Duke in the News: April 30, 2007

INVESTIGATORS FOUND NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT DUKE ACCUSER'S STORY USA Today, AP, April 27 -- The woman who accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape gave contradictory statements to investigators, and there was no credible evidence a crime occurred, the state attorney general's office said Friday. ... Full story --Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: Devils Return to Greatness ... Full story Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

ENGINEER SHORTAGE? DUKE STUDY SAYS NO NPR's Morning Edition, April 30 -- Why are so many engineering jobs being sent overseas? A Duke study says the real issue is cheap overseas labor. Vivek Wadhwa, executive-in-residence at the Pratt School of Engineering, discusses his study's findings. ... Full story

FRANKLIN HONORED FOR LIFE'S WORK Duke Chronicle, April 30 -- Duke historian John Hope Franklin was presented a lifetime achievement award by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society Saturday in Washington, D.C. ... Full story --Also, Duke News: John Hope Franklin to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award ... Full story

GROUPS RALLY BEHIND DUKE EMPLOYEES (Durham) Herald-Sun, April 30 -- Duke announced Sunday that it would require contracted food-service vendors to offer their full-time employees at least $10 an hour and health-care coverage similar to what the university offers its own employees. ... Full story --Also, Duke News: Duke to Require Food Service Contractors to Meet Standard for Pay, Health Care ... Full story

OP-ED: FOR THE SAKE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, LET A HUNDRED BLOGS BLOOM (Walnut Creek, Calif.) Contra Costa Times, April 29 -- Activists around the world turn to email and the Web to communicate. "But all is not well in cyberland," says Robin Kirk, a visiting lecturer at Duke and coordinator of the Duke Human Rights Initiative. (Also appeared in the News & Observer.) ... Full story

34 DUKE STUDENTS FOUND TO HAVE CHEATED News & Observer, April 29 -- Thirty-four Fuqua MBA students face steep penalties after university officials determined they collaborated on answers of an exam. ... Full story

VIDEO OF MARKER TURNS UP DISPARITY Winston-Salem Journal, April 27 -- Duke law professor James Coleman discusses a key piece of evidence in a case under administrative review by the Winston-Salem police as the result of the efforts of students and faculty in Duke's Innocence Project. ... Full story

DUKE CAFE OFFERS HEALTHY DINING OPTIONS (Raleigh) News 14 Carolina, April 29 -- The Refectory Cafe at Duke Divinity School uses environmentally friendly ingredients and equipment. ... Full story

ON THE AIR Since she co-founded the Duke University String School 40 years ago, Dorothy Kitchen has worked to share her love of music with students across the state. She will be the guest today on North Carolina Public Radio's "The State of Things." ... Details/listen