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Duke in the News: Sept. 13, 2007

Law School Deanship Rescinded; Politics Blamed | NASCAR: Becoming Too Safe? | Gorillas, Corals, Dolphins on Threatened Species List, and more ...

LAW SCHOOL DEANSHIP RESCINDED; POLITICS BLAMED Inside Higher Ed, Sept. 13 -- After being selected to be the dean of the University of California at Irvine's new law school, Erwin Chemerinsky, a Duke law professor, was informed Tuesday by the school's chancellor Michael V. Drake that the offer had been revoked because he is "too politically controversial." ... Full story -- Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: Prof Too Divisive for Deanship? ... Full story Forbes, AP: Legal Scholar's UC Deanship Withdrawn ... Full story Los Angeles Times: UC Irvine's Cowardice ... Full story Los Angeles Times: In Chemerinsky's Defense ... Full story

NASCAR: BECOMING TOO SAFE? Greensboro News & Record, Sept. 12 -- Orin Starn, a Duke professor of cultural anthropology, says that danger and the chances of injury are part of the appeal of motor sports. ... Full story

GORILLAS, CORALS, DOLPHINS ON THREATENED SPECIES LIST Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Sept. 12 -- Many coral reef ecosystems in well-protected areas like the Galapagos Islands are in trouble due to habitat destruction, according to Stuart Pimm, a conservation ecologist at Duke. ... Full story

DOES 802.11N SPELL THE 'END OF ETHERNET'? Computerworld, Sept. 12 -- Computer mobility and the ease of being "connected" wirelessly is critical for doctors and researchers who are constantly moving throughout Duke's Medical Center, says Jeffrey Allred, manager of network services at Duke's Comprehensive Cancer Center. ... Full story

ASIANS PRONE TO BLEEDING WITH ANTI-CLOTTING DRUGS Reuters, Sept. 13 -- New research suggests Asian patients who are treated with anti-clotting drugs after having a heart attack are more likely than their white counterparts to experience bleeding complications, according to Dr. Tracy Y. Wang of Duke's Medical Center. ... Full story

NEW INK MAKES TATTOO REMOVAL LESS PAINFUL, EASIER (Orlando, Fla.) WFTV, Sept. 12 -- Scientists from Duke and Harvard Medical School have teamed up to create a new kind of biodegradable tattoo ink that is contained in plastic polymer capsules and absorbed by the body. ... Full story