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DUKE UNIVERSITY Ninety-Ninth Year, issue 88
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30,2004
Treating more than just the common K-ville cold by
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With the upcoming retirement of Di-
Student Health looks to preventative medicine as the new frontier in making sure Duke students stay healthy
rector of Student Health Dr. William
Christmas in June, administrators have begun to examine the future of Student Health Services at the University. While the current state of student health is strong by all accounts, both Christmas and Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, said health services could make itself more visible on campus, especially for freshmen, who are often unaware of their health options. At the forefront of the discussion is creating a service that is more individual-oriented, with a focus on involving students from the earliest stages of the undergraduate experience in their own health care program. ‘We want to engage freshmen, literally as part of the orientation process or shortly thereafter, on how they can be advised and get individual consultation to help them think about sleep, and nutrition and exercise choices,” said Moneta. We want to focus on how to create a model by which individual students can get their own health plan.” Moneta said an individual health profile for students would be the manifestation of a new philosophy for Student Health, which would focus on prevention of illness, rather than relying solely on the traditional method of treatment after the patient becomes sick. He noted that this philosophy was based on the work coming from the leadership of the Duke
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Schoeffler, Pratt grad student, dies by
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ESPN Classic has been replaying Florida State’s upset win over North Carolina continuously the past several days, a game in which the Seminoles’ stellar defense was on display. And though the Seminoles could not pull off another Tobacco Road victory, Florida State gave Duke all it could handle in a rowdy Cameron Indoor Stadium Thursday night. ‘These are the games that make great years,” Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said of his team’s 56-49 victory over the Seminoles, “if you can win them.” Despite being shut down offensively in the post by FSU’s relentless frontcourt defense, the Blue Devils’ were able to ride their stellar defensive efforts and one very crucial play by their team captain to claim the victory. So as the producers at ESPN Classic undoubtedly relished in Seminole Alexander
Katherine Mary Schoeffler, a May 2004 doctoral candidate in the Pratt School of Engineering, died Tuesday at Duke University Medical Center from a tear in her ascending aorta. She was 44. Schoeffler, known as Kathy to her friends, complained ofchest pains Sunday and was taken to DUMC, but after a brief hospital stay, was discharged the next day. She collapsed early Tuesday and was not able to be resuscitated at the hospital. Schoeffler was completing a five-year program in biomedical engineering and informatics. Schoeffler held the Judith Redman Gustafson and L. Adelaide and M. Elizabeth Johnson Endowments and was the first woman to pursue a doctorate in her specialization from Pratt. She earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Catholic University and worked for Burroughs Wellcome pharmaceutical company for eight years prior to attending graduate school. Many remembered Schoeffler as an outgoing, warm woman, who was dedicated to her research and work. “When I think of Kathy, I think of someone with a lot of energy, a smile on her face and with tremendous enthusiasm,” said Ed Hammond, professor emeritus of biomedical engineering and Schoeftler’s advisor. “She was a person that had great talent.” Schoeffler was working on a program to standardize medical descriptions for medical and clinical analysis. She earned the $65,000 National Library of Medicine Fellowship in Applied Informatics in 1997 as well as grants from the American Association of University Women and Duke. “She was pushing to succeed in the field,” said Winafred Schoeffler, Kathy’s mother. “She had a job waiting for her at the National Institutes of Health until she completed her doctorate.” Schoeffler was also known for her friendships with children, especially her niece and nephew. “She loved young children and counted a number of [younger] friends,” Winafred Schoeffler said. Schoeffler also enjoyed sharing her work with others. Through her award from and membership in AAIJW, Schoeffler had the opportunity to speak on her intellectual pursuits around the state. She gave lectures at Duke, including a Humanities in Science keynote lecture on artificial intelligence and medicine, as well as teaching engineering classes with her mentor. “She just gave so much of herself,” said Judy Stafford, a senior arftilyst programmer
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Luol Deng defendsFlorida State point guard Nate Johnson during Duke's close win Thursday night.