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| WISP Digest: Apr. 20, 2018 |
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| Alaskan Glacier to Melt at Fastest Pace in 400 Years |
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Dominic Winski, Dartmouth ’09 and GRAD ’18, was recently featured in USA Today for his work on Alaskan Glacier melt. Dominic is working with Professor Erich Osterberg in Dartmouth’s Earth Sciences Department. To read more about this research, see: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/11/global-warming-causing-alaskan-glacier-melt-fastest-pace-400-years/506549002/
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| Gender Pay Gap in Medicine |
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Geisel School of Medicine Associate Professor, Dr. Roshini Pinto-Powell, recently guest wrote a piece for the Huffington Post on the pay gap in medicine between male and female doctors. To read more, see: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-pinto-powell-equal-pay_us_5acb7514e4b09d0a1195d18b
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| Geisel School of Medicine Graduate to run for Congress |
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Mai Khanh Tran, a ’92 Geisel School of Medicine Graduate has decided to run for congress. She joins a wave of scientists who have decided to run for Congress in the 2018 mid-term elections. To read more see: https://www.sciencealert.com/woman-immigrant-scientist-running-congress
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This talk, by Gary Taubes, co-founder of the Nutrition Science Initiative, will cover science and policy related to sugar. This 7th Annual C. Everett Koop Distinguished Lecture is co-sponsored by the C. Everett Koop Institute, the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, and the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center. The talk takes place Wednesday, April 25, from 5-6:15 p.m. in Silsby 28. For more information see: https://news.dartmouth.edu/events/event?event=50254&listing=1#.WtTTtsgh0o8
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Weather permitting, you can go see the moon, planets and stars through Shattuck Observatory’s telescopes. Open Fridays from 9:00-11:00 p.m. Call 603-646-9100 to check availability if weather looks iffy.
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| 6th Annual Science Day at Dartmouth |
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Dartmouth’s School of Graduate and Advanced Study presents the 6th Annual Science Day at Dartmouth. Come see the research of Dartmouth graduate schools and participate in some fun hands-on activities. For more information see: https://news.dartmouth.edu/events/event?event=50894&listing=1#.WtTVvMgh0o8
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