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College obtains easement to treat contaminated groundwater at Rennie Farm

By Elizabeth Janowski | April 5, 2019

In an effort to expedite the ongoing cleanup of Rennie Farm, a site where the Dartmouth Medical School disposed of test animal carcasses in the 1960s and 1970s, the College has obtained an easement that will enable the College to treat contaminated groundwater on an 11-acre property abutting the existing treatment site.

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Capital campaign surpasses $2 billion in donations

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | April 4, 2019

College President Phil Hanlon announced yesterday that the College’s ongoing capital campaign has raised just over $2 billion toward its goal of $3 billion. 

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Downtown Hanover sees additional business closures

By Gigi Grigorian | April 4, 2019

Hanover restaurant Orient Chinese and Japanese closed suddenly this week after it was discovered that the restaurant was pouring grease into a Hanover storm drain, according to Hanover town manager Julia Griffin.

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College to alter admissions practice

By Wally Joe Cook | April 4, 2019

Dartmouth will change its practices to protect the integrity of the admissions process for incoming athletes following a federal investigation that uncovered a widespread college admissions scandal and resulted in the arrest of 50 people.

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CPD employer fair offered few public policy, social sciences options

By Cassandra Montemayor Thomas | April 4, 2019

On Tuesday, the Center for Professional Development hosted 55 companies, firms and organizations at its Employer Connections Fair in the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts. The fair included representatives from the finance, consulting education and technology sectors; however, the fair offered comparatively few public policy or social science opportunities.

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Incoming Thayer dean Abramson looks to raise the school’s profile

By Sunny Drescher | April 4, 2019

Coming to Dartmouth as the next step in a career that has spanned the private sector, government and academia, Alexis Abramson has been named the next dean of the Thayer School of Engineering.

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Influenza cases on campus spiked over winter term

By Kyle Mullins | April 2, 2019

If you were stricken with the flu this winter, you were not alone on campus. Dick’s House diagnosed 63 cases of the flu in 2019 — over double the number of any of the previous three years — according to director of clinical medical services Ann Bracken.  

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Free speech executive order raises questions on campus

By Andrew Culver | April 2, 2019

Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to promote free and open debate on college campuses.

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FYSEP to expand with help of $13 million in alumni donations

By Elizabeth Janowski | April 2, 2019

Major changes to Dartmouth’s First Year Student Enrichment Program will soon be underway, according to an announcement made at a recent capital campaign event for the College.

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Alexis Abramson to be next dean of Thayer

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | April 1, 2019

For the second time in its 150-year history, the Thayer School of Engineering will be led by a woman. The College announced today that Alexis Abramson, a Case Western Reserve University engineering professor and former Department of Energy scientist, will become dean of the school on June 17.

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Legislature weighs minimum wage hike

By Andrew Culver | March 29, 2019

Both houses of the New Hampshire legislature have passed separate bills establishing a state minimum wage of $12 an hour by 2022.

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Physics professor Marcelo Gleiser wins Templeton Prize

By Rachel Pakianathan | March 29, 2019

Physics and astronomy professor Marcelo Gleiser describes his work as “flirting with the mysterious.” On March 19, Gleiser was named the 2019 winner of the Templeton Prize, an award that recognizes an individual who, in the view of a panel of external judges, has made an “exceptional contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension.” The prize carries a monetary award of £1.1 million, which is around $1.4 million.

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Students travel south to participate in hurricane relief efforts

By Lucy Turnipseed | March 29, 2019

In a collaboration between the Dartmouth Center for Social Impact and the Office of Residential Life, Allen House and East Wheelock House each took students on trips to aid hurricane recovery in underserved areas as part of an alternative spring break initiative. 

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Dartmouth admits record-low 7.9 percent of applicants to Class of 2023

By Wally Joe Cook | March 28, 2019

Dartmouth offered acceptance to 7.9 percent of applicants in the Class of 2023 — a historic low and 0.8 percent decrease from last year — marking the third consecutive year that the College’s acceptance rate has decreased.

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock joins sexual assault prevention effort

By Grayce Gibbs | March 28, 2019

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is increasing its efforts to bring safety, equity and dignity to the workplace as part of the Time’s Up Healthcare campaign.  

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State lawmakers delay firearms seizure bill

By Cassandra Montemayor Thomas | March 28, 2019

The New Hampshire House of Representatives has delayed consideration of a bill that would allow state authorities to remove guns from potentially dangerous individuals.

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Students advance in NASA competition

By Emily Sun | March 28, 2019

A team of eight Dartmouth students was one of five finalists for NASA’s Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-Changing Idea Challenge, a competition that invites both undergraduate and graduate student teams to create aerospace design projects to solve real-world problems.

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Dartmouth student and alum receive scholarships

By Hannah Jinks | March 26, 2019

Following the U.S. State Department’s designation of the College as a top producer of Fulbright scholars, Dartmouth students and alumni have also encountered success with other selective scholarship programs. Aaron Karp GR’19, and Rex Woodbury ’15 have been named recipients of the Luce and Knight-Hennessy scholarships, respectively. 

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Q&A with earth sciences professor Erich Osterberg

By Lorraine Liu | March 26, 2019

Earth sciences professor Erich Osterberg grew up with an interest in weather and climate change.

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Former Dartmouth administrator named president of USC

By The Dartmouth Senior Staff | March 21, 2019

Carol Folt, whose 30-year tenure at Dartmouth included serving as provost and interim president of the College, was named the next president of the University of Southern California on Wednesday. 

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