FASTER HEART CARE: HOW ONE STATE DID IT

New York Times, Nov. 4 -- Duke cardiologists who launched the effort report on the nation's most ambitious statewide project to redo how serious heart attacks are handled. (AP story also appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer and more than 400 other news outlets.) ... Full story
--Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: Streamlined Care Aids Heart Attack Patients ... Full story

UNINSURED HEALTH CARE PLAN WILL REQUIRE COLLABORATION

(Durham) Herald-Sun, Nov. 4 -- Duke will help fund a program to provide specialized care to the more than 30,000 uninsured people in Durham County. ... Full story

VIVA LA REVOLUTION!

(London) The Observer, Nov. 4 -- Duke professor Paula McClain discusses her research on how Hispanic immigration in the American South is blurring the region's racial divide. ... Full story

VIRTUAL REALITY GAME HELPS DRUG ADDICTS RECOVER

ABC News Good Morning America, Nov. 5 -- A breakthrough virtual reality game, the brainchild of Duke professor Zach Rosenthal, may help addicts better control their cravings. ... Full story

OP-ED: SHIELDS FOR EUROPE

News & Observer, Nov. 5 -- Raymond Mercado, a doctoral student in political science at Duke, says the presence of a missile defense in Europe may represent the best chance for stability in the region. ... Full story

WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Nov. 4 -- The compression of the presidential nominating process "transforms what used to be a vetting process by the public over a period of time into what is in effect a national primary," says David Rohde, a political science professor at Duke. ... Full story

GAY LEADERS, ACTIVISTS LEARN TOOLS OF INFLUENCE

News & Observer, Nov. 4 -- More than 200 community leaders and activists from across North Carolina gathered Saturday at the Duke School of Law to discuss ways to be more effective on issues that affect gays and lesbians. ... Full story

BOOK EXCERPT: THE IDEA OF CUBA

Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 2 -- Alex Harris, a writer, photographer and Duke professor, discovered José Martí on a visit to Cuba. ... Full story