Hoping to become an accredited School of Public Health within the next five years, Brown University is relocating its public-health program to the South Main Street building it purchased last year, and plans to add more courses and faculty members in the discipline. An abbreviated version of this article appeared in the Boston Globe.

A new study led by Dermatology Professor Martin Weinstock found that people who "mapped" their moles on a drawing of the torso were better able to catch new growths than their peers who relied on visual memory alone. This wire service article appeared in newspapers and on Web sites around the world.

English Professor George Landow was among 39 English professors surveyed to learn their assessment of how important biblical literacy is to college-level study of English and American literature. Overwhelmingly, professors in the survey indicated that a lack of basic biblical literacy hampers students’ ability to understand both classics and contemporary work. Landow noted that taking the Bible out of the classroom would be like using a dictionary with one-third of the words removed.

In an article about the reactions of ethnic Azeri-Iranians in the wake of several days of anti-government protests in Iran, William O. Beeman, professor of anthropology and Middle East studies, offers his perspective on Azeri influence in Iran’s power structure.

CBS correspondent Byron Pitts reports on Matthew Nagle and the brain implant with which Nagle learned to use his thoughts to operate a computer, turn on a TV set, open e-mail, play a video game and manipulate a robotic arm. The BrainGate system used by Nagle was developed by scientists at Brown University. Similar pieces aired on local television newscasts throughout the United States.

The CNBC network reports on Matthew Nagle and the brain implant with which Nagle learned to use his thoughts to operate a computer, turn on a TV set, open e-mail, play a video game and manipulate a robotic arm. The BrainGate system used by Nagle was developed by scientists at Brown University.

American neoconservatives have leapt on the current crisis in the Middle East as a way to push their anti-Iran agenda, calling for an end to the Islamic Republic as a way to mortally wound Israel's enemies. But Hamas and Hezbollah are not puppets of any nation, writes William O. Beeman, professor of anthropology and Middle East studies. (New America Media is a collaboration of ethnic news organizations in the United States.)

Associate Professor of Medicine Andrew Bostom writes about the core ideologies of Hezbollah and Hamas that are anti-Jewish and demonize Israel.

This feature focuses on the variety of ways wireless handheld devices are used by Brown Medical School faculty and students. (Unstrung is a news Web site that focuses on the wireless industry.)