The 2006 Run for the Kids Charity Road Race, which included a 10K run, 5K walk/run and a 1K Kids Fun Run, took place this Saturday. Proceeds from the annual Tuck race benefited three local non-profit organizations -- Upper Valley Child and Family Services, David's House and the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth. David's House provides a home for the families of children at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the Upper Valley Child and Family Services provides social services to improve family life and the well-being of children. The Tuck School of Business has held Run for the Kids for the past 22 years. Over this time, the event has raised over $150,000 for local charities. The course began and ended in Tuck Circle and went through the town of Hanover, and over 250 runners participated in the race. The day ended with a post-race family barbecue.
Max Brooks '04 was one of 10 fellows recently chosen to attend the Academy for Alternative Journalism summer residency program at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. The program, which is seven years old, received 420 applications this year. Brooks majored in English at Dartmouth and, after graduation, she worked as a staff writer for the weekly Chicago Journal. The Academy, which is taught by Medill faculty, emphasizes the fundamentals of reporting, story structure and literary technique. The program has attracted increasing numbers of young journalists as daily newspaper readership has declined.
The Society for Women's Health Research announced three new members of its board of directors this Friday. Jill Panetta G'79, who received her doctorate in organic chemistry, began her three-year term on May 9 at the Society, which is dedicated to improving the health of all women through research, education and advocacy. The organization supports the study of sex differences between men and women in order to better understand the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. As board members, each of the women will provide direction and oversight to the staff of the Society. Panetta is the founder and chief scientific officer for InnoCentive, a web-based community matching scientists to research and development challenges. She is also a manager at Eli Lilly and Company, and her research has led to the discovery of potential products to treat asthma and inflammatory bowel diseases.
