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Lavanway said she does not expect the process to conclude before the end of Summer term.
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Lavanway said she does not expect the process to conclude before the end of Summer term.
The team received a provisional patent for its development and will file patents in Canada and the United States by July 20, according to Sparling.
For the gourmands out there surfing the web, check out FoodPornDaily.com. Even if the sinfully delicious meal names like "Tempura Fried Salmon and Asparagus Wrapped in Nori with Citrus Grain Mustard, Ikura and Wasabi Aioli" and "Flaky Buttery Hand Pies with Rich Blueberry Filling" aren't enough to tempt you, then the close-up photos will. Each page shows off a large photograph of the food, whether it's a hearty, spicy jambalaya or a decadent chocolate cake, and you can feel great knowing that these dishes are totally guilt-free.
The collaborative was created in May to allow member institutions to work together to combat high-risk drinking, according to Kim.
Blackboard Inc. announced that the private equity firm Providence Equity Partners purchased the software company for $1.64 billion, Inside Higher Ed reported Friday. Both the software and leadership structure of the company will remain unchanged, though some officials expressed concerns that the company's decisions may now be financially rather than educationally motivated, according to Inside Higher Ed. Ray Henderson, the president of Blackboard Learn, denied that the company would eliminate its less profitable offerings, such as Blackboard Mobile and Blackboard Analytics, and said that the company's "key strategies" will remain intact, Inside Higher Ed reported. Blackboard products are used by more than half of nonprofit colleges and universities, including Dartmouth.
The pig and wolf phenomenon began on "a whim" in 2002 when he asked local chainsaw artist Willy Black to make a pig statue for his wife's garden because she "likes pigs," he said.
Making fun of annoying, wealthy people has recently become a popular trend on the internet. With the boom of social media over the past few years, people seem to have become a lot more open perhaps excessively so - about their day-to-day activities in hopes that others actually care. Take, for example, "White Whine," a new blog by humorist Streeter Seidell that mocks the insensitive, hilarious and often absurd social media antics of the privileged.
Paper, sticks and dried manure are among the "organic, burnable materials" that can serve as fuel for an ecologically-conscious and affordable stove developed by BioLite, a company run partly by Thayer School of Engineering alumni that specializes in energy-efficient products, according to Clay Burns '87, BioLite's vice president of product development.
Due to the costs of complying with recent health care reform, health care providers in New Hampshire will face a "rough road" during the next two years, Tina Naimie, vice president of corporate finance at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, said during a health panel in the Rockefeller Center's Hinman Forum on Wednesday. The panel sponsored by the 2010 Rockefeller First-Year Fellows also featured New Hampshire Sen. Matthew Houde '91, D-Plainfield, and Alice Peck Day Chair Hospital Michael Harris '72.
If the food critics from Zagat ever found time to visit the Upper Valley, they would likely be pretty appalled at our limited dining options. But just as restaurants are a staple in metropolitan communities, swimming really is a staple in any good sophomore Summer diet, and if you're avoiding the river, then you're doing it wrong. Here is a brief (but by no means comprehensive) list of the bounty of swim spots the Upper Valley has to offer us.Ledyard Docks 4 out of 5 stars
Several British universities plan to adopt the American system of grade point averages in lieu of their current honors degree-classification system, Inside Higher Ed reported. Under the current system, British university students receive a distinct honor level depending on their academic performance. Six institutions in the U.K.'s Russell Group of universities intend to make the change, though Oxford and Cambridge are not among them, Inside Higher Ed reported. The first institution expected to implement the change, which may occur in the next two years, is University College London. British institutions cited the globalization of education and an increased incentive for students to continue working as a reason for emulating the American grading system, which they say provides a more continuous and precise indication of success. Vice-chancellor Robert Burgess of University of Leicester suggested that the move may incite confusion among employers if only a small number of universities make the change, according to Insider Higher Ed.
To begin the session, director of the Rockefeller Center and economics professor Andrew Samwick, who moderated the discussion, asked Geithner about the goal of recent economic reforms. Reducing the U.S. budget deficit from 10 percent of American gross domestic product to below 3 percent is "the necessary thing [even though] it's not really the hardest thing and it's not really the most important thing," Geithner said in response to a question by Samwick.
An envelope containing a suspicious white substance, since determined to be harmless, was found in Thornton Hall on June 8, according to Justin Anderson, director of media relations for the College. The College employee who the envelope was addressed to reported the envelope to Safety and Security, who then referred the incident to Hanover Police, according to Hanover Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone. The Hanover Fire Department, the Lebanon Fire Department, the FBI and the College's Environmental Health and Safety Department also responded to the incident in Thornton Hall, according to the release. EHSD, the hazardous materials response team, tested the substance on site and found it to be harmless, according to a campus-wide safety alert email from Director of Safety and Security and College Proctor Harry Kinne. Representatives from the FBI were on campus the day of the event because the incident had "homeland security implications" given the history of anthrax attacks in the country after Sept. 11, Anderson said. Giaccone said he did not know the identity of the substance. The incident is still under investigation by the FBI, according to the press release. Fire Department Chief Roger Bradley and EHSD could not be reached for comment by press time.
Among the ceremony's nine honorary degree recipients were former President George H.W. Bush and comedian Conan O'Brien, who delivered the Commencement address.
The College will honor two members of the Class of 2011 Alexandra Heywood '11 and Nicole Yunger Halpern '11 as valedictorians at this year's Commencement ceremony for maintaining perfect 4.0 grade point averages at Dartmouth. Franziska Hertel '11, Robert Parisot '11 and Nancy Zheng '11 have been named as this year's salutatorians.
The admissions office plans to keep the total size of the incoming class consistent with the Class of 2013, despite an increase in the size of the Class of 2014. The overall number of students in the Class of 2014 was larger than in previous years in an attempt to increase the College's revenue during a year of extensive budget cuts, The Dartmouth previously reported.
After discussions last year to increase the size of the Class of 2014, Dartmouth offered early acceptance to only 444 students 17 fewer than last year for the Class of 2015, according to a College press release.
Universities with Division I sports teams are seeing an increase in graduation rates for student-athletes, The Washington Post reported. According to a study conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, 79 percent of student-athletes who matriculated in 2003 to Division I schools graduated, a five-point increase since the start of the NCAA's nine-year study. Colgate University led the division with a graduation rate of 100 percent, with Notre Dame University and Loyola University close behind with 99 percent and 97 percent respectively. The NCAA reported that female athletes, with an overall 87 percent graduation rate, graduated at a significantly higher rate than male athletes, whose graduation rate is 72 percent, according to The Washington Post.
Talking to oneself can be an effective way to improve public speaking skills, according to Josh Compton, a senior lecturer in speech at the College who discussed a technique he has termed "freespeaking."
A group of Chinese students has filed suit against the United States Educational Testing Service after its decision to not consider test scores on a Graduate Record Examination issued in China on Oct. 23, the People's Daily reported. ETS chose to cancel the scores after discovering that significant portions of the examination already appeared on past examinations, and it is allowing test-takers to either retake the examination or receive a full refund. "We are really doing everything in our power to minimize the impact by offering students options," a representative for ETS said. This cancellation is expected to disrupt application plans for many students, the People's Daily reported.