UPDATE: MLK Commemoration Held Virtually Sunday
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, a professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, is to speak Jan. 16
Monday, January 17, 2022
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Duke in the News
Trump’s Pride Goeth Before Our Fall
Commentary by Frank Bruni, a professor of the practice of journalism and public policy in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Nearly Half the World’s Kids Are Exposed to Dangerous Levels of Lead
Features the work and comments of Aaron Reuben, a Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology
Activity Data From Wearables Could Help Monitor Blood Sugar Levels, Study Indicates
Includes comments by Jessilyn Dunn, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Duke
‘Worst I’ve Ever Seen:’ Blood Shortage Adds to Hospital Struggles During Pandemic
Quotes Dr. Nicholas Bandarenko, medical director for transfusion services at Duke University Hospital, and Dr. Lisa Pickett, the chief medical officer
Lipoprotein(a) Is a Type of ‘Bad’ Cholesterol You’ve Probably Never Heard of. Some Doctors Are Out to Change That
Features comments by Dr. Robert McGarrah, a preventive cardiologist at Duke University Medical Center
Is Contact Tracing a Thing of the Past? Many NC Health Departments, Organizations Shifting Gears
Interview with Thomas Denny, chief operating officer of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute and a professor of medicine
Expert: ‘All Asset Bubbles Are Fueled by Narratives … Crypto’s Problem Is That Narrative Has Been Punctured’
Interview with Lee Reiners, executive director of the the Duke Global Financial Markets Center
Australia Records Highest Temperature in 62 Years
Covers Duke research; quotes lead author Luke Parsons, a postdoctoral researcher at Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment
Fears of Ukraine Invasion Rise as Russia Talks Fail to Reach Breakthrough
Features comments by Simon Miles, a Russia expert at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy, who joined a news briefing Wednesday
NC Hospitals Filling With COVID-19 Patients and Plead for Public’s Help to Turn Tide
Reports on a joint letter by leaders of Duke Health and two dozen other hospitals and hospital systems