Duke in the News: Nov. 12, 2007
Gates Visits Center for Dedication | High-Tech Home Opens Doors | The Web Takes Ron Paul for a Ride, and more…
Monday, November 12, 2007
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GATES VISITS CENTER FOR DEDICATION
Duke Chronicle, Nov. 12 -- Returning to Duke for the formal dedication of the French Family Science Center on Friday, Melinda French Gates reflected on her alma mater and the Science Drive her gifts have helped transform. ... Full story
HIGH-TECH HOME OPENS DOORS
Duke Chronicle, Nov. 12 -- A dream to construct an environmentally sustainable house at Duke has become a reality with the opening of the Home Depot Smart Home. ... Full story
THE WEB TAKES RON PAUL FOR A RIDE
New York Times, Nov. 11 -- Zephyr Teachout, a visiting assistant law professor and Duke Law alumnus who directed Howard Dean's online organizing in his presidential bid, comments on Ron Paul's internet success. ... Full story
FACE IT, DALLAS COWBOYS STILL ARE AMERICA'S TEAM
Newsday, Nov. 11 -- Duke cultural anthropology professor Orin Starn explains why the Dallas Cowboys remain the de facto champs of U.S. sports familiarity and can-do symbolism. ... Full story
FACE-LIFT TAKES NEW MEANING
(Raleigh) News & Observer, Nov. 10 -- We're learning that beauty is not skin deep. Duke University Medical Center reports for the first time on how facial bones -- the scaffolding for the skin -- shift as we age. ... Full story
--Also, WebMD News: Sagging Face -- Bones to Blame? ... Full story
IRS MOVES TO WEED OUT DEADWOOD CHARITIES
New York Times, Nov. 12 -- Duke law and public policy professor Joel L. Fleishman, a leading authority on nonprofit law, discusses new rules imposed by Congress aimed at giving donors a much clearer picture of how secular charities handle their money. ... Full story
IS CHURCH ATTENDANCE DECLINING?
Christianity Today, Nov. 8 -- Duke sociology professor Mark Chaves, who directs the National Congregations Study, says church attendance in the U.S. has been stable (at about 25%) since the 1990s. ... Full story
WILD THINGS
Smithsonian Magazine, November 2007 -- Longevity might be bred into African elephants, according to a new study led by Duke scientists. ... Full story
CONSERVATION PRIORITIES: WHAT TO LET GO
Nature News, Nov. 7 -- Not all species can be saved from extinction. Conservation biologist and Duke adjunct professor Norman Myers talks about prioritization and triage. ... Full story
STATION FIRE LAWYERS WILL BE ABLE TO QUESTION PRINCIPALS
Providence Journal, Nov. 9 -- Duke law professor Francis McGovern has been appointed special master -- and will work pro bono -- in distributing settlement funds arising out of a devastating 2003 fire in a Rhode Island nightclub. ... Full story
SECOND-CLASS? NOT THOSE GLAMOROUS GALS OF YORE
Jewish Exponent, Nov. 8 -- Carol Meyers, a professor of religion at Duke, speaks at an interfaith conference at the Jewish Theological Seminary in memory of the Bible scholar Tikva Frymer-Kensky. ... Full story