Duke in the News: May 29, 2007

DUKE WOMEN THREE-PEAT (Raleigh) News & Observer, May 26 -- Duke on Friday became the second school in NCAA history to win three straight women's golf titles. ... Full story

MEMORABLE SEASON ENDS WITH GRIPPING ONE-GOAL TITLE GAME ESPN, May 29 -- The NCAA men's lacrosse championship was two games in one. But in the end, the game came down to fundamentals as Johns Hopkins won control of the ball from the draw and kept Duke's lethal scorers in check. ... Full story --Also, ESPN: Blue Devils Lose Championship Game, Gain Perspective ... Full story News & Observer, AP: Danowski Showing Right Touch in Leading Duke Out of Dark Period ... Full story Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

CAVS STUN LADY BLUE DEVILS WITH HISTORIC RALLY News & Observer, May 26 -- The Duke women's lacrosse team was defeated by Virginia in the national semifinal game on Friday night, 14-13, despite leading 13-4 with less than 18 minutes to play. ... Full story

HEALTH CARE: HOSPITALS FEAR LOSS OF CONTROL FINDING NURSES USA Today, May 29 -- Hospital recruiters at Duke and elsewhere -- already struggling to fill nursing positions -- fear Congress could make their jobs more difficult. ... Full story

CAN SCIENCE OUTWIT STORMS LIKE KATRINA? New York Times, May 29 -- As the Army Corps of Engineers rethinks the way it assesses hurricane risk, Duke geologist Orrin H. Pilkey says "undue confidence" in computer models could lead to a false sense of security about the hurricane protection system. (See second page.) ... Full story

PROJECT GREEN Newsweek, June 4 -- Duke scientists are finding that a warmer, CO2-rich world will be very, very good for plants, including those that give us an itch. ... Full story

STUDY: SARIN AT ROOT OF GULF WAR SYNDROME Army Times, May 29 -- A Duke researcher has advice for as many as 300,000 troops exposed to small doses of sarin in 1991: Don't use bug spray, don't smoke and don't drink alcohol. ... Full story

LI SCHOOL HONORS HERO ALUM Newsday, May 26 -- Students at Duke alumnus Jimmy Regan's Long Island elementary school alma mater honor him and help lift the spirits of his buddies still serving in Iraq. ... Full story

ON THE AIR Duke cultural anthropology professor Orin Starn will join a discussion today on North Carolina Public Radio's "The State of Things" about Native American identity. ... Details/listen