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EDUKE MONTHLY, DECEMBER 2004

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Faculty Members Discuss Response, Implications of Tsunami
The massive undersea earthquake and subsequent tsunami that ravaged South Asia and parts of Africa not only killed people and devastated economies, but will adversely impact the region for decades to come, university experts say. ... Full story

New Center Will Foster Understanding of Life's Vast Diversity
The collaborative National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, established with a $15 million grant from the National Science Foundation, will create links among scientists and their vast data banks of biological knowledge. ... Full story

University Has Health Outpost in Tanzania
A group of physicians, students and alumni is leading Duke's fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania. An audio-visual feature (requires Flash Player) on this effort complements an article in the January-February issue of Duke Magazine. ... Full story

Deborah Jakubs to Head Duke Libraries
Jakubs, currently the director of collections services for the Perkins System Libraries, will become the Rita DiGiallonardo Holloway University Librarian and vice provost for library affairs. ... Full story

Matthew Lynch T'01 Remembered for His Dedication
A profile of the university standout swimmer, history major and dedicated Marine officer who died in Iraq just before election day. ... Full story

Nursing School Expansion Approved
The Board of Trustees approved resolutions for the School of Nursing to construct a $17.6 million building and create a Ph.D. program. ... Full story

Duke's Nasher Museum of Art to Open Next Oct. 2
The $23-million museum will open two new special exhibition galleries with "The Evolution of the Nasher Collection" and "The Forest: Politics, Poetics and Practice," reflecting an its focus on modern and contemporary art. ... Full story

CIEMAS Named for Alumni Michael and Patty Fitzpatrick
The Board of Trustees named the CIEMAS complexes the Fitzpatrick Center just two weeks after the dedication of the $97-million, 322,000-square-foot facility that provides a new home for engineering, genome sciences and other disciplines. ... Full story

MLK Events to Link Arts, Education and Social Justice
Keynote speeches by musician-scholar Bernice Johnson Reagon and prison rights activist Angela Davis will highlight the university's Jan. 13-23 celebration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life. ... Full story

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ARTS & HUMANITIES

A Century Later, Dada Getting Due Attention
Dorothea Dietrich, a visiting research scholar in Duke's Department of Art and Art History, is a contributing essayist for the first-ever major exhibition to present Dada in all its forms. ... Full story

New Study Debunks Myths About Baby Boomer Generation
University sociology professors' study shows that, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, that generation includes a diverse group of people whose experiences differ not only from those of previous generations, but also from each other. ... Full story

Reissuance of Cathy Davidson's Book Celebrated
The professor of English and vice provost for interdisciplinary studies was said to have "invented the 18th century" nearly two decades ago with her book Revolution and the Word: The Rise of the Novel in America. ... Full story

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DUKE & DURHAM

Tennis Lessons Teach More Than a Game
Duke Tennis Club members mentor local youths to teach them about tennis and life. ... Full story

Professor Mentored Science and Math Competition Winners
When two area high school seniors wanted to make a contribution to breast cancer research, they turned to molecular biology researcher Jeffrey Marks for assistance. The collaboration brought the girls a national science award and $50,000 each in scholarship money. ... Full story

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STUDENT LIFE

How iPods Are Being Used in Duke Classrooms
After the class of 2008 received Apple iPod digital devices as part of a university initiative to encourage creative uses of technology in education and campus life, the devices have found their way into uses in a variety of courses. ... Full story

Two Students Win Marshall Scholarships
The scholarships will finance two years of study at Oxford University for senior biology major Emily Heikamp and second-year medical student Alexander Oshmyansky. ... Full story

Early Decision Students Provide First Look at Class of 2009
The 470 high school seniors are demographically diverse and split evenly between men and women. Seventeen percent plan to study engineering and 43 percent applied for financial aid. ... Full story

Pell Grant Changes Mean More Borrowing by Some Students
However, Duke "is committed to meeting 100 percent of each student’s demonstrated need," said James Belvin, the university's financial aid director, who has co-authored a new book, "How to Save for College." ... Full story

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ENVIRONMENT

Earthquake Sounds Captured by Nicholas School Geologists
When a long-predicted earthquake finally struck near the town of Parkfield, Calif. last Sept. 28, recordings from one earthquake wave-detecting instrument at a depth of 3,465 feet underground were converted into sound to provide an audio portrait of the event. ... Full story

Marine Lab Prof's Team Visits Frozen South
Richard Barber's research took him and colleagues to waters near Antarctica to investigate whether dust may have played a role in prehistoric climate changes. ... Full story

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INTERNATIONAL

International House Director is Globetrotter
A woman with a drawl that is hard to miss, Carlisle Harvard calls the South home, but has an insatiable desire to travel. ... Full story

A Wild Ride in Afghanistan
Afghan expert Whitney Azoy discusses the future of the country and the rugged game of buzkashi. ... Full story

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OPINION

What You Can Do About AIDS
A Hart fellow working at an Indian hospice care facility talks about the patients there and next steps in the fight against AIDS. ... Full story

Brodhead: Conference Offered Rich Array of Perspectives
Duke President Richard Brodhead commends Jewish and other students for turning last fall's controversial Palestine Solidarity Movement conference into "an opportunity for true education." ... Full story

Global Warming Said to be On Its Way
"To do nothing in the face of rapid change is not a conservative thing to do," says William Schlesinger, the Nicholas School's dean and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. ... Full story

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PHILANTHROPY/CAMPAIGN FOR DUKE

TV Personality Bob Barker Gives Donation to Law School
The donation provides $1 million to create the Bob Barker Endowment Fund for the Study of Animal Rights Law, which will support teaching and opportunities for students to work for course credit on cases involving compliance with state animal cruelty laws and other forms of animal rights advocacy. ... Full story

Veteran University Fund-Raiser to Join Development Office
Susan Cranford Ross, who has worked at Duke for 24 years in various roles, has been named director of financial aid development in the Office of University Development. ... Full story

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PUBLIC POLICY

Textile Agreement's End Predicted to "Shock" Global Economy
Dropping by-country limits on exports of textiles could destabilize some developing countries unless the international community works to mitigate resulting impacts, say a sociology and a public policy professor. ... Full story

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NEWS CLIPS

Duke Researchers Cited for Technology Advance
Technology Research News cited scientists at Duke and the University of Oxford as leaders in the the field of nanotechnology for putting together a series of DNA stations that can automatically pass a DNA fragment from one to the next. ... Full story

Kinder Light Shed on Boxing Icon
Mark Anthony Neal, an associate professor in the Black Popular Culture program at Duke, sees striking similarities in boxing icon Jack Johnson’s early-century experiences and those of today’s black athletes. ... Full story

Company with Duke Ties Ready to Expand
Among the founders of Southeast Tech Inventures is Kristina Johnson, dean of the Pratt School of Engineering. ... Full story

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