“I spend most of my day thinking about the universe—its birth, life, death. Do I worry about the future? No.”
—Robert Caldwell, professor of physics and astronomyin Vice
December 6, 2018
“It only makes sense to get screened if you’re testing for something you can do something about—and if treatment is more effective when the problem is detected before symptoms develop.”
—Steve Woloshin, professor of medicine and of The Dartmouth Institutein Consumer Reports
December 4, 2018
“Veterans are one component of a diverse institution—something we value very much—the variety of experiences and perspectives that our students bring. Veterans are one part of that and they are an important part of that to Dartmouth.”
“There are a hundred dissertations still to be written about George Bush and his place in our history. But if you want to grasp his character, this incident—this visit to Hanover on a frigid, blustery spring day seven-and-a-half years ago—represents a good place to start. Eighty-seven years old and confined to a wheelchair, he would still rather put himself out than let anyone down.”
—Peter Robinson ’79, former Dartmouth trusteein Ricochet
November 30, 2018
“There is an interesting interaction between art and science when you are creating animated films. You’re doing this physics simulation, but the people using it are not physicists. We are creating software and simulations for use by artists.”
“We want to use this cutting-edge work as an opportunity for year-long conversation about the political themes of the play, about how technology can enhance theatrical storytelling, and how classical theater is relevant today.”
—Mary Lou Aleskie, director of the Hopkins Center for the Artsin Broadway World
November 27, 2018
We owe it to ourselves to handle each item of expertise the way we would a piece of fruit we’re about to buy—gauging how wholesome and ripe it is.
“Software may still end up eating the world. But if they play their cards right, manufacturers will hold the fork.”
—Richard D’Aveni, the Bakala Professor of Strategy at the Tuck School of Businessin MarketWatch
November 21, 2018
“What these bots are doing is enabling low-credibility stories to gain enough momentum that they can later go viral. They’re giving that first big push.”
—V.S. Subrahmanian, professor of computer sciencein Science News
November 20, 2018
“If the vaping industry is serious, there’s no reason for Juul to sell watermelon, mint or fruit medley … because it attracts kids and we’re starting to learn it doesn’t appeal to adult smokers.”
—Samir Soneji, associate professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practicein The Hill
November 19, 2018
“It was an epic finish in a great rivalry.”
—Katie Dowty, head coach of women’s rugbyin Valley News
November 16, 2018
“If patient engagement is the new ‘blockbuster drug,’ why are we not seeing spectacular effects?”
—Manish Mishra, clinical assistant professor of community and family medicine and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practicein Cardiovascular Business
November 15, 2018
“The timeliness of this play couldn’t be more relevant. This notion of the dynamic between a leader, politics and the populace is playing out in governments not just here but all over the world, with nationalistic trends emerging, and the changing role of the populace.”
—Mary Lou Aleskie, director of the Hopkins Center for the Artsin Valley News
November 14, 2018
“I think that is probably the core to understanding this book, the acknowledgment that this is, after all, a nation built on Native American land.”
—Colin Calloway, the John Kimball Jr. 1943 Professor and a finalist for a National Book Awardin VPR
November 13, 2018
“Soils store at least three times the amount of carbon as is currently in the atmosphere.”
—Caitlin Hicks Pries, assistant professor of biological sciencesin VPR
November 12, 2018
“If you look at original, higher-quality videos from other vantage points, you can more clearly see that while there was some contact between the reporter and intern, he did not strike her as his hand comes down.”
—Hany Farid, the Albert Bradley 1915 Third Century Professor of Computer Science,in The Economic Times
November 9, 2018
Midterms are always a referendum on the president.
“If you are a person of color, if you are Latino, if you are Asian-American, if you are Muslim, if you are Jewish, if you are LGTBQ: An asterisk has been added to my rights as a citizen, and to yours, too.”
—Roberto Rey Agudo, research assistant professor of Spanish and Portuguesein The Hill
November 7, 2018
“If your kids are playing these games, either these games are having a warping effect on right and wrong or they have a warped sense of right or wrong and that’s why they are attracted to these games. Either way you should be concerned about it.”
—Jay Hull, the Dartmouth Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciencesin The Jordan Times