Duke in the News: Jan. 25, 2007

COLLEGES GRADED ON ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES USA Today, Jan. 25 -- Duke gets high marks from the Sustainable Endowments Institute for eco-friendly practices. (See box with honor roll.) ... Full story

ENGAGING INDIA: THE RETURNING DIASPORA Financial Times, Jan. 25 -- A New Delhi columnist talked with the Pratt School's Vivek Wadhwa, co-author of a report on how immigrants have become a significant driving force in the creation of new businesses and intellectual property in the United States. ... Full story --Also, PBS Nightly Business Report: Commentary -- There's Something Missing From the Debate Over Immigration CNN Headline News: Small Business Focus -- Immigrant Entrepreneurs (Videos not available online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.)

DOUBLING VEHICLE FUEL EFFICIENCY COULD CUT EMISSIONS BY 10 PERCENT PlanetSave.com, Jan. 24 -- A Duke scientist praises President Bush's call for Americans to slash gasoline consumption by up to 20 percent by 2017. ... Full story

NEW DISCLOSURE RULE FOR CANCER RESEARCH Marketplace, Jan. 25 -- "There's no role for physicians who are participating in clinical research to be working with investment companies," says Dr. Kevin Schulman, director of Duke's Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics. ... Full story

DARING HUNT STRIVES TO FREE RARE WHALE (Raleigh) News & Observer, Jan. 25 -- Rescue crews from Duke University and elsewhere adapted centuries-old hunting techniques to free a rare whale from a length of fishing line. ... Full story

LAWYER FOR EX-DUKE PROSECUTOR NIFONG SPEAKS OUT ABC News, Jan. 25 -- Given the chance to do it again, Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong would still bring charges, his attorney says. ... Full story --Also, Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

HEALING HEARTS Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 26 -- Lessons learned from newts, fish and mutant mice could help humans repair cardiac damage. A team at Duke showed that zebra fish could regrow a large part of their hearts. ... Full story