Sororities see smaller fall rush classes, higher drop rate

Hovey Murals to be moved to off-campus storage facility

College President Phil Hanlon announced on Sept. 26 that the controversial Hovey Murals would be moved to an off-campus Hood Museum of Art storage facility following a recommendation submitted by the Hovey Murals study group.

Martha Hennessey '76 relates physical assault at College

Amidst the fervor of the #MeToo movement and the recent Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, New Hampshire state senator Martha Hennessey ’76 has spoken out about her personal experience with gender-based violence at the College in 1976. In September, Hennessey described an incident in which she, a female student in the early days of coeducation at the College, was beaten by a fraternity brother while attending a birthday party for a friend at a Greek house.

Budget presentation explores College finances

How does Dartmouth spend nearly $133,000 on each student? On Oct. 2, Dartmouth students had the opportunity to learn how at a presentation titled “Inside Dartmouth’s Budget.” Executive vice president Rick Mills, assistant vice president for finance Tricia Spellman and chief financial officer Mike Wagner hosted the presentation, which introduced Dartmouth’s organizational structure, revenue streams, expenses, tuition and financial aid calculations, and endowment.

Q&A with visiting professor Peter DeShazo

Peter DeShazo ’69 is a visiting professor in the Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies Department.

College seeks approval for $200 million Thayer expansion

On Tuesday, the College sought approval from the Hanover planning board to move forward with the Thayer School of Engineering’s $200 million donor-funded expansion.

Neukom Institute hosts inaugural award ceremony

On Monday, the College’s Neukom Institute for Computational Science hosted an inaugural award ceremony and panel discussion for the recipients of the 2018 Neukom Literary Arts Award in Speculative Fiction.

Trustees of the College filed patent infringement lawsuit

On Sept. 18, Irvine, California based-nutraceutical company ChromaDex and the Trustees of Dartmouth College filed a patent infringement complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against Elysium Health, another nutraceutical company and former customer of ChromaDex.

College to strongly curtail students running laps around Homecoming bonfire

The College has announced changes to the annual Homecoming bonfire, meant to assuage the town of Hanover’s concerns about safety and secure an outdoor activities permit for the event.

Digital cloud system to protect and store Rauner materials

Materials at the Rauner Special Collections Library will now have a permanent home in the cloud.

Study finds link between arthritis and depression

Arthritis in older adults may be linked to higher incidence of depression in these individuals. A recent study by a team of researchers from Cornell University, Dartmouth and the University of Michigan found a significant association between arthritis and varying degrees of depression in older adults.

Lawsuit alleges College unfairly expelled student

On Aug. 6, a former Dartmouth student filed a lawsuit against the College, alleging that he was wrongfully expelled last September following unfair disciplinary hearing procedures that breached the College’s contractual obligations to him and violated his Title IX rights.

Director of FDA's Center for Tobacco Products speaks to Hanover community

“We are all playing catch-up with the tobacco industry — the regulators, general public, other policy makers and media,” director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products Mitchell Zeller ’79 said in his Sept.

Professors awarded for teaching and research

This year, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences recognized 12 professors with awards for their academic work as scholar-teachers.

New Hampshire colleges to develop biomaterials

The College may be on its way to developing biomaterials with the potential to improve human quality of life.

Study ties fracking to radioactive wastewater

Two Dartmouth studies recently established a link between fracking and the production of radioactive wastewater.

Call to Lead hits funding milestone

Five months into the public launch of the College’s $3 billion Call to Lead capital campaign, Dartmouth is witnessing fundraising progress that has set a new record in its campaign fundraising history.