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Professor of Engineering, Emeritus, Paul Queneau dies at the age of 101
April 8, 2012 | Valley News

Professor of Engineering, Emeritus, Paul Queneau died on March 31st at the age of 101. A funeral is planned for May 19th at Kendal.

Student ventures take $20,000 in prizes
April 6, 2012 | The Dartmouth

Spiral-E Solutions, founded by Alison Stace-Naughton ’11, won the $3,000 second-place prize for its prototype of a medical device that helps keep the stomach in place during endoscopic surgery. She developed the first prototype in an undergraduate engineering class at Dartmouth.

Cold Regions Researchers And Engineers Gather In Fairlee
April 6, 2012 | Vermont Public Radio

Charlotte Albright spoke with Mary Albert, professor of engineering at Dartmouth and one of many researchers and engineers who gathered in Fairlee for a conference hosted by the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory.

Dartmouth engineering professor appointed Chair of new NIH review panel
April 4, 2012

Brian Pogue, Professor of Engineering and Dean of Graduate Studies at Dartmouth, was appointed Chair of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s new grant review panel for Biomedical Imaging Technology.

Dartmouth Jewish Sound Archive A Treasure Trove
April 4, 2012 | Vermont Public Radio

Alex Hartov and Lewis Glinert are two Dartmouth faculty members started the project 10 years ago. They spoke with VPR's Jane Lindholm about the scope and rarity of some of the recordings.

African student builds windmill to help family and villagers
April 2, 2012 | The Champion

William Kamkwamba spoke on March 21 to students and faculty at Georgia Perimeter’s College’s Clarkston campus about his book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

Magleby tapped to lead U.S. team
March 30, 2012 | The Dartmouth

After graduating from Dartmouth with a bachelor’s degree in engineering sciences, Alexander Magleby ’00 began coaching at Dartmouth in 2001 and has now been named head coach of USA Rugby’s national sevens team.

Student group named among best innovators
March 29, 2012 | The Dartmouth

Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering’s hydropower project—which currently operates two sites in Rwanda—was recognized as a semifinalist in both the University of Washingon Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition and the Dell Social Innovation Challenge.

The life of a retired athlete: How seniors spend final terms
March 26, 2012 | The Dartmouth

Amber Bryant ’12 of the volleyball team said that although the seniors are done in the fall, they continue to play together for fun while mentoring the younger girls on the team...Although Bryant has more free time this spring, she will be spending most of it holed up in Thayer School of Engineering...

Dartmouth in the News with Nomination of President Kim to the World Bank
March 26, 2012 | Dartmouth Now

The announcement of President Kim's nomination to be the next President of the World Bank has generated a tremendous amount of media attention from outlets around the globe, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, and major television networks including ABC and CBS.