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Duke in the News: Sept. 26, 2006

Is Biology Ready for New Frontiers? | Old Habits Die Hard | The Corrupting Power of Torture, and more!

IS BIOLOGY READY FOR NEW FRONTIERS? (Durham) Herald-Sun, Sept. 26 -- The next great idea, Nobel Prize winner Paul Nurse suggests, is to look at cell function on a higher level. He was the keynote speaker at Duke Medicine's 75th Anniversary Science Symposium. ... Full story --Also, Duke Chronicle: Nobel Laureates Highlight 2-Day DukeMed Symposium ... Full story

OLD HABITS DIE HARD Washington Post, Sept. 26 -- A new Duke study fits into a pattern of findings showing that even people with very serious illness fail to follow medical practices known to save lives and improve outcomes. ... Full story

THE CORRUPTING POWER OF TORTURE NPR's Talk of the Nation, Sept. 25 -- Chilean-American writer and Duke professor Ariel Dorfman answered callers' questions about his Washington Post op-ed on the current debate over torture. ... Full story

ONLINE MBA PROGRAMS COME OF AGE International Herald Tribune, Sept. 23 -- The Global Executive MBA at Duke's Fuqua School of Business was designed to be "the most flexible and international global MBA program in the world," says Dan Nagy, associate dean of admissions at the school. ... Full story

OP-ED: SOME HOMEWORK, SOME GOOD (Raleigh) News & Observer, Sept. 26 -- Harris Cooper, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke and director of the university's Program in Education, reviews the latest research on homework. ... Full story

WAL-MART CUTS PRICES OF GENERIC DRUGS AS COMPETITORS FOLLOW SUIT PBS NewsHour, Sept. 22 -- David Ridley, an economist who teaches health care management at Duke, talks about the limits Wal-Mart has placed on its prescription drug discounts. ... Full story --Also, Baltimore Sun: Drug Costs Easier to Swallow (Duke economics professor Frank A. Sloan) ... Full story News & Observer: $4 Drugs Boon to Those Not Insured (Sloan) ... Full story

DURHAM DA'S STAND DRAWS FIRE News & Observer, Sept. 26 -- The father of an indicted Duke lacrosse player said he was outraged when District Attorney Mike Nifong asserted that lawyers should be punished for violating the prohibition on out-of-court comments. ... Full story --Also, Herald-Sun: Key Witness in Lacrosse Case Sentenced to Up to 120 Days House Arrest ... Full story Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

STUDENTS COMPETE TO MARKET YAHOO News & Observer, Sept. 23 -- Internet giant Yahoo is tapping the creativity of Duke University marketing students. The students have a shot at generating a new marketing campaign for Yahoo's mobile line-up. ... Full story