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(05/13/09 7:26am)
A total of five wallets have been stolen from administrative and faculty offices over the past few days, according to College Proctor and director of Safety and Security Harry Kinne. The thefts occurred when the victims were at work but had temporarily left their offices, which were left unlocked. Hanover Police has identified a suspect and has obtained a search warrant to investigate the case further, Hanover Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone said.
(05/08/09 6:26am)
April 30, 1:17 a.m.
(05/07/09 6:44am)
Three of the nine students suspected to have swine flu at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine have tested positive for the virus, The Harvard Crimson reported on Tuesday. All activity has been suspended at the Harvard Dental Center, The Crimson reported. Harvard Medical School, which shares its campus with the dental school, is operating normally because no additional suspected cases have been reported since last Friday. The three patients with swine flu are expected to make full recoveries, David Rosenthal, director of Harvard University Health Services, told The Crimson. Those in contact with the infected students have been advised to seek treatment if they develop flu-like symptoms. Massachusetts had reported a total of 34 confirmed cases of swine flu in the state as of Wednesday evening.
(04/30/09 5:18am)
April 22, 11:09 a.m.
(04/23/09 7:18am)
Many states are taking similar steps to revitalize their faltering economies and could benefit from collaboration, according to Juma, who is the former executive secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.
(04/22/09 6:30am)
April 9, 9:50 a.m.
(04/09/09 7:31am)
A growing number of colleges and universities are asking their donors to pay pledged donations early, at a reduced rate, to raise capital during the economic recession, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported on Tuesday. Cornell University, for example, announced on Tuesday that Sanford I. Weill, one of the university's top contributors, had donated $170 million to the Weill Cornell Medical College in December and January, instead of the $250 million he had originally pledged to donate at a later date as part of a $300 million total gift to the university. Brown University has made similar requests to donors, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy. One foundation will contribute $23.9 million to Brown this June, instead of the $25 million it had planned to give in 2012, The Chronicle reported.
(04/09/09 7:29am)
Lord will serve as Naropa's fifth president, according to the university's web site. He will replace current president Thomas Coburn, who announced in May 2008 that he would step down from the presidency after serving for six years.
(04/08/09 7:15pm)
Associate Provost and former Dean of the Tucker Foundation Stuart Lord will become president of Naropa University in Boulder, Colo., beginning July 1, the College announced Wednesday. The College's press release did not specify when Lord will leave the College.
(04/03/09 8:13am)
March 25, 3:08 p.m.
(04/02/09 5:52am)
Twenty-eight thousand students who were rejected by the University of California, San Diego mistakenly received congratulatory e-mails on Monday that said they were accepted and included an invitation to attend Admit Day, the Los Angeles Times reported. The students were informed of the error through an apology e-mail sent a few hours later. Mae Brown, UCSD admissions director, took full responsibility for the e-mails, but did not specify whether the mistake was made by one or multiple people on her staff. Brown accepted calls from parents and high school students who were upset because of the false hope given by the first e-mail, according to the LA Times. Similar mistakes have occurred at other institutions, including Cornell University and Northwestern University, in recent years.
(03/06/09 9:02am)
College President James Wright and President-elect Jim Yong Kim responded to Tuesday's controversial General Good Morning Message in a joint e-mail to the Dartmouth community on Thursday. Tuesday's GGMM -- a daily, tongue-in-cheek news bulletin written by a group of students -- warned of the "Asianification" of the College and referred to Kim as a "Chinaman." Wright said in the e-mail that the message was "hurtful" to the Dartmouth community. The message, Wright said, is not a reflection of the campus' attitude towards Kim and does not represent the "characteristic values" of the College. The GGMM e-mail obscures Dartmouth's commitment to fostering an "open, engaged community," Kim said in his response. "I'm concerned that people outside our community will not understand the tremendous work Dartmouth has done to build a diverse and inclusive campus that cherishes free speech, but also nurtures mutual respect and civility," Kim said in he e-mail. Kim said he did not want the author of the message to suffer long-term consequences, acknowledging that "we all make mistakes -- especially when we are young."
(02/24/09 9:14am)
The Vermont House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly last Thursday to strengthen laws against sex offenders in response to the rape and murder of 12-year-old Brooke Bennett, a Vermont resident, this past summer. The bill, which addresses the prevention, investigation and prosecution of sex crimes, passed by a margin of 131-2.
(02/11/09 10:24am)
Yale University faculty retirement funds have been hit hard by the economic recession, according to the Yale Daily News. Some Yale professors are likely to delay their retirement, as each additional year of employment increases the amount invested in retirement funds, which may upset the balance of faculty turnover, the Daily News reported. Yale administrators are attempting to develop retirement incentives to avoid this problem. Yale has lost 25 percent of its endowment due to the economic crisis, but faculty retirement funds have decreased significantly, which may make convincing faculty members to retire in a timely manner more difficult, the Daily News reported.
(02/04/09 8:14am)
Federal Judge James Peck '67, who is assigned to the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy case, was charged with attempted assault and harassment of his wife on Sunday, according to Reuters. According to the complaint filed in New York Supreme Court, the couple was arguing before Peck slapped his wife's face, which caused bruising. Peck was taken to Manhattan criminal court around midnight on Sunday and was released without bail, Reuters reported. He is due to appear in court on March 16 and faces a maximum sentence of 90 days in jail. Peck was assigned to the Lehman Brothers case in September. It is the largest bankruptcy case in history, involving more than $600 billion in liabilities. There will be no change in Peck's judicial status as a result of the arrest, the court's circuit executive told Reuters.
(01/20/09 8:29am)
The conference, "Is Capitalism Sustainable?," examined whether capitalism can be maintained as an economic system, particularly in light of the current economic crisis, and whether capitalism promotes environmentally friendly business practices. The conference included six panel discussions, each of which focused on a separate perspective of sustainability as the term relates to both economics and "green" enterprise.
(01/05/09 9:03am)
"Arthur Kantrowitz was a remarkable scientist and engineer whose accomplishments covered a wide range of topics, ranging from laser propulsion, the behavior of hot gases or plasmas, the development of the first protective coating for the nose cones of rockets and space vehicles, the development of the first heart-assist pump and many others," engineering professor Francis Kennedy wrote in an e-mail to The Dartmouth.
(11/25/08 8:51am)
Seven Dartmouth professors received Fulbright scholarships on Monday to fund research abroad. Christiane Donahue, Ursula Gibson '76, Pamela Jenkins, David Kotz '86 and Michael Mastanduno were named Fulbright Scholars by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars and Ioana Chitoran and Jonathan Smolin received Fulbright-Hays Foreign Area and Language Training Program fellowships.
(11/25/08 8:48am)
The Center for Digital Strategies at the Tuck School of Business recently released a list of the Top Tech Toys for 2008, according to a Tuck news release. The list, compiled by six Tuck students under the direction of professor Eric Johnson, focuses on toys that cost less than $25 in light of the current economic crisis. The students ranked toys for all age groups on the basis of innovative technology, overall play value and price point, the release reported. They found that toys that emphasize basic fun, employ technology and sell for a relatively low price will be most successful. Some toys on the list included the Move & Crawl Ball, Playskool Honeybee Hop, Abby & Emma Deluxe Magnetic Dress-Up and Barbie iDesign Ultimate Stylist.
(11/21/08 9:39am)
"A soldier is the test and proof of manhood, but when you have women in the military you transgress that line," she said.