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Quantifying intraoperative fluorescence
January 18, 2013 | Medical Physics Web

A summary of advancements in fluorescence-guided neurosurgery research by MD/PhD candidate Pablo Valdés and professors Frederic Leblond and Keith Paulsen (et al.) originally published in Nature entitled, "Quantitative, spectrally-resolved intraoperative fluorescence imaging."

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.

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.

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.

Science in Greenland: It’s a Girl Thing
December 19, 2012 | Dartmouth Now

Engineering PhD candidate Stephanie Gregory is part of this Dartmouth IGERT version of the European Commission's controversial video, "Science: It’s a Girl Thing!"

Dartmouth Engineering Students Awarded Almost $15,000 in EPA’s Sustainable Technology Competition
December 17, 2012

B.E. candidates and DHE members Joseph Anthony and Theodore Sumers are among the 45 college teams awarded grants by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for phase I of its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) annual student design competition.

Incubating an Eco-Business
December 14, 2012

Residents in Upstate New York spend a higher percentage of their income on heating costs than any other region in the United States. Most can't afford to or just won't invest a mere $50 in small electrical upgrades that will improve efficiency, even if the LED light bulbs, power strips, or space heaters would pay for themselves in savings within just five months. Tristan Morris M.E.M.'13 went searching for a solution to this problem for his undergraduate engineering thesis at Cornell University and found what later became the basis for a startup, Cirquility, that he launched through the Tuck School of Business' Barris Incubator Program over the summer.

Curiosity’s Cousins: Autonomous Polar Robots Explore Earth’s Extremes
December 12, 2012 | Wired Science

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.

For Students Remaining on Campus, a Break From the Bustle Can Be Refreshing
December 12, 2012 | Dartmouth Now

Thabo Matse ’14, who is from Swaziland, says he travels home to Africa only for summer break. Currently, Matse, an engineering and economics major, works about five hours a day in the machine shop at Thayer School of Engineering.