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Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal May 16, 2006
Take your pics: Spot skin cancer
Martin A. Weinstock, professor of dermatology and community health at Brown University and chair of the American Cancer Society's Skin Cancer Advisory Group, discusses the benefits of having patients track changes in their moles, lesions, or other skin marks by taking photographs regularly.

Christian Science Monitor May 16, 2006
Backstory: A dorm room big enough for two major faiths
Living together as a Muslim and a Jew wasn't intended to be a statement. Yael Richardson and Atena Asiaii met as freshmen at Brown University and decided to request a room together the next year in Interfaith House - a dorm where matters of faith are the stuff of spontaneous conversations in the halls. Part two in a look at Interfaith House, one of the few such campus residential halls in the country.

Wall Street Journal May 15, 2006
The rich dig deep: ArchaeologyÕs new players
A growing number of bankers, entrepreneurs and philanthropists play a crucial role in archaeology by providing millions of dollars to study and preserve the relics of ancient civilizations. This article mentions the efforts of Chancellor emeritus Artemis Joukowsky, who has created a foundation that funds conservation work at the Great Temple of Petra in Jordan.
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New York Times May 16, 2006
On ancient walls, a new Maya epoch
Professor of Anthropology Stephen Houston is among the Mayan scholars whose comments are included in an article about recent discoveries of Mayan art masterpieces and writing that are changing the notions about the Mayan culture.