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(07/09/10 2:00am)
Former professor and chair of the sociology department Elise Boulding died at age 89 due to liver failure on June 24 in Needham, Mass., The New York Times reported. Boulding, a Norwegian-born Quaker who, was nominated for the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize by the American Friends Service Committee in honor of her work as an international peace activist.
(07/06/10 2:00am)
The program aims to change the percentage of recycled waste from its current 11 percent to 40 percent by 2015. If this goal is reached, it will cut the amount of waste sent to the landfill in half, Hill said.
(07/02/10 2:00am)
Wright said he decided to write a book after delivering the annual Jefferson Memorial Lecture at the University of California, Berkeley last February. Although he was originally asked to give a presentation about his work with veterans, he instead decided to draw from his academic work in history and gave a speech about war veterans and their role in American democracy, he said.
(06/29/10 2:00am)
After discovering a key protein in the process of cell division, a team of researchers at Norris Cotton Cancer Center is one step closer to understanding the long-standing mysteries of uncontrollable tumor cell multiplication. The researchers' findings, published this month in the journal Genes & Development, present new information about the way that Myc protein, which initiates cell division in both healthy and cancerous cells, is regulated by a previously unknown protein called E3 ligase.
(03/09/10 4:00am)
The state Senate Commerce, Labor and Consumer Protection Committee approved a bill on Thursday that would create a three-member commission to oversee hospital rates in the state, a move that hospitals including Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center have said they oppose. The commission, if established, would recommend how much New Hampshire hospitals should charge for medical services, state Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-Exeter, said in an interview with The Dartmouth.
(03/09/10 4:00am)
Pease traced his inspiration to write the book back to 1990 when he received the Ted and Helen Geisel 3rd Century Professorship in the Humanities. Pease has been conducting research for the book since he presented a series of talks at the inauguration of the Geisel Library in San Diego, he said.
(03/04/10 4:00am)
During Wednesday night's performance of Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues," one cast member loudly and convincingly demonstrated what a "triple orgasm" might sound like. The rendition, which elicited nervous laughter from much of the audience, is representative of the overall goal of the V-Day program at Dartmouth to raise awareness and encourage open conversations about female sexuality.
(02/25/10 4:00am)
The Vermont state Senate voted Wednesday to close the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant following a public outcry over leaks of radioactive tritium, misstatements by plant officials and the collapse of a cooling tower in 2007, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Plant officials incorrectly stated under oath that there were no underground pipes that could leak tritium, according to The Times. The 26-4 decision to close the 38-year-old plant, which is one of 104 U.S. nuclear reactors, comes in the wake of President Barack Obama's support of programs designed to promote nuclear energy, including an $8.3 billion loan for a new twin-reactor plant in Georgia. The Vermont Yankee plant will close by March 2012 at a cost of over $1 billion unless the Senate reverses its decision and the House approves an extension of the current license, The Times reported.
(02/19/10 4:00am)
Long term changes to the structure of the College, which include the re-institution of student loans and staff reductions, may affect Dartmouth's national ranking, the College's ability to compete against other institutions for students and the effectiveness of both academic and non-academic departments on campus.
(02/17/10 4:00am)
The College has laid off 38 Dartmouth employees over the past week as part of the recently-announced budget-reduction plan, although the exact distribution of layoffs among College departments remains unclear. Eight positions were eliminated from Facilities Operations and Management, but none of the layoffs affected library or Hopkins Center staff, according to officials in those departments.
(02/12/10 4:00am)
While participation of the student body as a whole was low, several student sculpture construction crew members worked tirelessly for multiple hours a day in order to complete the construction of this year's sculpture a model of the Roman Colosseum before Winter Carnival.
(02/11/10 4:00am)
According to Grammy-nominated musician Bernstein, the title of the performance refers to the fact that the Coast hopes to give old songs and genres a new twist.
(02/09/10 4:00am)
College President Jim Yong Kim has continually emphasized the importance of maintaining the College's academic mission as he seeks to reduce inefficiency in College operations and cut $100 million from the budget for fiscal years 2011 and 2012. As Kim released the details of the budget reconciliation plan Monday, it became clear that his vision was one that intended to preserve the College's standards of academic excellence no faculty members will lose their jobs, he said, and no academic programs will be downsized or eliminated.
(02/08/10 4:00am)
A new patient-monitoring system launched by a Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center team has decreased the likelihood of post-operation complications by almost half and postoperative rescue calls by two-thirds, according to a paper written by DHMC anesthesiologist Andreas Taenzer and his colleagues.
(02/02/10 8:19pm)
Students, faculty and union employees banded together on Monday for a panel discussion that overwhelmingly focused on potential layoffs at Dartmouth. As the College prepares to address a two-year, $100 million budget deficit, the panelists of "Get Informed: Staff Representation in the Budget Cuts" said they hope the Board of Trustees will take suggestions from the Service Employees International Union and Students Stand with Staff into account during the their meeting this weekend to discuss the budget plan and potential layoffs.
(02/02/10 4:00am)
The Obama administration will submit a series of changes to the current No Child Left Behind legislation for approval by Congress, The New York Times reported Sunday. The changes would address many concerns voiced by educators since the George W. Bush administration enacted the law, while maintaining a focus on closing the achievement gap between minority and white students, educators who had been briefed by administration officials told The Times. The proposal would distribute money based on academic progress in school districts rather than the size of low-income student populations in each district. Both parties in Congress are providing input aimed at creating legislation that can garner bipartisan support, according to The Times. More information about the proposals will be announced when President Obama outlines the 2011 budget.
(01/26/10 6:58pm)
Fraternities accepted 14 men during men's Winter rush, according to Interfraternity Council Rush Chair Michael Adelman '10, a significant decrease from the 27 students who sank bids last winter. Fraternity members attributed the change to the presence of Zeta Psi fraternity on campus during Fall rush, Adelman said.
(01/26/10 4:00am)
Fraternities accepted 26 men during men's Winter rush, with a significant proportion joining the growing Zeta Psi fraternity. Other fraternities, which received a total of 14 bids, faced a decline in numbers due to the presence of Zeta Psi fraternity on campus during Fall rush, according to Interfraternity Council Rush Chair Michael Adelman '10.
(01/26/10 4:00am)
Trustees and professors have little understanding of one another's roles in university governance, according to a survey released Friday by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. Although the association did not survey faculty members directly, it found that just 23 percent of respondents who included university presidents, board chairs and chief academic officers felt they understood "well" or "very well" how faculty members contribute to the governance of a university. The same small percentage thought faculty had a good understanding of trustees' roles, according to The Chronicle. Common issues between the two groups include the perception of trustees as adversarial and of faculty members as privileged and overpaid, The Chronicle reported.
(01/26/10 4:00am)
A group of 75 faculty members submitted an open letter to College President Jim Yong Kim, the Board of Trustees and the Upper Valley Community on Friday proposing cost-saving alternatives to laying off College employees. Kim responded with a letter to the faculty Monday afternoon in which he expressed his commitment to minimizing job losses, according to history professor Annelise Orleck, who helped write and organize support for the letter.