By Michael Coburn, The Dartmouth Staff
With $100 Photoshop software and a little training, computer users can drastically alter digital photos, shedding a few pounds from a high school prom picture or removing a tumor from a medical image. While manipulated photos can be very difficult to detect, Hany Farid, associate chair of the computer science department at Dartmouth, is one of the first people to develop a method to find alterations in digital photographs.
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By Anya Perret, The Dartmouth Staff
Noting the power of a six-inch Barbie doll to breed unhealthy beauty standards in young girls throughout the country, the 20 students involved in Dartmouth's newly formed Real Beauty Initiative aimed to humorously readdress Barbie's body-image standards with their newly purchased 7'2'' "life-sized" Barbie, complete with a 40-inch bust and 22-inch waist.
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By Victoria Boggiano, The Dartmouth Staff
Dartmouth researchers may have found a way to stop breast cancer tumors from growing, which would make the cancer easier to treat. The findings are the result of experiments conducted on mice by Dartmouth Medical School professor William North and his team.
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By Emily Goodell, The Dartmouth Staff
Baking chocolate eclairs does not figure into the usual schedule of a middle school students, but that was the assignment for several eighth graders who shadowed professionals in the kitchens of the Hanover Inn as part of a "Job Shadow Day" on Wednesday. The program, which is in its ninth year, brings approximately 50 eighth graders from around the Upper Valley to Hanover to experience a day in the life of Dartmouth employees.
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By Drew Joseph, The Dartmouth Staff
- The United States Department of Education submitted a plan to define the circumstances in which universities are able to divulge confidential information about potentially dangerous students, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. More »
- Turnitin.com, a resource used by teachers and professors to monitor plagiarism in students' assignments, does not violate copyright laws, a federal judge ruled last month. More »
- More colleges are installing pre-manufactured buildings, assembled on campus, than in previous years, according to modular building companies, the New York Times reported Wednesday. More »
