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Dartmouth College Engineering Professor Eric Fossum Receives Emmy Award

Engineering professor Eric Fossum invented the camera-on-a-chip that's now used in billions of smartphones and web cameras. He was among the winners at the Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards.

Nov 10, 2021

New Hampshire Union Leader

Dartmouth Prof Wins Emmy in Tech and Engineering Category for Role in Smartphone Camera Invention

"A camera technology Fossum invented while working for NASA has become ubiquitous — the backbone of nearly all smartphone cameras — and become so much a part of the way television is made that on Thursday he was presented with an Emmy Award in technology and engineering by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences."

Nov 04, 2021

NH Business Review

Dartmouth Cancer Researchers' Cancer Surgery Innovation Named Product of Year

The Breast Cancer Locator, developed by CairnSurgical Inc., a medtech company with roots at Dartmouth, was chosen Oct. 28 by viewers and judges as the NH Tech Alliance’s 2021 Product of the Year.

Nov 04, 2021

The Dartmouth

"Empathy is the Starting Point": Human Centered Design Minor Teaches Problem Solving Through a Human Lens

When considering Dartmouth's "must-take" classes, it seems ENGS 12, "Design Thinking" always tops the list.

Oct 27, 2021

New Hampshire Union Leader

CairnSurgical Aims to Improve Breast Cancer Surgery Results

The Breast Cancer Locator, developed by a team of colleagues at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, combines a 3-D-printed, bra-like plastic form, customized for each individual patient, with a 3-D digital image of the patient’s breast and cancer location to help surgeons better locate and remove tumors.

Oct 16, 2021

Gilmore Health News

Global Warming Is Speeding up Because Earth Is Getting Darker

"The longer we wait, the harder it will be. That will take several years. But it is still possible," says Don Perovich, a Dartmouth Engineering Professor, in a series of short films about the climate emergency.

Oct 06, 2021

Valley News

Biotech Startup Sells for $150 Million

An Upper Valley biotech startup co-founded by Dartmouth engineering professor Tillman Gerngross is being acquired by a Boston-area biotech firm in a cash and stock deal valued at $150 million, the latest milestone for the star Thayer School of Engineering professor and entrepreneur who has a growing list of successful business launches to his credit.

Sep 20, 2021

New Hampshire Union Leader

Dartmouth Startup Develops Life-changing Medical Device for Women's Health

Reia is a healthcare startup with a mission of “improving the treatment experience for people with pelvic organ prolapse.” Its first device, currently in clinical trials, is a nonsurgical pessary that treats prolapse — a condition that occurs when the muscles supporting the uterus, bladder or rectum become weak and the organs sag, often protruding down into or out of the vagina.

Sep 16, 2021