Media Mentions

Students design turbine for use in African town
January 17, 2013 | The Dartmouth

Using only local supplies like aluminum, bricks, fuel, sand and wood, Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering plans to build a hydropower turbine in the Rwandan town of Musange this summer.

Location, Location Not an Obstacle to Biotech Success
January 16, 2013 | BioWorld Today

Since Adimab "is essentially a profitable business," Professor Tillman Gerngross said it's an unusual biotech in more ways than its location. He credits much of its success to diligence in partnering.

The New Ph.D.
January 15, 2013 | ASEE Prism

A number of institutions, including Dartmouth, have begun to prepare Ph.D. engineers to grasp opportunities and thrive in the industrial, commercial, and business worlds, either as employees of large or small enterprises or as entrepreneurs.

Research team develops tumor imaging system
January 14, 2013 | The Dartmouth

Researchers from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Thayer School have developed a quantitative imaging system to detect low-grade brain cancer cells and make tumor removal more precise, according to engineering professor and research group co-leader Keith Paulsen.

Dartmouth Researchers Studying Vermont Stream Recovery
January 13, 2013 | The Boston Globe

With support from NSF, earth sciences professor and adjunct engineering professor Carl Renshaw has teamed up with geography professor Frank Magilligan to study the long-term effects of Tropical Storm Irene in Vermont.

Do Fiscal Cliff Issues Continue to Threaten Long-Term U.S. Stability?
January 7, 2013 | The Motley Fool

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." ...

LuminAID Featured on NBC’s Today Show
January 1, 2013

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.

Research at Dartmouth-Hitchcock helps battle brain tumors
December 27, 2012 | WCAX-TV

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.

The Fiscal Cliff Endangers America’s Long-Term Lead in Technology
December 19, 2012 | Forbes

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

What can baseball teach us?
December 13, 2012 | New England Baseball Journal

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.”