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New Hampshire nabs top spot in OECD ranking

By Erin Lee | October 13, 2014

New Hampshire ranks highest in the nation for quality of the life, according to a report released last week by the Office of Economic Cooperation and Development. The study, “How’s Life in Your Region? Measuring Regional and Local Well-Being for Policy Making,” scored all 50 states and Washington, D.C., along with more than 300 other regions across the OECD’s 34 member nations. Regions were evaluated in nine categories: health, safety, housing, access to broadband, civic engagement, education, jobs, environment and income.

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Surveys offer insight into campus climate

By Sasha Dudding and Parker Richards | October 12, 2014

Amid an ongoing Title IX investigation, Dartmouth is one of several colleges preparing to launch campus climate surveys — questionnaires that aim to gauge the incidence and perceptions of sexual violence, from feelings of safety on campus to experience with specific types of assault.

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Student leaders talk sexual assault

By Priya Ramaiah | October 12, 2014

Sixty student leaders of clubs, sports teams and Greek organizations discussed sexual violence on campus in Collis Common Ground on Saturday as part of Student Assembly’s “It’s On Us” campaign. The campaign, a White House initiative to provide federal support for student-led prevention and awareness efforts, required its partner organizations on each campus — in Dartmouth’s case, Student Assembly — to host a roundtable attended by a range of student groups.

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Faculty spending leans Democratic

By Noah Goldstein | October 12, 2014

Midterm elections are looming, and Dartmouth employees and affiliates have donated more than $66,000 to political campaigns in the 2013-14 election cycle. U.S. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster ’78, D-N.H., and the National Republican Senatorial Committee were the largest recipients, each collecting $20,000, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, an organization dedicated to exposing money’s influence in Congress.

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Grant to support data processing in genetic research

By Erin Lee | October 9, 2014

With a five-year, $1.5 million grant, Geisel School of Medicine professor Casey Greene is introducing deep learning, which involves data-processing techniques used in computer science for image and video processing, into biology and bioinformatics.

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Mills invites 'hard questions' at town hall

By Bryn Morgan | October 9, 2014

In a town hall meeting with around 115 faculty and staff Thursday, executive vice president and chief financial officer Rick Mills called for cross-campus dialogue about the College’s future. The informal, open gathering featured a brief talk by Mills, focused on current shifts in higher education, followed by questions from the audience.

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LinkedIn used as recruiting, social tool

By Emilia Baldwin | October 9, 2014

Dartmouth’s LinkedIn alumni group boasts more than 15,000 members. The Center for Professional Development is hoping students will capitalize on these potential connections, hosting a LinkedIn workshop today to discuss crafting profiles and networking through the website’s groups.

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Tiltfactor receives NSF grant

By Lucia McGloin | October 8, 2014

Tiltfactor Laboratory researchers, who work to design and study games that promote social change, will spend three years researching game technology, developing students’ stories about classroom bias into a fictional game and testing the effect of their work.

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Co-op renovation to begin soon

By Sara McGahan | October 8, 2014

The Co-op Food Stores are taking preliminary steps in a $5.3 million renovation to the Hanover flagship store, and store representatives said they hope to break ground within the next week. The renovation, which is expected to finish by July 2015, will include expanding the store by 2,700 square feet, increasing energy efficiency and revamping the 51-year-old building.

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Ombudsman search to start

By Maria Brenes | October 7, 2014

The College is preparing to search for a new ombudsman. While the office is closed, staff with grievances have been redirected to human resources or the faculty and employee assistance program.

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Scabies outbreak strikes DHMC

By Katie Rafter | October 7, 2014

A contagious skin condition has reached five Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center patients and employees. On Aug. 14, a patient visited the hospital’s Hematology/Oncology unit and was later diagnosed with the skin condition known as crusted or Norwegian scabies, a form of the disease that occurs in those with compromised immune systems. Scabies outbreaks are more common if a person with crusted scabies does not seek immediate treatment.

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Refresh pilot tracks student sleep habits

By Priya Ramaiah | October 7, 2014

Sleeping habits take a hit during the third and fourth weeks of term, as the midterm period and deadlines seize the student body — what’s anything but news to students was validated in a study by computer science professor Andrew Campbell, based on data collected in spring 2013.

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In dam relicensing, advocates urge environmental responsibility

By Parker Richards | October 7, 2014

Last week, the TransCanada Corporation took the latest step in a six-year relicensing process for the Wilder Dam, which spans the Connecticut River between Lebanon and Hartford. Wilder is the largest of five Connecticut River dams – three of which are operated by TransCanada – up for relicensing in 2018, a process that has sparked discussion about the dam’s environmental impact.

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Task force plans for ‘freestanding’ graduate school

By Timothy Connor | October 6, 2014

A task force of 10 faculty members will explore ways to form a more cohesive graduate program at the College, Provost Carolyn Dever announced last week. Consolidating a school of graduate and advanced studies will not entail increasing the volume or range of graduate programs, nor will it require constructing a new building.

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College grows fundraising team

By Erica Buonanno | October 6, 2014

Andrew Davidson, who will serve as the College’s new vice president for development starting Dec. 1, said he feels Dartmouth is positioned for a “terrific stretch.” As an external hire, Davidson said he will bring both experience and new energy to the College’s advancement division.

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Festivities mark second Latino Heritage Month

By Rebecca Asoulin | October 6, 2014

A performance by Los Angeles-based Las Cafeteras and two events focused on immigration anchor the College’s second annual celebration of Latino Heritage Month, with programming throughout October. While academic departments planned many of last year’s events, allowing for a larger overall budget, students took the lead this year, drawing primarily on Council on Student Organizations and the Special Programs and Events Committee funding.

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