Jaclyn Wypler's senior thesis, The Future’s In the Dirt: Local Food, Community and Embeddedness in Hardwick, VT, examined an emerging local food system in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont using the theory of embeddedness.

Sociologist Jonathan Cole is the next speaker in the “Leading Voices in Higher Education” series. He will discuss his book, The Great American University: Its Rise to Preeminence, Its Indispensable National Role, Why It Must Be Protected.

Professor Denise Anthony talks about the issues surrounding electronic medical records.

Professor Emily Walton examined 256 neighborhoods in large metropolitan areas across the United States and found that Asian Americans living in predominantly Asian neighborhoods reported better health as the overall educational level of their neighbors increased.

Dartmouth’s Marc Dixon, an associate professor of sociology, is part of a VPR Vermont Edition in-depth discussion that explores the idea of how the middle class is defined in America.

Denise Anthony, associate professor of sociology and research director of the Institute for Security, Technology, and Society at Dartmouth, says that Facebook’s new privacy controls and a proposal to change the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act are both positive steps in protecting online privacy.

Professor Emily Walton says, “My most outstanding time at Dartmouth has been in the classroom. The students here are incredible—engaged, confident, and well prepared."

Governor Peter Shumlin recently named Andrew Longhi '14 to the Children and Family Council for Prevention Programs of Vermont. The 21-member advisory group meets monthly in the state capital of Montpelier, working to improve health for families, children, and communities.