Duke in the News: March 14, 2006

Guest Column: Dangerous Stalemate in Iraq | Judge Halts Terror Trial | Breeden to Quit Deanship of the Fuqua School, and more…

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

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GUEST COLUMN: DANGEROUS STALEMATE IN IRAQ
The Wall Street Journal, March 14 -- Donald Horowitz, professor of law and political science at Duke, considers America's next steps in Iraq. (Link for subscribers; e-mailed upon request to eduke@duke.edu.) ... Full story for subscribers

JUDGE HALTS TERROR TRIAL
The Washington Post, March 14 -- Duke law professor Robert P. Mosteller discusses the ethics of coaching witnesses in the Moussaoui trial. ... Fulll story
--Also, MSN Money, Financial Times: Coaching of Witnesses Disrupts 9/11 Trial (Scott Silliman of Duke Law) ... Full story

BREEDEN TO QUIT DEANSHIP OF THE FUQUASCHOOL
Financial Times, March 13 -- Douglas Breeden is to step down as dean of Duke’s Fuqua School of Business in June 2007, after six years in office. Professor Breeden plans to resume teaching and research full-time while retaining his appointment as finance professor at the school. ... Full story
--Also, (Durham) Herald-Sun: FuquaSchool of Business Dean to Step Down ... Full story
Triangle Business Journal: Dean of Duke's FuquaBusinessSchool to Step Down ... Full story

DRUG AD CAMPAIGN RULES IMPACT SPENDING
ABC News, March 14 -- Ruth Day, a psychology professor at Duke who studies drug ads, discusses why pharmaceutical ads now look the same. (AP story also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and more than 160 other news outlets.) ... Full story

DESIGNING BETTER CANCER DRUGS
Technology Review, March 13 -- Insight gained at Duke into how carrier molecules move through tumors could lead to safer cancer treatments. ... Full story

STUDY SHOWS DRUG REVERSES HEART DISEASE
The New York Times, AP, March 14 -- Dr. Christopher O'Connor, a Duke cardiologist, comments on a cholesterol-lowering drug that shows promise in fighting heart disease.
Full story

OP-ED: GRADING IN AMERICA (OR THE FINE ART OF POSTPONING THE TRUTH)
Orlando Sentinel, March 14 -- David Steinmetz, a professor in the DukeDivinitySchool, asks what does an "A" mean when everyone gets one? ... Full story

BOOK REVIEW: A PRIMER ON MARCH MADNESS
The Christian Science Monitor, March 14 -- Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski has written the introduction to sports author John Feinstein's loving look at college hoops. ... Full story
--Also, Washington Post: Book Review -- A Tar Heel Gives the Devils His Boo ... Full story
SI.com: Women's No. 1 Seeds Announced ... Full story
(Durham) Herald-Sun: Devils' Spot Tough, But Not Awful (Duke women) ... Full story
(Raleigh) News & Observer: Title Time for Triangle? (Duke women) ... Full story
Herald-Sun: Duke Men Heavy Favorite Over 16-Seed Southern ... Full story
Herald-Sun: Editorial -- New-Look ACC Tourney ... Full story

LUMBEE INDIAN TRIBE AT RAISED HEART RISK
(Albany) WTEN-TV, HealthDay News, March 13 -- Duke researchers report that members of the Lumbee Native American tribe of North Carolina face higher cardiac dangers than Americans in general. ... Full story

RISKY BUSINESS EXPLAINED
Science a Go Go, March 6 -- Duke researchers working in a relatively new area of neuroscience have made progress in understanding why some people are more prone to risk taking than others. ... Full story

A SPECIAL SCRAPBOOK FOR THE PROGRESS OF PREMIES
Herald-Sun, March 12 -- A group of mothers gathered at DukeUniversityHospital on Saturday to organize in support of future mothers of premies. ... Full story