TDI embarks on health care study

The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice will participate in a new collaboration with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and five other national health systems that aim to identify effective low-cost ways to deliver quality health care to patients across the country, TDI director James Weinstein said in an interview with The Dartmouth.

College to collaborate with Kosovo university

College announces Dean of the College search

College officials launched a national search to replace acting Dean of the College Sylvia Spears, Provost Carol Folt announced in an e-mail to members of the Dartmouth community Wednesday afternoon.

Daily Debriefing

United States Department of Education officials did not participate in illegal lobbying when they urged higher education leaders to openly endorse legislation to revamp student loan programs in 2009, according to a report filed by the department's inspector general, Inside Higher Ed reported.

Association of Alumni announces candidates

Only two current members of the Association of Alumni executive committee will run for reelection in 2011, as the remaining nine executive members have reached the three-term limit, according to the Association's Dec.

Students in Europe weather storm

When five inches of snow fell in various areas of Europe on Dec. 18, Dartmouth students on the history foreign study program in London celebrated the winter weather with a carefree snowball fight, history professor and program adviser Annelise Orleck said in an interview with The Dartmouth.

Shipman finds rural communities lack adequate health care

Many rural communities lack adequate pediatric health care services despite an increase in the number of general pediatricians that outpaces the increase in the number of children in the United States, according to a study conducted by members of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and the department of pediatrics at Dartmouth Medical School.

Administrators announce health and safety program reforms

Acting Dean of the College Sylvia Spears announced a series of efforts aimed at reducing sexual abuse and alcohol harm on campus including a nighttime safety shuttle and new training programs in a Jan.

Daily Debriefing

Students at Columbia University and Cornell University have recently been charged with drug-related offenses, the Columbia Spectator and The Cornell Daily Sun reported.

Greek leaders receive alcohol policy update

Correction appended Greek leaders received revisions to the Social Event Management Procedures that include an updated categorization of social events, expansion of keg policy and additional walkthroughs by Safety and Security during "tails" events, in a Dec.

Alumni Council selects Boudreaux and Burgess

The Alumni Council nominated Gail Koziara Boudreaux '82 and R. William Burgess '81 on Dec. 3 for the two open seats on the Board of Trustees.

DHMC and TDI to collaborate with five other hospitals

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical practice will partner with five other hospitals and clinics around the country in a data-sharing arrangement that is aimed at reducing costs and improving care quality, College officials announced on Wednesday. Cleveland Clinic, Denver Health, Geisinger Health System,Intermountain Healthcare and the Mayo Clinic will join with Dartmouth to share information on care outcomes and cost on a variety of medical conditions and treatments including knee replacements, heart failure and weight-loss surgery on which patients spend hundreds of billions of dollars each year, according to a DHMC press release.

Early decision admittances decline from last year

After discussions last year to increase the size of the Class of 2014, Dartmouth offered early acceptance to only 444 students 17 fewer than last year for the Class of 2015, according to a College press release. "For the Class of 2015, we're aiming for roughly 1,090 to 1,100 matriculants, which is where we had been for several years prior to the Class of 2014," Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Maria Laskaris said in an interview.

Student faces drug possession charges

Correction Appended Hanover Police arrested a member of the Class of 2014 after discovering narcotics in his room in Berry residence hall on Nov.

College receives $2 million grant for env. health center

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected Dartmouth to receive a $2-million grant to launch the Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Center at Dartmouth, the College announced in a press release on Monday.

Alumni Council nominates Boudreaux '82, Burgess '81

The Alumni Council nominated Gail Koziara Boudreaux '82 and R. William Burgess '81 on Friday as its two nominees for the two open seats on the Board of Trustees, for which elections will occur on this Spring.