Recognition for Dartmouth faculty, staff and students
The following teaching awards were announced at the Obstetrics and
Gynecology Residency Research Day at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on May
17: Deb Birenbaum MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and
gynecology, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Excellence
in Teaching Award for an MD; Corinne Kelliher ARNP, instructor
in obstetrics and gynecology, Excellence in Teaching Award (chosen by medical
students); Neal Mahutte MD, assistant professor of obstetrics
and gynecology, Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology
National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education; H. Sidney
Mitchell MD, Excellence in Teaching by a Resident; and Laura
Urquhart ARNP, instructor in obstetrics and gynecology, Excellence in
Teaching Award (chosen by OB/GYN residents).
Abraham Clayman '07, Dan Harburg, a Thayer School
dual-degree student from Middlebury College, Sandy Hull '09,
and Michal Jablonski '09 recently took first place in the
annual Big Green Business Competition sponsored by the Club of Dartmouth
Entrepreneurs (CODE) for their work on a rechargeable, battery-powered device
that uses light-emitting diodes to illuminate low-light areas. The device,
called the Night Runner, is worn on the waist and was originally designed for
evening and early morning joggers. The group designed the Night Runner as an
Introduction to Engineering class project and will use the $2,500 contest prize
to begin commercialization of its product. CODE is advised by Gregg
Fairbrothers '76, adjunct professor of business administration at the Tuck
School and founding director of the Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network.
Professor M. Eric Johnson, director of the Center for Digital Strategies
at Tuck School, and Senior Research Fellow Scott Dynes
presented results from their study, "Inadvertent Disclosure—Information Leaks
in the Extended Enterprise," at the June 7 Workshop on the Economics of
Information Security (WEIS 2007) at Carnegie Mellon University. The study
examines the vulnerability for large financial firms to inadvertent
disclosures, particularly through peer-to-peer file sharing networks. The
release of the study coincided with news of a major security breach at Pfizer
that matched the study scenario. International technology media coverage of the
Pfizer incident referenced the Tuck study, which was conducted in conjunction
with the information risk management firm Tiversa, and funded in part by the
Department of Homeland Security's support for the Institute for Information
Infrastructure Protection (I3P).
The Office of Graduate Studies has announced the winners of three awards
that recognize graduate students in the arts and sciences for their
achievements in teaching and service. The Filene Teaching Award is given
annually to the graduate teaching assistant who best exemplifies the qualities
of a college educator. The award is designed to reward students for their
activities as teaching assistants in undergraduate courses at Dartmouth or on
Dartmouth's Foreign Study Programs. Recipients for 2007 are Laura
Burkle, biology; Rachel Esselstein, mathematics; and
Dan Milisavljevic, physics and astronomy. The Graduate Student
Community Award recognizes outstanding community service undertaken by graduate
students on behalf of the entire arts and sciences graduate community. It is
awarded annually to students who demonstrate a deep commitment to serving the
Dartmouth community. For 2007, the recipients are William
Romero, master of arts in liberal studies, and Clara
Smith, engineering. The Hannah Croasdale Graduate Scholar Award is
conferred on students who demonstrate intellectual curiosity, dedication, and
commitment to the pursuit of new knowledge and to teaching, as well as a sense
of social responsibility to the community of scholars. This year's winner is
William O'Neal, chemistry.
Professor of Government Daryl Press's article, "Superiority
Complex," is featured on the cover of the July issue of The Atlantic
Monthly. Co-written with Keir Lieber, a professor of political science at
the University of Notre Dame, the article delves into the potential
repercussions arising from U.S. nuclear primacy over China—a state of affairs,
they argue, that could actually promote a nuclear confrontation between the two
powers, rather than deter it. According to Press and Lieber, the United States'
vast nuclear counter force capability might ultimately trigger a nuclear arms
race with China, or prompt Beijing to arm its nuclear arsenal if, for example,
a conflict were to flare up over Taiwanese independence. Press, whose research
areas include the economic effects of war, military technology, and balance of
power in East Asia, has also worked as a consultant on military analysis
projects for the U.S. Department of Defense.
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