Commencement 2019
On Sunday, June 9, the Dartmouth community gathered to celebrate the Class of 2019
Dartmouth In The News
Peter Orner's 'Maggie Brown and Others' on Oprah's Best Books of 2019 List
Oprah Magazine
Professor Peter Orner's book is No. 2 on Oprah Winfrey's "Best Books of 2019" list. "Orner brings grace and vigor to the short-story form in a preeminent collection, earning a place alongside Carver and Munro," writes the magazine.
Gold Mining Critically Impairs Water Quality in Rivers Across Peruvian Biodiversity Hotspot
Nature World News
Writing about a study that found artisanal-scale gold mining is altering water clarity and dynamics in the Madre de Dios River watershed in Peru, the paper turns for comment to Dartmouth researchers Evan Dethier, Guarini '20, and David Lutz.
The Myth and Magic of Generating New Ideas
The New Yorker
"Maybe it's the endorphins, or maybe it's refocusing my attention on some other activity which enables a new idea," writes Dartmouth's Dan Rockmore in an opinion piece in which he explores various ways he and others come up with new ideas.
Joining the AAU Will Change Campus in These Three Ways
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Joining the Association of American Universities, which Dartmouth has done, is "not only about the prestige … for people who work inside higher education, being in the AAU is a shorthand for excellence in knowledge production," says the paper.
