AROUND THE GREEN
Dartmouth's Institute of Security Technology Studies (ISTS) provided technology to simulate a national cyber attack at a summit of academia, industry and government leaders convened by the Homeland Security Department in California last December. Department Secretary Tom Ridge said the government earned "pretty good grades" in its handling of the simulated threat; ISTS's associate director for policy, Adam Golodner, a member of the resultant corporate governance task force, deemed the meeting "a positive experience." Golodner, whose group will report its findings in March, says Harvard alum Ridge was quick to lament Dartmouth's defeat of the Crimson football team.
The board of trustees has voted to expand from 16 to 22 seats. Expansion is expected by 2010.
A scholarship fund has been established in memory of former biology department chair Thomas B. Roos that will provide an annual award for talented undergraduates pursuing interdisciplinary projects in the biological sciences. Further information is available from mary.m.poulson@dartmouth.edu.
Outstanding Attorney Awards were won by three students last fall at the Yale Mock Trial Invitational, where 60 teams competed: Martie Kuscher '07, Jeremy Presser '04 and Stacy Kourlis '06. Will Rollins '07 and Michael Ellis '06 earned Outstanding Witness Awards.
Dartmouth's athletics self-study report has been concluded as part of an NCAA review process that will include a peer- review team visit in April. Results of the study can be found on the Web: www.dartmouth.edu/~news/ncaacert
Main Street in Hanover has two newdining options. The Canoe Club, with live music, opened before the holidays. The Wrap chain plans to open an eatery in the space that previously housed Patrick Henry's, and before that, Peter Christian's.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center'sAdvanced Response Team (DHART) lent assistance to victims of the December earthquake in Iran. John Hinds and Robert "Chip" Cooper, along with Dr. Robert Gougelet, were among U.S. volunteers who responded.
