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New England Baseball Journal

Jan 14, 2013

What can baseball teach us?

At Dartmouth, baseball helps students relate to a more tangible subject at Thayer School of Engineering, where professor Rachel Obbard teaches a course called "Materials in Sport Equipment."

The Motley Fool

Jan 08, 2013

Do Fiscal Cliff Issues Continue to Threaten Long-Term U.S. Stability?

Dean Helble's op-ed in Forbes was referenced by The Motley Fool: "In a recent article, the dean of the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, Joseph J. Helble, investigated the dangers of the fiscal cliff on the long-term position of the U.S." ...

WCAX-TV

Jan 04, 2013

Research at Dartmouth-Hitchcock helps battle brain tumors

Engineering PhD candidate Kolbein Kolste is featured in this story about fluorescence-guided neurosurgery—a joint research project with DHMC involving professors Paulsen, Pogue, Hartov, and Leblond.

Jan 03, 2013

LuminAID Featured on NBC's Today Show

Featured on the Today Show's "Top technology trends for 2013," the LuminAID solar light was developed by Dartmouth engineer Anna Stork '08 and her classmate Andrea Sreshta at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture.

Forbes

Dec 19, 2012

The Fiscal Cliff Endangers America's Long-Term Lead in Technology

Dean Joseph Helble shares his thoughts on the looming "fiscal cliff" and potential long-term implications of deep cuts in federal research spending.

Wired Science

Dec 14, 2012

Curiosity's Cousins: Autonomous Polar Robots Explore Earth's Extremes

Earth's poles are the wheeling grounds for two polar rovers: solar-powered Cool Robot and its younger cousin Yeti. The pair, designed by a team led by engineer Laura Ray at Dartmouth, are among the first autonomous polar robots to go to work.

Valley News

Dec 13, 2012

Outdoors: Group Tackles Tall Peak for Cancer Research

With assistance from Kelly Michaelsen, an experienced outdoor guide and student at Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering, Chapman's Reach for the Peaks group is set to arrive in Arusha, Tanzania on Dec. 11.

Nature

Dec 06, 2012

Arctic Report Card: Dark Times Ahead

The widespread reduction in snow and ice cover leads to enhanced warming. "The Arctic is one of Earth's mirrors and that mirror is breaking," said Donald Perovich, an Arctic researcher at Dartmouth, who participated in the report.