Read article – A news brief announcing that Steven Bernstein has been named the first chief research officer for Dartmouth-Hitchcock, associate dean of clinical research, and director of the C. Everett Koop Institute at the Geisel School of Medicine.

Read article – An opinion piece co-authored by Stuart Copans, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry, and Mariam Rahman from the University of Florida, in which they discuss the United States healthcare system.

Read article – Quotes Carolyn Murray, assistant professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in a feature story about her research on ways that doctors can encourage more homeowners to test their private water wells for toxins such as arsenic. “People’s doctors generally are really unaware of where you get your drinking water, is it regulated, whether you’ve ever tested it and what you tested it for,” Murray said.

Read article – Cites comments by Steven Woloshin, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article sharing advice on how to make decisions regarding holiday travel during the pandemic. Woloshin’s comments appear in a section regarding testing and quarantine, where he notes that there is no solid data on how well coronavirus tests perform on asymptomatic individuals.

Read article – Cites comments by Diwakar Pattabiraman, assistant professor of molecular and systems biology, in an article about a study he co-authored that uncovered clues in how heterogeneity arises in breast cancer and a potential method for making breast tumors more responsive to therapy.

Read article – Quotes Carolyn Murray, assistant professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about a study she conducted with fellow researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine which found that involving pediatric practices in the promotion of private well water testing can influence parental compliance.

Read article – Tillman Gerngross, professor of engineering, and Michael Sporn, professor emeritus of pharmacology and toxicology, have been named the winners of Dartmouth’s Entrepreneurs Forum Technology Innovation and Commercialization awards. The article quotes Eric Fossum, the John H. Krehbiel Sr. Professor for Emerging Technologies, about the selection of Gerngross and Sporn as awardees. “Our awards highlight individuals who, through their inventive and entrepreneurial talents, have made strong contributions to Dartmouth and society,” said Fossum. “Honestly, it was an easy choice in selecting Tillman and Michael. I am amazed by their energy, productivity, and success, and I am proud to have them as colleagues at Dartmouth.”

Read article – As a guest on Hubwonk, Gunnar Esiason, Tuck ’21, Geisel ’21, discusses the challenges to global health presented by evolving drug-resistant diseases and how the lessons learned from COVID-19 could potentially save millions of lives.

Read article – A news brief announcing that Barbara Jobst, professor of neurology, was named the 2020 Tech Professional of the Year at the NH Tech Alliance’s TechWomen/TechGirls awards luncheon.

Read article – Quotes Carolyn Murray, assistant professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about a study she conducted with fellow researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine which found that involving pediatric practices in the promotion of private well water testing can influence parental compliance. “We wanted to see if we could move the needle on testing by integrating it into the clinical environment as part of routine pediatric preventive care,” said Murray.