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Duke in the News: June 18, 2007

Disbarred Duke Prosecutor's Future Dim | Erasing Tattoos, Out of Regret or for a New Canvas | You Got Your Tissues in My Peanut Butter, and more

DISBARRED DUKE PROSECUTOR'S FUTURE DIM New York Times, AP, June 18 -- His law license lost and reputation in tatters, Mike Nifong seemingly can fall no further. But the disgraced prosecutor who committed "intentional prosecutorial misconduct" in his pursuit of the Duke lacrosse case faces an uncertain -- and likely troubled -- future. ... Full story --Also, Duke News: Statement by Duke President Richard H. Brodhead on Disbarment of Durham DA Mike Nifong ... Full story NBC News Today Show: Ex-Duke Lacrosse Player Doesn't ‘Feel' for Nifong (with video) ... Full story Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

ERASING TATTOOS, OUT OF REGRET OR FOR A NEW CANVAS New York Times, June 17 -- A growing tattoo removal industry anticipates a type of ink developed with help from Duke scientists. The ink, encapsulated in beads and designed to break up after one treatment with a special laser, is to go on sale this fall. ... Full story

YOU GOT YOUR TISSUES IN MY PEANUT BUTTER BusinessWeek, June 17 -- Business school researchers at Duke and Arizona State universities looked into supermarket items "contaminating" others. ... Full story

DUKE UNIVERSITY TO LAUNCH 'NEXT NEWSROOM' PROJECT The Editors Weblog, June 18 -- With Duke alumnus and business reporter Chris O'Brien's input and guidance, plans are under way at Duke to create a revolutionary "newsroom of the future" for its student-run, campus paper. ... Full story

SCHOOL CHIEF BLOGS FROM GUATEMALA Durham News, June 16 -- The Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership is making it possible for the Durham schools superintendent and teachers from schools that have large Spanish-speaking populations to take an immersion trip to Guatemala. ... Full story

TRAVEL BLOG: IN HER OWN WORDS Washington Post, June 17 -- Robin Kirk, a visiting lecturer at Duke and coordinator of the Duke Human Rights Initiative, says a blog helped her daughter enjoy the family's four months in Istanbul. Kirk herself blogs at http://robinkirk.com/wordpress/. ... Full story