Duke in the News: March 18, 2003
Why Diplomacy Failed to Keep Peace | Merrill Accused of Aiding Enron's 'Sham' Deals | Michigan Cases Throw Specter on Admissions, and more ...
Tuesday, March 18, 2003
WHY DIPLOMACY FAILED TO KEEP PEACE
San Francisco Chronicle, March 18 -- Many political
experts are questioning the Bush administration's inability to
garner broad international support for disarming Iraq. "We haven't
seen a failure of diplomacy, we've seen a failure to even exert
diplomacy," said Duke University professor Bruce Jentleson. ...
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-- Also, Charlotte Observer: Carolinas Reaction Includes Fear Bush
Strategy Unsound Full
story
Los Angeles Times: Legal Basis for an Invasion Open to
Interpretation
Full story
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Fragile Economy Edgy
Full story
MERRILL, EX-EXECUTIVES ACCUSED OF AIDING ENRON'S
'SHAM'
Wall Street Journal, March 18 -- Securities regulators have filed
the first charges against a Wall Street financial firm stemming
from the Enron Corp. debacle. "My sense is that this is the first
of many tenpins to fall," said James Cox, corporate and securities
law professor at Duke. ...
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MICHIGAN CASES THROW SPECTER ON OTHER COLLEGES'
ADMISSIONS
(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, March 18 -- The Supreme Court's upcoming
review of admissions practices at the University of Michigan could
have a wide impact. Duke, which has joined with other universities
on amicus briefs supporting Michigan, is concerned with maintaining
diversity on its campus, said Duke Provost Peter Lange. ...Full
story
--Also, (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun: Universities Defend 'Legacy'
Admissions Full
story
COLUMN: THE BONES AND THE GUTS OF FEMINISM
Charlotte Observer, March 18 -- Women have come a long way
in the past 30 years, but still face challenges to prove they are
serious contenders for top jobs, Duke President Nannerl O. Keohane
said in an interview. She will be a part of March 26 panel in
Charlotte, titled "Personal Dreams -- Professional Vision," with
three other female college presidents. ...
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NEW SHOT AT CANCER
Los Angeles Times, March 17 -- Researchers at major
medical centers across the country are reporting encouraging
results in human clinical studies of cancer vaccines. "The most
benefit from these therapies will probably be after surgery, to
prevent a relapse," says Duke Dr. Johannes Vieweg, who is testing a
vaccine for prostate and kidney cancer. ...
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EDITORIAL: PUT LIGHT ON MEDICAL ERRORS
Los Angeles Times, March 18 -- A bill that would create a
federalclearinghouse for reporting medical errors needs to be made
stronger, the editorial argues. In contrast to Duke's handling last
month of a fatal mismatched transplant, a recent survey revealed
fewer than 30 percent of patients harmed by medical errors were
ever told. ...
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