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Ice Drilling Grant awarded to Thayer professor

By Emilia Baldwin | February 23, 2015

With the help of a $17.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Thayer School of Engineering professor Mary Albert will lead the U.S. Ice Drilling Program for four years to gather data about climate change in Antarctica and Greenland.

Tuck students spend thousands on networking
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Tuck students spend thousands on networking trips

By Katie Rafter | February 22, 2015

According to a recent study carried out by Bloomberg Business, Tuck School of Business students pay on average over $10,000 for “non-essentials” during their job search. which puts them among the top 12 MBA programs whose students spend the most on discretionary purchases. Most of this cost derives from students traveling to visit potential employers.

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MLA reports decreased language enrollment

By Lauren Budd | February 22, 2015

Though a recent Modern Language Association survey reported that 100,000 fewer college students enrolled in foreign language classes in 2013 compared to 2009 — while college enrollment rose by over 150,000 during the same period — Dartmouth professors and students remain confident in the strength and relevancy of their respective language programs and with the College’s foreign language enrollment as a whole.

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Students plan for Dimensions show

By Noah Goldstein | February 22, 2015

As student directors sift through applications for this year’s student show at Dimensions of Dartmouth — the College’s prospective student weekends — they said that no major changes are in store for the program, following administration-mandated changes between the 2013 and 2014 shows, as well as the Dimensions weekend programming as a whole, such as barring current students in the Dimensions performance from posing as prospective students.

Philosophy professor Susan Brison has been a longtime activist against sexual assault.
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Philosophy professor Susan Brison works to combat sexual assault

By Lauren Budd | February 19, 2015

Susan Brison, a philosophy professor and sexual assault activist, was told by an attorney to forget her assault. Instead, she focused her academic and activist work on combating sexual assault through writing both books and op-eds, public speaking and advocacy for violence against women.

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Students report success following "Repcoin" launch

By Katie Rafter | February 19, 2015

From computational immunology and bioinformatics to ukelele and “being a legend,” Repcoin — a new site launched Feb. 12 by Stephen Malina ’15 and Matt Ritter ’15 — provides users both a reputation marketplace and a platform for experts to be discovered in different categories.

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N.H. government creates new sexual assault position

By Annie Ma | February 18, 2015

A new position in the New Hampshire Department of Justice has been created to assist colleges and universities located in the state to respond to sexual violence on campuses. The position is currently temporary and funded through June 30 of this year, with the potential to be extended.

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Rideshare aims to reduce traffic

By Sara McGahan | February 18, 2015

As the Route 120 corridor progressively becomes a popular travel path and hub of business development, the amount of rush hour traffic along the road continues to increase. A proposed solution to the traffic problem involves a program has been around for more than two decades — Upper Valley Rideshare.

The new group EmpowHer aims to provide community to women faculty and staff of color.
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EmpowHer supports female faculty and staff of color

By Erica Buonanno | February 17, 2015

In the midst of an administrative push from College President Phil Hanlon to increase faculty diversity and retention, a new group for women faculty and staff of color called EmpowHer is aiming to create a community to support its members, both personally and professionally.

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EPA recognizes Hanover Water Reclamation Facility

By Kelsey Flower | February 17, 2015

The Environmental Protection Agency recognized the Hanover Water Reclamation Facility for a 2014 Regional Industrial Pretreatment Program Excellence Award, the EPA reported on Feb. 9. This follows what Town Manager Julia Griffin said is a recent increase in awareness in the Hanover community about the impact of climate change and a renewed effort to reduce the town’s carbon footprint.

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Denise McWilliams gives Stonewall Lecture on AIDS

By Emilia Baldwin | February 17, 2015

“Jeez, AIDS was complicated,” former director of the Boston AIDS consortium and executive director of the New England Innocence Project Denise McWilliams said during her lecture “Fears, Fallacies and Failures” yesterday in the Rockefeller Center.

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United Way fundraising period closes

By Katie Rafter | February 16, 2015

Fundraising for this year’s Dartmouth United Way campaign ended on Saturday, Feb. 14 without reaching the goal of raising $320,000, Dartmouth United Way campaign co-chair Gail Gentes said.

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DHMC receives A+ financial rating

By Erin Lee | February 16, 2015

For the second year in a row, Fitch Ratings, a New York-based financial ratings agency, has awarded the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Obligated Group’s revenue bonds an A+ rating. The rating, which was issued earlier this month, is based on the approximately $69 million revenue bond series 2009 and $75 million revenue bond series 2010, according to the Fitch report.

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Town adds electric car charging stations

By Sara McGahan | February 15, 2015

The Town of Hanover installed two ChargePoint electric car charging stations in the Hanover parking garage on 7 Lebanon St. this past month in an effort to make the town more environmentally conscious, Hanover parking division supervisor Patrick O’Neill said.

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Proposed state legislation would raise College’s taxes

By Kelsey Flower | February 15, 2015

On Feb. 6, New Hampshire House of Representatives Rep. David Hess, R-Merrimack, proposed new legislation that would expand the state’s Business Enterprise Tax to include large charity organizations, such as hospitals and institutions of higher education including Dartmouth, and lower the tax rate.

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College will hire new sexual assault counselor

By Annie Ma | February 12, 2015

A new sexual assault counselor will join the College’s Counseling and Human Development clinical staff to be used as a “confidential” resource. Interested candidates will be screened and interviewed by a search committee, which will include both faculty and student input from diverse parts of campus.

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