Missing U. of Vermont student discovered dead
By Tom Huzarsky | October 17, 2006Courtesy of Burlington Police Dept. Michelle Gardner-Quinn, 21, a University of Vermont student from Arlington, Va., who disappeared early Saturday morning, Oct.
Courtesy of Burlington Police Dept. Michelle Gardner-Quinn, 21, a University of Vermont student from Arlington, Va., who disappeared early Saturday morning, Oct.
While taking organic chemistry her freshman year, Dieu Thi Nguyen '07 de-stressed by partaking in the jewelry workshop offered at the Hopkins Center. Not only did she relax, but she also made a pair of earrings for her sister. Though Nguyen's jewelry making endeavours ended when winter came, a new store ...
A new web company promises to make receiving updates about classes through Blackboard, staying in touch with friends and even checking for empty washing machines easier for students at some universities. Rave Wireless will soon pair with Sprint's network and its Global Positioning System-based services to offer a host of new cellular phone applications to colleges that will, according to the company's website, "improve communication, build community and enhance campus safety." Though there are currently no plans to bring the technology to Dartmouth, basic services will include the ability to text message large student- or faculty-created groups, call staff directories via cell phone and check school e-mail directly through one's phone.
Lauren Wool / The Dartmouth Staff Some significant expansions to the College's campus that have long been in planning saw leaps forward this year.
Kawakahi Amina / The Dartmouth Staff Arriving at the Hopkins Center to cheers and laughter, Michelle A.
Chris Takeuchi / The Dartmouth Staff The National Science Foundation awarded Crystal Piffath, a Dartmouth graduate student in molecular and cell biology, a prestigious three-year fellowship funded by its Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
English professor Ernest Hebert, other Dartmouth staff and 26 undergraduates traveled to Biloxi, Miss.
Chris Takeuchi / The Dartmouth Staff Engineering professor Victor Petrenko, in conjunction with the Thayer School of Engineering, has successfully designed and patented an invention that melts ice off surfaces in the amount of time it takes to blink an eye. Christened as pulse electro-thermal de-icing, or PETD, the pioneering design will affect all applications dealing with very low temperatures, from airplane de-icing to winter skis.
Alum receives Media Award for ESPN piece profiling life as an openly-gay athlete
Courtesy of abetterchance.org For weeks rumor had it that the White House would soon name Diana Taylor '77 as the next chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, but early this month, inside sources in Washington revealed that her supposed nomination would not take place. Although no official statements were made about her nomination or why it was abandoned, many have speculated that Taylor's romantic ties to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has recently taken strong anti-gun and anti-smoking stances, may have contributed to the fizzling of her nomination. "You know as much as I do," Taylor said about the situation, "whether you think it was the N.R.A.