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    Freedom Rider recalls scary moment  Jul 4, 2009
    Trumpauer who would later marry and become Joan Trumpauer Mulholland left Duke University in 1961. Defying the wishes of relatives who were steeped in a culture of segregation, she headed to Mississippi to work in the civil rights movement. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Officer still stable at hospital after shooting  Jul 4, 2009
    DURHAM -- A Durham police officer shot in the stomach while answering a call Thursday remained in stable condition at Duke University Hospital on Friday, according to police reports. . (Herald Sun)

    Big talk likely fueled Madoff, Regan swindles  Jul 4, 2009
    James D. Cox, a professor of corporate and securities law at Duke University School of Law, said that based on the number of cases he hears about from state-level securities regulators, smaller nickel-and-dime Ponzi schemes are more common than Madoff-size rip-offs. These are affinity crimes, Cox said, where the schemer taps into a network, such as fraternal organizations and community groups, to get clients. (Boston Globe)

    City, Duke argue for lacrosse case dismissals  Jul 4, 2009
    DURHAM -- Lawyers for the city have joined Duke University in arguing that a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling should prompt the dismissal of all or most of the civil rights claims stemming from the Duke lacrosse case. . (Herald Sun)

    The FDA and Painkillers: What's Safe Now?  Jul 3, 2009
    "The question did not specify, so conceivably panel members could have had different interpretations," says Ruth Day, director of the medical cognition laboratory at Duke University and one of the voting panel members ... "Any change would be carefully orchestrated to ensure that people are not at risk of not having access to their pain medication," says Dr. Judith Kramer, an internist at Duke University Medical Center and a voting member of the committee. (Time.com)

    Heart attack survivors not told of study dangers  Jul 3, 2009
    the University of Miami; and Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C.. Also in msnbc. (MSNBC -- Health)

    Duke researchers unlock truth about prehistoric fern diversity  Jul 3, 2009
    BY KARL LEIF BATES : Duke University News Service Jul 3, 2009. DURHAM -- As flowering plants like giant trees quickly rose to dominate plant communities during the Cretaceous period, the ferns that had preceded them hardly saw it as a disappointment. (Herald Sun)

    Dolphins, jets share a bond  Jul 3, 2009
    Duke University News Service Jul 3, 2009. DURHAM -- The seemingly effortless way dolphins and porpoises slice through the water and the unique capabilities of the supersonic Concorde airplane have more in common than one might think. (Herald Sun)

    Scrub tech may have exposed thousands to hepatitis  Jul 3, 2009
    "We found that controlled glucose levels really do make a difference for the patient," said study co-author Milford Marchant Jr., MD, an orthopaedic surgeon who conducted the study with colleagues of the Adult Reconstruction Section at Duke University Medical Center. The study found that patients with uncontrolled glucose levels were. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    Police officer shot; man charged  Jul 3, 2009
    The officer, who had just joined the Durham force in May, underwent surgery at Duke University Hospital and was reported in stable condition at Duke University Hospital. . (Herald Sun)

    Ferns took to the trees and thrived  Jul 3, 2009
    "The canopy is there and -- boom -- diversification," said Duke University researcher Eric Schuettpelz, who is completing a post-doctoral fellowship in biology with associate professor Kathleen Pryer. By integrating genomic data from 400 living fern species with information from the fossil record, Schuettpelz and Pryer constructed a new time-calibrated family tree for ferns. (EurekAlert!)

    Four in a row for Concord Legion  Jul 3, 2009
    I just kind of reacted to it, said Woo, a recent graduate of the Middlesex School who will be attending Duke University in the fall. Last Friday, Concord defeated Medford 6-2. (Concord Journal, MA)

    Prof of pop: We'll never see Jackson's likes again  Jul 3, 2009
    His moment is gone, too, says a Duke University expert on black popular culture. . (Herald Sun)

    Is Tougher Airport Screening Going Too Far? Searches beyond checking for weapons...  Jul 3, 2009
    Scott, a native of Boston and graduate of Duke University, is the author of three books, including "ENIAC: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the World's First Computer," which was published in 1999. He's also an instrument-rated private pilot. (The Drudge Report)

    Area Graduates Get Message  Jul 3, 2009
    David Albala, a professor at the Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina, told the graduates at his alma mater, The Gunnery in Washington, that he learned many valuable lessons during his time at the school. "On the athletic field, I learned the importance of teamwork," he said. (Brookfield Journal, CT)

    Adams sees UGA among 5 best  Jul 2, 2009
    And Duke University is among the 161 universities that deserve only a "good," ranking, according to Adams' survey - though Duke tied for No. 8 in the magazine's 2009 national rankings, released in September. UGA was ranked 58th among all U.S. universities, public and private, and tied for 20th among public universities, according to the magazine. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    * Cubans dance to a new ton  Jul 2, 2009
    He may be right, says Puerto Rican researcher Raquel Z. Rivera, co-editor of Reggaeton, a book recently published by Duke University Press. An attempt to ban it in Puerto Rico only made it more popular. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Dr. Dan Lebovitz of Ohio Receives Leadership Award  Jul 2, 2009
    He graduated from the Duke University School of Medicine in 1986. Subsequently, he completed his pediatric residency and pediatric critical care fellowship at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. (PR Newswire)

    Police: Duke University official...  Jul 2, 2009
    Police: Duke University official offered adopted son for sex - CNN.com ... Police: Duke University official offered adopted son for sex ... WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Duke University official is accused of offering his 5-year-old adopted son for sex on the Internet, according to the FBI and court documents in the case. (CNN -- Law)

    Vicodin, Percocet Should Be Banned, Panel Says  Jul 2, 2009
    "We're here because there are inadvertent overdoses with this drug that are fatal and this is the one opportunity we have to do something that will have a big impact," said Dr. Judith Kramer of Duke University Medical Center. But many panelists opposed a sweeping withdraw of products that are so widely used to control severe, chronic pain. (KIRO TV, WA)

    From institute to school: Sanford makes the grade at Duke  Jul 2, 2009
    Kuniholm is no longer director of the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University. As of Wednesday morning, he is the inaugural dean of the new Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke. (Herald Sun)

    Baron Pierson Mayer (7)  Jul 2, 2009
    A volunteer in the US Navy in 1942, Baron entered the V-12 program and was sent to Duke University in Durham, NC in 1943. He completed his education at Webb Institute of Naval Architecture in New York, graduating with a degree in Marine Engineering and a commission as a Second Lieutenant in 1946. (Washington Daily News, NC)

    Willing to Take a Stand: Joey Cheek one of few athletes to speak out on political issues  Jul 2, 2009
    "Sports is a bigger business than ever," says Orin Starn, a cultural anthropologist at Duke University. "And athletes preserve the viability of their brand by not saying anything controversial.". (Modesto Bee, CA)

    Duke Professors Condemn Gay Racism  Jul 2, 2009
    Authors Note - In response to my last two columns, 88 Duke University professors have issued a joint statement condemning gay racism at Duke ... This is not a different experience for us here at Duke University ... What about the gay administrators at Duke University. (Townhall.com)

    Baron Mayer, formerly of Danvers, passes away at 87  Jul 2, 2009
    Mayer, a native Iowan, and his wife, Kathleen Kaye, a North Carolinian, met as students at Duke University, where Mayer was sent by the Navy in 1943 on the V-12 program. After Duke, Mayer was sent to the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture in New York where he earned a degree in Marine Engineering and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Navy in 1946. (Danvers Herald, MA)

    Watertown honors  Jul 2, 2009
    Max D. Fosque, son of Marian Grogan and George Fosque, and a 2005 graduate of Watertown High School, graduated May 10 from Duke University. Fosque was awarded a bachelor of arts degree in political science with a minor in economics. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)

    Education in the Valley  Jul 2, 2009
    Rebecca Rose was awarded the Master of Public Policy from Duke University s Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at a graduate hooding ceremony on May 9. The Sanford Institute was created in 1971 and is named for its founder, the late North Carolina governor, United States senator and Duke President Terry Sanford. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)

    Key Culprits In Lupus Discovered  Jul 1, 2009
    15, 2006) Women with systemic lupus who become pregnant are at significantly greater risk for death or other medical complications than are pregnant women without lupus, Duke University Medical Center. (Oct. (Science Daily)

    Click to read:FDA Panel Sounds Alarm On Painkiller Doses  Jul 1, 2009
    "We're here because there are inadvertent overdoses with this drug that are fatal and this is the one opportunity we have to do something that will have a big impact," said Dr. Judith Kramer of Duke University Medical Center. Evelyn Byrne's daughter Madalyn, a college sophomore, died after taking eight Tylen 00004000 ol a day for a week, for tooth pain, reports CBS News correspondent Cordes. (CBS News)

    FDA Panel: Lower Maximum Daily Dose of Tylenol  Jul 1, 2009
    "We're here because there are inadvertent overdoses with this drug that are fatal and this is the one opportunity we have to do something that will have a big impact," said Dr. Judith Kramer of Duke University Medical Center. But over-the-counter cold medicines such as Nyquil and Theraflu that combine other drugs with acetaminophen can stay on the market, the panel said, rejecting a proposal to take them off store shelves. (ABC News -- Wire)

    For black America, Jackson was an icon who transcended race  Jul 1, 2009
    which launched Jackson and kept him in the hearts of fellow blacks, says Mark Anthony Neal, a professor of African & African-American Studies at Duke University in Durham, N.C. ... In recent years, says Duke University's Neal, some African-Americans had become critical of Jackson because of his cosmetic surgery and the speculation about alleged inappropriate behavior with children. (Christian Science Monitor)

    Bettina Wyman Emmons  Jul 1, 2009
    She attended Sweet Briar College for two years and graduated from Duke University and the Katherine Gibbs School in Boston. She worked for TIME, INC. in Boston and New York. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)

    Study suggests C-reactive protein doesn't cause heart disease  Jul 1, 2009
    The current findings, as well as past research that used similar techniques, "strongly challenge" a causal role for CRP in heart disease, Dr. Svati H. Shah of Duke University Medical Center, and Dr. James A. de Lemos of the University of Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, wrote in an editorial published with the new study. Health Library. (CNN -- Health)

    FDA panelvotes toremove Vicodin andPercocet  Jul 1, 2009
    Were here because there are inadvertent overdoses with this drug that are fatal and this is the one opportunity we have to do something that will have a big impact, said Dr. Judith Kramer of Duke University Medical Center. Many opposed to recommendationBut many panelists opposed a sweeping withdraw of products that are so widely used to control severe, chronic pain. (MSNBC -- Health)

    DUKE OFFICIAL OFFERED ADOPTED 5-YEAR OLD SON FOR SEX...  Jun 30, 2009
    Sitting in a Durham County jail cell, Frank M. Lombard, the Duke University researcher accused of offering his adopted 5-year-old son for sex, awaits a trip to Washington, D.C., this week to face federal criminal charges. After waiving an extradition hearing Friday morning, he was locked in the Durham jail Saturday without bail. (The Drudge Report)

    Trinity ranks high for physician/execs  Jun 30, 2009
    Trinity finished ahead of other schools on the magazine s list, such as Yale University, Harvard University, University of Southern California, Duke University, and Tulane University. Modern Healthcare has recognized three graduates of the university s Healthcare Administration program on a list of the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare for four consecutive years. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)

    University presidents question drinking age  Jun 30, 2009
    According to a statement by Richard Brodhead, president of Duke University, the current law does not prevent underage drinking. At colleges and universities, the law does have other effects: It pushes drinking into hiding, heightening its risks, including risks from drunken driving; and it prevents us from addressing drinking with students as an issue of responsible choice, Brodhead wrote in the statement. (Washington University Student Life, MO)

    Click to read:Fixing the Heart with Stem Cells  Jun 30, 2009
    "Thank goodness we have 60 lines we can work with," said Duke University stem cell researcher Doris Taylor ... "Thank goodness we have 60 lines we can work with," said Duke University stem cell researcher Doris Taylor. (CBS News)

    Don't use flamethrower to get rid of mosquitoes  Jun 30, 2009
    " We had not imagined the possibility of spraying the alcohol near a flame. We agree that isopropyl alcohol is indeed very flammable and must NEVER be sprayed near any ignition source. I am a breast-cancer survivor and have heard that some sunscreens contain estrogenlike compounds. I cannot have anything that contains estrogen in or on my body, so I would like to know any brands to avoid and which brands are safe. Benzophenone-3, also known as BP-3 or oxybenzone, has estrogenlike activity. We... (Athens Banner-Herald)

    A new consumer rents and enjoys  Jun 30, 2009
    And Zipcar, which offers car-sharing plans, is available on the campuses of Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill. Want a slice of the good life. (News & Observer)

    Professor: Department to be 'world's greatest'  Jun 29, 2009
    DURHAM -- A renowned Harvard scholar is coming to Duke University to chair its Department of African and African-American Studies and, he says, "make it the world's greatest department.". . (Herald Sun)

    Little Boy Blue Devil  Jun 29, 2009
    It looks like Duke University has another rape case on its hands ... To acerbate the heinous acts of Lombard, Duke university and AP are ignoring some of the pertinent details of the story. (Townhall.com)

    Jackson was cultural phenom  Jun 29, 2009
    "I watched all of his videos. I used to think he was like Superman." Jackson's ability as a performer electrified audiences, inspired amateurs of all ages and launched the careers of entertainers from Chris Brown to Chris Tucker, said Mark Anthony Neal, who teaches black popular culture at Duke University. "His success was a template for them," Neal said of performers like Brown, Ginuwine and Justin Timberlake. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)

    Sacred Heart Coaches Participate in Sixth Annual Lauren's First and Goal Camp  Jun 29, 2009
    Funding has been dedicated to specific research studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the UCLA Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Brookhaven National Lab and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the Duke University Brain Tumor Center through the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the US. The Foundation also funds pediatric cancer services including pet therapy programs, patient advocacy initiatives, and social and support group opportunities, and aids families living... (Sacredheartpioneers.com)

    Bringing Boys And Girls To Computer Science With 'Alice'  Jun 29, 2009
    ScienceDaily (June 29, 2009) Duke University computer scientist Susan Rodger is hoping ice skaters, cute animals and fearsome dragons will bring new talent to her field. See also. (Science Daily)

    Census report: for more seniors, rising well-being  Jun 29, 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)

    Interim president appointed for Southern U.; Gen. Honore not chosen  Jun 28, 2009
    Joseph is teaching at Duke University. Freeman's appointment, which came on a 9-6 vote, includes the stipulation that she not seek the permanent president's job. (WWLTV.com, LA)

    Confidence isn't enough  Jun 28, 2009
    DURHAM -- For college basketball fans, Christian Laettner and Brian Davis are glorified chapters in Duke University sports history -- teammates who won back-to-back championships in a record four consecutive trips to the Final Four. When Laettner sank his famous 17-foot buzzer-beater, propelling the Blue Devils over Kentucky on their way to the 1992 championship, Davis was cheering on the sidelines. (News & Observer)

    'The Soloist' and beyond  Jun 28, 2009
    Abigail, another inspiring IOOV speaker, was diagnosed with bipolar and schizoaffective disorders after earning an undergraduate degree at Duke University and a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. At first, she was not compliant. (NJ.com -- Times)

    Interim president appointed for Southern  Jun 28, 2009
    Joseph is teaching at Duke University. Freeman said she was completely surprised by the appointment, which came on a 9-6 vote. (Nola.com -- Sports)

    Runnin' down a dream  Jun 28, 2009
    That led to a trip to Duke University and then Emory University. It was a movement disorder specialist at Emory that gave a name to the problem he was, and is, experiencing. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)

    Duke U. Official Caught in Alleged Child Sex Sting  Jun 27, 2009
    A Duke University official has been charged in federal court with offering his 5-year-old adopted son up for sex ... The Duke University official has been arrested and charged with offering his adopted 5-year-old son for sex. (ABC News)

    LETTERS: NCT, June 27, 2009  Jun 27, 2009
    " Kind of a contradiction, as that will never happen. Wonder if Greg is a season-ticket holder.Joseph WorthOceansideBan guns before alcoholAlcohol is no longer permitted on the beach in Solana Beach. Permanently. It is one of the last San Diego beach towns to impose this law. Just another law nailed into the coffin of caution. So absurd!I think all the cities should lift the alcohol ban. You want to attract tourism? Then make it fun for the people who visit our beaches. How delightful to have a... (North County Times)

    University Official Charged In Child Sex Case  Jun 27, 2009
    WASHINGTON (June 26, 2009)--Authorities have arrested and charged a Duke University official who they say offered his adopted 5-year-old son for sex. The FBI's Washington field office said the school's associate director of the Center for Health Policy, Frank Lombard, was caught in an Internet sting. (KWTX.com, TX)

    ROBYN BLUMNER: How one woman fought an undertow  Jun 27, 2009
    On a spring day in 2006, as the sun set on the Duke University campus, novelist Kaye Gibbons strode across the lawn. She had just finished speaking at the Festival of the Book, and two of her three daughters trailed behind her. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Juzon Juice Fleming  Jun 27, 2009
    Obituaries : Juzon Juice Fleming (Roanoke Rapids, NC). Daily Herald Print Edition. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)

    Plea Bargain Wraps Up "Jena 6" Case  Jun 27, 2009
    Well their is always two sides to every story, but having watched how the m 0000303A edia and black interests have tried to exploit and embellish problems like the Duke University Rape case or Tawana Brawley ... Otherwise I would be justified in violence against blacks due to the Duke University incident, Tawana Brawley, OJ, the LA riots, etc. (CBS News -- US)

    Tough choice for state hospices  Jun 27, 2009
    A 2007 study by Duke University found hospice care reduced Medicare expenses by $2,309 per patient in the final year of life, with the greatest savings occurring in the last 10 weeks of life. The Medicare caps are a growing problem for hospices. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    'Board game' for Parkinson's patients  Jun 27, 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)

    Human Neurodegenerative Disorder Observed In Fruit Flies  Jun 26, 2009
    (May 10, 2005) University of Iowa Biological Sciences Professor Daniel F. Eberl and his colleagues at Duke University have uncovered genetic defects leading to deafness in fruit flies that may shed light on. (Jan. (Science Daily)

    Robotic surgeon finds, removes shrapnel alone  Jun 26, 2009
    A robotic surgeon at Duke University has successfully found and guided a needle to a sliver of steel shrapnel, completely without human help ... "Eventually you could have a ten-dollar biopsy done inside in a supermarket," said Steve Smith, a doctor at Duke University and co-author of a paper describing the work in the journal IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Weight-Loss Surgery Safe, Effective Type 2 Diabetes Treatment  Jun 26, 2009
    Researchers from Duke University Medical Center analyzed data from nearly 58,000 patients included in the Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database (BOLD), the largest repository of medical information on people who've undergone the weight-loss surgery ... SOURCES: Eric J. DeMaria, M.D., vice chair, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.; James W. Maher, M.D., professor of surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va. (MEDLINEplus)

    Major league anxiety: Players more open to seek help  Jun 26, 2009
    " Besides playing for a new team, Greene is finishing a two-year, $11 million contract. That can be one factor that can cause anxiety, according to Greg Dale, the director of sports psychology at Duke University. Dale, who has counseled college, Olympic and pro athletes, says heightened expectations, fear of failure and attention from the news media also can create anxiety. "It can become very debilitating to where you begin to almost paralyze yourself and you can't perform something that comes... (USA Today -- Sports)

    Dolphins get a lift from delta wing technology  Jun 26, 2009
    Laurens Howle and Paul Weber from Duke University teamed up with Mark Murray from the United States Naval Academy and Frank Fish from West Chester University, to find out more about the hydrodynamics of whale and dolphin flippers. They publish their finding that some dolphins' fins generate lift in the same way as delta wing aircraft on 26 June 2009 in The Journal of Experimental Biology at. (EurekAlert!)

    University Apartments in Durham sold  Jun 26, 2009
    University Apartments is located at 1500 Duke University Road. Built in 1936, the property comprises one- and two-bedroom units, with an occupancy rate around 91 percent. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)

    Weight-Loss Surgery: Safe, but Does It Work?  Jun 26, 2009
    "The clear message is that the very low mortality signals a high degree of safety compared to conventional thinking, particularly among the public, about the risks of bariatric surgery," says Eric DeMaria, vice chair of the department of surgery at Duke University, who presented the data. The data support what other studies have been documenting in recent years that although bariatric surgery, like any surgery, is invasive and risky, it's becoming safer. (Time.com)

    Total knee replacements increase mobility and motor skills in older patients  Jun 26, 2009
    DURHAM, NCAccording to a new study from researchers at Duke University, total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures performed in older patients with osteoarthritis of the knee result in long-term, significant improvement of physical functioning and motor skills when compared to patients who do not receive TKA. ... D., McMahon professor of health policy and management and professor of economics at Duke University ... The Duke University research was supported by a grant from the Institute for... (EurekAlert!)

    Lawmakers, president focus on immigration  Jun 25, 2009
    When immigration reform has been debated in recent years, proponents have suggested that a comprehensive bill would be a "win-win-win" arrangement, said Noah Pickus, a professor of public policy at Duke University. Such a bill could include enforcement, a path to legal status for illegal immigrants, reduced waiting times for family reunification visas and more avenues for workers to enter the country legally, on either a permanent or temporary basis. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    Langman-Reese  Jun 25, 2009
    and Master's Degree of Health Science from Duke University. The Chetek Alert 2009. (Chetek Alert, WI)

    Ida Shaw Applewhite Barber  Jun 25, 2009
    She was born in Durham, raised in Halifax, and upon graduating from Weldon High School at the tender age of 16, she immediately enrolled in Duke University and received her B.A. four years later. She was active in the Glee Club, Alpha Phi Sorority, and other extracurricular activities. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)

    Elliot Williams Leaving Duke For Family Medical Reasons  Jun 25, 2009
    (Sports Network) - Sophomore guard Elliot Williams has decided to leave Duke University after one season because of family medical reasons. School officials announced Wednesday that Williams wants to transfer closer to his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee to be near his family. (ABC 7 News, DC)

    Examples of Ecological Succession  Jun 25, 2009
    Duke University describes on their web page how abandoned farmland eventually became the Duke Forest. This farmland was overworked so that its soils no longer had the nutrients necessary to create healthy crops. (Suite101.com)

    Famed physician Paul Farmer tops new set of Duke trustees  Jun 25, 2009
    DURHAM -- Paul Farmer, who founded the worldwide Partners in Health organization and has fought infectious disease across the globe for more than two decades, is one of four new members of the Duke University Board of Trustees. . (Herald Sun)

    Defense cites Supreme Court ruling in its lacrosse suit reply  Jun 25, 2009
    DURHAM -- A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that widened the grounds for dismissing civil-rights lawsuits should convince a federal judge to dismiss large parts of the Duke lacrosse lawsuits, lawyers for Duke University and other defendants say. . (Herald Sun)

    Duke names four to board of trustees  Jun 25, 2009
    Farmer, Kahn, Monserrate, Eads join Duke University board of trustees - Triangle Business Journal ... Farmer, Kahn, Monserrate, Eads join Duke University board of trustees. (Triangle Business Journal)

    Wall Street Campaigns Against `Populist Overreaction,' Hires Paulson Aides  Jun 25, 2009
    Still, that kind of approach may not be enough for Wall Street to lift its reputation, said , a visiting professor at Duke University School of Law in Durham, North Carolina. Its right for them to try to come back from this, but they have to realize that they are not going to be reborn into what they were, said Brown, who was global co-head of listed derivatives at Morgan Stanley. (Bloomberg -- US)

    Variation in the same gene affects rate of parasite infection in both humans and baboons  Jun 25, 2009
    Researchers at the Duke University Institute for Genome Sciences y have found that variation in the same gene in humans and baboons produces the same kind of disease resistance. The findings were published in the June 24 online edition of the journal Nature. (EurekAlert!)

    Salt Block Unexpectedly Stretches  Jun 25, 2009
    25, 2007) A group of researchers at Duke University have developed a method to measure changes in the mechanical properties of DNA upon irradiation with UV light. This work might pave the way for using. (Science Daily)

    Needham's Bullard on U.S. women's lacrosse team  Jun 25, 2009
    Bullard is the youngest on the World Cup roster as a rising junior at Duke University. She was a member of the U.S. U-19 Team in 2007 and the U.S. Elite Team from 2008 to 2009. (Needham Tab, MA)

    How to Test People for ESP Using Ca...  Jun 24, 2009
    The first ESP experiments using cards were conducted by Joseph Banks Rhine, one of the founders of modern parapsychology, at Duke University in 1930. Perceptual psychologist Karl Zenerdesigned the cards. (Suite101.com)

    Low Brainer: Ancient Skull Shows Early Primates Didn't Need Big Brains  Jun 24, 2009
    Not only was the I. graybullianus's brain about two thirds the relative size of those of the smallest modern primates, "it doesn't look anything like a primate's brain," says , a professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University who wasn't involved in the study but was first to describe this particular skull (in 1989). If forced to come up with a modern-day comparison, he says, "I'd be looking at a hedgehog.". (Scientific American)

    Coach K's salary is tops at Duke  Jun 24, 2009
    DURHAM -- Two of the five highest-paid employees at Duke University during the last fiscal year don't, in fact, work for Duke anymore. And the highest paid employee of all got a hefty salary boost. (Herald Sun)

    PCC names student ambassadors for 2009-2010 academic year  Jun 24, 2009
    She is employed full-time at Duke University Medical Center as an obstetrics technician and nursing assistant. At age 45 and self-supporting, James describes herself as "not your average college student." As a PCC Ambassador, she believes she "can motivate and inspire new students who may be nervous or fresh out of high school or even maybe an older person who has taken the challenge of attending college." She is a member of the Kiwanis Club and volunteers for Relay for Life. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)

    Stop cuts in funding for hospice  Jun 24, 2009
    In 2007, an independent, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded study by Duke University found that hospice reduces Medicare costs by more than 2,300 per patient, amounting to more than 2 billion in savings each year. If action is not taken by the Obama administration and Congress, hospice programs nationwide will be forced to scale back services or even close their doors permanently. (Sioux City Journal)

    Can Alzheimer's Be Cured?  Jun 24, 2009
    is the head of biological psychiatry at Duke University and is a Senior Fellow at Duke s Center for the Study of Aging. He s also the co-author of , a guide for patients and family members struggling with the disease. (Scientific American)

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