Duke in the News: Aug. 21, 2007

VA. TECH STUDENTS RECOVERING AT DUKE (Durham) Herald-Sun, Aug. 21 -- Three Virginia Tech students transported to Duke University Medical Center after inhaling a dangerous amount of carbon monoxide are recovering and may be released as early as Tuesday, their doctor said Monday. ... Full story --Also, Washington Post: Teen Still Critically Ill From Carbon Monoxide ... Full story WRAL.com: Va. Tech Students Could Be Released From Duke Tuesday (video) ... Full story

LEGENDARY DUKE SOCCER COACH TO STEP DOWN AFTER SEASON WRAL.com, Aug. 20 -- The 2007 season will mark the final campaign for Duke head men's soccer coach John Rennie, the school announced Monday. ... Full story --Also, Herald-Sun: Duke's Rennie Plans to Retire After '07 Season ... Full story

THE NEWEST ADDICTIONS ON CAMPUS Time, Aug. 21 -- Students using caffeine as a study aid probably don't understand that it might actually work against them, says Jim Lane, director of the Duke University psychophysiology laboratory. ... Full story

GIFTS, PLEDGES FOR INSTITUTE ACCRUE Herald-Sun, Aug. 21 -- Duke's Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy has received nearly $16 million in gifts and pledges for its endowment, including almost $10 million for student financial aid, Duke President Richard H. Brodhead announced Monday. The commitments support an initiative to transform the institute into a new School of Public Policy. ... Full story --Also, Duke News: Public Policy Initiative at Duke Brings Nearly $16 Million in Gifts ... Full story

NASA'S LATEST MISSION: FIX FUEL TANK'S SHEDDING FOAM Tampa Tribune, Aug. 21 -- Alex Roland, a professor of history at Duke and an expert on the space program, discusses the problems NASA has been having with insulation covering the shuttle's big orange fuel tanks. ... Full story

EDITORIAL: STUDENTS' RETURN A SIGN OF THE SEASON Herald-Sun, Aug. 21 -- Freshmen move-in day at Duke is a sure sign of cooler temperatures ahead. The newspaper welcomes the students' energy, seen in their "invaluable" community service. ... Full story

NIEHS LEADER OUT FOR NOW (Raleigh) News & Observer, Aug. 21 -- Dr. David Schwartz, the director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Research Triangle Park, announced Monday he would temporarily step down during a management review, that will in part look at his ties to Duke. ... Full story

EDITORIAL: A LIFE OF THE MIND News & Observer, Aug. 21 -- Marcus Hobbs, who died last week in Durham at the age of 98, taught thousands of Duke students in his time, "inspiring them one by one, and then managed to have a role in inspiring a state and region." ... Full story

ON THE AIR Duke religion professor Bruce Lawrence, author of "The Qur'an -- A Biography," will be a featured expert on the second part of CNN's six-hour "God's Warriors" documentary, about the global effect of religious fervor on politics, culture and public life. The series will air Aug. 21-23, 9-11 p.m. ET. ... Details