Renowned geneticist and former Dartmouth professor James Crow died Tuesday at the age of 95, the National Center for Science Education reported. Crow who received his undergraduate degree in chemistry and biology from Friends University and his PhD in zoology from the University of Texas, Austin served as a professor at the College from 1941 to 1948. Crow taught at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, until his 1986 retirement. As a result of his work in genetics, he was offered membership to the National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences, according to the Center. Crow also received the Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal from the Genetics Society of America, the Center reported. In 1960, Crow became president of the Genetics Society of America and in 1963, he became president at the American Society of Human Genetics.
Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger will visit the College Friday as part of his efforts to gain student support, the Eagle Tribune, a Massachusetts-based newspaper, reported Thursday. Karger who has said he hopes to be the first openly gay presidential candidate for a major party will be present at the Collis Center at 11 a.m. to address youth outreach. He launched his "Restoring Trust" tour in New Hampshire on Wednesday and intends to make appearances in all 10 counties to win New Hampshire votes before the primary on Jan. 10, according to Karger's website. Karger is currently ranked at the bottom of the polls and will likely finish with less than 1 percent of the vote in New Hampshire, according to the Dallas Voice.
After experiencing some success in Iowa, presidential candidate former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., will face a difficult battle in New Hampshire, The Sydney Morning Herald reported Thursday. Santorum, who lost the Iowa caucus by only eight votes, has far fewer supporters in New Hampshire than his opponent, Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass. Current polls reveal that Romney has 43 percent of the vote in the state, while Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, has 14 percent, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., has 9 percent and Santorum has 6 percent, according to The Herald. Santorum also faces problems due to his limited monetary resources $1.3 million compared to Romney's $32.2 million and the fact that his strong conservative opinions on abortion and gay rights are not well-received in New Hampshire, according to The Herald. Dartmouth government professor Linda Fowler said Santorum lacks the organization to receive New Hampshire votes and will not perform nearly as well in the primary as he did in the caucus, according to the article.