Duke in the News: Nov. 17, 2006

MCCAIN: BUSH ADMIN OFFICIALS IN DENIAL ON CLIMATE CHANGE Dow Jones Newswires, Nov. 16 -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, speaking Thursday at an event sponsored by Duke's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, criticized Bush administration officials as being "in a state of denial" when it comes to global warming and announced plans to immediately reintroduce climate change legislation early next year. (Article not available online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.) --Also, (Durham) Herald-Sun: McCain Helps Open Duke Institute ... Full story

SPECIAL SECTION: THE GHOSTS OF 1898 (Raleigh) News & Observer, Nov. 17 -- In a 16-page special section, "The Ghosts of 1898," Duke historian Timothy B. Tyson explains how prominent North Carolinians seized power from the interracial Fusion Party and altered the state's history. ... Full story

COLUMN: BREAKING THE DEAL Financial Times, Nov. 16 -- Duke law professor James Boyle says a proposal to retrospectively lengthen the term of copyright for sound recordings in Britain, from 50 to 95 years, amounts to a tax on the music-buying public to benefit very few copyright holders. ... Full story

EDITORIAL: A WELL-DESERVED HONOR FOR FRANKLIN Herald-Sun, Nov. 17 -- There was something very special about the John W. Kluge Prize for the Study of Humanity awarded to Duke historian John Hope Franklin this week. ... Full story

WHAT YOUR LOOKS SAY ABOUT YOUR HEALTH (London) Daily Mirror, Nov. 16 -- Short people are more at risk of dying from a heart attack, reveals a study at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Christopher Granger explains why. ... Full story

DUKE PROVOST TELLS EMPLOYEES OF PLAN Herald-Sun, Nov. 17 -- Duke University Provost Peter Lange brought the school's five-year strategic plan to several hundred of its 30,000 employees at a town hall-style meeting Thursday. ... Full story

MTV NETWORK LAUNCHES SUICIDE CAMPAIGN (Lawrence) University Daily Kansan, Nov. 17 -- The website for an anti-suicide campaign launched by MTV's college television channel allows both student interaction and a confidential "Self e-Valuator" online mental health assessment created by Ranga K. Krishnan, chairman of the department of psychiatry at Duke. ... Full story

MCDREAMYS COME TRUE News & Observer, Nov. 17 -- With a nod to the No. 1 TV show "Grey's Anatomy," the paper picks six Duke University Hospital doctors with that certain star quality. ... Full story

COLUMN: KATRINA NEIGHBORS (Durham) Independent Weekly, Nov. 15 -- Local artists working with some of the 400 Katrina victims who ended up in the Triangle and participated in courses at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke presented their documentaries this week. ... Full story

OP-ED: NCCU AND DUKE -- REMEMBERING DIFFERENT TIMES Herald-Sun, Nov. 14 -- Duke alumnus Bill Scott hopes "that learning about past joint efforts of Duke and NCCU students will reinforce and inspire continued efforts to work together to build a new relationship." ... Full story

SURGICAL PROCEDURE GIVES NEW LIFE TO THOSE WITH KNEE PROBLEMS WRAL-TV, Nov. 13 -- Dr. Michael Bolognesi of Duke talks about the challenges of knee revision surgery. Materials and techniques have improved so that, barring any complications, today's implants should last longer. ... Full story