| César Alvarez, Amie Thomasson, and Brendan Nyhan join a cohort of 180 writers, scholars, artists, and scientists from around the country, selected from nearly 2,500 applicants by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. The prestigious fellowships provide support to outstanding scholars and artists in midcareer to allow them to pursue their work without restriction. | | | The eldest living child of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King will speak at Dartmouth on May 23, the 60th anniversary of his father's historic address to an overflow crowd in Dartmouth Hall. | | | The $88 million expansion and renovation of the Hop will create approximately 15,000 square feet of new space and transform 55,000 square feet of existing space. It reimagines the function and flow of the iconic building by creating open and flexible performance and rehearsal spaces. Construction is set to begin late this year, with the new Hop opening in 2025. | | | Five Social Justice Awards will be presented next month to changemakers who have made outstanding contributions to social justice, peace, civil rights, education, public health, and environmental justice. The event, which includes keynote speaker Martin Luther King III, will take place at 7 p.m. on May 23 in Spaulding Auditorium. | | | It's been a banner year for Goldwater Scholarships: Five members of the Class of 2023 applied for the coveted award, and all five have been welcomed into the fold. The scholarship "seeks to identify and support college sophomores and juniors who show exceptional promise of becoming this nation's next generation of research leaders." | | | The U.S. effort to provide COVID-19 vaccines to the world was one of the greatest government achievements in modern history. Tuck Professor Ron Adner's ecosystem strategy framework contributed to its creation. Former Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar '88 visited the business school recently to discuss the Operation Warp Speed strategy in a chat with Adner. | | | The April 7 Guarini event saw 17 graduate students deliver a quick pitch about their research—all talk, no slides—in front of colleagues and judges. | | | As a member of school music ensembles while growing up in Zimbabwe, Chikati took the stage at the Harare International Festival of the Arts, won awards in national competitions, and performed during academic ceremonies. | | | "Our new Dartmouth Health brand was created to reflect and celebrate the high-quality care we provide across the region, bolstered by world-class teaching and research that combine to make our academic health system one of the nation's best," says Joanne M. Conroy '77, the CEO and president of the Lebanon, N.H.-based health-care system. | | | Over spring break, a group of students ventured to the sugar bush at the Dartmouth Organic Farm to learn about maple syrup production. The students were involved in every step of the process, from tapping trees to boiling sap. | | | Moment The Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies is profiled in a story that discusses how she is following in the footsteps of her father, Abraham Joshua Heschel, in the march toward social justice. | | | The New Yorker Photography by Provostial Fellow James Nachtwey '70, an award-winning photojournalist and war photographer, is featured in a story about the massacre discovered in the Ukrainian city of Bucha after Russian troops withdrew from the Kyiv suburb. | | | The Boston Globe "We're making the building more of a destination in every way possible. It really is at the center of life here," says the Howard L. Gilman '44 Director of the Hopkins Center for the Arts, about the Hop's upcoming renovation and expansion. | | | Skiers celebrated the end of the season with the annual pond skimming event on April 2 at the Skiway. It's organized by the Dartmouth Ski Patrol. (Photo by Julia Levine '23) | | | |
