Duke in the News: June 28, 2006

OP-ED: HOW TO BE A TRUSTWORTHY SNOOP (Newark) Star-Ledger, June 28 -- Following a few guidelines, counterterrorism analysts could screen private data without alarming the public, says David H. Schanzer, director of the TriangleCenter on Terrorism and Homeland Security at Duke and UNC. (Also appeared in the News & Observer.) ... Full story

AL GORE'S NEW FILM GETS THUMBS UP FROM SCIENTISTS (Canada) CTV, June 28 -- The nation's top climate scientists are giving Al Gore's documentary on global warming five stars for accuracy. "Excellent," said William Schlesinger, dean of the Nicholas School of Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke. (AP story also appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and more than 160 other news outlets.) ... Full story

COLUMN: REASONABLE DOUBT AT DUKE Washington Post, June 28 -- Columnist Ruth Marcus, who at first presumed that the Duke lacrosse players were guilty, says it now "appears that there is way more than reasonable doubt that the three accused committed rape." ... Full story  --Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: Duke Lacrosse Player Found Guilty in Revived Noise Case ... Full story News & Observer: Would-be Rival to Nifong Traveling an Uphill Road ... Full story Wilmington (N.C.) Star-News: Column by Andrew Jones -- Durham Needs Some Good News to Offset Bad ... Full story Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) Full story

CHARITIES TIED TO DOCTORS GET DRUG INDUSTRY GIFTS The New York Times, June 28 -- Dr. Robert M. Califf, vice chancellor for clinical research at DukeUniversityMedicalCenter, says the potential for abuse by drug industry-funded charities is clear. ... Full story COMMENTARY: GIVING A NAME TO THE PAIN OF LOSING A CHILD News & Notes with Ed Gordon, June 26 -- Duke professor and NPR commentator Karla Holloway wishes there was a word to describe parents who've lost a child. ... Listen

WOUNDED MARINE FROM DURHAM HELPING OTHERS WHO LOST LIMBS (Durham) Herald-Sun, June 28 -- Wounded Iraq War veteran and Duke grad student Jon Kuniholm is applying his engineering knowledge to developing a better electronic prosthesis. Full story

COLUMN: DUKE COACH BROOKS HAS INTEREST IN THIS WEEK'S WOMEN'S OPEN Winston-Salem Journal, June 26 -- Coach Dan Brooks won't have to look far to see where most of his former players are this week. A lot of them are playing at the U.S. Women's Open at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island. ... Full story