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From intro class to a Science publication in three years

Holly Gildea didn’t come to Brown expecting to publish in one of the world’s top scientific journals, or even to study neuroscience, but by discovering and pursuing her passion, she’s achieved an auspicious start to a research career.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Growing up in Barrington, R.I., senior Holly Gildea had a sense that Brown University could be the college for her, and when she visited campus for “A Day on College Hill” in 2012, she became sure. (more…)

World’s oldest weather report could revise Bronze Age chronology

By Guest PostApril 9, 2014Environmentalexander jaworski, alpentourismus, bouncing back, carolyn conner seepersad, deutschen wirtschaft, egypt, holly gildea, honeycomb technology, joystick, konjunkturbarometer, kontur 2, kosmonaut, natural structures, negative stiffness, nell2, ns, sergei volkov, university of chicago

An inscription on a 3,500-year-old stone block from Egypt may be one of the world’s oldest weather reports—and could provide new evidence about the chronology of events in the ancient Middle East.

A new translation of a 40-line inscription on the 6-foot-tall calcite block called the Tempest Stela describes rain, darkness and “the sky being in storm without cessation, louder than the cries of the masses.” (more…)

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From intro class to a Science publication in three years

World’s oldest weather report could revise Bronze Age chronology