Duke in the News: Nov. 13, 2007
Campuses Join Green Bandwagon | Candidates Spare Few Words for Water | Duke Stays 13 in THES Rankings, and more…
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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CAMPUSES JOIN GREEN BANDWAGON
(Raleigh) News & Observer, Nov. 13 -- Duke embraces greener living with a one-of-a-kind eco-friendly dorm and innovative classroom building design. ... Full story
--Also, (Durham) ABC 11 News: Duke's First Smart House (video) ... Full story
(Raleigh) News 14 Carolina: Duke Opens Eco-Friendly Dorm (video) ... Full story
CANDIDATES SPARE FEW WORDS FOR WATER
New York Times, Nov. 12 -- Sidestepping the sensitive subject of water shortages is a luxury that presidential candidates won't have forever, says Duke political scientist David Rohde. (AP story also appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and more than 160 other news outlets.) ... Full story
--Also, (Durham) Herald-Sun: Drought Continues and Pinch Tightens ... Full story
DUKE STAYS 13 IN THES RANKINGS
Duke Chronicle, Nov. 13 -- The Times Higher Education Supplement and Quacquarelli Symonds, an education research firm, ranked Duke the 13th overall best university in the world in an annual report released last week. ... Full story
CAN PRAYER'S EFFECTIVENESS BE MEASURED?
BBC News "Sunday," Nov. 11 -- Dr. Harold Koenig, co-director of the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke University Medical Center, talks about how prayer has been studied. (See seventh item with link to audio.) ... Full story
NEEDLE THERAPY GAINING CONVERTS
News & Observer, Nov. 13 -- Dr. Tong Joo "T.J." Gan, a Duke anesthesiologist and acupuncturist, explains why he offers acupuncture to his surgical patients at Duke. ... Full story
STUDENTS' 10 YEAR PLAN?
North Carolina Public Radio News, Nov. 8 -- Duke graduate student Pae Wu and her adviser, professor of electrical and computer engineering April Brown, as well as Graduate School dean Jo Rae Wright talk about how the experience of being a graduate student is changing. ... Full story
ROCK NOTES: STELLA GETS SPOTLIGHT
News & Observer, Nov. 13 -- Duke band Stella by Starlight, a group of three seniors, picked up some great nationwide exposure last week, winning "Best Music on Campus" at the fourth annual "mtvU Woodie Awards." ... Full story
--Also, Duke Chronicle: Stella Wins mtvU Band Contest ... Full story
SHOEBOXED HEADS INTO SOCIAL SHOPPING
TechCrunch, Nov. 9 -- Shoeboxed.com, a company founded and run by current and former Duke students, has moved into social shopping with a relaunched site that introduces the concept of "receipt flaunting." ... Full story
ON THE AIR
Mark Anthony Neal, a professor of African and African American studies at Duke, will be a guest Tuesday on NPR’s "News & Notes," discussing the life of writer Norman Mailer, who died Saturday. ... Full story
