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NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports that the treatment of the Roma -- widely known as Gypsies -- is an important civil rights issue in Europe. This has become especially true since the collapse of Communism, which afforded the Roma more civil protections and economic opportunities. Now, they face ghettoization and discrimination throughout much of central Europe.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports on the new trend toward "universal jurisdiction," in which any country can try anybody for war crimes committed anywhere. Several countries want to question former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger about the U.S. role in Chile 25 years ago though Kissinger says he's not a criminal.

From member station WBUR, Jason Beaubien reports on a new engineering college in Boston where students will learn how to design all sorts of things -- including their own school.

The largest retrospective ever assembled of Alexander Calder's large-scale sculptures is now at the Storm King Art Center in New York state. Calder is best-known for his mobiles. Even some of his massive outdoor sculptures move.

NPR's Alex Van Oss reports on a new exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington. The star of the show is Rapunzel, the fairy tale heroine, as depicted by women illustrators past and present.

In 1987, NPR's Patricia Neighmond profiled Archie Harrison — a young man with HIV. Archie died from AIDS in August 1988, leaving behind his partner Drew. Drew has been HIV positive for years, but hasn't taken any drugs and remains healthy. This story explores the science of long-term survivors and current AIDS therapies as well as the various issues gay men face in dealing with survivorship.

The ostrich-like dinosaurs who thundered across the screen in Jurassic Park may not have been fierce creatures after all. Researchers show that these beaked dinosaurs used their mouthparts as sieves, not daggers - and probably ate plants and small water creatures rather than hunting meat.

Since the 1800s, Montana has been mandolin country. Ten musicians from Bozeman together produce a dramatic sound - they call it the "Montana Sound" - inspired by the freedom and open spaces of their home state.

A new and improved lighting system is being installed at the Jefferson Memorial. The new system will use less energy than the current system and will enhance the appearance of the building and interior.

It's been a rough time for radio stations that simulcast their programs over the Internet. A new contract for advertising actors, and a ruling broadcasters are not exempt from paying royalties for on-line broadcasts have forced many stations to stop their Webcasts.