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(03/30/09 5:33am)
Facing a potential $10-million loss in Medicaid funding, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has asked its 6,500 employees and the general public to lobby against the Medicaid cuts included in New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch's proposed two-year budget. The medical center already loses money each year on Medicaid patients because of the disparity between the actual cost of care and Medicaid reimbursements, according to Frank McDougall, DHMC vice president for government relations.
(03/06/09 9:01am)
The United States can transform its Medicare deficit into a surplus and expand coverage to the uninsured by pushing regions with high health care costs to adopt the policies of regions with lower costs, according to a study conducted by a team of Dartmouth Medical School researchers at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. The study examined regional differences in health care spending trends and how these differences contribute to the country's rising health care costs.
(03/04/09 8:39am)
A group of 26 Dartmouth students attended the 14th Annual Black Solidarity Conference last weekend at Yale University. The three-day conference allowed black students from various colleges and universities to discuss critical issues and network with professionals and peers, according to several of the Dartmouth students who attended the event. "Society tends to consider issues with African Americans today as centered on poverty, educational gaps and crime-related atrocities," Dartmouth NAACP President Christine Souffrant '11, who helped organize the trip to Yale, said. "However, there are deeper issues within our community that both society as a whole and the black community have been overlooking for generations." Students explored several of these issues at the conference, including the perceived erosion of the black family and changing perceptions of black identity, participants said. "The conference provided me with an incredible opportunity to learn what we can do to promote a positive, uplifting image of the black community," Ariel Murphy '12 said.
(02/26/09 7:34am)
More people are likely to apply to graduate business schools as individuals seek alternatives to entering the declining job market, according to Bob Ludwig, director of external communications for the Graduate Management Admission Council, the organization that oversees the Graduate Management Admission Test. Individuals often return to school during economic downturns, Ludwig said.
(02/18/09 8:53am)
The College will not make changes to its faculty retirement program despite the downturn in the economy, according to Dean of the Faculty Carol Folt. Several of Dartmouth's peer institutions, including Harvard and Yale Universities, may implement faculty retirement incentive programs in order to promote healthy turnover even as retirement investments have fallen in recent months.
(02/16/09 8:44am)
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's Blood Donor program recently entered into a partnership with the non-profit organization Takes All Types to recruit younger blood donors online. Takes All Types uses social networking sites to connect younger blood donors with blood collections organizations.
(02/13/09 10:11am)
The second annual "Mr. and Ms. Big Green" contest helped launch this year's Winter Carnival events last night in Collis Common Ground. The spirit competition is designed to celebrate Dartmouth spirit and raise money for charity, organizers said.
(02/13/09 9:34am)
The general secretary of the American Association of University Professors spoke out against U.S. News & World Report's college rankings Wednesday in an attempt to encourage colleges to focus on serving the public good, rather than competing with one another for prestige, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. AAUP leader Gary Rhoades called for the change in an open letter to President Barack Obama as well as in a recent speech delivered to higher education advocates in Washington, D.C. The letter also criticizes colleges' alleged desire to attract wealthier students, which Rhoades said has contributed to decreased diversity, The Chronicle reported.
(02/05/09 8:13am)
As Dartmouth Medical School officials prepare to present the institution's new strategic plan to the College's Board of Trustees this weekend, a new report by a health education foundation may affect how DMS implements its strategy.
(01/23/09 10:45am)
Health care organizations and businesses, which spend billions of dollars each year on advertising, should adapt their message to their specific audiences, according to a study conducted by Tuck School of Business professor Punam Keller and visiting Tuck professor Donald Lehmann. The study, "Designing Health Communications: A Meta-Analysis," was recently published in the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing.
(01/20/09 8:27am)
"It's really touching; I think it's going to change how the black community looks at itself and help instill a sense of pride within the black community," master of ceremonies and president of the Afro-American Society Anna Bofa '09 said of the overlap between the celebration and Obama's inauguration. "There was a lot of negativity about America's past, but this shows we have the capability of overcoming it."
(01/07/09 9:13am)
Both sororities currently lack physical plants. Beta Alpha Omega fraternity, which had long leased its property at 6 Webster Ave. to AZD, moved back into that building this year as it seeks re-recognition from the College. Alpha Phi has never had its own physical plant.
(12/01/08 8:51am)
The study focuses on journalists' participation in pharmaceutical company-sponsored education, company-sponsored awards for journalists and the reporters' reliance on sources from the pharmaceutical industry -- areas where the medical journalists may encounter problems, according to a press release by the Office of Public Affairs.
(11/21/08 9:42am)
Tennessee State University and Hampton University have blocked the web site JuicyCampus.com from campus web servers, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported Thursday. The site allows users to anonymously post messages about peers and other campus-related topics, and messages often malign students' sexual behavior, sexual orientation and character, according to the Chronicle. Though Tennessee State has never before blocked a web site, Michael Freeman, vice president for student affairs at the university, told The Chronicle that in "a post-Virginia Tech environment," universities need to be more careful. Matt Ivester, the founder of JuicyCampus, responded by comparing Tennessee State's action to China's censorship of its online networks, according to the Chronicle, and said that the university was infringing on students' right to free speech. Dartmouth is one of over 500 colleges and universities with discussion forums on the web site, although the site has no official affiliations with any of the schools.
(11/17/08 9:16am)
The Tuck School of Business held its 15th annual diversity conference for prospective students over the weekend. The student-run conference brought prospective students from a variety of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, religious affiliations and sexual orientations to meet with current Tuck students, faculty, alumni and visiting business executives. The conference featured mock classes, economics panels hosted by Tuck's Career Development Office, and a number of social events. The conference also included keynote speeches from New Mexico Treasurer James Lewis, Ramsey Jay Jr. Tu '05, an associate analyst for Ares Management, and Krystal Williams Tu '03, a program manager for Deere & Company.
(11/14/08 1:24pm)
Kiva is a microfinance organization that facilitates loans between investors and poor individuals in developing countries to support venturing business plans. Founded three years ago, Kiva currently has more than 300,000 lenders and functions as an online marketplace linking lenders to individuals that fail to qualify for normal bank loans, Bergeron said.
(11/03/08 8:55am)
U.S. Representative Heather Wilson, R-N.M., campaigned for Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain in Hanover on Friday, emphasizing the importance of each individual's vote in what she believes will be a close election.
(10/23/08 6:00am)
When stress builds, Matt Jorgensen '12 wanders the stacks of the Sherman Art library to "clear [his] mind."
(10/17/08 8:18am)
The coming of autumn on the Dartmouth campus inevitably brings a crop of new students to Hanover, but it also attracts countless faithful graduates, eager to relive their college days and revel in the College's traditions. This fall will be no exception, as the Office of Alumni Relations has spent the past six months planning activities for alumni and their families, which will kick off this Friday.
(10/16/08 6:01am)
According to Hanover Inn employees, the second week of October is usually the most popular weekend for foliage viewing in Hanover, about a week later than at locations farther north. The leaf-peeping season runs roughly from the last two weeks of September through the second week of November, they said. While some visitors come specifically to view the leaves, others incorporate leaf peeping into visits they have already planned, Mysti Wolfe, a guest-service representative at the Hanover Inn, said.