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Duke in the News: Oct. 25, 2006

Plensa Sculpture to Be Displayed on Duke Campus | War Critics Try to Recruit Military | Op-Ed: A Vote Against 'Clash of Civilizations,' and more!

PLENSA SCULPTURE TO BE DISPLAYED ON DUKE CAMPUS International Herald Tribune, Oct. 25 -- Spanish artist Jaume Plensa will find a place, although temporary, on Duke's new West Campus Plaza. (AP story also appeared in Charlotte Observer and more than 35 other news oulets.) ... Full story --Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: Plensa Gets the Green Light at Duke ... Full story

WAR CRITICS TRY TO RECRUIT MILITARY ABC News, Oct. 25 -- Scott Silliman, director of Duke's Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, said he sees the increasing criticism being made by military members active and retired as a relatively new phenomenon resulting from an increasingly unpopular war. (AP story also appeared in Boston Globe and more than 55 other news outlets.) ... Full story --Also, TPM Cafe: Iraq, Vietnam and the Credibility Trap (commentary by Duke professor Bruce Jentleson) ... Full story

OP-ED: A VOTE AGAINST ‘CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS' (Durham) Herald-Sun, Oct. 18 -- Duke Professor Erdag Göknar says this year's Nobel Prize for Literature shows support for the pluralism and internationalism espoused by Turkish author Orhan Pamuk. (Link to copy on DukeNews website.) ... Full story

HUDLIN TRYING TO MOVE BET FORWARD Washington Post, Oct. 23 -- BET is making a concerted effort to create new programming but is also doing it with a clear understanding that it is targeting young viewers, says Mark Anthony Neal, a Duke professor and author. (AP story also appeared on ABCNews.com and more than 200 other news outlets.) ... Full story

HEART BEAT The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 21 -- In a project that is part of an FDA initiative to improve drug development, researchers at Duke University Medical Center and elsewhere are launching efforts to pinpoint the warning signs of rhythm trouble from drug reactions. (Link for subscribers; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.) ... Full story for subscribers

VENTING CONCERNS Science News, Oct. 7 -- Cindy Van Dover, director of Duke's Marine Laboratory in Beaufort, N.C., explains why vent scientists have developed a code of conduct for their research practices to protect deep-sea ecosystems. ... Full story

NIFONG IN DRIVER'S SEAT, BUT MANY STILL UNDECIDED News & Observer, Oct. 25 -- Despite being the target of widespread criticism related to his handling of the Duke lacrosse case, Durham's DA has a double-digit lead two weeks before the election, according to a survey of likely voters. ... Full story --Also, News & Observer: Town-Gown Ties Frayed ... Full story Chicago Defender: Column -- The Danger of Screaming Race in Rape ... Full story Duke Chronicle: Blogs Stay Focused on Lax Scandal ... Full story Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

HOME DEPOT, DUKE PARTNER ON 'SMARTHOME' Atlanta Business Chronicle, Oct. 24 -- The Home Depot Inc. and Duke University have teamed up to create a residential lab where 10 students will research and develop innovative technologies for the home. ... Full story

DUKE SCIENTISTS MAKE NEW PARKINSON'S DISCOVERY IN MICE Herald-Sun, Oct. 23 -- In a finding that contradicts current theories behind Parkinson's disease, neuroscientists at Duke University Medical Center have discovered in mice that critical nerve cells fire all at the same time and thus overwhelm the brain's ability to control the body's movements. ... Full story

IS GRAD SCHOOL RIGHT FOR YOU? Columbus Alive, Oct. 19 -- Pursuing a postgraduate degree is a worthwhile endeavor. That is, unless it's a waste of time. Sheila Curran, executive director of Duke's career center, explains. ... Full story

'SCHOOL DAYS' OF INSPIRATION The Herald Sun, Oct. 21 -- The Duke-Durham Public Schools seventh-annual "School Days" allowed eighth-graders to get a glimpse into college life for one day. (Link to archives for subscribers; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.) http://www.heraldsun.com/archives

ON THE AIR Host Frank Stasio of "The State of Things" talked Wednesday about the late Duke football coach Wallace Wade's life and legacy with Lewis Bowling, author of the new book "Wallace Wade: Championship Years at Alabama and Duke." ... Details/listen