Duke in the News: Jan. 30, 2004

THE CASE OF THE MISSING CARBON National Geographic, February 2004 -- William Schlesinger and his climate scientist colleagues at the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences have been looking for ways to slow the atmospheric buildup of life's vital element, carbon dioxide. (Link to excerpt; full text faxed upon request.) ... Full story

JOB-LOSS DATA FEED OPTIMISM Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jan. 30 -- "The U.S. economy is under attack from global competition," said economist Campbell Harvey at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. "Business is hesitant to hire back in large numbers. This is the key difference between this recovery and previous recoveries." ... Full story

THE DYNAMIC VOICE OF BLACK HISTORY Orlando Sentinel, Jan. 29 -- Acclaimed Duke University historian John Hope Franklin has built a resounding legacy of knowledge and activism. (Free registration required.) ... Full story

TREATING MORE THAN JUST THE COMMON K-VILLE COLD (Duke) Chronicle, Jan. 30 -- Student Health Services looks to preventative medicine as the new frontier in making sure Duke students stay healthy. ... Full story

BOOK REVIEW: SELF DELUSIONS Reason magazine, January 2004 -- Owen Flanagan, who holds professorships at Duke University in philosophy, neuroscience and psychology, brings all three disciplines to bear in his tightly argued "The Problem of the Soul: Two Visions of Mind and How to Reconcile Them." ...Full story

DUKE FRESHMAN A QUALITY IMPORT Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jan. 30 -- Duke basketball player Luol Deng, a native of war-torn Sudan, stands out for his talent and his work ethic. ... Full story

SOUTH CAROLINA AND BEYOND WUNC Radio's The State of Things, Jan. 28 -- Duke political science department chair Michael Munger joined a discussion of Sen. John Edwards' chances in the upcoming Democratic Party presidential primaries. (Program is not archived online; audio CD available upon request.) ...Full story

J.LO'S SPLIT DECISION: WHAT ABOUT THE RING? (Raleigh) News & Observer, Jan. 30 -- Katharine Bartlett, dean of the Duke University School of Law, and fellow Duke law professor Laura Underkuffler discuss how the law views the gift of an engagement ring. ... Full story

ON THE AIR Duke political science professor Peter Feaver will be a guest on the Long Island newspaper Newsday's public affairs TV program, "Cutting Edge," airing on WLNY-Channel 55 in New York City on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 6:30 p.m. and again on Sunday, Feb. 1, at 1 p.m. The program title is "Weapons of Mass Delusion," based on Feaver's op-ed, "The Fog of WMD," which will run in Newsday on Sunday. (Link provided to Washington Post version of op-ed.) ... Full story