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Duke in the News: July 20, 2006

Op-Ed: Bridging Our Wartime Divide | Gates Foundation Donates $287 Million for AIDS Research | Study Puts Hope in Stem Cells, and more!

 

OP-ED: BRIDGING OUR WARTIME DIVIDE (Raleigh) News & Observer, July 20 -- Ole R. Holsti, a Duke professor of international affairs, offers a plan for dealing with the Afghanistan and Iraq crises before they reach the "tipping point" of falling into full-scale civil wars. ... Full story

GATES FOUNDATION DONATES $287 MILLION FOR AIDS RESEARCH Los Angeles Times, July 20 -- Duke is set to receive more than $46.5 million as part of a package of grants to fund AIDS vaccine research and establish an international network focused on vaccine development. ... Full story  --Also, San Francisco Chronicle: HIV Researchers Get $287 Million in Gates Grants Full story (Durham) Herald-Sun: Duke Gets $46.5 Million Grant to Work on HIV Vaccine ... Full story STUDY PUTS HOPE IN STEM CELLS News & Observer, July 20 -- Physicians at Duke University Medical Center are leading a national study to learn whether stem cell transplants can correct defective immune systems in patients with scleroderma, a disabling and sometimes deadly disease. ... Full story

U.S. UNIVERSITY STUDIES ASIAN POP CULTURE (Hong Kong) Sing Tao Daily, July 18 -- On a visit to Asia, Duke President Richard H. Brodhead talks about how Duke's pioneering courses in Asian pop culture help to prepare students for an international world.  --Also, (South Korea) Chosun Ilbo: Korean Students Will Shine Academically With Their Dynamism (Articles not available online; translated versions e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.)

STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT DNA THROUGH 3D IMAGING, HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTS Herald-Sun, July 20 -- Middle school students from around the country stepped inside Duke's DiVE Virtual 3D lab on Wednesday to better understand what DNA looks like and to make learning science "awesome." ... Full story

THE HIGHER THE TEMPERATURE, THE GREATER THE HEALTH DANGER USA Today, July 18 -- Dr. Kathleen Clem, spokesperson for the American College of Emergency Physicians and chief of emergency medicine at DukeUniversityMedicalCenter, discusses the sometimes subtle symptoms of heatstroke. ... Full story

GROUP ASKS DUKE TO BETTER SUPPORT CHARGED LACROSSE PLAYERS Newsday, AP, July 19 -- Duke "cowered" when faced with media scrutiny generated by the rape case involving the men's lacrosse team and should better support the three charged students, according to an open letter from a group of university supporters. ... Full story  --Also, Duke Chronicle: Living a Nightmare -- Lax Players Speak Out ... Full story Duke Chronicle: Duke Examines Impact of Lacrosse Incident ... Full story Herald Sun: Editorial -- Bickering Lawyers Lacrosse Sideshow (Article not available online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.) News & Observer: Column by Ruth Sheehan -- Too Late to Put a Sock in It ... Full story Duke Chronicle: Editorial -- Rebounding From Lacrosse ... Full story Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) Full story

BLUE DEVILS SACK ASACK News & Observer, July 20 -- Duke suspended starting quarterback Zack Asack from the university for plagiarism on Wednesday. Asack won't be able to return to school until the summer of 2007. ... Full story  --Also, Fox Sports, AP: Duke QB Suspended for Year; 3 Others Booted ... Full story Herald-Sun: Column -- Asack Is Another Big Hit to the Devils ... Full story GoDuke.com: Roof Announces Suspension & Dismissals From Duke Gridiron Program Full story

SOMETHING FOR THE HIGH ROLLERS Sydney Morning Herald, New York Times, July 20 -- Design theorist and civil engineer Henry Petroski worries that "shock" (as in the shock value of black toilet paper in some New York hotspots) and "bathroom" may be an unhappy couple. ... Full story

ON THE AIR Experts on the law and linguistics look at the power of words within our legal system in relation to the Duke lacrosse case on Thursday's edition of "The State of Things." Listen to a rebroadcast at 9 p.m. ET on WUNC Radio or later to archived web audio. ... Details