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Nature Materials

Bioinspired structural materials

This review discusses the common structural motifs of a range of natural materials and the difficulties associated with mimicking these designs in the fabrication of synthetic structures with enhanced mechanical properties.

Oct 27, 2014

NHPR

Report: Cancer Cases Avoidable If Well Owners Test For Arsenic

A new study out of Dartmouth College estimates that arsenic in well water could be causing as many as 830 cases of cancer in the granite state.

Oct 22, 2014

The Dartmouth

College aims to focus undergraduate research

Two new programs — Stamps Scholars and First Year Research in Engineering — aim to boost the number of student research opportunities.

Oct 22, 2014

Concord Monitor

New Hampshire report stresses arsenic danger

The report by Dartmouth and the state departments of health and environmental services estimates that 450 to 600 cases of cancer could be avoided through testing and treatment of water found to have unhealthy levels of arsenic.

Oct 22, 2014

The Dartmouth

Firm evaluates locations for third Thayer building

Wilson Architects of Boston will present their design study report to Thayer dean Joseph Helble, College President Phil Hanlon, and other officials in January.

Oct 16, 2014

The Dartmouth

Faculty prepare for first DartmouthX online classes

Vicki May’s "The Engineering of Structures Around Us” is one of four massive open online courses (MOOCs) that Dartmouth will offer in 2015 through the digital learning platform edX.

Oct 06, 2014

Institute of Physics

Imaging scheme tracks tumour oxygenation

A Dartmouth team, including engineering professor Brian Pogue, is developing a new method for measuring tumor oxygenation for treatment planning and monitoring.

Oct 01, 2014

Bloomberg News

Ice Research for Climate Clues Means Watching for Bears

Dartmouth engineering professor Rachel Obbard will need a way to keep polar bears at bay as she and her team collect samples from newly developed sea ice.

Sep 30, 2014

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