Duke University

JEANNIE YOUNG LEESchool: Centennial High SchoolHometown: Ellicott CityAge: 17Jeannie, a senior, has a cumulative grade point average of 3.9. She is a member of the National Honor Society and was a semifinalist in Maryland's Distinguished Scholar program.Jeannie, She has been a Maryland Scholar Athlete for four years and is a National Merit Scholar.Jeannie has been a member of the student government association for four years and active with the National Honor Society.Her community activities include volunteering for the annual Jingle Bell Banquet dinner for area senior citizens at Christmas, Holiday Mart, Community Service Committee; tree planting; and Red Cross blood drives.

Nothing should be surprising anymore about the Duke University rape case. Still, it is a little staggering that, after all these months, District Attorney Michael Nifong has still not interviewed either the accuser or the accused. Rape is a felony with serious consequences for all concerned. You might think that the district attorney would have some interest in determining whose story is credible and whose story is full of holes. But that is only if he is interested in seeing justice done.

Dr. Stephen B. Liggett Occupation Professor of medicine and physiology and director of the cardiopulmonary genomics program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. In the news Liggett was the lead author of a study that discovered why one of the most commonly prescribed heart medications doesn't always work. The findings on beta blockers could alter treatment for millions suffering from congestive heart failure. Career highlights He was an intern and resident in internal medicine at Barnes Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo. He was an assistant professor of medicine at Duke University from 1990 to 1992, then held a number of positions at the University of Cincinnati, where he became director of its cardiopulmonary research center in 2003.

In yesterday's Howard section, a feature article on Greg Seward should have said that he is a student at Hammond High School.The Baltimore Sun regrets the error.Recipient: Greg Seward, 17, of ColumbiaSchool: Wilde Lake High SchoolWhy Greg was chosen: He holds a 4.0 grade point average and is president of the National Honor Society. He played varsity football as well as varsity lacrosse. He won the school's scholar-athlete award. He volunteers for the American Cancer Society as well as the Leukemia Society of America.

The worst thing said in the case involving rape charges against Duke University students did not come from the prosecutor or the defense attorneys, or even from any of the accusers or the accused. It was said by a student at North Carolina Central University, a black institution attended by the stripper who made rape charges against Duke lacrosse players. According to Newsweek, the young man at NCCU said that he wanted to see the Duke students prosecuted, "whether it happened or not. It would be justice for things that happened in the past."

Taking a page from movies and comic books, researchers at Duke University have developed what they call an "invisibility cloak," a primitive device that hides objects by bending electromagnetic waves so that they flow around the object like water around a rock. Because none of the waves is reflected back at the observer, the object becomes invisible. Their device, reported today in the online version of the journal Science, works only with microwave radiation and only in two dimensions.

MedImmune Inc. announced plans yesterday to acquire another Gaithersburg biotech company, Cellective Therapeutics Inc. - a startup drawing attention from investors because of its research into treatments for cancers and various autoimmune diseases. Terms of the cash deal, expected to close next month, were not revealed, though MedImmune said the transaction would cause 2005 earnings per share to drop 20 cents - to between 4 cents and 10 cents - because of a "one-time in-process research and development charge."

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Colleges across the Carolinas and the nation are pouring millions of dollars into a new field that promises to cure disease and unlock the secrets of evolution. Genomics, the study of the sequence of chemical instructions that make us who we are, may be the hottest research topic to hit colleges in decades, experts say. Some economists say it may replace information technology as the next economic boom. "We're seeing genomics centers springing up at universities all over," said Alan Guttmacher, senior clinical adviser at the National Human Genome Research Institute.

Seeking to solidify its membership following Maryland's decision to depart for the Big Ten, the Atlantic Coast Conference said Monday that 15 current or future members have signed documents granting the conference their media rights for the foreseeable future. The agreements, effective immediately and extending until at least 2027, according to reports, were viewed by ACC members as a powerful means of promoting stability. Like many conferences, the ACC has been rocked by the imminent departure of a member - Maryland is leaving next year - and rumors that more defections could occur.

As a result of losing, 18-11, to No. 8 Ohio State in the semifinal round of the Eastern College Athletic Conference tournament last Thursday night, No. 5 Loyola had no choice but to sit back and wait for the NCAA selection committee to decide the team's postseason fate. The reigning national champion (11-4) got the good news it was seeking when it was pitted against No. 4 and seventh-seeded Duke (12-5) in Sunday's first round. It was a huge relief, according to coach Charley Toomey.