Friday, May 2, 2008

Alumni criticize pro-suit polling

By William Schpero, The Dartmouth Staff

Alumni have allegedly been subjected to "push polls" favoring the pro-lawsuit candidates in the Association of Alumni election over the last week, according to active alumni. The Dartmouth has been unable to confirm who commissioned the data collection, as leaders of both sides of the debate denied involvement. More »

Mascoma, GM partner in tech effort

By Turia Lahlou, The Dartmouth Staff

Mascoma, a leading company in biofuels technology founded by two Thayer School of Engineering professors, will partner with General Motors to develop ethanol technology from wood chips, waste paper sludge and grass to combat an increasing demand for energy, both companies announced in a joint statement on Thursday. More »

Study shows better health care not tied to high costs

By Drew Joseph, The Dartmouth Staff

Higher Medicare spending does not correlate with better treatment for patients, according to the 2008 edition of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, published last month. The Atlas traces the distribution of medical resources at hospitals in different regions across the country. More »

PRIDE discussion aims to unite black and gay communities

By Fan Zhang

Seeking dialogue within the gay and black communities, music professor Steve Swayne spoke on his experience as a gay, black and religious man in a PRIDE week event Thursday night in Cutter-Shabazz Hall. More »

Ford '70 advises to invest in Africa

By Michael Coburn, The Dartmouth Staff

There are significant investment opportunities for U.S. businesses in Africa, Wallace Ford '70, president and chief operating officer for Goodworks International, said at a dinner held in the Hanover Inn. Goodworks is a business advisory firm specializing in emerging markets in Africa and the Caribbean. Even if he were working for a large investment bank such as Merill Lynch, Ford said his message would be the same: invest in Africa. More »

N.Y. judge challenges science's place in law

By Kat Richardson

Science and the law are "uncomfortable" but inevitable "bedfellows," Jed Rakoff, a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, said in a lecture Wednesday in the Rockefeller Center. The talk addressed the long-term love-hate relationship between the two fields. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Susan Matthews and Turia Lahlou, The Dartmouth Staff
  • Student tuition may be financing much more than students' actual in-class experience, according to a report on how college tuition is spent by colleges released by the Delta Cost Project, a Washington-based non-profit group that seeks to increase education affordability, on Thursday. More »
  • As tuition prices continue to rise, many colleges are having difficulty offering a steady amount of financial aid, and as a result, they are turning to alumni and other donors for additional financial assistance, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. More »
  • Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue Thomas Wolf '71 has been selected to deliver Pennsylvania State University at York's 38th annual commencement speech, according to the school's web site. More »