Three rising third-year Geisel medical students have received a distinguished national public health award for their efforts over the past two years to improve both awareness of and access to health care for migrant farm workers in the Upper Valley.
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Function Follows Form – Revealing the Molecular Mechanisms of Viruses
Structural biologist Jason McLellan, PhD, an assistant professor of biochemistry at Geisel, is doing groundbreaking research on viral proteins that is providing new insights into deadly outbreaks such as Ebola and MERS-CoV.
Study: Less Than Half of Physicians Have a Firm Understanding of the Costs of Tests and Procedures
A recent study led by Dartmouth Institute researchers finds that while the majority of physicians surveyed felt that doctors had a responsibility to control costs, less than half reported having a firm understanding of the costs of tests and procedures to the health care system.
Closing the Gap
With the opening of its Williamson Translational Research Building (WTRB), the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth hopes to move discoveries more rapidly from lab to clinic.
Dartmouth-Stanford Study Finds Health Advertorials Misleading but Persuasive
Health advertorials, or advertisements camouflaged as credible news, succeed in misleading people, in part, by tamping down their skepticism and expectations for truth in advertising, a Dartmouth College-Stanford University study finds.
Geisel Students Named 2016-2017 NH/VT Schweitzer Fellows
Ten first-year medical students at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth have been selected as 2016-17 New Hampshire/Vermont Schweitzer Fellows by the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship.
Student Spotlight – Kevin Doré: Working Toward Reform
Motivated by the lack of healthcare in the poor Chicago community where Kevin Doré ’19 taught junior high school science, he decided to become a doctor in order to change both educational opportunities and healthcare for the poor.
Brain Bee: A Fun and Rewarding Way to Learn About the Brain
A record 30 students from 10 schools competed in the fourth annual Upper Valley Brain Bee, held recently at Dartmouth’s Moore Hall. The event offered a friendly neuroscience competition, as well as a popular interactive neuroscience fair.
Elevated Bladder Cancer Risk in New England and Arsenic in Drinking Water from Private Wells
A new Dartmouth-led study has found that drinking water from private wells, particularly dug wells established during the first half of the 20th century, may have contributed to the elevated risk of bladder cancer that has been observed in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont for over 50 years.
Breathing New Life Into Community-based Research
The Dartmouth CO-OP Primary Care Research Network enjoyed the largest turnout ever for its annual meeting. The group of primary care practitioners and researchers are dedicated to improving patient care and the practice of primary care in rural communities.
Upcoming Events
- Thesis Defense (Shawn Musial) July 18, 2024
- Graduate Seminar (Justin Milner) July 18, 2024
- Psychiatry Grand Rounds July 19, 2024
- BCB Special Seminar - Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan, PhD August 16, 2024
- Psychiatry Grand Rounds August 19, 2024
- Thesis Defense (Delaney Ramirez) August 19, 2024
- Special DCC Grand Rounds with Andrew Trister, MD, PhD August 29, 2024
- Psychiatry Grand Rounds September 19, 2024
- SENSING the WORLD: Dartmouth Symposium for the Life Sciences October 1, 2024