Alumni have allegedly been subjected to “push polls” favoring the pro-lawsuit candidates in the Association of Alumni election over the last week, according to active alumni. The Dartmouth has been unable to confirm who commissioned the data collection, as leaders of both sides of the debate denied involvement. More »
Mascoma, a leading company in biofuels technology founded by two Thayer School of Engineering professors, will partner with General Motors to develop ethanol technology from wood chips, waste paper sludge and grass to combat an increasing demand for energy, both companies announced in a joint statement on Thursday. More »
Higher Medicare spending does not correlate with better treatment for patients, according to the 2008 edition of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, published last month. The Atlas traces the distribution of medical resources at hospitals in different regions across the country. More »
Seeking dialogue within the gay and black communities, music professor Steve Swayne spoke on his experience as a gay, black and religious man in a PRIDE week event Thursday night in Cutter-Shabazz Hall. More »
There are significant investment opportunities for U.S. businesses in Africa, Wallace Ford ‘70, president and chief operating officer for Goodworks International, said at a dinner held in the Hanover Inn. Goodworks is a business advisory firm specializing in emerging markets in Africa and the Caribbean. Even if he were working for a large investment bank such as Merill Lynch, Ford said his message would be the same: invest in Africa. More »
Science and the law are “uncomfortable” but inevitable “bedfellows,” Jed Rakoff, a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, said in a lecture Wednesday in the Rockefeller Center. The talk addressed the long-term love-hate relationship between the two fields. More »
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