Duke in the News: Jan. 31, 2006

APPLE'S ITUNES EXPANDS SERVICE TO UNIVERSITIES USA Today, Jan. 29 -- Duke University is running a trial this semester of iTunes U, a service that makes course lectures and other educational materials accessible via Apple's iTunes software. ... Full story --Also, Duke Chronicle: Traded In -- Old iPods Find New Homes With Students ... Full story (Durham) Herald-Sun: Technology Takes Front Seat in Classrooms ... Full story

SAVIOR SELF: KANYE WEST AND HIS GOD COMPLEX The Baltimore Sun, Jan. 29 -- Duke professor Mark Anthony Neal, author of "Songs in the Key of Black Life: A Rhythm and Blues Nation," discusses Grammy-nominated rapper-producer Kanye West and "the ego thing." ... Full story

FREE HIV TESTS RECOMMENDED UPI, Jan. 30 -- A Duke study in Tanzania says offering free HIV tests is more cost-effective in preventing HIV infections than charging a fee for the tests. ... Full story

IN A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN Financial Times, Jan. 30 -- Duke's Fuqua School of Business was ranked eighth for research among North American universities in the newspaper's annual ranking released Monday of MBA programs worldwide. ... Full story --Also, Financial Times: U.S. Schools Continue to Dominate ... Full story Forbes.com: Financial Times Publishes 2006 Global MBA Rankings ... Full story Charlotte Business Journal: N.C. MBA Programs Lose Ground in Rankings ... Full story Herald-Sun: Duke, UNC Fall in MBA Rankings ... Full story

COLUMN: COLORFUL PHONE WINS TECH CONTEST The Chicago Tribune, Jan. 31 -- If you saw a guy on the street yelling into a cell phone that blinked red but then glowed pink when he slathered his words with sarcasm, you might be seeing Duke doctoral student John Finan's idea come to life. ... Full story

HOSPITAL PICKS NEW CEO (Raleigh) News & Observer, Jan. 31 -- Doug Vinsel, chief operating officer at WakeMed, will oversee the 186-bed Duke Health Raleigh, Duke officials said Monday. ... Full story --Also, Triangle Business Journal: WakeMed Exec Resigns for CEO Spot at Duke Health Raleigh ... Full story

CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON OCEAN SCIENCE TEACHING CENTER (Greenville, N.C.) Daily Reflector, Jan. 30 -- The Ocean Science Teaching Center on Piver's Island will provide state-of-the-art teaching facilities for Duke's Marine Lab while demonstrating innovative, environmentally sound design and construction technology. Full story --Also, Nicholas School: Watch Marine Lab Building Being Constructed ... Webcam

IN GRAPHIC TRANSFORMATION Los Angeles Times, Jan. 29 -- Documenting suburbia's march into the Western wilds in a new Duke University Press book, Steven B. Smith finds art in the land even as it's being tamed. Full story