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Features

MANAGING A MEDICAL MAKEOVER by Robert J. Bliwise
The action of a federal oversight agency raises national issues about clinical trials and how their human subjects are protected

JUSTICE AFTER ALL? by Thomas Seifert; photos by Steve Lehman
"Now they can see the sun again"--a Kosovo journal documents bombed army barracks and factories, burned-out houses, burst windows, and a measure of hope for the future

THE DEMONS BENEATH US by Eric Larson
Landmines are weapons that threaten long after a war has been waged; a band of Duke researchers is developing technology to save lives and bring the killing to an earlier end

MIND OVER MATTER by Dennis Meredith
By sifting through storms of neural signals, neurobiologists are making discoveries that not only yield potential practical benefits but also challenge old notions of the brain as a static, passive computer

OLD VALUES IN A NEW WORLD by Scott Meisler
A student's studies in Spain lead to questions about national identity-- and personal identity

WHERE THE WORDS ARE by T. Colin Dodd
For eighteen years, high school students have veered away from the traditional camp experience and come to Duke for the writes of summer


Departments

REGISTER
News of the Duke Alumni Association

FORUM
Artistic differences, affirmative-action complaints, language lessons

GAZETTE
Costly tolls for gunshot injuries, higher speeds for high-tech communication,

BOOKS
Celebrating The Duke Endowment's legacy, measuring rock and roll's impact

QUAD QUOTES
Readings that might shape a class, expectations that might surprise a class


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