GATES VISITS CENTER FOR DEDICATION

Duke Chronicle, Nov. 12 -- Returning to Duke for the formal dedication of the French Family Science Center on Friday, Melinda French Gates reflected on her alma mater and the Science Drive her gifts have helped transform. ... Full story

HIGH-TECH HOME OPENS DOORS

Duke Chronicle, Nov. 12 -- A dream to construct an environmentally sustainable house at Duke has become a reality with the opening of the Home Depot Smart Home. ... Full story

THE WEB TAKES RON PAUL FOR A RIDE

New York Times, Nov. 11 -- Zephyr Teachout, a visiting assistant law professor and Duke Law alumnus who directed Howard Dean's online organizing in his presidential bid, comments on Ron Paul's internet success. ... Full story

FACE IT, DALLAS COWBOYS STILL ARE AMERICA'S TEAM

Newsday, Nov. 11 -- Duke cultural anthropology professor Orin Starn explains why the Dallas Cowboys remain the de facto champs of U.S. sports familiarity and can-do symbolism. ... Full story

FACE-LIFT TAKES NEW MEANING

(Raleigh) News & Observer, Nov. 10 -- We're learning that beauty is not skin deep. Duke University Medical Center reports for the first time on how facial bones -- the scaffolding for the skin -- shift as we age. ... Full story
--Also, WebMD News: Sagging Face -- Bones to Blame? ... Full story

IRS MOVES TO WEED OUT DEADWOOD CHARITIES

New York Times, Nov. 12 -- Duke law and public policy professor Joel L. Fleishman, a leading authority on nonprofit law, discusses new rules imposed by Congress aimed at giving donors a much clearer picture of how secular charities handle their money. ... Full story

IS CHURCH ATTENDANCE DECLINING?

Christianity Today, Nov. 8 -- Duke sociology professor Mark Chaves, who directs the National Congregations Study, says church attendance in the U.S. has been stable (at about 25%) since the 1990s. ... Full story

WILD THINGS

Smithsonian Magazine, November 2007 -- Longevity might be bred into African elephants, according to a new study led by Duke scientists. ... Full story

CONSERVATION PRIORITIES: WHAT TO LET GO

Nature News, Nov. 7 -- Not all species can be saved from extinction. Conservation biologist and Duke adjunct professor Norman Myers talks about prioritization and triage. ... Full story

STATION FIRE LAWYERS WILL BE ABLE TO QUESTION PRINCIPALS

Providence Journal, Nov. 9 -- Duke law professor Francis McGovern has been appointed special master -- and will work pro bono -- in distributing settlement funds arising out of a devastating 2003 fire in a Rhode Island nightclub. ... Full story

SECOND-CLASS? NOT THOSE GLAMOROUS GALS OF YORE

Jewish Exponent, Nov. 8 -- Carol Meyers, a professor of religion at Duke, speaks at an interfaith conference at the Jewish Theological Seminary in memory of the Bible scholar Tikva Frymer-Kensky. ... Full story