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(11/30/10 4:00am)
A recent study released by the University of Colorado at Boulder found that the "gender gap" between male and female physics students indicated by higher rates of participation and success in introductory physics courses among male students can be reduced by a short writing exercise that focuses on "affirming" female students' values, Inside Higher Ed reported. The study found that the gender gap originates from differences in preparation before college and psychological factors stemming from the stereotype that men are expected to do better in physics than do women, according to AScribe newswire. Research showed that the writing tasks, which ask participants to write about values most important to them, "buffer [women] from other threats," because women who believed in the gender stereotype obtained higher grades after completing the writing exercise.
(11/16/10 4:00am)
Scholars have recently begun to investigate a "new convergence" in the way intimate relationships affect the mental health of young men and women, according to Wake Forest sociology professor and researcher Robin Simon. Simon, who spoke with College faculty and students on Friday, said that while men between the ages of 18 and 23 tend to find problems in ongoing relationships more stressful, young women are more affected by changes in relationship status.
(10/25/10 2:00am)
During a lecture in Alumni Hall on Sunday, Maguire the bestselling author of "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" said his work has made him feel like he has been living in Oz for the past four months.
(10/04/10 2:00am)
While the 2009 financial crisis prompted Ivy league institutions to restructure budgets and make serious cutbacks, Ivy League endowments for the 2010 fiscal year which ended June 30 demonstrate strong investment returns and an increase in value. The rise in endowment values is largely a result of strategic actions taken by Ivy League institutions to expand portfolios and redistribute privately invested assets, according to associated college newspapers.
(09/15/10 2:00am)
In a break from previous years, members of the Class of 2014 will learn about sexual assault and preventions from two actors in an interactive, improvisational comedy. This week, Dartmouth will follow the lead of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and several other colleges in the use of the "Sex Signals" program as part of New Student Orientation.
(06/11/10 2:00am)
Over the years, Dartmouth's Commencement ceremonies have embodied the College's love of tradition and a certain eccentric sense of humor. The campus-wide phenomenon of flair, for example, may date back to the 1910 Commencement, when members of the Class of 1907 donned police men's uniforms while the Class of 1905 dressed in linen dusters and sombreros to celebrate their class reunions, which the Daily Dartmouth described as "a source of amusement to the Commencement guests."
(05/19/10 2:00am)
While students and faculty voiced general support for the College's new health care education and research initiatives, some staff members expressed concerns that the new program would divert attention and funds from efforts to assist staff members with health benefits. On Monday, College officials announced plans to establish the Dartmouth Center for Health Care and Delivery Science by Summer 2011 after $35 million was pledged towards the Center's formation.
(05/14/10 2:00am)
In what has become an integral part of every Green Key weekend over the past two decades, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. will host its 19th annual Green Key Step Show in Leede Arena on Saturday, according to Alpha Phi Alpha vice president John Albert '11. The show, which coordinators expect will attract more than 2,000 spectators from the Dartmouth and Hanover communities this year, will also feature performances by several other dance groups and Greek organizations, Albert said.
(04/14/10 2:00am)
"We in Africa need to recognize that rarely a leader is created by nature," Okonedo said. "The reality is that leadership skills need to be nurtured."
(03/30/10 2:00am)
The two students were selected to study at Dartmouth by the Haitian Education and Leadership Program, a university scholarship in Haiti that has placed several students in foreign universities in the wake of the earthquake, they said. The pair will remain at Dartmouth through the Spring term, according to acting Dean of the College Sylvia Spears.
(03/03/10 4:00am)
Bell said that "Career GPS" includes her own knowledge and experience, in addition to featuring several "candid" accounts by women who have succeeded in the corporate world and who are eager to share advice. The book is intended for women of all careers, ages and ethnicities who want to learn more about balancing their careers with other parts of their lives, according to a press release.
(03/01/10 4:00am)
Former Dean of the Thayer School of Engineering Carl Long died Feb. 25 at his Hanover home from complications of Lewy Body Parkinson's Syndrome at age 81, according to an obituary released by Rand-Wilson Funeral Home. During his tenure as dean, Long made the Thayer School financially independent from the College, the obituary said.
(02/15/10 4:00am)
Editor's note: This is the third part of a weekly series profiling various properties owned by the College outside Hanover.
(02/01/10 4:00am)
Rep. Paul Hodes '72, D-N.H. and Ann McLane Kuster '78 have outstripped the fundraising efforts of their closest competitors in their respective races to represent New Hampshire in Congress, according to newly-released fundraising reports from the campaigns, WMUR reported.
(01/22/10 4:00am)
The creation of an advisory board was one of the primary recommendations made to the administration by the task force, which operated from January to June of last year, according to Spears.
(11/30/09 4:00am)
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(11/17/09 4:00am)
Dartmouth was ranked first in the Ivy League for study abroad participation in the Institute of International Education's 2009 "Open Doors" report. During the 2007-2008 academic year, 61 percent of Dartmouth students studied abroad, placing the College sixth in the ranking of all doctorate-granting institutions. A higher percentage of Dartmouth students have studied abroad annually over the past 32 years than at any other Ivy institution, according to historic data from the "Open Doors" report. Nationwide, the number of students studying abroad increased by 8.5 percent over last year.
(11/16/09 4:00am)
The U.S. Border Patrol has established checkpoints on the highways around the Upper Valley, the Office of Visa and Immigration Services informed international students in a Nov. 9 e-mail. In light of the checkpoints, the College has advised international students and faculty to carry proper documentation at all times.
(11/06/09 4:00am)
Dartmouth computer science professor Hany Farid, the director of the Neukom Institute for Computational Science, has found evidence that the infamous photograph of President John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald holding a rifle was not faked, according to a College press release. Farid used modern forensic technology to determine that the photograph was not altered in any way, according to the press release. Conspiracy theorists have long argued that the photograph was fake in an effort to support allegations of a broader plot to kill Kennedy. Farid led a team of computer scientists that developed digital forensic devices that can verify whether digital images have been altered, according to the press release. In analyzing Oswald's photo, Farid built 3-D models of Oswald's head and the backyard scene of the photograph to reenact the setting of the image. From this model, Farid deducted that the lighting the major point of skepticism was not tampered with and that the image was legitimate. Farid's study will be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Perception.
(11/02/09 4:00am)
Medical information technology is essential to improving the efficiency of the health care system, according to C. Martin Harris, chief information officer and chair of the information technology division at the Cleveland Clinic. Harris discussed the role of electronic medical records in health care reform in his lecture, held on Friday at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.