Duke in the News: April 6, 2007

Op-Ed: Let Lent Help Make Blind Eyes See | Commentary: The College Crunch | Thwarting Terror: Genes Can Tell the Story of Radiation Exposure, and more…

Friday, April 6, 2007

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OP-ED: LET LENT HELP MAKE BLIND EYES SEE
(Raleigh) News & Observer, April 6 -- Rev. Tiffney L. Marley, director of the Office of Black Church Studies at Duke Divinity School, joins a colleague in citing two global issues that "cry out for awareness and activism." ... Full story

COMMENTARY: THE COLLEGE CRUNCH -- WHY GETTING IN HAS GOTTEN SO TOUGH
BusinessWeek, April 16 -- At Duke, there were 19,170 applicants for only 1,665 spaces. Christoph Guttentag, dean of undergraduate admissions at Duke, explains how the college-admissions process has evolved. (Link for subscribers; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.) ... Full story for subscribers

THWARTING TERROR: GENES CAN TELL THE STORY OF RADIATION EXPOSURE
Scientific American, April 3 -- A new genetic method for detecting exposure to ionizing radiation could quickly reveal individuals most in need of treatment in the event of a "dirty bombing" or nuclear accident, say researchers at the Duke University Medical Center. ... Full story
--Also, UPI: Duke Creates Fast Radiation-Exposure Test ... Full story
Fox News Channel: Dirty Bomb Defense? (video) ... Full story

EDITORIAL: THE MARKER CASE
Winston-Salem Journal, April 5 -- The newspaper presses for review of a local police investigation into a 1995 beating. The case has been reopened largely due to the efforts of Professor James Coleman and students in Duke Law School's Innocence Project. ... Full story

COACH G LEAVES 'COMFORT ZONE'
(Raleigh) News & Observer, April 6 -- Basketball coach Gail Goestenkors says her move to Texas is about the challenge, not the money. Duke, she said, offered her an "unbelievable" contract. ... Full story

WANT TO QUIT SMOKING? EAT YOUR VEGGIES
CBS News, WebMD, April 5, -- Some foods make cigarettes taste terrible, others make smoking tastier, Duke researchers say. ... Full story
--Also, CBS Radio News' The Osgood File: Commentary -- New Ways to Help People Quit Smoking (Duke genetic research) ... Full story

WARMING'S BIGGEST WALLOP AIMED AT WILDLIFE, NOT PEOPLE
Christian Science Monitor, April 6 -- Some ecosystems may be able to retain their resilience in the face of changes expected from global warming, researchers at Duke University conclude from a new study. (See third page.) ... Full story

DUKE: MOLD IN DORMS NO MAJOR PROBLEM
(Durham) Herald-Sun, April 6 -- A Duke official says testing for mold at Edens Quad dormitories on March 30 revealed no major problems. ... Full story