Other Useful Links

Google

The World's Best Internet Search Engine

mail2web

An internet mail reader that allows SSL and "intelligent" login

Webmail

Web-based mail reader for Brown faculty, staff, and students

ScienceDirect

Online search through a multitude of science journals

Full-text search only available through machines connected thru Brown

Connect to the proxy server here

Brown Library

Brown University Library Home Page

CiteSeer

Search a very large scientific digital library (NEC Research Index)

Dr. Fun

Home page of the first cartoon on the World Wide Web

Dictionary

Online dictionary or thesaurus

Have fun with words or try the crossword puzzle of the day

What's the word of the day?

New York Times

Read the online version of the New York Times

You may need to be a member to read all of the content (It's free!)

The Hunger Site

Help give food to hungry people all over the world at no cost to you

Bookpool

Discount bookstore for technical and computer books

Science's Next Wave

Weekly online publication covering scientific training, career development, and the science job market

A key source for scientists looking for professional development resources

Published by Science magazine and the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)

GrantsNet

Resource for finding information about grant funding

Primarily for the biomedical sciences and undergraduate science education

Supported by the AAAS and HHMI (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)

Career Development Center Toolkit: The Federal Trough

The web's most comprehensive list of U.S. federal funding sources for scientific research

Published by Science magazine and the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)

Supported by the AAAS and the BWF (Burroughs Wellcome Fund)

Distance to the horizon

A lesson on how to calculate the distance to the horizon (line of sight)

Published by NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Amusing stuff and links

Things that I find amusing :-)