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Seven Duke faculty join AAAS as 2003 Fellows

Seven Duke faculty members have been selected as 2003 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general federation of scientists. The seven are among the 348 AAAS international members to be selected this year.

Duke's new fellows are Kenneth Dodge, William McDougall professor of public policy studies and professor of psychology; Anthony Means, Nanaline H. Duke professor of pharmacology; John Reif, A. Hollis Edens Distinguished professor of computer science; Keith Sullivan, James B. Wyngarden professor of medicine; Marilyn Telen, Welcome professor of medicine; Samuel Wells, professor of surgery; and Weitao Yang, Philip Handler professor of chemistry.

The AAAS works to advance science for human well-being through its projects, programs and publications. Under current guidelines, association members can be nominated by steering groups from AAAS' 24 sections, by any three current fellow outside the nominee's institution or by the AAAS chief executive officer.

Fuqua graduates 112 members of MBA-Weekend Executive class

One hundred and twelve members of the Duke MBA-Weekend Executive class of 2003 at the Fuqua School of Business received their degrees Sunday. The graduates came from 19 different states and Mexico. Brian Ferguson, chair and CEO of Eastman Chemical Company, delivered the commencement address.

The Duke MBA-Weekend Executive program is designed for middle- to upper-level managers who attend classes on Friday and Saturday of alternate weekends for 20 months. Each new class enters in January.

Law School to host symposium on natural resources policy

Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum, a scholarly journal published each spring and fall, will host a symposium on national resources policy under President George W. Bush's administration Nov. 14. The symposium will bring together proponents and critics of Bush administration policies and will be headlined by Lynn Scarlett, assistant secretary of the Department of the Interior, and John Leshy, formerly solicitor of the Department of Interior under the Clinton administration.

The symposium is meant to facilitate a better understanding of significant environmental issues.

Fuqua to host health care conference

The Fuqua School of Business will host its first health care conference, titled "The Business of Disease Management: Innovations and Technologies on the Horizon," Nov. 7. The conference will feature prominent speakers from the health care industry, who will discuss issues surrounding the future of disease management.

Among the topics to be discussed are "Disease Management: Past Present and Future Models," "Public and Private Collaborations in Disease Management," "Enabling Disease Management through Technological Connectivity and Clinical Decision Support Systems" and "The Role of Medical Devices in the Future of Disease Management."

The conference will be hosted by Fuqua's Health Sector Management Program and Fuqua's student-run Health Care Club. Interested parties must register for the conference. Fees are $25 for the general public and health care professionals and $15 for Duke alumni, executive education and executive MBA students. The first 100 full-time Duke and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students can attend for free; each additional full-time student will be charged $10.