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(10/01/10 2:00am)
Contrary to recommendations from institutions urging women to undergo regular mammograms, screening mammography may increase survival rates by only negligible amounts, according to a recent study conducted by Norwegian researchers and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
(09/24/10 2:00am)
Although College officials have been criticized for changes made to employee benefits during recent budget reduction efforts, benefits changes fall in line with similar national trends, such as rising health care premiums for college and university faculty and staff. According to an annual survey released by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, nationwide premiums for the average health care plan type increased by approximately 7 percent over the past year.
(09/23/10 2:00am)
The United States produces relatively few college graduates, placing the United States behind other major countries, with only 37.9 percent of Americans between the ages of 25 and 60 holding two- or four-year degrees in 2008, according to a report released by the Lumina Foundation for Education, according to a Tuesday report by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Although the percentage of Americans with college degrees rose by a fraction of a percent between 2007 and 2008, low-income and racial minority groups in particular remain drastically underrepresented. Many potential students are deterred by the economic crisis, which should instead be used as an opportunity to place a greater focus on higher education and to create new jobs, Lumina Foundation for Education President Jamie Merisotis told Diverse.
(09/15/10 2:00am)
Amidst proposals to broaden the perspective of the Board of Trustees by increasing the diversity of its members, the Board elected charter trustees Trevor Rees-Jones '73 and Peggy Epstein Tanner '79 at its June meeting. Their addition has increased the number of trustees coming from business backgrounds to 13 of the 22 total members, but is also purported to strengthen the Board's regional diversity and relationship with the student body.
(06/11/10 2:00am)
Hanover Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone announced in a Feb. 4 meeting of Greek organization leaders and advisors that Hanover Police would begin to conduct compliance checks in coming months.
(06/02/10 2:00am)
Changes to employee benefits, which are scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, will include higher copays, new health savings accounts and lower retirement contributions, according to chief human resources officer Traci Nordberg. The College finalized the changes following the conclusion of a comment period and open forums that negotiated and adjusted the recommendations submitted by the College Benefits Council on March 31, according to Nordberg.
(06/01/10 2:00am)
Changes to employee benefits, which are scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2011, will include higher copays, new health savings accounts and lower retirement contributions, according to chief human resources officer Traci Nordberg. The changes have been finalized following the conclusion of a comment period and open forums that discussed and adjusted the recommendations submitted by the College Benefits Council on March 31, according to Nordberg.
(05/28/10 2:00am)
Cell phone users may eventually be able to control their phones with a thought or the blink of an eye, based on research recently conducted by professors at the College. In their recent work on the "EyePhone" and "NeuroPhone," computer science professor Andrew Campbell and his colleagues used neural signals and gaze tracking to expand hands-free smartphone.
(05/21/10 2:00am)
University of Colorado astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Fran Bagenal delivered the keynote speech, which focused on how astrophysics research will explore planetary mysteries such as polar auroras on Jupiter and the possibility of life on the moon Europa.
(05/20/10 2:00am)
Officials at Virginia Polytechnic Institute failed to promptly alert the college community of two shooting deaths that preceded the school's 2007 shooting massacre, according to findings released by the Department of Education this week, Inside Higher Ed reported Wednesday. The Department's report states that the school administration's untimely announcement of information vital to the safety of students and staff did not comply with federal and school standards. School officials alerted the campus of the two shootings nearly two hours after officials had discovered the bodies, and only minutes before the start of Seung-Hui Cho's later spree of murders, Inside Higher Ed reported. Virginia Tech officials contend that federal guidelines in place at the time did not specify a time frame for notification, according to a response released by the University. The two early-morning shootings did not appear to reflect an ongoing threat to the campus community, school officials have said. Virginia Tech may face fines if the Department of Education finds that the actions of its officials violated federal law.
(05/14/10 2:00am)
Dartmouth's unique Green Key traditions and festivities represent just one of the many ways in which schools around the country celebrate spring. Signifying the end of another academic year, spring festivals at several other colleges and universities feature big-name performers, outdoor events and arts fairs, according to student and staff coordinators at other institutions.
(05/13/10 2:00am)
In an effort to address students' perceived advising needs, College President Jim Yong Kim and other administrators have begun to develop a long-term plan to improve the effectiveness of the College advising system, Kim said in an interview with The Dartmouth. Students interviewed by The Dartmouth said they found the existing program disorganized and unhelpful.
(05/04/10 2:00am)
Dartmouth was ranked at the top of the list of "Tech's 29 Most Powerful Colleges" as the school with the undergraduates most likely to become leaders in technology, The Daily Beast reported Monday. The publication surveyed the alma maters of the leaders of more than 100 companies in the high-tech industry, adjusting for the size of the undergraduate student body of each school, The Beast reported. Although tech companies do not exclude applicants based on where they went to college, potential employers take into account that some colleges produce graduates with better decision-making skills, according to Geoffrey Champion, chairman and chief executive officer of ChampionScott Partners, a firm that helps with searches to fill senior positions at companies. Most of the top executives at high-tech companies majored in electrical engineering or computer science, while other popular majors included economics, business and mechanical engineering. The ranking included Enrique Salem '87, the CEO of Symantec, and Trustee John Donahoe '82, the CEO of EBay, in its list of notable Dartmouth alumni.
(04/30/10 2:00am)
With census results from throughout the country trickling into the U.S. Census Bureau, College census enumerators have begun using the Dartmouth Name Directory to compile information for students who failed to return census forms, according to Director of Residential Operations Woody Eckels.
(04/29/10 2:00am)
Administrators at Harvard University are in the process of restructuring the administrative structure of the university to streamline operations and reduce costs, The Harvard Crimson reported Wednesday. Officials are expected to name a new vice president for campus services before the start of the fall academic semester, The Crimson reported. The new vice president, who will replace the vice president for administration, will be responsible for central operations functions, maintenance of dining facilities and supervision of the Harvard Faculty Club and Harvard Magazine. Applicants for the position have been presenting their own ideas for administrative restructuring, administrators told The Crimson.
(04/28/10 2:00am)
British colonizers handed political power in Sudan a country of 40 million people and the largest country in Africa to Muslim Arab tribes in 1956, according to the documentary. Sudan subsequently suffered a civil war fueled by struggles for power and religious conflict, forcing villagers to flee to refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya.
(04/16/10 2:00am)
The patriarchs of modern science including Galileo, Kepler and Newton adopted the Pythagorean ideal of a geometrical explanation for universal phenomena, according to Gleiser. In the 20th century, scientists such as Schrodinger and Heisenberg continued the search for this "theory of everything," which is pursued today by superstring theorists, he said.
(04/06/10 2:00am)
Student Assembly will replace the student-run online Course Guide with the privately-owned CourseRank web site as the main vehicle for student course assessment, according to several members of Student Assembly. In an effort to modernize the course assessment process, the Assembly hopes to achieve a complete transition to the new site by the end of Spring term, according to Assembly spokesperson Will Hix '12.
(04/02/10 2:00am)
The lecture was based on Moyo's 2009 book "Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There is a Better Way For Africa."
(03/31/10 2:00am)
Following Tuesday's enactment of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, the College's financial aid program will shift to accommodate direct lending of student loans from the federal government rather than from private lenders, a process which will streamline the lending process, according to Virginia Hazen, College director of financial aid.