DURHAM SIGNS ON TO ANTI-POVERTY CAMPAIGN

Duke Chronicle, Nov. 20 -- Duke graduate student Shawn Selleck calls Durham's "City of ONE" declaration a step toward awareness for global poverty and AIDS prevention. ... Full story
--Also, (Raleigh) NBC 17 News: Durham to Take Part in Duke Poverty Challenge ... Full story

LOSING SCENTS

Scientific American, December 2007 -- Scientists at Duke and Rockefeller universities find a pheromone-gene link that raises questions about the decline of nasal know-how. (Link to preview.) ... Preview

EDITORIAL: DOCUMENTARY ON DURHAM A TREASURE

(Durham) Herald-Sun, Nov. 20 -- A new documentary about Durham preserves priceless stories, including memories of a secret basketball game in 1944 between players from Duke and N.C. Central. The game becomes the film's metaphor for much of Durham's 20th century history. ... Full story

SEC FINES AT THEIR LOWEST LEVEL IN 5 YEARS

Boston Globe, Bloomberg News, Nov. 20 -- James Cox, a securities law professor at Duke, says the Securities and Exchange Commission has "a new ethos about penalties," based on concern that "savaging" companies with fines amounts to punishing investors. ... Full story

THROUGH GENETICS, TAPPING A TREE'S POTENTIAL AS A SOURCE OF ENERGY

New York Times, Nov. 20 -- Claire Williams, who works for the State Department but was interviewed while she was working as a biologist at Duke, discusses a controversial genetic engineering process that scientists are using to change the composition of wood in hopes of turning trees into new energy sources. ... Full story

STUDY HIGHLIGHTS EMPLOYEE PLANT INJURIES

(Raleigh) News 14 Carolina, Nov. 19 -- Hester Lipscomb, a professor at Duke and senior author of a study tracking employee injuries at a chicken processing plant in eastern North Carolina, discusses the findings. (video) ... Full story

MURALS PORTRAY LIFE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST

Herald-Sun, Nov. 19 -- A series of murals featuring Pauli Murray, a human rights activist who grew up in Durham's West End neighborhood, have been created by Duke visiting artist Brett Cook and Durham residents. ... Full story

ON THE AIR

UNC-TV's North Carolina NOW program will report tonight on the latest developments at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, where Duke, UNC and other institutions are collaborating. ... Details