AROUND THE GREEN
Dartmouth tuition costs for2005-2006 will increase 4.9 percent to $31,770, the board of trustees has announced. Including room, board and fees, the total yearly cost will rise to $41,355. Tuition for Dartmouth Medical and Tuck schools will rise 4.5 and 5.5 percent, respectively, to $34,498 and $38,400.
The National Science Foundation hasawarded $21.8 million to a group ofDartmouth researchers led by MichaelGazzaniga '61, the David T. McLaughlin Distinguished Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and former dean of the faculty. The money will be used to establish a Baker Library-based Center for Cognitive and Educational Neuro science to study how people learn, Researchers are already working with local school districts to determine what will best help students and teachers. Slated to start April I with a five-year renewal option, this is the largest peer-reviewed grant ever received by Dartmouth.
A center for immunotherapy is beinglaunched by Dartmouth Medical School. Randolph Noelle, Ph.D., will direct the center with Dr. Lloyd Kasper serving as co-director. Clinical studies will be conducted in autoimmunity, cancer immunotherapy, infectious disease and biodefense.
Jeffrey James will become the HopkinsCenter's sixth director in August. Now executive director of the Cunningham Dance Foundation in New York City, he will succeed Lewis Crickard.
According to recent rankings released bythe Financial Times, Tuck graduatesworking in finance and banking makemore money than graduates of any other business school worldwide in that category. A Tuck grad's average salary three years out of school? $154,009.
The Dartmouth Aires have issued a newCD: Dartmouth Undying. To purchase, go to www.dartmouth.edu/~aires. The cost is $l5.
The Dartmouth women's basketballteam made its fifth trip to the NCAAtournament in March, falling to threetime national champ UConn on UConn's home court. It was the team'sfirst tourney appearance since 2000.
