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Duke in the News: Nov. 15, 2007

Will Pricey Fuel Prompt Greener Energy Habits? | Op-Ed: Targeting 'Black' Americans | At Barney's, Green Is the New Black, and more

WILL PRICEY FUEL PROMPT GREENER ENERGY HABITS? NPR's All Things Considered, Nov. 14 -- Richard Newell, a Duke University energy and environmental policy professor and an economist at Resources for the Future, says the U.S. market is oriented to supplying the cheapest energy, not the lowest-polluting energy. ... Full story

OP-ED: TARGETING 'BLACK' AMERICANS (Raleigh) News & Observer, Nov. 15 -- Karla FC Holloway, a professor of English and law at Duke, says problems can arise when race is used to make medical treatment determinations. ... Full story

AT BARNEY'S, GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK NPR's All Things Considered, Nov. 14 -- Bill Chameides, dean of Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment, comments on how chic environmentalism has become. ... Full story

MAKING A CASE: MAN IS INNOCENT OF BEATING, PROFESSOR SAYS Winston-Salem Journal, Nov. 15 -- Duke law professor James Coleman calls for the release of a man he says was wrongly convicted of a 1995 beating in Winston-Salem. ... Full story

ESTABLISHING A HIP HOP CANON WNYC-FM's Soundcheck, Nov. 12 -- As hip hop approaches its 30th year, Duke black popular culture professor Mark Anthony Neal talks about the emergence of the hip hop canon. ... Full story

OBAMA'S 'BODY MAN' ON HIS GAME Chicago Tribune, Nov. 15 -- Ex-Duke athlete and "good people person" Reggie Love helps keep Sen. Barack Obama fit, fed and hydrated on the campaign trail. ... Full story

BEFORE YOU SCHEDULE YOUR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, READ THIS... Shape.com, Nov. 15 -- Research from Duke and elsewhere shows that the time of day when you get certain medical tests can affect their accuracy -- and your level of comfort. ... Full story