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Volume XXIV • Issue 12
When Do We
Grow Up?
Dartmouth researchers are one step closer to defining exactly when human
maturity sets in. In a study aimed at identifying how and when a person's brain
reaches adulthood, the scientists have learned that, anatomically, significant
changes in brain structure continue after age 18.
Studying Space
Dust
When you work with space dust, it can be difficult to collect field data.
Luckily for some Dartmouth researchers, NASA's Stardust spacecraft has recently
returned to Earth, after a seven-year voyage, with some samples to study.
SEAD Announces
New Partner Schools
The Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth (SEAD) program has selected its partner high
schools for the next three years.
Tribute to a
Montgomery Fellow
When it came to human relations, playwright Wendy Wasserstein had the
equivalent of "perfect pitch." No matter how many award-winning plays
she contributed to the stage repertoire or how much public recognition she
received, she always found time to take young artists under her wing.
Dartmouth's
"Corporate Conscience:" Untangling the Web
Every day, as they carry out the work of the College, members of the Dartmouth
community rely on a complex web of relationships to get things done and sustain
an environment of trust and goodwill.
Finding
Their Voices
Adolescent boys and girls face myriad of emotional and social challenges, such
as self-esteem, peer pressure, body image, and mental health.
Nancy
Formella is Acting President of Hospital and Alliance
Nancy A. Formella, MSN, RN, has been named acting president of Mary Hitchcock
Memorial Hospital and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Alliance. She will succeed James
W. Varnum upon his retirement in April.
Computing
Pioneer Cited for "Fundamental Contributions"
M. Douglas McIlroy, adjunct professor of computer science, has been elected to
the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). His citation reads, "For
fundamental contributions to the development of computer operating systems and
programming languages."
Study
Finds Affirmative Action Lagging in Construction Industry
A Dartmouth professor has studied the effectiveness of affirmative action
programs that are designed to improve the position of women and minorities in
public construction. The study found that little has changed over the past 25
years.
Changes in
Store for Library Web Site
The Dartmouth Library has begun a redesign of its Web site. Much has changed
since the current site was developed in 2002, including technology and how
users navigate digital information, resources, and services.
Dartmouth
Recognized for Commuter Buy Out Plan
As Dartmouth employees know, finding parking in Hanover can be a challenge.
Add to that the environmental costs of driving to work, and the College's offer
of a cash reward to employees who give up a parking space makes a lot of
sense.
Kudos
Recognition for Dartmouth faculty, staff, and students
East
Wheelock Residential Cluster Enters Second Decade
Susan J. Brison, associate professor of philosophy, will help lead Dartmouth's
East Wheelock Cluster into its second decade following her selection as the
next faculty associate. Brison will succeed Professors Ivy Schweitzer and
Thomas Luxon of the English department, who will return to their home in
Norwich, Vt., at the conclusion of this academic year after five years as
faculty associates.
Less May Be
More
A new study by researchers at the Evaluative Clinical Sciences (CECS) finds
that the enormous improvements in outcomes for heart attack patients is not
linked to the tremendous increases in costs.
Made to
Order
Having a world-class museum at your fingertips is certainly beneficial to
studying art and art history. And when that museum brings a special exhibition
to Hanover that perfectly connects with course material, it's a sublime
teaching opportunity as well.
Computing
Services Open House
Computing Services will hold its quarterly open house on Friday March 3, 2006
from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in Carson L02.
Faculty/Employee
Assistance Program Offers Lunch and Discussion
The Faculty/Employee Assistance Program (F/EAP) offers free, confidential
counseling services to Dartmouth faculty, staff, and their families.
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