Duke in the News: Mar. 29, 2004

FUTURE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY IN THE U.S. NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, March 28 -- Even after the accident at Three Mile Island, former NRC commissioner John Ahearn, who now teaches at Duke's Sanford Institute, says the true challenge of building and operating a safer nuclear plant seemed to escape many utility executives. (Link to audio; transcript e-mailed upon request.) ...Full story

DEVILS FIND WHAT WORKS Washington Post, March 29 -- Duke Fights off Xavier to reach the Final Four for the 14th time. ... Full story --Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: Devils March On Full story NPR's Morning Edition: Final Four Emerge in NCAA Tournament (commentary from Duke alumnus John Feinstein) Full story Orlando Sentinel: NCAA Final Four Fun Facts (Free registration required.) Full story

IT'S BUSINESS UNUSUAL AS DUKE WOMEN KEEP ON ROLLING New York Times, March 28 -- Duke, seeded No. 1 and the top-ranked team in the country, is expected to dominate every game on its way to a third consecutive appearance in the Final Four. ... Full story --Also, (Durham) Herald-Sun: Duke Women Rising to the Occasion Full story

BARTENDERS SUSPECTED IT: ALCOHOL ENHANCES NICOTINE Los Angeles Times, March 29 -- Observations that even a small amount of alcohol increases the pleasurable effects of nicotine are now backed by research at Duke, which could lead to new anti-smoking therapies. (Free registration required.) ...Full story --Also, London Sun: Booze Drives You to Fags Full story

FISH EXPOSED TO ULTRATINY PARTICLES SUFFERED DAMAGE Dallas Morning News, March 29 -- Fish swimming in water loaded with buckyballs -- a form of pure carbon -- experience brain damage within 48 hours, a scientist working at Duke and Southern Methodist universities has found. ... Full story

NEW FOOD LABELS WINNING FEW FANS New York Times, March 28 -- Christine Moorman, professor of marketing at Duke University, says a new approach to nutritional claims for food products raises some risks but also could bring some unexpected benefits. (See second Web page.) ... Full story

IN WAKE OF CAMPUS RAPE REPORT, DUKE TAKES AIM AT SEXUAL ASSAULT (Durham) Herald-Sun, March 28 -- Pinwheels, some 1,025 of them, will adorn the lawn of Duke University's main quad this week, signifying the total number of Duke undergraduates who have been or will probably become victims of sexual assault in their lifetimes. ...Full story

WAS THE WAR WORTH IT? (Raleigh) News & Observer, March 28 -- Christopher Gelpi, a Duke University political scientist, says Iraq's reconstruction has had two major handicaps. ... Full story