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    Galleon Scandal Scorecard: Hedge Funds, Traders, Lawyers and `Octopussy'  Nov 7, 2009
    Lee has a degree in electrical engineering from Duke University and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. He pleaded guilty and is cooperating with federal authorities. (Bloomberg -- US)

    Genomes Of Biofuel Yeasts Reveal Clues That Could Boost Fuel Ethanol Production Worldwide  Nov 7, 2009
    In one of the studies, researcher Lucas Argueso and colleagues from Duke University and Brazil have sequenced and analyzed the structure of the entire genome of strain PE-2, a prominent industrial strain in Brazil. The group's work revealed that portions of the genome are plastic compared to other yeast strains, specifically the peripheral regions of chromosomes, where they observed a number of sequence rearrangements. (Science Daily)

    Extra Points Archives: Sleight of Hand  Nov 7, 2009
    The glory days of the Wallace Wade-Bill Murray football regime of the mid-20th century had faded at Duke University by the late 1960s. Meanwhile in Chapel Hill, a young coach named Bill Dooley was trying to resurrect the Tar Heel program back to the heights enjoyed two decades earlier when Charlie Justice was running rampant across the Kenan Stadium field. (Tarheelblue.com)

    Sex Toy Study at Duke Raises Some Eyebrows  Nov 7, 2009
    Sex Toy Study at Duke University Raises Some Eyebrows ... DURHAM, N.C. A campus religious leader is unhappy about a study at Duke University that invites female students to attend parties where they can buy sex toys. (Fox News)

    Frontiers of the future: Living in a materials world  Nov 7, 2009
    Duke University researchers recently announced that they were ready with a model. Other metamaterials are being developed for absorbing or magnifying sound, absorbing shockwaves from earthquakes and making superlenses and superprisms for magnifying images. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)

    Duke Sex Toy Study Panned by Priest  Nov 7, 2009
    (AP) A campus religious leader is unhappy about a study at Duke University that invites female students to attend parties where they can buy sex toys. The News ver of Raleigh reported Friday that the director of the Duke Catholic Center has lodged a complaint with researchers. (CBS News)

    Davidson College honored for value  Nov 6, 2009
    Duke University was ranked the sixth-best value among U.S. private universities. The top five private institutions on the list were the California Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Yale University, Rice University and Harvard University. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

    Nicotine Patch Plus Lozenge Appears Best For Smoking Cessation  Nov 6, 2009
    5, 2007) Milk does the body good -- and may help smokers break the habit, say researchers at Duke University Medical. (Jan. (Science Daily)

    Early Scents Really Do Get 'Etched' In Brain  Nov 6, 2009
    (June 18, 2006) Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered how the brain creates a scent symphony from signals sent by the nose. In studies in mice, the researchers found that nerve cells in the. (Science Daily)

    Male Sabertoothed Cats Were Pussycats  Nov 6, 2009
    The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) is an NSF-funded collaborative research center operated by Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University. Journal reference. (Science Daily)

    Old method of heart bypass better than 'off-pump'  Nov 6, 2009
    "We always have the idea that less is more less invasive or less anything seems to be a better answer. That isn't always the case," said Dr. Eric Peterson, a heart doctor at Duke University Medical Center. Peterson, who wrote a journal editorial, said it was "a remarkably well-done study" but won't end the debate. (Yahoo News)

    'Beating Heart' Bypass Surgery May Be Riskier  Nov 6, 2009
    And perhaps the biggest surprise: the study found that the on-pump group was no more likely to have thinking or memory problems than those who had beating heart surgery, said Dr. Eric David Peterson of Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., in an accompanying editorial. Still, the study is unlikely to end the debate over use of the heart-lung machine in bypass surgery, because many doctors, even those who are skeptical of the off-pump procedure, still feel it has its place in the realm... (ABC News)

    Poorer Outcomes After 'Off-Pump' Bypass Surgery  Nov 6, 2009
    Off-pump bypass surgery will continue to be done, said Dr. Eric David Peterson, a professor of medicine at Duke University, even though the newly reported study, which he noted is larger than any done before, does not show the expected benefits ... SOURCES: Frederick L. Grover, M.D., professor and chair, surgery, University of Colorado, Denver; Eric David Peterson, M.D., professor, medicine, Duke University, Durham, N.C.; Nov. 5, 2009, New England Journal of Medicine. (MEDLINEplus)

    Treating Depression in Teens Has Lasting Benefits  Nov 5, 2009
    Dr. John March, of Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues found that the treatment benefits in terms of lower levels of depression and suicidal thoughts observed at the end of active treatment persisted during follow-up. In addition, the findings demonstrate that longer-term treatment results in clinically meaningful improvement even when active treatment is stopped, they report in the American Journal of Psychiatry. (MEDLINEplus)

    Older methodof heart bypassis better: study  Nov 5, 2009
    That isnt always the case, said Dr. Eric Peterson, a heart doctor at Duke University Medical Center. Also in msnbc. (MSNBC -- Health)

    Nigeria: More Than 100 Publishers Meet for Summit  Nov 5, 2009
    com) and Founding Director Centre for Africa and the Media at Duke University; Cristiana Falcone of the World Economic Forum, where she is Director Media, Entertainment and Information Industries; Olojede, the only African winner of the Pulitzer Prize; and Prof Lavine. The discussion will be moderated by Obaigbena. (allAfrica.com)

    Aztec Jené Morris One Of 30 Candidates For Lowe's Senior CLASS Award  Nov 5, 2009
    Jayne Appel Center Stanford University Miranda Ayim Forward/Center Pepperdine University Amy Beggin Guard University of New Mexico Joy Cheek Forward/Guard Duke University Alysha Clark Forward Middle Tennessee State University Allyssa DeHaan Center Michigan State University Claire Faucher Guard Portland State University Kristen Feemster Forward Western Carolina University Jordan Franey Guard/Forward University of California, Santa Barbara Tyra Grant Guard Pennsylvania State University Alexis... (Goaztecs.com)

    Folic Acid Supplements Linked To Asthma, Study Suggests  Nov 5, 2009
    4, 2009) A University of Adelaide study may have shed light on the rise in childhood asthma in developed countries like Australia in recent decades. Researchers from the University's Robinson Institute have identified a link between folic acid supplements taken in late pregnancy and allergic asthma in children aged between 3 and 5 years, suggesting that the timing of supplementation in pregnancy is important. (Science Daily)

    In search of French bread  Nov 5, 2009
    Along with my standard Paris guides, I packed his 2006 book, "Good Bread Is Back," (Duke University Press, $28. 95). (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Pew: Tech use doesnt add to social isolation  Nov 5, 2009
    "The 2006 report found that a quarter of Americans said they have no one to talk to about personal troubles. Lynn Lovin-Smith, a Duke University professor and one of three authors of the 2006 study published in the American Sociological Review, said Internet use was only mentioned as one of several large social changes in the past 25 years that might have influenced social ties. Longer commuting distances, more people living alone and lower voluntary group memberships are other (factors)... (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Census report: for more seniors, rising well-being  Nov 5, 2009
    "It is to counteract the assumption," says the professor emeritus at Duke University, "that growing older means inevitably going downhill" - unless it is on his bicycle. EASY RIDER: Eugene Veras pedaled around his Missouri neighborhood last summer to improve his fitness. (Yahoo News -- Aging)

    Innovation and Comparative-Effectiveness Research in Cardiac Surgery  Nov 5, 2009
    From the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.. This article has been cited by other articles. (New England Journal of Medicine)

    UNM's Roman Martinez Named Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Candidate  Nov 5, 2009
    Lobo senior one of 30 candidates for national award. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Themwc.com)

    UAA women hoops team ranked No. 8  Nov 5, 2009
    The Seawolves take on a Division I powerhouse Sunday when they open the season with an exhibition game at Duke University. The Blue Devils are ranked sixth among D-I schools. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Around Oconee: Future leaders selected  Nov 4, 2009
    A portion of this year's proceeds will go to Healing and Hope Through Science, a hands-on natural science program at University of North Carolina and Duke University children's hospitals. For more information, go to www. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Woman shoots man in chest  Nov 4, 2009
    was transported by Life Flight to Duke University Medical Center, where he is in stable condition. About 10:30 p.m., Oct. 28, 1st Sgt. Brandon, of the Caswell County Sheriff's Office, responded to the home of Charlie Alston, 75 E C Jones Road, Milton, to find Barry Long lying in the front yard. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)

    The Parenting Place  Nov 4, 2009
    Dr. Helen Egger, a Duke University psychiatrist who also has studied childhood depression, said it is common among people in her field to first see depressed kids in their teens. Their parents will say symptoms began very early in childhood, but they were told, "Your child will grow out of them," Egger said. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Sights And Sounds Of Emotion Trigger Big Brain Responses  Nov 4, 2009
    22, 2007) Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered that activation of a particular brain region predicts whether people tend to be selfish or. (July 26, 2005) Most studies of how we recognize facial expressions have used static models of intense expressions. (Science Daily)

    Short-burst training gets you fit, fast  Nov 4, 2009
    Talk to your doctorCouch potatoes who are considering short-burst training shouldnt go too far too fast, cautions Dr. William Kraus, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. Kraus was a member of the committee that advised the federal government on the physical activity guidelines released last year. In the report on which the guidelines are based, we advised that starting a program with moderate-intensity activity for example, brisk... (MSNBC -- Health)

    Plant sale benefits charity  Nov 4, 2009
    Flo has served on the National Board of the American Conifer Society for six years, and is scheduled to speak at Sarah P. Duke Gardens on the Duke University campus in Durham, N.C., Smith-Gilbert Gardens in Kennesaw, and an upcoming conifer symposium at The University of Tennessee in the next few months ... Project director and educator Katie Vogel develops hands-on natural science activities for pediatric patients at Duke University Medical Center and University of North Carolina Hospitals at... (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Board may be headed back to N.C. Supreme Court  Nov 3, 2009
    We will appeal, said Jane Wettach, a lawyer with the Childrens Law Clinic at the Duke University School of Law, in an interview Tuesday. The clinic, based at Duke University in Durham, provides free legal services to low-income families in cases that involve education and other issues affecting children. (Washington Daily News, NC)

    Commitment Tracker: Nick Sink  Nov 3, 2009
    com two-star tight end from Lewisville-Forsyth County Day School, N.C., had a life-long dream to attend Duke University. It wasn't until last week the Blue Devils wanted him as a part of their football program. (BigBlueNation.com)

    From Greg Gordon at McClatchy  Nov 3, 2009
    "Another question is whether, by keeping the trades secret, the company withheld material information that would enable investors to assess Goldman's motives for selling the bonds, said James Cox, a Duke University law professor who also has served on the NYSE advisory panel.If Goldman had disclosed the contrary bets, he said, "One would have to believe that a rational investor would not only consider Goldman's conduct material, but likely compelling a decision to take a pass on the... (Harper's Magazine)

    Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt reigns again  Nov 3, 2009
    That film academicians are aware of the importance of Gardner is also noted over at Duke University Press, where their journal on feminism, culture, and media studies Camera Obscura addresses Gardner within the text of a 2007 article entitled, Sad Songs of Nitrate: Women s Work in the Silent Film Archive. Nitrate was essential to the film process, thus the title. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)

    Harvard class on 'The Wire'  Nov 2, 2009
    " Other students commented on The Crimson's site 00004000 that courses on the TV show already exist at Duke University and Middlebury College. email 'THE Wire," HBO's gritty se ries about life in the Baltimore ghetto, is about to become a course at Harvard ... Harvard will be not the first college course on "The Wire." Other students commented on The Crimson's site that courses on the TV show already exist at Duke University and Middlebury College. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    Duke develops nano-scale drug delivery for chemotherapy  Nov 2, 2009
    This is Ashutosh Chilkoti from Duke University ... Duke University bioengineers have developed a simple and inexpensive method for loading cancer drug payloads into nano-scale delivery vehicles and demonstrated in animal models that this new nanoformulation can eliminate tumors after a single treatment. (EurekAlert!)

    Sellinger Business School listed in Financial Times as having one of the best MBA programs in the world  Nov 2, 2009
    Among the other top schools whose programs were ranked are the University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, and Columbia University. Loyola was ranked in the top 25 of all private schools in the country. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)

    Dan Garson, 89, pioneer of integration  Nov 2, 2009
    He attended Atlanta's Boys High School and graduated from Duke University (1941). A year later, he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps and served till the end of World War II. He then returned to Atlanta and joined the family firm. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    New online law journal created by University of Miami law professor  Nov 2, 2009
    " As to whether law professors are really ready to praise each other, Prof. Froomkin says optimistically that although some editors admitted it would be a change, most seemed to relish the challenge. ### Here is the full list of editors to date: * indicates Section Editor ADMINISTRATIVE LAW Jack M. Beermann Boston University School of Law Lisa Schultz Bressman Vanderbilt University Law School Cary Coglianese University of Pennsylvania School of Law Steven P. Croley University of Michigan Law... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    New hate crimes law is a mistake  Nov 2, 2009
    How about Hate Crime Indictments of most of the Faculty at Duke University. How about Civil and Criminal Charges against any person who acused His critics of Racism. (Townhall.com)

    Bulldogs Host Alberta Monday For Lone Exhibition Contest  Nov 2, 2009
    Gonzaga will compete in the EA Sports Maui Invitational, head to 2009 NCAA runner-up Michigan State University for an early-season test, host Washington State University and Wake Forest University, battle the University of Illinois in the United Center in Chicago, face Duke University at Madison Square Garden in New York and travel to the University of Memphis to begin another 4-year home-and-home series with the Tigers. Gonzaga will also face Davidson in the Comcast Battle in Seattle. (Gozags.com)

    Man of quirks is Allegheny County's doctor  Nov 1, 2009
    He did his internship at Duke University in Durham, N.C., a year of residency at Pitt, a two-year Vietnam-era stateside tour as an Air Force doctor and returned to Duke, where he was named chief resident, a prestigious accomplishment at a prestigious medical school. He then joined the faculty. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Pozdniakova Sets Pool Records to Guide Cougars at UNC-Wilmington  Nov 1, 2009
    The Russia native also set pool records in both diving events on Friday at the Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion in Durham, N.C., on the campus of Duke University. Pozdniakova's total in the 1-meter event was also the sixth most points scored in the event in a dual meet in school history. (Uhcougars.com)

    'Board game' for Parkinson's patients  Nov 1, 2009
    Dr Mark Stacy, director of movement disorders, at Duke University School of Medicine, North Carolina, US, said Parkinsonpoly would be particularly useful in alerting patients to changes that could be needed in their medication. "The most effective treatment of Parkinson's Disease symptoms is levodopa. "It can provide benefit throughout the entire course of the disease and has consistently demonstrated to have a positive effect on the quality of life and significantly prolongs life expectancy. (Yahoo News -- Parkinson's Disease)

    FSU, Duke partner to study impact of Gulf's 'dead zone' on shrimp fishery  Oct 31, 2009
    -- A team of researchers from The Florida State University, Duke University and the National Marine Fisheries Service will study the environmental and economic impacts of the vast "dead zone" in the northern Gulf of Mexico on shrimping in the region, home to one of the nation's most highly valued single-species fisheries. Florida State will serve as the lead institution for the collaborative project, which is funded by a four-year, $702,969 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    Harvesting energy from nature's motions  Oct 31, 2009
    DURHAM, N.C. -- By taking advantage of the vagaries of the natural world, Duke University engineers have developed a novel approach that they believe can more efficiently harvest electricity from the motions of everyday life. Energy harvesting is the process of converting one form of energy, such as motion, into another form of energy, in this case electricity. (EurekAlert!)

    Teresa Lee Sharpe  Oct 31, 2009
    Throughout her career she was employed with Beaufort Police Department, Enfield Police Department, Scotland Neck Police Department, Mebane Police Department and remained there until taking a patrol position at Duke University Police Department in May of 2008. Teresa displayed such stride in her duties as a police officer that in may of 2009 she was transferred from patrol and assigned the background investigator and recruiter of the Training and Recruiting Division THE ROSE. Teresa obtained many... (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)

    Geneticists Hunt For Scleroderma Triggers  Oct 31, 2009
    8, 2005) Using a novel model for scleroderma, researchers from Duke University Medical Center have discovered two important insights into this devastating disorder -- the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel (Taxol). (July 16, 2007) Individuals with scleroderma -- a rare autoimmune disorder of unknown origin -- are living significantly longer today, compared with 30 years ago, and the physicians who treat this rare disease of. (Science Daily)

    New Arena a Host Site for NCAA Tournament  Oct 31, 2009
    (University of Maryland, Comcast Center); Columbus, Ohio (Ohio State University, St. John Arena); Durham, N.C. (Duke University, Cameron Indoor Stadium); Knoxville, Tenn. (University of Tennessee, Thompson-Boling Arena); Salt Lake City, Utah (University of Utah, John M. Huntsman Center); Spokane, Wash. (autigers.com)

    Fairfax County’s Sports Scene: Stephanie Campbell of Lee High School Proves Cheerleading is Its Own Competitive Sport  Oct 30, 2009
    She plans on applying to the University of Virginia, Duke University and Virginia Commonwealth University. Regardless of which school she attends, she says she hopes to major in biochemistry or neuroscience. (South County Chronicle, VA)

    Kan. NAACP demands apology for 'RedNeck Rap'  Oct 30, 2009
    With all the fuss Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson have raised over the Duke lacrosse team and Don Imus, basically calling them racists, maybe it is time the public and the NAACP to make them publicly apologize to Duke University and the lacrosse team for what they said. Also, Al Sharpton should be fired from his radio job for the racism he has spread. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    WBB to Host 2011 NCAA Championship Games  Oct 30, 2009
    Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke University Durham, North Carolina. Thompson-Boling Arena University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee. (Baylorbears.com)

    Human Dectin-1 Deficiency and Mucocutaneous Fungal Infections  Oct 29, 2009
    From the Department of Internal Medicine and the Nijmegen Institute for Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity (B.F., G.F., T.S.P., L.J., T.J., K.V., L.M., L.A.B.J., J.W.M.M., B.J.K., M.G.N.); the Department of Tumor Immunology and the Nijmegen Center for Molecular Life Sciences (A.B.S., A.C., G.J.A.); and the Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Nijmegen Center for Molecular Life Sciences (H.V., G.V.) all at Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen; the Complex Genetics Section,... (New England Journal of Medicine)

    AP IMPACT: Statisticians reject global cooling  Oct 29, 2009
    Saying there's a downward trend since 1998 is not scientifically legitimate, said David Peterson, a retired Duke University statistics professor and one of those analyzing the numbers. Identifying a downward trend is a case of "people coming at the data with preconceived notions," said Peterson, author of the book "Why Did They Do That? An Introduction to Forensic Decision Analysis.". (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    • Do fisheries negatively impact Steller sea lions?  Oct 29, 2009
    - Researchers at Duke University have unlocked the secret of barnacle "glue." Amazingly, the glue binds together exactly the same way as human blood does when it clots. The scientists hope more research might lead to a non-toxic solution for marine fouling, where barnacles stick to boat hulls creating drag. (Juneau Empire)

    Fred Wilson today at the Nasher Museum  Oct 28, 2009
    TOP LEFT: Photo of Trevor Schoonmaker, curator of contemporary art at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, by Hank Willis Thomas. Nasher Museum exhibitions and programs are generously supported by the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Mary D.B.T. Semans and the late James H. Semans, The Duke Endowment, the Nancy Hanks Endowment, the K. Brantley and Maxine E. Watson Endowment Fund, the James Hustead Semans Memorial Fund, the Marilyn M. Arthur Fund, the Victor and Lenore Behar Endowment Fund,... (AbsoluteArts.com)

    US universities eye pact with IIMs, IITs to set up shops here  Oct 28, 2009
    Some 31 American Universities such as the University of Massachusetts, Duke University, University of Rochester and others are visiting India next month to attend the Indo-American Education summit to offer their courses to Indians. These courses based on the American system, will include student exchange programmes and will be taught by Indian as well as American faculty. (India Times)

    Are you at risk for a sudden heart attack?  Oct 28, 2009
    Duke University Medical researchers conducted a study with 107 patients who had a history of heart problems. To lower the risk of future heart attacks, researchers divided the patients into three treatment groups; a third of the group exercised, another third received standard care, and the last third learned stress management techniques through 4 months of therapy and training. (MSNBC -- Health)

    Census report: for more seniors, rising well-being  Oct 28, 2009
    "It is to counteract the assumption," says the professor emeritus at Duke University, "that growing older means inevitably going downhill" - unless it is on his bicycle. EASY RIDER: Eugene Veras pedaled around his Missouri neighborhood last summer to improve his fitness. (Yahoo News -- Aging)

    Duke U police officer arrested in Alabama assault  Oct 28, 2009
    (AP) - A Duke University police officer has been arrested and charged with raping an Alabama woman ... Duke University Police Chief John Dailey said Simmons was suspended after the arrest. (WSJA.com, AL)

    ixup student artist to perform for Bandersnatch tonight  Oct 28, 2009
    The 21-year-old Duke University senior spends his weekdays studying and attending classes, and his weekends touring the country and working on his mixtape and album. "He definitely is starting to become really popular," said Jimmy Sullivan, senior marketing and finance major. (Daily Orange, NY)

    Wireless a Matter of Funding Priorities  Oct 28, 2009
    While many universities including The Dartmouth College, Duke University, Pennsylvania State University, Princeton University and, soon, The George Washington University offer wireless access on their entire campuses, Georgetowns wireless network has long been a patchwork that UIS has filled in gradually. One such expansion came in early 2008, when Lauinger Librarys wireless system was upgraded. (The Hoya, Washington DC)

    Start-up nets jellyfish, profits  Oct 28, 2009
    A graduate in marine biology from Duke University, Andon originally moved to the Bay Area in 2006 to take a 9-to-5 job at a Bay Area biotech company, but he soon ditched that to pursue a wingnut business idea about jellyfish that was swimming around in his head. Swimming jellies have a surreal, otherworldly beauty. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)

    Mushrooms, Water-repellents More Similar Than You Might Think  Oct 28, 2009
    According to Duke University engineers, the answer is "jumping" water droplets. As it turns out, the same phenomenon that occurs when it's time for certain mushrooms to eject spores also occurs when dew droplets skitter across a surface that is highly water repellent, or superhydrophobic. (Science Daily)

    Coliseum venue scores points with UNCG fans  Oct 28, 2009
    While it s not likely all of UNCG s 15 home games the first is Nov. 20 against Clemson will draw such a big crowd, Matt Brown, director of the coliseum complex, said marquee games with UNC- Chapel Hill or Duke University in future years should help offset any early losses. We re not expecting an overwhelming result right away, Brown said. (Triad Business Journal, NC)

    N.C. Research Campus seeks money for $100M cyclotron  Oct 27, 2009
    He says the universities involved with the research campus particularly Duke University will likely play a vital role in moving the project forward. A Duke official didn t respond to e-mailed questions about the school s role. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

    Q&A with Duke University student hip-hop artist Mike Posner  Oct 27, 2009
    Q Duke University student hip-hop artist Mike Posner - Feature ... Mike Posner says Syracuse University can expect his show, "Wednesday in the Schine Underground," to be the "best party you've ever been to." The 21-year-old singer-songwriter is still attending classes at Duke University even while touring the country every weekend and will be coming to SU for the Bandersnatch concert series on Oct. 28 ... It's definitely not easy being a recording artist on a major label, while being a senior... (Daily Orange, NY)

    Story unfolds of James Ray, who hosted fatal 'sweat lodge'  Oct 27, 2009
    Steven Gunter, a professor of evangelism at Duke University, said the Sedona tragedy cannot be written off as a misfortune. "You really can't simply call it an accident," he said. (Florida Today)

    How temperature data was analyzed  Oct 27, 2009
    Three professors of statistics agreed: David Peterson, retired from Duke University; Mack Shelley, director of public policy and administration at Iowa State University; and Edward Melnick from New York University. Each was given two spreadsheets, neither of which had any indication they were temperature data. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    How the Beans of Egypt, Maine Sprouted a Militia  Oct 26, 2009
    One of the presenters, a retired professor of economics from Duke University named Thomas Naylor, 73, who heads up a secessionist movement in Vermont, suggested that Maine secede from the union. I asked Naylor, who doesn't own or particularly like guns, what he thought of the Second Maine Militia. (Time.com)

    Women's Soccer ACCtion: Sunday, October 28  Oct 26, 2009
    Sunday was already a special day on the campus of Duke University as four Blue Devil seniors -- Jane Alukonis, KayAnne Gummersall, Sara Murphy and Elisabeth Redmond -- were recognized prior to the contest against No. 13 Virginia Tech, but it got even more special once the match started as Duke netted its biggest win of the season with a 4-1 victory over the Hokies at Koskinen Stadium. Heading into Sunday's match, Duke was needing a signature victory for the season and the Blue Devils were very... (Theacc.com)

    'Board game' for Parkinson's patients  Oct 26, 2009
    Dr Mark Stacy, director of movement disorders, at Duke University School of Medicine, North Carolina, US, said Parkinsonpoly would be particularly useful in alerting patients to changes that could be needed in their medication. "The most effective treatment of Parkinson's Disease symptoms is levodopa. "It can provide benefit throughout the entire course of the disease and has consistently demonstrated to have a positive effect on the quality of life and significantly prolongs life expectancy. (Yahoo News -- Parkinson's Disease)

    The Parenting Place  Oct 26, 2009
    Dr. Helen Egger, a Duke University psychiatrist who also has studied childhood depression, said it is common among people in her field to first see depressed kids in their teens. Their parents will say symptoms began very early in childhood, but they were told, "Your child will grow out of them," Egger said. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    How Wood Chips Can Keep You Warm — and Green  Oct 26, 2009
    "AWC is so clean and safe that AWC systems are commonly deployed in the midst of picture-perfect European towns and villages," says Daniel Richter, Professor of Soils and Forest Ecology at Duke University. They are different from ordinary plants that generate electricity by burning wood. (Time.com)

    Sibal visits US to woo universities  Oct 26, 2009
    Besides the ministerial level meeting, the HRD minister will meet presidents of Harvard University, Boston University, Yale, Duke University, University of Georgetown. Mr Sibal will also meet with the president of New York Academy of Sciences Ellis Rubenstein and presid 00004000 ent of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Susan Hockfield. (India Times)

    First Hyperlens For Sound Waves Created  Oct 26, 2009
    11, 2008) Contrary to earlier predictions, Duke University engineers have found that a three-dimensional sound cloak is possible, at least in theory. Such an acoustic veil would do for sound what the. (Science Daily)

    At Duke, Doctors Teach Obesity Ownership  Oct 26, 2009
    Rita Braver reports from the frontlines at Duke University who are offering new alternatives to help people in the deadly battle against obesity. Stories. (CBS News)

    Parents struggle with son's behavior after brain injury  Oct 25, 2009
    When local hospitals told them their 14-year-old daughter Kellee had an inoperable brain tumor and wouldn't live to see her 16th birthday, they found help at Duke University Medical Center. She's now 29. (The Palm Beach Post)

    Fishing rules await sea lion report  Oct 25, 2009
    Researchers at Duke University have unlocked the secret of barnacle "glue." Amazingly, the glue binds together exactly the same way as human blood does when it clots. The scientists hope more research might lead to a non-toxic solution for marine fouling, where barnacles create drag by sticking to boat hulls. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Duke cardiologist to run Gladstone Institutes  Oct 25, 2009
    The Gladstone Institutes, the nationally known biomedical research center affiliated with UCSF, has named Dr. Robert S. Williams, a Duke University cardiologist, as its new president ... Williams has been senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at Duke University Medical Center, was chairman of the American Heart Association's research committee and has served on the committee of advisers to the director of the National Institutes of Health, the federal agency that oversees a $30 billion... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)

    Poll outcome affects testosterone levels in men: Study  Oct 25, 2009
    During the study carried out by neuroscientists at Duke University to investigate voters' testosterone responses to the outcome of the 2008 United States Presidential polls, the team collected saliva samples from 163 college-age volunteers (57 men) before and after the election results were announced. After observing the samples, the team found that the post-outcome testosterone levels of male voters of Barack Obama (winner) were stable while a drop was seen in the testosterone levels of John... (India Times, India -- Health/Science)

    The Lotus's Clever Way Of Staying Dry  Oct 24, 2009
    The process of solving this biological problem inspired Duke University engineers to make use of man-made surfaces resembling the lotus to improve the efficiency of modern engineering systems, such as power plants or electronic equipment, which must be cooled by removing heat through water evaporation and condensation. For the first time, scientists were able to observe water as it condensed on the leaf's surface, and more importantly, how the water condensate left the leaf. (Science Daily)

    Men's Golf Returns To Action At The UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate This Weekend  Oct 24, 2009
    Last season the tournament was won by Duke University, which shot a final round 289 to rally for a four-shot win over Michigan State. The Blue Devils overcame a five-shot deficit and overtook Michigan on the final day for the win. (Und.com)

    Jock the Vote: Election Outcomes Affect Testosterone Levels in Men  Oct 24, 2009
    After the outcome of the U.S. presidential election was declared, neuroscientists at Duke University found that although male voters for , the winner, had stable levels of testosterone, the hormone's levels rapidly dropped in males who cast ballots for or Robert Barr, the losers ... These new findings, appearing online , reveal that politics can influence testosterone in men "just as if they directly engaged head-to-head in a contest for dominance," says researcher Kevin LaBar of the Duke... (Scientific American)

    Low Testosterone = A Vote for McCain?  Oct 24, 2009
    Steven Stanton, lead author of the study, said colleagues at Duke University and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor wondered if the same drop in testosterone that happened in face-to-face competitions would happen in vicarious dominance situation, such as an election. 1. (ABC News)

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