusinessWeek, Feb. 27 -- A number of elite engineering schools, including Duke's Pratt School, are addressing the challenges of globalization by redesigning curricula to stress innovation. (Article not available online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.)
NIFONG SAYS HE MEANT NO HARM
News & Observer, March 1 -- Attorneys for Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong say the veteran prosecutor did not mean to do anything wrong in the Duke lacrosse case. ... Full story
--Also, ABC News: Duke DA Answers Critics ... Full story
Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story
MIDWIFE MISS COLEY
North Carolina Public Radio News, March 1 -- Under segregation, many African Americans in the rural South lacked access to the health care system. A photography exhibit at Duke chronicles the work of one African American midwife in the 1950s. ... Full story
NOTHING BUT A TITLE WILL SATISFY DUKE’S WOMEN’S TEAM
The New York Times, March 1 -- The Blue Devils finished this regular season at 29-0, advancing to Friday’s game in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament as the country’s top-ranked team. ... Full story
LAW STUDENTS DO OFFICE WORK
Herald-Sun, March 1 -- Duke law students get tips on dealing with difficult people in the workplace as part of the Career and Professional Development Center's "Fundamentals of Professionalism & Leadership" series. ... Full story
COLUMN: A ROADMAP FOR AN ENTREPRENEURIAL ECONOMY
BusinessWeek, Feb. 26 -- Rather than debating the problems of U.S. competitiveness, it's time for solutions, says Vivek Wadhwa, executive-in-residence at Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering. ... Full story
ON THE AIR
Trisha Bailey, a Duke student representative on the Campus Culture Initiative committee, will be among the guests today on the second hour (3 to 4 p.m.) of NPR’s "Talk of the Nation," discussing campus life trends. ... Details/listen
Novelist and Duke alumna Lynn York returns readers to the fictional town of Swan's Knob for her second novel, "The Sweet Life." She will be a guest today on "The State of Things" from North Carolina Public Radio, talking about love, loss and scuppernong wine. ... Details/listen
