Duke in the News: Aug. 7, 2006

OP-ED: HEALTHCARE FOR THE OCEANS Los Angeles Times, Aug. 6 -- There's only one way to save the seas -- a scaled up, big-picture effort, says Larry Crowder, the director of the Duke University Center for Marine Conservation at the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences. ... Full story

A FASTER SECOND OPINION Technology Review, Aug. 7 -- Researchers from Duke have developed a method for searching mammogram databases using image entropy that could lead to faster and more accurate detection of breast cancer. ... Full story

DUKE LACROSSE FILES SHOW GAPS IN DA'S CASE (Raleigh) News & Observer, Aug. 6 -- A review of prosecution documents in the Duke lacrosse investigation reveals that the district attorney's public statements promised more than the evidence released so far indicates. ... Full story  --Also, U.S. News & World Report: Why the Seamy Lacrosse Scandal May Be Too Hot to Be True ... Full story USA Today, AP: Ex-Duke Lacrosse Coach Lands Job in RI ... Full story News & Observer: Former Duke Lacrosse Coach Takes New Job ... Full story (Durham) Herald-Sun: Pressler Gets Fresh Start at Bryant ... Full story (San Jose) Mercury News, AP: Duke Lacrosse Player Pleads in DWI Case ... Full story Durham News: Column by John Schwade -- By Staying on the Sidelines, Cheek Shows No Bravado ... Full story News & Observer: After Months, Duke Houses Still on the Market ... Full story Wilmington (N.C.) Journal: Cousin Defends Hush Money Claim ... Full story Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) Full story

'CIVIL WAR' IS UTTERED, AND WHITE HOUSE'S STRATEGY IS DEALT A BLOW The New York Times, Aug. 6-- "'Civil war' is sort of a proxy term for wars we cannot win," says Christopher F. Gelpi, a professor of political science at Duke who has worked on gauging opinions on Iraq with Peter D. Feaver, a fellow Duke professor now on leave as a White House adviser. ... Full story

AMERICANS TRY TO CONNECT AS LONELINESS GROWS MSNBC, AP, Aug. 14 -- By various measures, including a new study from Duke and the University of Arizona documenting Americans' shrinking circle of intimate friends, loneliness is worsening. (AP story also appeared on CNN.com and more than 260 other media outlets.) Full story  --Also, Sacramento Bee: Communicating Is Easier Than Ever; So Why Do So Many Americans Have Fewer Close Friends? ... Full story Washington Times: Syndicated column by Tom Purcell -- You Can Go Home Again Full story

TEACHERS EYE HOW JUDAISM IS TAUGHT News & Observer, Aug. 7 -- What's the Jewish take on MySpace? Raising an autistic child? Medical marijuana? Nearly 1,250 Jews are meeting at Duke this week to help adapt their ancient religion with the changing world. ... Full story

NOW PROJECTING AT A MUSEUM NEAR YOU News & Observer, Aug. 6 -- Six years after the Triangle's last major show of video art, the NasherMuseum at Duke is making up for lost time. ... Full story  --Also, News & Observer: Art Review -- Art for Change ... Full story