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- May 8, 2008
Set a watch - As the world turns its attention to Myanmar in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, the Dartmouth Flood Observatory is providing mapping data to help government and aid agencies understand the extent of the devastation.
- May 7, 2008
Big Green falls - Columbia came from behind to beat Dartmouth 7-5 this afternoon in the third and deciding game of the Ivy League baseball championship at Red Rolfe Field. Columbia moves on to the NCAA Men's College World Series; the Big Green finishes the season with a 25-17 mark. Details to come soon on the Dartmouth Athletics web site.
- May 6, 2008
Rock on - Illinois Entertainer calls them "pop rock prodigies." They've recorded six albums since 2000, and one of their songs was recently featured on MTV's "The Real World." Indie rock phenomenon Filligar is almost pure Dartmouth: twin brothers Teddy and Pete Mathias (Class of 2009) and their younger brother Johnny (Class of 2011), started the band in high school, together with Casey Gibson, who now attends Hamilton College. The band will be performing at Dartmouth's Green Key weekend on May 17, alongside Otis Day & the Knights.
- May 5, 2008
Start your engines - The crowds may be a little smaller at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway this week, but the racing will be just as intense as any NASCAR event. Sixteen teams gather in Loudon starting today for the second annual Formula Hybrid International Competition, founded and run by Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering.
- May 4, 2008
Rained out - The Ivy League baseball championship between Dartmouth and Columbia scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Red Rolfe Field has been rained out. The best-of-three title series has been rescheduled for Tuesday, with two games starting at noon; and Wednesday, if necessary. The Big Green and the Lions split a regular season double-header on April 11.
- May 2, 2008
Supportive and sustainable - Patients who rely on the Good Neighbor Health Clinic for free medical care have been able to get everything from acupuncture to immunizations. Now, thanks to four of Dartmouth Medical School's 2007-08 Albert Schweitzer Fellows, the clinic—located in White River Junction, Vt., and staffed almost entirely by volunteers—can help uninsured and underinsured patients who lack enough to eat or who have mental-health problems.
- May 1, 2008
May Day - "March winds, and April showers, make the way for the May flowers" ... unless you happen to be in Dartmouth's Murdough Greenhouses, where it's always lush and green. Visit the Greenhouses - home of the Brout Orchid Collection - in a recent feature on WMUR-TV.
- April 30, 2008
Our digital lives - Smartphones, IM, wireless broadband, social networking ... modern life has become a dizzying array of digital tools and opportunities. A panel of national journalists comes to Dartmouth today to consider the ways in which digital advancements have played out in society. Part of their visit includes a free panel discussion titled "Our Digital Lives: Successes and Failures in the Digital Age." The discussion will be held at 4:30 p.m. in Silsby 028.
- April 29, 2008
New musics - For three decades, the Festival of New Musics has presented pioneering acoustic, electro-acoustic, and electronic music. Showcasing compositions and performances by undergraduate and graduate students as well as by faculty and special guests, this watershed event takes listeners where no other music event can.
- April 28, 2008
Vox the vote - Voting opens today in the annual election for officers and Executive Committee members of the Dartmouth Association of Alumni. Alumni will be asked to elect a president, first vice president, second vice president, and secretary-treasurer, as well as seven Executive Committee members. All Dartmouth alumni are eligible to vote through June 10.
- April 27, 2008
Emphasizing the "student" in student athlete - They excel on the fields, courts, and rinks, but Dartmouth's student athletes excel in the classroom as well. For the second straight year, 24 of Dartmouth College's varsity athletic teams will receive public recognition from the NCAA for having Academic Progress Rate scores among the Top 10% nationally in their respective sport.
News
- May 8, 2008
Baseball falls to Columbia 7-5 in Ivy baseball championship
Medical School names senior associate dean for clinical affairs
- May 7, 2008
Tuck conference explores opportunities amid India's explosive economic growth
- May 6, 2008
Baseball hosts Columbia for Ivy League baseball crown
- May 5, 2008
Ivy League baseball championship series postponed until Tuesday
- May 4, 2008
Tuck School to host MBA World Cup soccer tournament
Thayer School to host second-annual Formula Hybrid international competition
- April 30, 2008
Baseball to host Columbia for Ivy League championship
- April 29, 2008
Researcher finds symbolic overtones in names of cancer medicines
- April 28, 2008
President Wright, two alumni honored by Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
- April 27, 2008
Men's lacrosse upsets #10 Princeton
Baseball wins Rolfe Division title
- April 25, 2008
Liberia's president to give Commencement address June 8
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