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Peterson researches turtle evolution

By Casey Aylward | July 25, 2011

New genetic research has potentially cracked the long unsolved mystery of the turtle's evolutionary origins by determining that turtles and lizards have a close common ancestor, according to biology professor Kevin Peterson. Peterson, who coauthored the study published in the July 2011 issue of Biology Letters, said he and his colleagues used a new methodology that involved analysis of microRNAs short regulatory genetic molecules found in cells that develop over millions of years of evolution instead of fossil evidence, as previous researchers have done. "My interest is trying to address difficult phylogenetic problems and that would include turtles," Peterson said.

During construction of the new visual arts center, which is due to open in Fall 2012, sidewalks will likely be blocked for about a month.
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Construction of Visual Arts Center occuring on schedule

By Hamish Birrell | July 25, 2011

Laura Bryn Sisson / The Dartmouth Staff Correction appended### Construction of the Visual Arts Center, which has been underway since Spring 2010, is "progressing quite quickly now," according to Matt Purcell, associate director of project management of the College. The building which will house both the studio art and the film and media studies departments has maintained its construction schedule.

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College pauses email switch after failures

By Jay Webster | July 25, 2011

Now in its fourth week, the transition from the old BlitzMail email system to the Microsoft Office 365 Suite server has halted due to unforeseen challenges that emerged during the migration of administrators' email accounts, according to Ellen Waite-Franzen, vice president for information technology. The remaining thirty-five percent of administrative accounts experienced either a limited migration of email messages or a total failure of migration in which over 100 messages did not transition to the new server, Waite-Franzen said. "The issue that we have is that the mail migration wasn't successful on all of those accounts," Waite-Franzen said.

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Dick's House offers reduced hours

By Laura Bryn Sisson | July 21, 2011

Reduced staff on duty, shorter appointment hours and the closure of the all-night infirmary are some of the adjustments Dick's House has made for a reduced student body during Summer terms, according to Director of Health Services Jack Turco.

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Roemer announces presidential campaign

By Jay Webster | July 21, 2011

Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer announced his candidacy for president of the United States this morning at a press conference in the Hanover Inn. "Today I run for president of the United States of America," he said.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani spoke on economic issues last Friday at the Top of the Hop.
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Giuliani attacks Obama's economic policies

By Jay Webster | July 18, 2011

Auriell Towner / The Dartmouth Staff Although former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has "no doubt" about how to solve America's current economic crisis, he must work with others who do not agree with him in order to effect political change, he said Friday in a speech to about 200 students and community members hosted by the College Republicans at the Top of the Hop. "In order to govern, I learned an art which is now greatly under attack," Giuliani said.

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DHMC cited for palliative care unit

By Laura Bryn Sisson | July 18, 2011

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center will receive a Citation of Honor for its palliative medicine program from the American Hospital Association as part of its annual Circle of Life Awards, the AHA announced July 11. Three institutions Gilchrist Hospice Care in Hunt Valley, Md., St.

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Daily Debriefing

By Hamish Birrell and Angie Yang | July 18, 2011

A survey by the National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good at the University of Michigan found that public colleges and universities are more likely than their private counterparts to admit undocumented students, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported.

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Tuck to join new international study group

By Nathan Yeo | July 14, 2011

The Tuck School of Business has joined with four business schools from around the world to create a collaborative aimed at examining current business issues that affect society, such as healthcare, corporate management and sustainable development, according to Tuck dean Paul Danos. Tuck will partner with Ecole Superieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales outside of Paris, the University of Mannheim in Germany, Shanghai's Fudan University and Keio Business School in Toyko to form the Council on Business and Society: A Global Alliance of Schools of Management.

College President Jim Yong Kim discussed ways to cut health care costs.
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Kim talks health care costs, reform options

By Vince Marriott | July 14, 2011

Bernie Susskind / The Dartmouth Policymakers need to focus on cutting health care costs and improving hospital efficiency in order to stop the upward trend of medical fees, College President Jim Yong Kim said to a full-capacity crowd of students and Hanover residents in Moore Theater at the Hopkins Center for the Arts on Thursday.

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