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May 16, 2006
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In the News: Brown and higher education
Use 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.
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.
The rich dig deep: Archaeology�s 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. Paid subscriptions:
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. Free registration: www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/science/16maya.html?_r=1&8dpc&oref=slogin
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