Duke in the News: March 22, 2006

Bush Hopes to Rally Public Opinion on Iraq War | Neighbors Voice Concerns About Impact of Central | Commentary: Is the Ivy Appeal Starting to Wilt?, and more…

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

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BUSH HOPES TO RALLY PUBLIC OPINION ON IRAQ WAR
NPR's Day to Day, March 22 -- Christopher Gelpi, a DukeUniversity political science professor and expert on public opinion during wartime, discusses President Bush's effort to boost public support for the war in Iraq. ... Listen

NEIGHBORS VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT IMPACT OF CENTRAL
Duke Chronicle, March 22 -- Some Durham residents say they are ambivalent about the proposed quarter-billion dollar expansion of Central Campus but appreciate Duke's efforts to keep them in the loop. ... Full story
--Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: Central Campus Takes Shape ... Full story
(Durham) Herald-Sun: Duke Gives Details of Central Campus ... Full story
Duke Chronicle: Brodhead Offers 'Peek' at University's Future ... Full story

COMMENTARY: IS THE IVY APPEAL STARTING TO WILT?
Financial Times, March 22 -- According to a survey of 3,890 college applicants released by the Princeton Review on Tuesday, Duke is high on the list of "dream schools" for prospective college students. ... Full story
--Also, Bloomberg News: NYU Tops Harvard, Yale as 'DreamSchool,' Survey Says
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PROGRAM HELPS KIDS IN WAKE OF VIOLENCE
Herald-Sun, March 21 -- The Duke Center for Child and Family Health has partnered with the Duke Police Department in an effort to lend support to parents and families in the wake of violent acts. ... Full story

THE PERFECT SCORE
Newsweek International, March 27 -- "Students feel like it's just no longer a big deal to cheat," says Don McCabe, the founder of Duke's Center for Academic Integrity. Rising rates of academic cheating have forced an overhaul of standardized tests. ... Full story

REVIEW: OUT OF FEAR
(London) The Guardian, March 18 -- Duke professor and author Ariel Dorfman looks at four films that chronicle the struggle for human rights in Latin America. ... Full story

DUKE WOMEN ROLL WITH 2ND STRAIGHT BLOWOUT
MSNBC, AP, March 22 -- Coming into the NCAA tournament with damaged confidence, the Blue Devils women's team is feeling fine again after two dominating blowouts in the first two rounds. ... Full story
--Also, Herald-Sun: Duke Women Roll Over Southern Cal ... Full story
News & Observer: Big Win for Devils ... Full story
Winston-Salem Journal: Column -- Redick Gets Most of the Attention, But Williams Is Duke's Most Important Player ... Full story
Herald-Sun: Column -- Dascenzo: Duke Should Look Past Recent Tourney History
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News & Observer: Friend in Need Spurs Dockery ... Full story

HILL'S ART COLLECTION IS ON DISPLAY
The Washington Post, March 22 -- The Magic's Grant Hill has amassed a museum-quality collection of American works that are in a new exhibit at Duke's Nasher Museum of Art, titled "Something All Our Own: The Grant Hill Collection of African American Art." ... Full story

GENE, SMOKING COMBO BOOSTS RISK OF ELDERLY VISION LOSS
Yahoo! News, HealthDay News, March 20 -- A combination of smoking plus a specific gene variant could account for a third of cases of age-related macular degeneration, Duke and Vanderbilt researchers say. ... Full story

THE LATEST ON THE HEART BEAT
U.S. News & World Report, March 27 -- Duke cardiologist Dr. Robert Califf wonders about the long-term safety of the newest and most powerful member of the cholesterol-lowering statin family. ... Full story

PATENTS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT
APM's "Marketplace," March 20 -- Duke law professor Arti Rai says a new patent case before the U.S. Supreme Court will raise the question of whether abstract ideas can be patented. ... Listen

FESTIVAL PAIRS FRIENDS OF BOOKS
News & Observer, March 19 -- The heart of the 2006 Festival of the Book at Duke and in Durham next month will be a series of conversations among authors paired according to connections that may not be immediately apparent. ... Full story
--Also, Duke News: N.C. Festival of the Book Announces Final 2006 Schedule
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GIVE A CHILD A CAMERA...
Winston-Salem Journal, March 19 -- Photographer Wendy Ewald's collaborative work with youngsters can be seen in an internationally traveling exhibit, on view through May 7 in Charlotte. Ewald is a senior research associate at Duke's Center for Documentary Studies.
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