VOL. CLXXII NO. 26
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2015
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WISE works to expand its role on campus
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The Dartmouth Staff
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WISE@Dartmouth is increasing its presence on campus to give students greater access to resources through a new website, support groups and informational posters, co-chair Caeli Cavanagh ’14 said. WISE@Dartmouth coordinates opportunities for students to get involved with WISE of the Upper Valley, an advocacy and crisis center for victims of domestic and sexual violence, WISE training coordinator Chelsea Williams said. She said that WISE gave presentations at her high school
WISE launched a new website and increaesd support groups and informational posters this term.
SEE WISE PAGE 3
Professors submit 51 proposals for seed funding
B y ERICA BUONANNO The Dartmouth Staff
The Office of the Provost received 51 proposals from faculty members seeking seed funding for the 2014-2015 cycle, vice provost for research Martin Wybourne said. The program aims to help tenure-track and research faculty launch new scholarship, research and creativity at Dartmouth. Wybourne launched the seed funding program in the 2013-2014 academic year while serving as interim
provost. Proposals were due on Feb. 2, and recipients are expected to be notified of their proposal status by early spring term. “The idea is to really fund scholarship and research that is on the cutting edge of new scholarly activities, particularly ones with a collaborative nature where faculty are working with other faculty at different schools or disciplines so it’s really trying to ‘seed’ new faculty activities and ideas,” he said. Wybourne said that he thinks the
seed funding initiative will allow faculty members to start new trials of inquiry, build the College’s research reputation in certain areas and provide faculty — who use federal funding for research — the opportunity to attain the data they require to apply for federal grants. Currently, the seed funding is split into three separate funding opportunities. Pilot Funds, one-year grants between $10,000 and $50,000, are aimed at supporting primary steps in potentially high-impact projects. Crossdisciplinary Collaboration Funds,
Solarize Hanover results in 62 installation contracts B y KATIE RAFTER The Dartmouth Staff
Following the Jan. 31 deadline for Solarize Hanover, a program aiming to promote solar energy in the Upper Valley, 273 Hanover residents signed up to have their homes visited and evaluated, resulting in 62 installation contracts, which is a higher amount than any other town in the Upper Valley participating in this program. According to the Hanover press
release, these 273 homes represent around nine percent of Hanover households. The Energy Emporium, a New Hampshire-based solar energy equipment supplier, conducted the site visits to evaluate whether the homes would be suitable for solar panel installations. Sarah Simonds, the energy program manager for Vital Communities, a nonprofit organization based in White SEE SOLARIZE PAGE 5
which are two-year grants between $50,000 and $200,000, are designated for projects that incorporate faculty from two or more different schools at Dartmouth or two traditionally unrelated subject matters and that aim to address larger, complex problems. This year, the Office of the Provost added a new funding category specifically for arts, humanities and social sciences faculty, for whom external funding is traditionally sparse. This category of SEE SEED PAGE 2
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Freshmen meet for the Dartmouth Leadership Attitudes and Behaviors program.