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- July 24, 2008
The apprentices - Dartmouth undergrads who are considering careers in science have a chance to "apprentice" themselves to mentors at Dartmouth Medical School and actually sample the culture of life in a lab. Dartmouth Medicine magazine takes a look at several such pairings--through the eyes of two undergraduates who took on apprenticeships of a different sort.
- July 21, 2008
Under the big top - The Obie Award-winning Big Apple Circus returns to Hanover for its annual summer run. With a live band, world-class clowning, split-second juggling, trapeze acts and astounding slack-wire acrobats, the Big Apple brings the artistry, intimacy and creativity of classical circus to kids and grownups alike. The creation of 1963 Dartmouth graduate Paul Binder and celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the Big Apple Circus runs through July 24.
- July 18, 2008
Science to go - Who's a scientist? Thanks to Science Camp, an outreach project that connects Dartmouth students, the Montshire Museum of Science, and the Rivendell Interstate School District, classrooms in two Vermont communities are now full of children who know some young Dartmouth scientists first-hand.
- July 14, 2008
Exploring race and class - Author Caryl Phillips, who is visiting Dartmouth this summer as Montgomery Fellow, will give a public reading, "Growing Pains" this afternoon at 4 in Filene Auditorium of Moore Hall. Phillips is the author of nine novels, several books of non-fiction, anthologies, a travel narrative, and other pieces for radio, television, theater and film.
- July 13, 2008
Pet project - Upper Valley residents missing a beloved pet will soon have a high-tech resource to turn to, thanks to a group of Dartmouth students and an innovative computer science program in which engineering students identify and partner with community agencies to create web-based tools to suit the organizations' needs.
- July 9, 2008
Change agents - They talk about change, but which candidate, if any, is ready to show true leadership in addressing the real problems? In fact, do we actually understand the key problems that have inhibited positive change? Every Wednesday until August 27, the Institute for Lifelong Education at Dartmouth (ILEAD) presents a discussion of some of the key issues in this year's election, in its summer program "Positive Solutions: Changing America's Crises into Opportunities." The series begins this week ...
- July 6, 2008
Sparkler - As Dartmouth pauses, with the rest of the nation, to celebrate the Independence Day holiday, Dartmouth's Office of Alumni Relations offers a "Salute to the Patriotic Spirit," a slide show featuring historical images of the College and the music of The Dodecaphonics.
- July 3, 2008
The other side of the stethoscope - Physicians, for all their knowledge about health, sometimes fall prey to serious illness and injury. Dartmouth Medical School's award-winning magazine, Dartmouth Medicine, has received another honor recently for this 2007 look at doctors who find themselves on the receiving end of the stethoscope.
- June 30, 2008
National honors - Dartmouth students are well represented in national scholarships this year, with three current students and five alumni winning Fulbright Scholarships, two current students chosen as alternates for Fulbright scholarships, and a Beinecke Scholarship and Udall Scholarship awarded to current students and recent graduates.
- June 27, 2008
Deep thoughts - Though he says his first lecture in 1959 was not his best (paper airplanes flew from the balcony of 105 Dartmouth Hall) Bernard Gert has since become one of Dartmouth's most respected philosophy professors. "I benefited so much from my colleagues, and from how good the Dartmouth students are," says Gert, now wrapping up a half-century of teaching.
News
- July 23, 2008
Researchers identify important gene for a healthy, nutritious plant
- July 21, 2008
Local middle, high school students study robotics, cryptography at Dartmouth summer program
Big Green athletes unite to serve community youths
- July 18, 2008
Women's basketball named to WBCA Academic Top 25
Researchers discover gene signatures to classify scleroderma
- July 17, 2008
Ellis named Director of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
Dartmouth joins Clinton Global Initiative on Latin American outreach
- July 15, 2008
Dartmouth research reveals passive learning imprints on the brain just like active learning
- July 14, 2008
Superior Court upholds decision on Life Sciences Center
Medical School researcher honored for PTSD study
- July 9, 208
Dartmouth sells summit of Mt. Washington to State of New Hampshire
Tuck School's Allwin Community Service Award honors classmate
- July 3, 2008
Seiterle '98 named to Canadian Olympic rowing team
Statement on termination of lawsuit against Dartmouth
- June 30, 2008
Drug-releasing stents may help avoid repeat procedures to unclog heart arteries
- June 27, 2008
$5.5 million donation to Dartmouth funds history professorship, auditorium
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