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2026 Investiture Information

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Jun 15, 2026

Another Record Year for Dartmouth Engineering Investiture Includes First-Ever Online Degree Cohort

Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth celebrated a record 394 degrees during its 2026 Investiture—marked by many firsts, including the graduation of its inaugural online Master of Engineering in computer engineering degree cohort.

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Jun 12, 2026 | Dartmouth News

Student Marshals Lead the Way

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News Medical

Jun 16, 2026

New mRNA flu vaccine offers broader protection against influenza strains

Features research co-authored by Jiwon Lee, an adjunct assistant professor of engineering, finding that an investigational mRNA influenza vaccine generated broader and more durable immune responses than a standard flu shot. 

Inside Higher Ed

Jun 01, 2026

Can You Build an Electric Race Car?

Highlights that the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth created a Formula SAE hybrid team in 2006, which helped spur the creation of a national competition in 2007 that now includes electric race cars and other categories.

EOS

May 20, 2026

Changes in Sea Ice Microstructure Could Affect Climate Models

Don Perovich, a professor of engineering, comments on new research examining how granular sea ice changes the threshold at which brine channels allow water flow through ice. "It's the sequel we've been waiting decades for," Perovich said.

Associated Press

May 18, 2026

Summer Travelers Who Relied On Spirit Airlines May Struggle To Find Budget Alternatives

Vikrant Vaze, a professor of engineering, comments on challenges facing budget airlines following the shutdown of Spirit Airlines and rising fuel costs tied to the Iran war. "Even though they can be clubbed together as budget airlines, if you want a big umbrella term, they're very different from each other," Vaze said.

Research Quick Takes

Jun 18, 2026

Strengthening Science and Connections in Greenland

Research Scientist Aleah Sommers co-organized and taught at the Greenland Ice Sheet Ocean (GRISO) Science Summer School, held in Nuuk, Greenland. The two-week intensive course brought together PhD students and postdocs from around the world to connect with and learn from Greenland-based scientists and local Greenlandic organizations. "After teaching at the GRISO Summer School, I feel inspired about connecting glacier hydrology to the downstream impacts on lakes, fjords, ecology, and communities, and exploring how to connect physical process modeling with community interests and local research priorities," said Sommers.

Jun 18, 2026

mRNA Flu Vaccine for Better Protection

Research Scientist Tae-Geun Yu is co-first  author, and Professor Jiwon Lee is co-corresponding author of "mRNA-based influenza vaccine expands the B cell response breadth in humans" published in Nature Immunology. A collaboration with WashU Medicine, the study found that Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine—currently under review by FDA—triggers an immune response against a wide array of flu strains, potentially offering stronger and longer-lasting protection.

Jun 18, 2026

IEEE PES Best Paper Awards

PhD students Yitong Liu (pictured), and Shengqi Yuan each received best paper awards for the 2026 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting in Montréal. Yuan's paper, co-authored with Professor Junbo Zhao and members of Sandia National Labs, is titled "Integrated Wildfire Impact Modeling on Urban-Suburban Distribution System Resilience"; and Liu's, also co-authored with Zhao as well as ISO New England, is "Truncated Copula-based Scenario Generation to Model Spatiotemporal Correlations of Wind and Solar Power Plants in Large-Scale Systems."