FAULTY MEMORIES STORED DIFFERENTLY FROM TRUE ONES

Reuters, Nov. 6 -- Whether a memory is fact or fiction may depend on where in the brain it is stored, which may explain why people sometimes swear they remember something that never happened, Duke and South Korean researchers said on Tuesday. ... Full story
--Also, Nature News: False Memories Show Up in the Brain ... Full story

OP-ED: SONG PUTS DOWN ONE GROUP TO ELEVATE ANOTHER

Dallas Morning News, Nov. 5 -- Mark Anthony Neal, a professor of African and African-American Studies at Duke, says Dallas city leaders have "fallen into a trap" that suggests it is OK to demonize gay men in their efforts to save young black men. ... Full story

COMMENTARY: A TALE OF TWO BILLS

Science Progress, Nov. 6 -- As patent reform lags, Duke law professors Stuart Benjamin and Arti Rai find sensible innovation policy in the little-known America COMPETES Act. ... Full story

HOSPITALS UP GERM SCREENINGS

Charlotte Observer, Bloomberg News, Nov. 6 -- Dr. Daniel Sexton, an infectious disease specialist at Duke, says many hospitals already feeling squeezed will have a hard time affording additional tests for hard-to-treat germs. ... Full story

DUKE PROFESSOR TO DISCUSS MARKER CASE AT FORUM

Winston-Salem Journal, Nov. 7 -- Duke law professor Jim Coleman has been trying to prove the innocence of Kalvin Michael Smith, a man convicted of nearly killing a woman in 1995. ... Full story

OFFICER BLINDED IN COMBAT HAS NO TROUBLE SEEING HIS FUTURE AS A LEADER

WRAL.com, Oct. 23 -- Capt. Scott Smiley takes on a new sort of leadership as he transitions from military life to MBA studies at Fuqua. ... Full story

NEW SEASON OPENS FOR ACC WOMEN

(Raleigh) News & Observer, Nov. 7 -- Excitement is running high as the 2007-08 women's basketball season begins. Season-ticket sales for Duke, N.C. State and UNC are up significantly. ... Full story