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Dartmouth Board of Trustees approves measures to close $100 million budget gap

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:55:20 -0500

Dartmouth College today announced that the Board of Trustees has approved an initial plan to close a projected, recurring annual budget gap of $100 million in fiscal 2012 and beyond.

Dartmouth announces 4.6% increase in tuition, room, board and fees for 2010-2011; Smallest percentage increase in five years

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:54:51 -0500

Dartmouth announced today that tuition for its 2010-2011 academic year will be $39,978, an increase of 4 percent from the current years tuition. Tuition covers about half the cost of a Dartmouth education, with the balance met primarily through income from endowment investments and annual giving.

Dartmouth College earns national ranking on Peace Corps 2010 top colleges list

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:11:51 -0500

Dartmouth College is nationally ranked on the 2010 Peace Corps top 25 list of small schools producing Peace Corps volunteers. With 17 alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers, Dartmouth is No. 12 in the 2010 rankings.

Dartmouth professor recognized with NSF Career Award

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:29:25 -0500

Albert Erives, assistant professor of biological sciences and adjunct assistant professor of computer science, was recently honored with an award from the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program at the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award recognizes and supports junior faculty who show strong commitment to research, teaching, and the integration of the two.

Vox of Dartmouth February 2010 calendar

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:02:21 -0500

Download the complete calendar of events (764kb PDF)

Montgomery Fellow Christo

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:00:27 -0500

February 8 at 4:30 p.m.

Winter Carnival

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:59:59 -0500

February 11 through 14

Vancouver 2010: Dartmouth Olympians

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:59:27 -0500

Watch coverage of the games February 12 through 28

Sports: Womens Hockey and Basketball

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:58:22 -0500

February 5, 6, 12, and 13

Dartmouth Stands with Haiti

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:55:06 -0500

College and DHMC send medical teams, supplies
Students raise more than $150,000 for relief efforts

Vox of Dartmouth to Cease Print Publication

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:54:14 -0500

New website will offer integrated information source

Strategic Budget Reduction and Investment Projects Are Underway

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:53:08 -0500

Work on Dartmouths institution-wide process continues

Dartmouth Completes $1.3 Billion Campaign

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:52:46 -0500

Effort funded faculty and student priorities from 2002 to 2009

Class of 1953 Gift Will Modernize Thayer Hall

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:52:26 -0500

A $12 million gift from the Class of 1953 will enable the College to address the priority of dining and social space

In the Spotlight

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:51:58 -0500

New members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Investigators

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:51:37 -0500

Kenneth Koval of Dartmouth Medical School, Kristina Lynch of physics and astronomy, and Michael Zegans of Dartmouth Medical School

Research Awards

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:51:03 -0500

Dartmouth researchers were awarded $4.7 million during November, including $1.2 million in new and competing awards

Staff Snapshot

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:50:31 -0500

Cornelia Purcell, MALS 96, associate director, Dartmouth College Fund

Kudos

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:49:57 -0500

Recognition for Dartmouth faculty, staff, and students

In Brief

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:49:20 -0500

Two Dartmouth professors elevated to the rank of fellow, Russian Professor Deborah Garretson is U.S. State Department translator, Chronic kidney disease treatment with Dartmouth roots to be marketed in Asia, more

Mascoma Savings Bank joins Dartmouth in "Stand With Haiti" campaign

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:51:27 -0500

Moved by reports of suffering in Haiti after the recent devastating earthquake there, and inspired by the success of Dartmouths student-led effort to raise money for aid to the victims, Mascoma Savings Bank, its employees and the board of directors, are contributing $7,500 to the Partners in Health (PIH) Stand With Haiti campaign via the Dartmouth website.

Dartmouth Team 3 establishes kidney dialysis center in Hinche, Haiti

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:28:13 -0500

At 5 a.m. on January 21, kidney specialist Brian Remillard, MD, received a phone call from John Butterly, MD, the executive medical director at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), notifying Remillard that his medical expertise was needed in Haiti.

Six hours later, Remillard, section chief of nephrology and hypertension at DHMC, was on a flight to the earthquake-ravaged republic, surrounded by medical supplies.

New vaccine effective in preventing TB in African patients with HIV infection (video)

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:59:11 -0500

Investigators from Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) have reported results of a clinical trial showing that a new vaccine against tuberculosis, Mycobacterium vaccae (MV), is effective in preventing tuberculosis in people with HIV infection. The DarDar Health Study, named for Dartmouth and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, found that MV immunization reduced the rate of definite tuberculosis by 39 percent among 2,000 HIV-infected patients in Tanzania.

Podcast: New vaccine effective in preventing TB, with Fordham von Reyn

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:58:48 -0500

Eight Dartmouth students and alumni named to Olympic teams

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:44:39 -0500

Dartmouths legacy of participation in Olympic Winter Games will continue next month, as eight athletes with Big Green ties will represent four different nations at the Vancouver Olympics starting February 12.

Dartmouth competes in RecycleMania 2010

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:24:00 -0500

A spotlight is focused on campus recycling and composting through March 27 as Dartmouth participates in the intercollegiate contest called RecycleMania. More than 550 colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, and Qatar are competing this year to see who can recycle the most.

Podcast: Virtual You, with Kristina Caudle

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:14:10 -0500

The immersive nature of role-playing video games such as World of Warcraft have created a connection so strong for some dedicated players that their brain responds to their avatar, or self-created visual identity, the same as it does to their own real life self, says a study by Dartmouth College social neuroscientist Kristina Caudle. This asks the questions: who does the brain see when it sees you?

Dartmouth researchers help secure the power grid

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:54:22 -0500

Dartmouth Computer Science Professor Sean Smith with his students and research staff are part of the national Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid (TCIPG) team that has been awarded a five-year $18.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy with contributions from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This represents continued funding that started in 2005 with funding from the National Science Foundation.

Superior Court grants Dartmouth's request for summary judgment in governance lawsuit

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:12:17 -0500

The Grafton County (NH) Superior Court has granted Dartmouth Colleges request for summary judgment in the case of Brooks et al. v. Trustees of Dartmouth College, dismissing a challenge to the governance reforms adopted by the Colleges Board of Trustees in 2007. In a 12-page decision dated January 8, Judge Timothy J. Vaughan ruled that the seven alumni plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the action and could not pursue claims that had already been dismissed in an earlier lawsuit.

Dartmouth students are more than halfway to $100,000 fundraising goal for Haiti relief

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:40:47 -0500

Thanks to rapid mobilization, Dartmouth College students have raised nearly $59,000 toward a $100,000 goal for Haitian relief efforts. The donations will go to Partners in Health (PIH), a humanitarian relief organization co-founded by Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim. The leaders of Students at Dartmouth for Haiti Relief (SDHR) have also organized more than 300 campus and community volunteers into various committees. Their work is now setting the standard for colleges and universities nationwide.

'Students at Dartmouth for Haiti Relief' (SDHR) holds kick off event tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:00:17 -0500

More than 50 students have collaborated to form Students at Dartmouth for Haiti Relief (SDHR). A kickoff event to encourage more volunteers is scheduled for tonight, Sunday, January 17 at 6:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall.

Dartmouth responds to earthquake in Haiti

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:42:31 -0500

Dartmouth College has mobilized to provide aid to those affected by the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12.

Dartmouth Class of 1953 gift will revitalize dining and social space

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:51:26 -0500

Dartmouth College has received a $12 million gift from the Class of 1953 to modernize Thayer Hall, the main student dining facility on campus. Built in 1937 in a social hub that includes Collis Student Center and Robinson Hall, Thayer Hall was last renovated in 1976. It is functional, but major building systems, including plumbing, heating and ventilation, are obsolete, with outdated food preparation equipment, accessibility issues, and unsustainably high energy costs.

2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Dartmouth College

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:15:47 -0500

Kimberl Williams Crenshaw, a UCLA and Columbia law professor and an expert on race and gender equality, will be the keynote speaker during Dartmouths two-week Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. The program will be held January 16 through 29 and features a variety of events, most of which are open to the public. Inspired by a 1967 speech that Dr. King delivered to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the theme is "Where Do We Go from Here?: Leading for Change."

Proper flower and leaf development tied to the same gene, say Dartmouth researchers

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:31:05 -0500

A group of Dartmouth researchers have discovered a new role for an important plant gene. Dartmouth Biology Professor Tom Jack and his colleagues have learned that a gene regulator called miR319a (micro RNA 319a) is important for proper flower development, particularly the development of petals.

Dartmouth Professor David Blanchflower works with UK's Prince's Trust on report on youth unemployment

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:19:03 -0500

The Princes Trust YouGov Youth Index in the United Kingdom recently released a report showing the impact of unemployment on young workers in the country. The report, featuring a foreword written by Dartmouths David Blanchflower, the Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Economics, reveals those out of work are significantly less happy with their health, friendships and family life than those in work. One in 10 young people claim that unemployment drove them to drugs or alcohol.

Jordan Osserman '11 on his internship at the White House

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:41:08 -0500

Youve seen it on TV. Youve seen it in books and magazines. Perhaps youve even seen it from several hundred yards away. But Jordan Osserman 11 got to see the White House from a vantage point few get: from the inside.

No injuries, but extensive damage in Sunday morning fire at Dartmouth's Phi Delta Alpha fraternity

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:04:04 -0500

A fire at Dartmouth's Phi Delta Alpha fraternity early Sunday, January 10 caused no injuries but did extensive damage and has displaced the 25 men residing in the house. Alternate campus housing has been found for all.

A new method of quantitative art authentication from Dartmouth researchers

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:08:11 -0500

Dartmouth researchers Daniel Graham, James M. Hughes, and Dan Rockmore are combining their expertise in brain science, computer science, and mathematics to analyze a series of drawings from the 16th century by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. With their net skills, theyve developed a way to analyze mathematically a drawing and quantify its artistic style. With this tool, works can be compared to help discriminate between authentic and imitation artwork.

Dartmouth completes $1.3 billion campaign

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:30:21 -0500

Dartmouth College has completed a seven-year, $1.3 billion fundraising campaign that has enhanced its place as a leader in American higher education. A total of 65,174 alumni, parents, friends, faculty, students, staff, and organizations participated in the campaign, including 70 percent of alumni.

Two Dartmouth professors become Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:25:34 -0500

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elevated two Dartmouth professors to the rank of Fellow. Jay Dunlap and Carol Folt are among the 531 new Fellows named in December. Dunlap is a Dartmouth Medical School professor, chair of genetics and a professor of biochemistry. Folt is The Dartmouth Professor of Biological Sciences, acting provost, and dean of the faculty.

More than 90 Dartmouth projects funded by ARRA

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:26:47 -0500

President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) on February 17, 2009. Since then, nearly 100 Dartmouth projects have been funded by a variety of federal agencies. As of December 10, Dartmouth has received $38.7 million in ARRA funding.

Dartmouth researcher helps in halting the spread of child pornography

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:14:53 -0500

Microsoft and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) today announced the launch of PhotoDNA, their joint project to help find and remove images of child sexual exploitation from the Internet. Dartmouth computer scientist and digital forensics expert Hany Farid worked with Microsoft researchers to develop the PhotoDNA software that calculates distinct characteristics of a digital image and matches it to copies of that same image.

Twenty-eight students, doctors participate in Nicaragua service program

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:14:48 -0500

Today a group of twenty-one undergraduates, one Arts & Sciences faculty fellow, three fourth-year Dartmouth Medical School students, and three health practitioners arrived in a place where most people live on 24-dollars a month, where there is no running water, and where solar panels and power generators represent luxury. This is Siuna, a rural city that lies at the heart of Nicaragua's undeveloped North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN).

Podcast: Misplaced Objects and the Virgin of Guadalupe, with Silvia Spitta

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:49:57 -0500

In her latest book, Misplaced Objects, Professor Silvia Spitta examines the transformative movement of objects that has taken place between Europe and the Americas since 1492. One of the migrations from Europe to North America that has had a major cultural impact is the adoption of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Since she appeared to a newly Christianized Mexican Indian in Tepeyac in 1531, 10 years after the Spanish conquest, the Virgin has become Mexicos most popular Catholic icon. Virgin of Guadalupe Day is celebrated on December 12 with countless community festivals and masses, as well as a relay race with nearly 45,000 runners that began in Mexico City in early October and ends on December 12 at New York Citys St. Patricks Cathedral.

Video: The burden on our generation: Dartmouth students talk about climate change

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:52:56 -0500

Dartmouth students are paying attention to whats happening at the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit, where more than 15,000 representatives from 192 countries are gathering to discuss, negotiate, and work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make environmental history.

Dartmouth admits 461 students through early decision

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:01:32 -0500

Dartmouth has accepted 461 students into the Class of 2014 through the early decision admissions program, from a pool of nearly 1,600 applicants. Students were notified via a secure website on the afternoon of December 8.

Dartmouth's impact on Copenhagen climate change negotiations

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:46:12 -0500

United States Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern, a member of Dartmouths Class of 1973, is the lead negotiator who will map out Americas strategy at the United Nations Climate Change Conference this week in Copenhagen, Denmark. And he will be relying on projections from a computer model developed by a group of Dartmouth alumni. These are just two of the many ways that Dartmouth alumni, faculty and students are having a big impact on the climate talks that are taking place right now.

Podcast: Insects and Climate Change, with Matthew Ayres

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:22:22 -0500

In this podcast, Professor of Biological Sciences Matthew Ayres talks about his studies of insect population ecology, and what hes learning about how climate influences forest pestilence from bark beetles and other species. He also describes how invasive species and climate change are interacting to threaten the integrity of ecosystems worldwide and impact international trade practices.

Senior music major awarded Rotary Foundation Scholarship

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:20:51 -0500

Elizabeth Shribman 10, a Dartmouth senior from Pittsburgh, Pa., was awarded a 2010-2011 Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship. The Ambassadorial Scholarship program supports Rotary Internationals mission to further world understanding and peace by promoting study in foreign countries. Shribman, a music major, will use her one-year award to study music history at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.

Alumnus passionate about global health is a 2010 Marshall Scholar

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:46:07 -0500

Zachary Kaufman, Dartmouth Class of 2008, has been named a 2010 Marshall Scholar. Up to forty Americans are selected annually for the prestigious award, which was founded by the government of the United Kingdom in 1953. Prominent past Marshall Scholars include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and columnist Thomas Friedman of The New York Times.

Dartmouth senior awarded Mitchell Scholarship

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:57:33 -0500

Ibrahim Elshamy, 22, a Dartmouth senior from Manchester, N.H., is one of nine national recipients of the 2010-2011 George J. Mitchell Scholarship. Mitchell Scholarships are awarded annually to up to 12 Americans under the age of 30 to pursue a year of post-graduate study at universities in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Elshamy will pursue a masters degree in peace and conflict studies at University of Ulster, in collaboration with the International Conflict Research Institute, which is chaired by Nobel Laureate John Hume.

What will it take to control climate change?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:39:43 -0500

Dartmouth students learn in their Science for Sustainable Systems class

With the United Nations Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen only a few weeks away, Biology Professor David Peart decided that his students needed a better appreciation for the tough negotiations that will take place there. The students in his environmental studies class, called Science for Sustainable Systems, recently participated in a classroom exercise designed to do just that.

Dartmouth receives $330,000 from New Hampshire Green House Gas Reduction Fund for campus energy monitoring project

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:05:47 -0500

Dartmouth has received a $330,936 grant from the New Hampshire Green House Gas Reduction Fund to help implement a Campus Energy and Sustainability Management System. This new system, which will measure and monitor energy use around campus, supports Dartmouths commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent below 2005 levels by the year 2030. The grant award will be matched by funds at Dartmouth.

Dartmouths commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions celebrates one-year anniversary

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:05:26 -0500

On the one-year anniversary of its commitment to reduce green house gas emissions, Dartmouth boasts progress in introducing energy efficiency standards and in upgrading many inefficient systems across campus.

'Aspire to change the world'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:25:57 -0500

Dartmouth Inaugurates Jim Yong Kim as the 17th president of the College

Arts Celebration Kicks Off Inauguration

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:25:24 -0500

Paul Lazarus 76 produced the Dartmouth and the Performing Arts Inauguration arts gala

Dartmouth Life's special section on Inauguration (PDF 736K)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:24:47 -0500

Dartmouth Experience: Amma Serwaah-Panin 10's Campus Connections, International Outlook

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:23:23 -0500

Panin wants to understand what drives global economic inequality

2,000 Miles of Dartmouth Green on the Appalachian Trail

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:22:54 -0500

On October 10, about 900 Dartmouth alumni, students, and friends celebrated the centennial of the Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC) by hiking a portion of the Appalachian Trail (AT).

Curriculum Vitae: Economist Andrew Samwick Is New Hampshire Professor of the Year

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:22:28 -0500

Samwick is recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

Dartmouth Is Tops for Teaching

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:21:55 -0500

U.S. News and World Reports Best Colleges 2010 ranks Dartmouth number 1 in Best Undergraduate Teaching among national universities.

Board of Trustees Requests Plan to Address Budget Gap

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:21:22 -0500

The Board asked President Jim Yong Kim for a detailed budget plan to address structural deficits, as well as a five-year investment plan, at its November 6 and 7 meeting.

Alumni Council President Janine Avner 80 Invites Input

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:20:12 -0500

"We want to bring everyone to the table to discuss the issues that are important to them," she says.

Eleven Receive Alumni Awards

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:32 -0500

Soccers Success Built on a Network of Support

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:05 -0500

Sports Shorts

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:18:17 -0500

Men's rugby captures third straight Ivy title, football players break single-game rushing recordtwice, Kelly Hood 12 breaks record for most field hockey points scored in a season

Conference Marks 40 Years of African and African American Studies at Dartmouth

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:15:30 -0500

In the Spotlight

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:14:40 -0500

New Members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Embracing an Interdisciplinary Approach to Graduate Education

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:13:56 -0500

Dartmouths Master of Arts in Liberal Studies

Noteworthy

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:13:16 -0500

Dartmouth economics professor named New Hampshire Professor of the Year

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:51:29 -0500

Andrew Samwick, a Dartmouth professor of economics and director of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and Social Sciences at Dartmouth, is the 2009 New Hampshire Professor of the Year.

Dartmouth is the #1 Ivy for study abroad

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:41:42 -0500

Dartmouth once again ranks first among Ivy League schools for study abroad participation rate. More than 650 Dartmouth undergraduates studied abroad in 2007-2008, reflecting 61 percent participation, sixth among all doctorate-granting institutions, according to data released today in the Institute of International Education's 2009 Open Doors annual report.

Podcasts: What you need to know about saving for the future, with Annamaria Lusardi

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:20:19 -0500

More and more workers are expected to handle all the minute details related to their own retirement. With little financial knowledge and no planning, many people are taking on this task without the resources to help them. Professor Annamaria Lusardi has been named the inaugural director of a new financial literacy center that hopes to change all that.

Dartmouth Professor wins Berkshire Conference Award for The Triumph of the Egg article

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:36:40 -0500

Dartmouth College Associate Professor of Geography Susanne Freidberg recently won the prestigious Berkshire Conference Article Prize for 2008, awarded by the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians, for her article The Triumph of the Egg.

Former Dartmouth President James Wright, a leader in supporting today's veterans, will join speakers at Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Veterans Day 2009

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:31:46 -0500

James Wright, President Emeritus of Dartmouth, will be among speakers to a crowd expected to number in the thousands on Wednesday at an annual Veterans Day ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Dartmouths Board of Trustees discusses strategic priorities and long-term budget projections

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:34:52 -0500

President Jim Yong Kim discussed strategic priorities and long-term budget projections with the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College at the Boards fall term meeting in Hanover on Nov. 6-7.

Dartmouth part of new national consortium to facilitate scientific research resource discovery

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:28:33 -0500

Dartmouth researcher Jason Moore is part of a new multi-institution research team called the eagle-i consortium. The group will create a enormous database that enables biomedical scientists from anywhere in the US to search resource inventories at all participating sites and request access to data that will assist in their work. The effort is funded by a $15 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant from the National Center for Research Resources (part of the National Institutes of Health), and it is led by Lee Nadler at Harvard Medical School.

Dartmouth Professor finds that iconic Oswald photo was not faked

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:07:31 -0500

Dartmouth Computer Scientist Hany Farid has new evidence regarding a photograph of accused John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Farid, a pioneer in the field of digital forensics, digitally analyzed an iconic image of Oswald pictured in a backyard setting holding a rifle in one hand and Marxist newspapers in the other. Oswald and others claimed that the incriminating photo was a fake, noting the seemingly inconsistent lighting and shadows. After analyzing the photo with modern-day forensic tools, Farid says the photo almost certainly was not altered.

Dartmouth sees rise in the number of early decision applications

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:17:42 -0500

Dartmouth has received more than 1,600 applications for the Class of 2014 through the early decision admissions program. This is up from 1,551 from last year, about a 3 percent increase. The numbers are approximate as the Admissions Office is still processing the applications.

U.S. should tailor its nuclear arsenal for 21st century threats, says Dartmouth Professor of Government

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:29:27 -0400

Nuclear deterrence may become far harder in the coming decades, argues Daryl G. Press, Associate Professor of Government, in a paper published on Oct. 22 in Foreign Affairs magazine. Whereas deterring nuclear attacks during peacetime is a relatively simple mission, preventing nuclear escalation during a conventional war among nuclear-armed states is a far more difficult challenge. As more potential U.S. adversaries acquire nuclear weapons, the risks of escalation will grow.