Duke in the News: May 17, 2007

DEFENSE FOR RETIRED SOLDIER PROBES HANDLING OF 1985 MURDER CASE

Fayetteville Observer (AP), May 17 -- A retired soldier acquitted in civilian court of three killings can be tried again because of a provision in military law allowing the Department of Defense to recall retired personnel and charge them, said Scott Silliman, a Duke law professor and retired Air Force lawyer. (This story appeared in about 150 media outlets.) Full story

U.S. GRADS LIKELY TO CHANGE FIELDS

United Press International, May 14 -- Sheila Curran, director of Duke's Career Center, predicted that U.S. college graduates will likely work for a different company and perhaps in a new field within five years, based on a survey of Duke's Class of 2001. Full story

SEC FACES SOME CRUCIAL QUESTIONS

Washington Post, May 17 -- A June 25 hearing before the Financial Services Committee provides the Securities and Exchange commissioners a chance to explain the agency's position on a number of issues, says James D. Cox, a law professor at Duke. Full story

VITAMINS MAY HIKE DEADLY PROSTATE CANCER RISK

MSNBC.com, May 16 -- Dr. Stephen Freedland of Duke's Department of Surgery-Urology comments on a new study showing that men who take too many vitamins may be raising their risk of one the deadliest forms of prostate cancer. (Click 'launch' to view video.) Full story

WHY WE BECAME FREEDOM RIDERS

Washington Post, May 17 -- Joan Mulholland, of Arlington, Va., was a student at Duke in 1960 when black students holding sit-ins in Durham came to speak to her youth group. This experience was one factor that led her to join the Civil Rights Freedom Riders a year later. Full story

DUKE DOCTOR EYES SENATE BID

The (Durham) Herald Sun, May 17 -- Nobel Laureate and Duke professor Peter Agre, a Democrat, announced Wednesday he is considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat from Minnesota. Agre will take a leave of absence from his positions as Duke Medical Center Vice Chancellor for Science and Technology and professor of cell biology. Full story

CLIMATE CHANGE IS CREATING NEW REFUGEES WHO DESERVE U.N. PROTECTION

International Herald Tribune, May 16 -- A professor from United Nations University urged the U.N. to recognize that environmental factors play a role in the migration of people worldwide, citing a 2005 report by Norman Myers, a professor of environmental science at Duke. Full story

PIANIST, 10, IS HEADED TO CARNEGIE HALL

The (Raleigh) News and Observer, May 17 -- Michael Gao, the son of Duke statistician Hongqiu Yang and sociology professor Bai Gao, will perform at New York's Carnegie Hall on Sunday. Gao also plays first violin in the Duke University String SchoolYouth Symphony Orchestra and in the Smith Middle School orchestra. Full story