Duke in the News: Feb. 9, 2007
Smith's Death Won't End Legal Battles | Women Add Fire to N.C.-Duke Rivalry | Column: Let's Keep Skilled Immigrants in the U.S., and more…
Friday, February 9, 2007
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SMITH'S DEATH WON'T END LEGAL BATTLES
USA Today, Feb. 9 -- Anna Nicole Smith is dead, but the Anna Nicole Smith litigation will live on — and multiply. "The money claims can continue to be pursued by her estate," says Erwin Chemerinsky, a law professor at Duke. ... Full story
WOMEN ADD FIRE TO N.C.-DUKE RIVALRY
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Feb. 9 -- One day, one game, or one gender for that matter, are no longer enough to contain the differences between Duke and Carolina. ... Full story
--Also, (Durham) ABC 11 News, AP: #1 Duke Knocks Off #2 UNC 64-53 (with video highlights) ... Full story
The New York Times: Athletes Embrace Size, Rejecting Stereotypes (Duke Coach Gail Goestenkors) ... Full story
COLUMN: LET'S KEEP SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN THE U.S.
BusinessWeek, Feb. 8 -- A former Duke graduate student's story illustrates one of the problems being overlooked in the immigration debate, says Vivek Wadhwa, executive-in-residence at Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering. ... Full story
TELLING THE STORIES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ELDERS
Washington Post, Feb. 8 -- Duke historian John Hope Franklin's childhood memories of the Tulsa Race Riot are a part of a national oral history project designed to capture and preserve the stories of African American pioneers. ... Full story
--Also, American Public Media’s The Story: Confronting History ... Full story
'FRIENDS OF DUKE' GO AFTER PROFESSORS
(Durham) Herald-Sun, Feb. 9 -- Supporters of the three men indicted in connection with the Duke lacrosse case have renewed their criticism of the professors who early on branded the incident a "social disaster." ... Full story
--Also, Herald-Sun: Op-Ed -- On DNA Evidence, Did Nifong Break the Law? (Duke law professor Robinson O. Everett) ... Full story
Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story
OP-ED: BUFFERS SAFEGUARD BIRDS AND ECONOMY
Bangor Daily News, Feb. 8 -- Coastal Maine can be preserved at a small cost today, to ensure huge value for tomorrow, says William H. Schlesinger, dean of the Nicholas School at Duke and a frequent ecotourist to Maine. ... Full story
THREATENED LEMURS' DIET KEY TO CONSERVATION EFFORTS, RESEARCHERS SAY
National Geographic News, Feb. 8 -- Charles Welch, a research scientist at the Duke Lemur Center, says that despite a lot of important conservation work in Madagascar, the situation for the island's lemurs remains urgent. ... Full story
SCIENTISTS WOW YOUNG CROWD AT LAKEWOOD
Herald-Sun, Feb. 9 -- Two Duke scientists -- Ken Lyle, a chemist, and Bill McNairy, a physicist -- headline a public school's "Science Week" event, performing some eye-opening experiments for students. ... Full story
ON THE AIR
Duke geologist Orrin Pilkey, who debunks the myth of mathematical models in his new book "Useless Arithmetic," will be a guest Friday on North Carolina Public Radio’s "The State of Things." Details/listen
Dr. Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, Tammeka Swinson and Joy King, all members of the Duke Child and Family Study Diversity Team, will be guests Sunday on "The Connection" radio talk show, airing locally at 10 a.m. on WFXK/WFXC Foxy 107.1/104.3. They will discuss mental health issues affecting African-American children and adolescents. Station website
