One thing we love about Dartmouth students is that they are eager to connect what they learn in the classroom to real world projects and advocacy that address sustainability challenges. Read more about Professor Attends U.N. Climate Talks in Germany, Shares Insights on Pathways for Student Involvement
Overwhelming scientific evidence has demonstrated that our planet is getting warmer due to climate change, yet parts of the eastern U.S. are actually getting cooler. Read more about Polar Vortex Defies Climate Change in the Southeast
In a new study, Assistant Professor Justin Mankin and fellow researchers found that despite human attempts to stem global warming, record-setting precipitation and other extreme events are going to increase around the world. Read more about Despite Pledges to Fight Global Warming, You Should Brace for Extreme Weather
The world is now Caldwell’s stage. From his Lyme Center beginnings, he’s skied internationally for SMS, matriculated at Dartmouth, won an NCAA championship with the Big Green and gradually ascended the U.S. Ski Team ladder. A five-year national team member and World Cup newcomer who will turn 24 years old before these Olympics end, Caldwell hopes to compete in two individual races and a relay at Pyeongchang. Read more about Olympian Geography Major Patrick Caldwell '17
As February approaches, Dartmouth students begin preparations for V-Day, the global movement to end violence against girls and women. Read more about Student spotlight: performer and activist Gricelda Ramos '18
Rosie Brennan ’11 will make her Olympic debut with Team USA in cross-country skiing after placing 34th in the distance standings in the World Cup race in Val di Fiemme, Italy, this month. Read more about Olympian Geography Major Rosie Brennan '11
Dartmouth Geography Major Selassie Atadika '98 Read more about One Woman's Quest To Tell 'The African Story Through Chocolate
Irma and Harvey add sense of urgency to Professor Frank Magilligan’s class lecture. Read more about Geography Class Is Overtaken by Two Historic Hurricanes
Geography Major Sydney Kamen ’19, helps lead a health workshop in Eastern Uganda, where children were given soap and taught to wash their hands. Read more about Undergraduate Saves Lives With Her Nonprofit, SOAP
The worst hurricane in New England history unleashed a devastating combination of wind and water 79 years ago, and with hurricanes ravaging the southeast U.S. and the Caribbean, it’s hard not to wonder what would happen if that storm returned today. Read more about The hurricane of 1938 was a disaster – would it be more of a disaster today?
