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Atlas report adjusts for living costs

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In response to criticism that their statistical reports on Medicare expenditures failed to take into account regional variations in cost of living expenses, researchers at the Dartmouth Atlas Project of Health Care have released an analysis that adjusts for that variable.


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Randolph to emphasize openness of humanities

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Correction appended Department chairs in the humanities should aim to "open the door" to students and strengthen their departments' presence at the College, according to art history professor Adrian Randolph, the newly-appointed associate dean of the faculty for the arts and humanities.


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Tuck alumni break giving record

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The Tuck School of Business Annual Giving campaign broke a world record when it reached a 70.5 percent participation rate in its 2011 campaign, according to a Tuck press release.



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DDS finalizes changes to SmartChoice plans

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In response to student feedback, the College has modified its controversial SmartChoice dining plan to allow for greater flexibility in meal choices, according to Director of Dartmouth Dining Services David Newlove.


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Panelists reveal effects of health care policies

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Due to the costs of complying with recent health care reform, health care providers in New Hampshire will face a "rough road" during the next two years, Tina Naimie, vice president of corporate finance at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, said during a health panel in the Rockefeller Center's Hinman Forum on Wednesday.



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Daily Debriefing

College President Jim Yong Kim's Learning Collaborative on High-Risk Drinking has reached its full membership of 32 colleges and universities and will conclude its first learning session Friday, the College announced Wednesday.


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Alumni market sustainable stove

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Paper, sticks and dried manure are among the "organic, burnable materials" that can serve as fuel for an ecologically-conscious and affordable stove developed by BioLite, a company run partly by Thayer School of Engineering alumni that specializes in energy-efficient products, according to Clay Burns '87, BioLite's vice president of product development. BioLite was founded by Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Cedar '03, Chief Technical Officer Alexander Drummond and Chief Operating Officer Jonathan den Hartog '03 Th '05.


Following a year-long College prohibition on swimming in the river, the student dock will reopen Saturday to students with Dartmouth IDs.
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Swim dock to reopen Saturday

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Katharine Pujol / The Dartmouth Staff The tradition of sun-filled days spent at the student swim dock will return to sophomore Summer as the year-long College prohibition on swimming in the Connecticut River comes to an end this weekend.


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Kim expresses support for DREAM Act

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Drawing on personal experience and a "strategic" viewpoint, College President Jim Yong Kim voiced "strong support" for the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act in a letter addressed to Sen.


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Vandewalle to advise United Nations' Libya efforts

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Government professor Dirk Vandewalle has been named political advisor to United Nations Special Advisor Ian Martin, who is organizing the U.N.'s arrangements for post-conflict Libya, according to a College press release. Vandewalle will work alongside Martin to aid and advise U.N.


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Schaub to concentrate on image of Greeks

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Wes Schaub, Greek life director at Case Western Reserve University, will take over as Dartmouth's permanent director of Greek Letter Organizations and Societies on July 11, according to April Thompson, associate dean of the College for campus life.


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Jennrich to lead CWG, focus on student needs

Correction appended Jessica Jennrich, director of advising, curriculum and programming for the University of Missouri's women's and gender studies department, will replace Samantha Ivery as the director of the College's Center for Women and Gender in August.



Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner '83 discussed the ongoing economic recovery in Spaulding Auditorium on Friday.
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Geithner praises crisis response

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Katharine Pujol / The Dartmouth Staff Politicians on Capitol Hill are working to overcome partisanship and reverse the trends of a "lost decade" of economic and fiscal decisions, according to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner '83, who spoke to a crowd of over 900 people in Spaulding Auditorium on Friday.


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ALS linked to water, researchers find

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A toxin present in blue-green algae and consumed by sealife may be a cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease and other neurological diseases in humans who ingest contaminated water or seafood, according to research conducted by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center neurologist Elijah Stommel. Stommel's research, which began in 2000, is still ongoing and was recently featured in Discover Magazine. Beta-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA), a compound found in cyanobacteria such as blue-green algae, has been thought to cause neurological defects since the 1960s, when foods containing the compound were linked to a neurological disease outbreak in Guam. Stommel and students at Dartmouth Medical School plotted the addresses of about 800 ALS patients onto a computer map of northern New England and found that they were heavily concentrated around lakes and other bodies of water.



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O'Brien advises student comedians

About 20 years ago, Conan O'Brien a young comedian looking to launch a career in television joked with his friends about the ridiculous possibility of a brilliant scientist being afraid of the skeleton hanging in his laboratory.


Judd Gregg explained the dangers of expanding federal budget deficits and national debt in a Wednesday lecture in Moore Theater.
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Gregg calls for gov't. spending cuts

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Kevin Xiao / The Dartmouth Staff The United States could face fiscal and economic collapse unless the federal government addresses expanding deficits and federal debt, former U.S.