HOUSE MAY CUT LOAN INTEREST RATES

(Durham) Herald-Sun, Jan. 17 -- James Belvin, director of Duke's financial aid office, welcomes legislation to cut college loan interest rates in half by 2011. ... Full story
--Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: Dems Downsize Loan Plan (Chris Simmons, associate vice president for federal relations) ... Full story

BRODHEAD ON THE DUKE CASE

CBS News 60 Minutes, Jan. 16 -- The newsmagazine program has posted an extended interview with Duke President Richard H. Brodhead in which he discussed his decisions on the lacrosse case and the case's impact on the university. (Link to outtakes) ... Watch
--Also, News & Observer: Duke Post Seeks to Defuse '88' Ad ... Full story
(Raleigh) NBC 17 News, AP: Duke Special Prosecutor Has Ties to Nifong ... Full story
Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

THE HUMAN COST OF WAR

MSNBC's Hardball, Jan. 15 -- A special report gives details of a new Duke study showing that the social effect of deaths and injuries in Iraq stretches well beyond those directly affected. (Video not available online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.)
--Also, Duke News: Millions of Americans Know Someone Killed or Injured in Iraq, Afghanistan ... Full story

COUNCIL OK'S CENTRAL CAMPUS

News & Observer, Jan. 17 -- In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Durham City Council effectively cleared the way for Duke to add a massive new Central Campus that will be its biggest expansion in nearly 70 years. ... Full story
--Also, Herald-Sun: Council Permits Duke Rezoning ... Full story

SMOKER'S VOICE

Slate, Jan. 16 -- "Many famous voices in history have pathologies that are part of their vocal signatures," says Dr. David Witsell, who directs Duke's Voice Care Center. Sen. Barack Obama's rich, resonant voice is a case in point. ... Full story

TRIANGLE UNIVERSITIES JOIN FORCES TO STOP HUNGER

(Raleigh) WRAL-TV, Jan. 17 -- Students from Duke and North Carolina Central universities will team up today to combat hunger around the world. ... Full story

STUDENT GETS SOME HELP FROM A SYMPATHETIC MOTHER

The New York Times, Jan. 13 -- Jill Rappaport, the mother of a Duke freshman, extended support to Steguer Wilson, a young man from the Bronx adjusting to his first semester at Hunter College. ... Full story

DUKE RETURNS LASER TO ITS CREATOR

News & Observer, Jan. 17 -- Duke University has returned a powerful research laser to the scientist who built it. The last shipment of the 1,000-piece MARK III arrived last week at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. ... Full story

NATURE'S WAY OF GROWING TALENT

Financial Times, Jan. 14 -- Carrie Painter, managing director of Duke Corporate Education, talks about how she facilitated a customized leadership development program for the Nature Conservancy, the environmental protection group. ... Full story

ON THE AIR

Joel Fleishman, author of "The Foundation" and a professor of law and public policy at Duke, will be a guest today on North Carolina Public Radio's "The State of Things," talking about the history, effectiveness and ethical dilemmas of America's largest foundations. http://wunc.org/tsot