Duke in the News: March 6, 2007
'Depression Link' to Small Babies | Walter Reed Reaction Contrasts Sharply With Abu Ghraib Response | The ‘Jesus Family Tomb’ Story, and more…
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
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'DEPRESSION LINK' TO SMALL BABIES
BBC News, March 6 -- A Duke-led study appears to back previous research suggesting underweight babies are at a greater risk of depression. ... Full story
--Also: (London) The Guardian: Girls Born Light 'More Likely to Get Depressed' ... Full story
Ivanhoe Newswire: Smaller Baby Girls at Risk for Depression ... Full story
WALTER REED REACTION CONTRASTS SHARPLY WITH ABU GHRAIB RESPONSE
NPR's Morning Edition, March 6 -- Duke law professor Scott Silliman discusses the political ramifications of reports that patients were being treated poorly at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. ... Full story
THE ‘JESUS FAMILY TOMB’ STORY
WAMU's The Diane Rehm Show, March 5 -- Eric Meyers, professor of Judaic studies and director of the graduate program in religion at Duke, comments on the suggestion in a new book that archaeologists have up to now ignored evidence pointing to the possibility that the family tomb of Jesus of Nazareth was found in 1980. ... Full story
--Also, Washington Post: Guest column -- Jesus Tomb and Reasons to Be Skeptical (by Eric Meyers)... Full story
DEPRESSION WORSENS OUTCOMES FOR HEART FAILURE PATIENTS
Washington Post, March 5 -- Depression is a major factor in poor medical outcomes for heart failure patients, says a new Duke-UNC study. (HealthDay News story also appeared on the CBC and more than 75 other news outlets.) ... Full story
OP-ED: FAITH AS A PEACEMAKER
USA Today, March 5 -- Duke Divinity School Dean L. Gregory Jones is among those sharing observations on forgiveness, peacemaking and reconciliation. ... Full story
DIVINITY STUDENT BRINGS ARCHBISHOP TO DURHAM
(Durham) Herald-Sun, March 3 -- Duke Divinity student Michelle Shrader met Melkite Catholic Archbishop Elias Chacour in the Middle East and brought him to Durham. ... Full story
ON THE AIR
Duke religion professor Bruce Lawrence will be the guest on the second hour of NPR’s "Talk of the Nation" Wednesday, discussing his book "The Qur'an: A Biography." ... Details
Marketing and psychology professors Gavan Fitzsimons and Tanya Chartrand will be guests on American Public Media’s "The Story" with Dick Gordon on Wednesday. The Duke professors will talk about their research into some people's unwillingness to comply with requests from significant others. "The Story" airs on WUNC Radio (91.5 FM) at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. and on a number of other stations nationwide, and is also available online. Details
Archbishop of Galilee Elias Chacour, who has been speaking on the Duke campus this week, will be a guest today on "The State of Things" from North Carolina Public Radio, discussing the challenges of promoting peace between Palestinians and Israelis. ... Details
