Duke in the News: April 29, 2003

OP-ED: SAY NO TO MISSILE DEFENSE (Toronto) Globe & Mail, April 29 -- The early 21st century should be Canada's moment to do what she does best: take the multilateral lead, says Michael Byers, a law professor at Duke University and a visiting scholar at the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia, writing with Lloyd Axworthy, the Liu Institute director. ... Full story

SETTLEMENT REACTION NPR's All Things Considered, April 28 -- NPR's Robert Siegel talked with Professor James Cox of Duke University Law School about the impact of Monday's settlement between the government and the country's largest investment firms. Cox said the large fine and publicity surrounding the settlement are important, but will do little to change the way Wall Street does business. (Audio available) ...Full story --Also, Bloomberg News: Citigroup, Wall Street Firms Settle With Regulators Full story

NASDAQ LAUNCHES NEW SERVICES Forbes.com, April 29 -- James Cox, a professor of corporate and securities law at Duke University, says a deal struck between Nasdaq and Market Wire is riddled with potential conflicts of interest. ... Full story

MIND-MACHINE MERGER Technology Review, May 2003 -- Among the rolling hills of Durham, N.C., Duke University's Miguel Nicolelis is attempting to teach old monkeys new tricks. But first, their brains must learn to listen. (Full text upon request.) ...Full story

IN JET AGE, DISEASES CAN ARRIVE AHEAD OF ALERTS Orlando Sentinel, April 29 -- Priscilla Wald with the Center for the Study of Medical Ethics and Humanities at Duke University, comments on the Chinese cover-up following the outbreak of SARS. Wald is an English professor who studies disease and popular culture. ... Full story

BUSH NAMES LAWYER, EX-HELMS AIDE TO COURT (Raleigh) News & Observer, April 29 -- President Bush nominated a Raleigh lawyer, who is a Duke Law grad, on Monday for a seat on the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. He also nominated a prominent Virginia Republican to the court. ... Full story --Also, Washington Post: Virginian Picked for 4th Circuit Judgeship Full story

EDITORIAL: REVISE BAKER ACT (Vero Beach, Fla.) Press Journal, April 29 -- The mentally ill need treatment, not repeated trips to jail, the paper says, citing Duke University research. ... Full story

AMERICAN TOBACCO WORK SET TO BEGIN (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, April 29 -- The Durham City Council and County Commissioners on Monday put the final stamp of approval on a complicated public-private partnership to redevelop the American Tobacco campus into offices, restaurants, shops and other uses. Duke University will occupy some of the space in the first phase. ...Full story

ON THE AIR Susan Tifft, professor of the practice at the Sanford Institute's DeWitt Wallace Center for Communications and Journalism, joined a discussion of Iraq war media coverage on "The State of Things" program on WUNC Radio on Tuesday. ...Web site

VENTURE FUND TO FOCUS ON IDEAS FROM UNC-CH (Raleigh) News & Observer, April 29 -- A new venture-capital firm is aiming to amass between $20 million and $30 million to invest in fledgling companies based on technology developed at UNC-Chapel Hill. Duke University has also had a fair number of spin-offs launched from its research labs -- AIDS drug development company Trimeris, for example -- but has done so without the aid of a dedicated venture-capital fund. ... Full story

SHOPBOT HOT TOOL FOR CARVING (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, April 29 -- The dream of a mechanical servant for people even of modest means hasn't died. In fact, a Duke University professor has brought it to life, if not in the kitchen, at least in the garage workshop. ...Full story

REPORT OUTLINES VILLAGE PLAN (Duke) Chronicle, April 28 -- The first draft of a consultant group's West Campus Student Village study released Sunday calls for an additional 60,000 square feet of space in the Bryan Center-West Union Building area and a renovation and construction program that could cost more than $50 million. ... Full story