Duke in the News: Aug. 17, 2007

JOSE PADILLA VERDICT PRI's The World, Aug. 16 -- A federal jury in Miami has convicted Jose Padilla on all counts in a terror case. Duke law professor Scott Silliman discusses the verdict. ... Listen --Also, New York Times: Padilla Is Guilty on All Charges in Terror Trial (See Silliman's comments on second page.) ... Full story USA Today: Court Finds Padilla Guilty in Terror Case (Erwin Chemerinsy, a constitutional law professor at Duke) ... Full story Napa Valley Register, AP: Padilla Verdict Could Make Case for Military Tribunals Tougher (Silliman) ... Full story

AMERICA'S BEST COLLEGES 2008 U.S. News & World Report, Aug. 20 -- Duke remains in the eighth position in the magazine's latest annual ranking of national universities that offer doctoral degrees. ... Full story --Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: Where N.C. Colleges Stand Nationally ... Full story (Durham) Herald-Sun: Duke 8th, UNC 28th in College Rankings ... Full story Duke News: Duke Places Eighth Again in U.S. News Rankings ... Full story

OP-ED: TIME OF THEIR LIVES New York Times, Aug. 17 -- Zephyr Teachout, a law professor at Duke who was the director of online organizing for Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign, suggests what a real new-media presidential debate would look like. ... Full story

OP-ED: THOSE FACES WE DON'T MOURN News & Observer, Aug. 17 -- Duke English professor Karla FC Holloway reflects on the vicious murders of three college students in Newark, as well as "the stories of many thousands gone, without our notice, our attention, our mourning." ... Full story

EXPLAINER: HOW DO YOU INJECT MONEY INTO THE ECONOMY? Slate, Aug. 16 -- Duke economics professor John Coleman helps the magazine explain exactly how the U.S. Federal Reserve pumps billions in cash into the banking system. ... Full story

TURNING ON TO EVOLUTION Financial Times, Aug. 17 -- Men and monkeys share essentially the same genes, but turn them on and off in different ways, according to scientists at Duke. ... Full story

COLUMN: LEARNING CURVE Christian Century, Aug. 7 -- Duke Divinity School Dean L. Gregory Jones notes a trend among some churches to recultivate a culture of learning. ... Full story

MOTHER, SON WIN $100K EACH WHILE TAKING A TRIP MSNBC, WXII-TV News, Aug. 16 -- Treasa Dawson, who is retired from Duke University Hospital, and her son Elvin Dawson take an unforgettable trip to King's Dominion amusement park. ... Full story