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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
Research by economists at the University of Warwick, Dartmouth College, and the University of Leuven, finds that people are powerfully but subconsciously influenced by the weight of those around them. Without being aware of it, the researchers believe, human beings keep up with the weight of the Joneses. For a whole society, this can lead to a spiral of imitative obesity.
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Physorg (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Research by economists at the University of Warwick, Dartmouth College, and the University of Leuven, finds that people are powerfully but subconsciously influenced by the weight of those around them. Without being aware of it, the researchers believe, human beings keep up with the weight of the Joneses. For a whole society, this can lead to a spiral of imitative obesity. The researchers will present...
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Dartmouth News Headlines (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The most ambitious fund-raising initiative in Dartmouth history, the Campaign for the Dartmouth Experience, reached a milestone in June as it surpassed the $1.1 billion mark. The campaign, which began in 2002, is on track to raise the remaining $200 million of the $1.3 billion goal by its scheduled end-date in December 2009.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Not for nothing is Henry "Hank" Paulson, the US Treasury Secretary, known as Hank the Hammer. He earned the nickname in his footballing days at Dartmouth College, where his toughness on the field was legendary. At 62 he retains much of his earlier stamina; being teetotal and running every day has helped him keep hitting hard.
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Dartmouth College is proposing a $52 million arts center. The slate, stone and glass building would include a public park and a walkway linking the southern part of Hanover with the college green.
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E - Editors Weblog (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
With the recent stir caused by Iran's doctored "fourth" missile photograph, journalists should be hyperaware that no longer is seeing believing.New software, developed by Dartmouth College computer science professor Hany Farid, analyzes photographs for duplicated pixel patterns, differing light sources...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
By TRAVIS LOLLER By Travis Loller The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. When residents of a tiny Ken-yan village sold their chickens and cattle to buy Milton Ochieng's $900 plane ticket to Dartmouth College, they told him they wanted something in return.
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Joe's Dartblog (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
An old but very funny Onion article just came to my attention, set at dear old Dartmouth. HANOVER, NH—According to students enrolled in professor Michael Rosenthal's Philosophy 101 course at Dartmouth College, that guy, Darrin Floen, the one who sits at the back of the class and acts like he's Aristotle, seriously needs to shut the f--k up. The full article can be read here .
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MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
When residents of a tiny Kenyan village sold their chickens and cattle to buy Milton Ochieng's $900 plane ticket to Dartmouth College, they told him they wanted something in return. Now they have it — a full-fledged medical clinic.
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) | When residents of a tiny Kenyan village sold their chickens and cattle to buy Milton Ochieng a $900 plane ticket to Dartmouth College, they told him they wanted something in return.
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
When residents of a tiny Kenyan village sold their chickens and cattle to buy Milton Ochieng' a $900 plane ticket to Dartmouth College, they told him they wanted something in return.
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
When residents of a tiny Kenyan village sold their chickens and cattle to buy Milton Ochieng's $900 plane ticket to Dartmouth College, they told him they wanted something in return.
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WorkAtHome (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
When residents of a tiny Kenyan village sold their chickens and cattle to buy Milton Ochieng’s $900 plane ticket to Dartmouth College, they told him they wanted something in return.
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honeyblog (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
The 7th Workshop on the Economics of Information Security (WEIS'08) took place last week at Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business. Several interesting papers like " Security Economics and European Policy ", " Do Data Breach Disclosure Laws Reduce Identity Theft? ", or " The Impact of Incentives on Notice and Take-down " were presented during the workshop. Our paper entitled " Studying Malicious...
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Dartmouth News Headlines (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
At a ceremony on July 2, Dartmouth College officially transferred to the State of New Hampshire the deed to 8.2 acres of land at the summit of Mt. Washington. The property was sold to the state at a price of $1.64 million, to be financed by Dartmouth over 10 years.
