DUKE LEADER CALLS FOR MANNERS

(Raleigh) News & Observer, Jan. 9 -- Duke University President Richard Brodhead issued a plea for civility Monday as the campus tries to recover from the lacrosse scandal, calling on the university community to "restore the fabric of mutual respect." ... Full story
--Also, The New York Times: Duke President Renews Call for District Attorney to Leave Case ... Full story
Duke News: A Letter from President Brodhead to the Duke Community ... Full story
Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

DUKE RESEARCHERS HAIL NEW HIV/AIDS TEST

The New York Times, AP, Jan. 8 -- Detecting whether patients with HIV/AIDS are infected with even small amounts of drug-resistant forms of the virus can be done with a test developed by researchers at Duke University Medical Center. ... Full story
--Also, Ivanhoe Newswire: New HIV Test May Increase Odds of Successful Treatment ... Full story

COMMENTARY: MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO IRAQIS -- ARE WE FULFILLING IT?

TPM Cafe, Jan. 5 -- Bruce Jentleson, a professor at the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, questions the administration's moral commitment to the Iraqi people in light of its policy toward a growing number of refugees. ... Full story

WORKING TO CHANGE THE WORLD: DUKE BIOLOGY PROFESSOR MARK RAUSHER

(Raleigh) Triangle Business Journal, Jan. 5 -- Duke professor Mark Rausher believes the delicate morning glory may hold the keys to the future of predicting evolution. ... Full story

DUKE GOLF COACH IN CANCER TREATMENT

News & Observer, Jan. 9 -- Duke golf coach Rod Myers will be temporarily sidelined while undergoing chemotherapy treatments for a form of cancer, the university announced on Monday. ... Full story

BOOK REVIEW: HOW FOUNDATIONS WORK TO SAVE THE WORLD

San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 7 -- Though he's mostly a fan of the foundation as an institution, Duke professor Joel L. Fleishman, author of "The Foundation," bemoans their lack of transparency. ... Full story
--Also, Baltimore Sun: Book Review -- How to Give Away Money Well ... Full story

BOOK REVIEW: PLASTIC RULES!

Malaysia Star, Jan. 7 -- In "Millennial Monsters," Duke cultural anthropology department chair Anne Allison makes a strong case for the important role that toys and other fantasy goods have played in making Japan a challenger to the United States' hegemony as the leading global exporter of cultural "cool". ... Full story

FRANKLIN GETS AMERICA THINKING ABOUT ROLE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS

VOA News, Jan. 8 -- Duke historian John Hope Franklin helped Americans rediscover, and rethink, some critical chapters in their nation's history. ... Full story

D.C. UNITED UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP

USA Today, Jan. 9 -- Former Duke basketball co-captains Brian Davis and Christian Laettner are part of a minority-led ownership group that is paying an MLS-record $33 million for the operating rights to the D.C. United soccer team. ... Full story
--Also, Miami Herald: Ex-Duke Basketball Stars Help to Buy D.C. United ... Full story

ON THE AIR

Duke historian Tim Tyson will be a guest today on North Carolina Public Radio's "The State of Things." Tyson will teach a new class offered to students at Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. Central, as well as to community members, that will explore the history, politics, art and music of the South.
http://wunc.org/tsot