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  • GRAD Alumni Research Award 2015 Recipient: Max Mehlman, PBS

    March 21, 2017
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    Humans have a remarkable capacity for processing spatial information, allowing us to maintain a sense of direction and location as we navigate within our environment. This ability is largely employed unconsciously and thus often taken for granted; however, individuals suffering from chronic spatial disorientation due to brain or vestibular system damage are painfully aware of the vital contribution spatial processing makes to our quality of life.

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  • GRAD Alumni Research Award 2014 Recipient: Justin Richardson, Earth Sciences

    March 21, 2017
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    Mercury is a toxic metal that is negatively impacts the health of humans and wildlife that consume fish throughout the northeastern United States. Humans have increased the loading of mercury to aquatic ecosystems in this region through combustion of coal, incineration of waste, and other industrial processes. Soils act as a strong accumulator and ‘natural barrier’ preventing much of the human-derived mercury from entering lakes and rivers. However, exotic and invasive earthworm species threaten the stability and retention of mercury in the forest soils.

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  • GRAD Alumni Research Award 2015 Recipient: John Naslund, TDI

    March 21, 2017
    John Naslund, Alumni Research Awardee 2015

    I am very pleased to provide an update on my ongoing exploratory work supported by the Dartmouth Graduate Studies Graduate Alumni Research Award.  Serious mental illnesses including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder are among the leading causes of disability in the United States and worldwide.

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  • GRAD Alumni Research Award 2014 Recipient: Danielle Niu, EEES

    March 16, 2017
    Danielle Niu Award Recipient

    Underlying much of New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, the Marcellus Shale has gained a great deal of attention as the largest natural gas reservoir in the United States. However, despite the surge in gas drilling, little is understood about the processes that contributed to the formation and preservation of the organic-rich shale. The aim of my research is to identify the conditions and processes occurring in the western New York Marcellus Shale after its deposition.

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  • GRAD Alumni Research Award 2015 Recipient: Caitlyn Hauke, MCB

    March 16, 2017
    Caitlyn Hauke, Alumni Research Award Recipient

    Cholera is an acute diarrheal disease caused by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the aquatic, Gram-negative bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Every year, the World Health Organization estimates 3-5 million cases and 100,000-120,000 deaths occur worldwide. Although infection is treatable with rehydration therapy, the explosive nature of outbreaks makes it difficult to treat infected patients quickly and efficiently. Effective control measures rely on prevention and preparedness, including the use of cholera vaccines.

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