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Duke in the News: Sept. 19, 2005

Preparing for Future Disasters | Q&A: Awash in Inequity | Gauging Bush's Use of Domestic Military, and more

PREPARING FOR FUTURE DISASTERS NPR's Science Friday, Sept. 16 -- Henry Petroski, author of "Pushing the Limits: New Adventures in Engineering" and a professor of engineering and history at Duke, talks about the possibility of raising the level of New Orleans. ... Listen --Also, CNN: Protecting New Orleans From Future Floods (Petroski) ... Full story Washington Post: The Best, Brightest Offer Aid -- Colleges Share Knowledge, Skills (Duke environmental scientist Marie Lynn Miranda; Duke University Medical Center's two field hospitals in Mississippi) ... Full story (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Ledger: Construction Will Change Coast's Look (Duke geologist Orrin Pilkey) ... Full story Detroit News: Katrina, Energy Costs Squeeze Manufacturers (Fuqua School of Business survey of executives) ... Full story Yahoo! India News, Reuters: Lifting the Lid: Blaming It All on Katrina (Michael Bradley, a Duke professor of finance) ... Full story ITNews Australia, Reuters: PluggedIn -- Technology That Took on a Hurricane (Richard Lucic, a Duke computer science professor) ... Full story Duke Chronicle: Franti and Spearhead Hit Quad for Hurricane Relief ... Full story Herald-Sun: Mardi Gras Event Set to Aid Katrina Victims (Duke jazz program, Duke University Health System) ... Full story Duke News: Hurricane Katrina Aftermath (Duke faculty from a variety of disciplines offer their perspectives.) ... Full story

Q&A: AWASH IN INEQUITY New York Times Magazine, Sept. 18 -- Duke historian John Hope Franklin, a pioneering African-American scholar, talks about the continuing problem of segregation, the legacy of Katrina and writing, cooking and working at age 90. ... Full story

GAUGING BUSH'S USE OF DOMESTIC MILITARY NPR's All Things Considered, Sept. 16 -- Robert Siegel talks with Scott Silliman, the executive director of the Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security at Duke, about President Bush's speech Thursday night, which alluded to an expansion of military efforts in domestic problems. ... Listen

TURNED AWAY BY THE GUARD, THEY BLUFFED THEIR WAY IN New York Times, Sept. 19 -- Duke sophomore David Hankla, who with two dorm mates devised a plan to sneak into New Orleans, talks about how they went about transporting people out of the convention center. ... Full story

TAR HEEL OF THE WEEK: WORKING TO MAKE COASTAL LIFE SAFER (Raleigh) News & Observer, Sept. 18 -- Andy Coburn, associate director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines at Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Science, is studying Hurricane Katrina's devastation to learn why some areas were spared and others weren't. ... Full story

STORMS ADD TO BEACH EROSION ON N.C. COAST USA Today, Sept. 18 -- Duke geologist Orrin Pilkey says Hurricane Ophelia is another reminder that barrier islands move naturally with or without man-made structures. ... Full story --Also, (Durham) ABC 11 News: Duke Professor Debates Beach Development ... Full story