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Mud cores, rain gauges, and the hunt for climate data
Bronwen Konecky travels to tropical regions around the world gathering evidence of the geologic past. Using data from rain samples and sediment deep at the bottom of lakes, she is piecing together a story about Earth's climatic history – and what it can tell us about our planet's future.
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“A wounding of an education”
Writer, activist, and creative writing instructor Deborah Taffa reflects on her Native American heritage — and the intergenerational burden of trauma — in an upcoming memoir.

Student delegates gear up for Madrid climate conference
This December, delegates from almost every country on Earth will meet in Madrid for the twenty-fifth annual Conference of the Parties (COP) to discuss climate change and negotiate plans to mitigate and adapt to it. For the ninth consecutive year, a select group of Washington University students will attend the conference as observers.