"That warmer world, where it's all risk all the time, that transition to that world—that's what we're in right now.” @dartmouthgeography.bsky.social professor @jsmankin.bsky.social assesses the accelerating impacts of climate change.

"Our work demonstrates that generative AI and large language models significantly lower barriers to revitalizing endangered languages.” Professor Soroush Vosoughi discusses an AI framework developed in his lab that translates Chinese into the endangered script Nüshu.

Professor Annelise Orleck, whose influential narrative histories bring overlooked lives to a broad public, was elected to the Society of American Historians, which recognizes literary distinction in history and biography across books, essays, film, drama, and other forms of public communication.

#Dartmouth researchers collaborated on a new study identifying how bacteria coordinate the molecular motors that pull in DNA carrying antibiotic resistance genes. The findings point to a potential strategy for disrupting the spread of antibiotic resistance.

Students in professor Victoria Somoff’s Ukrainian language class translated and staged the world premiere of Volodymyr Rafeyenko’s “Vertep for Homo Sapiens,” a play drawn from the stories of Ukrainians living through Russia’s 2022 invasion.

. @dartmouthecon.bsky.social professor @dannyblanchy.bsky.social discusses how economic shocks, the pandemic, and a difficult housing and job market have reshaped Gen Z's outlook on the American Dream, contributing to rising stress and declining life satisfaction among young adults.

“I do believe that the faith of others is intrinsic to who we are and how we define ourselves as Jews, Christians, and Muslims.” Professor Susannah Heschel called for peaceful dialogue across all religious perspectives in her recent lecture at Chautauqua.

"[It] will make faculty a better faculty member, and also allow them to be a better participant in shared governance, which is so important to many universities.” Professor David Kotz ’86 discusses how serving as Dartmouth's provost and associate dean for the sciences taught him about collaboration.

“We see it slowly collapsing before our eyes.” @dartmouthears.bsky.social professor @mathieu-ice.bsky.social comments on the rapid retreat of Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier and its implications for global sea-level rise.

Diane Gilbert-Diamond ’98 has been appointed as Allen House’s new house professor, starting July 1. Allen House is one of six house communities at #Dartmouth, where house professors and staff partner to create an environment for students where living and learning overlap.

@newscientist.com features Professor @roopikarisam.bsky.social’s “Data Empire” in its July picks for best popular science reads. The book traces data as power, from Mesopotamia’s clay tablets to the algorithmic state.

#Dartmouth evaluates faculty for promotion and tenure through a rigorous review in three areas: research, teaching, and service. This year, 14 faculty members were promoted to full professor, and 14 were promoted to associate professor and granted tenure.

After more than three decades keeping the @dartmouthecon.bsky.social department running and guiding the thousands of students who passed through her office, department administrator Karen Pelletier retires this summer.

#Dartmouth anthropologist Zaneta Thayer discusses her research on why the fear of pregnancy and childbirth is so widespread among American women, in @womens-healthmag.bsky.social.

"My relationship with my SIB is one of the most special ones I have formed at Dartmouth." Recent graduates reflect on connections built and lessons learned through the SIBs program at the Dartmouth Center for Social Impact, which pairs #Dartmouth students with local children for one-on-one mentoring

Tracy Weener ’26 and quantitative social science professor @herbertchang.bsky.social ’18 set out to study the digital side of the 2024 Taiwan protests. Their research identifies a new tactic in political warfare: AI-generated images that look cute and harmless but function as partisan attacks.

.@dartmouthcs.bsky.social professors SouYoung Jin and Yujun Yan each received a Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Foundation. They are pursuing AI research in two directions: Jin toward systems that sense and feel, Yan toward models that reason.

"A lot of Black Americans see the flag as a symbol of both inclusion and exclusion." #Dartmouth historian @mattdelmont.bsky.social responds to a new AP-NORC poll about patriotism and the U.S. flag, via @apnews.com.

New research from #Dartmouth professor @carolinerobertson.bsky.social finds your eye movements are so distinctive that AI can identify you by your gaze alone—revealing the "conceptual priorities" that shape what each of us notices in a new scene.

"I think it's easy for a lot of Americans to look back and think that that was a more peaceful, unified time, but the reality is that it was a very fraught time in terms of racial discrimination and race relations,” says @mattdelmont.bsky.social on racial tensions involving Black servicemen in WWII.

In her new book, “A Bite-Sized History of Italy: Gastronomic Tales of the Roman Empire, Renaissance, and Republic,” from @thenewpress.bsky.social, professor Danielle Callegari tells the story of the peninsula through food, from ancient Rome to the pineapple pizza wars.

As America turns 250, #Dartmouth history professor Darrin McMahon joins Dr. Laurie Santos on "The Happiness Lab" to dig into the founders' "pursuit of happiness"—and how chasing it can leave us worse off.

"If this industry may turn to dust in 2029, their incentive is to make as much money as they can." @dartmouthecon.bsky.social professor Eric Zitzewitz reflects on how prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi aggressively market themselves, blurring lines between gambling and entertainment.

. @miacosta.bsky.social’s “How Politicians Polarize” received the American Political Science Association's Best Book Award from the Experimental Research Section, Richard Fenno Prize for Best Book from the Legislative Studies Section, and Alan Rosenthal Prize from the Legislative Studies Section.

"Your body starts to really fall apart, you lose the ability to cool off fast enough … and the physiological mechanisms just break down.” Biological sciences professor Ryan Calsbeek discusses the effects of extreme heat on athletic performance during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

“I always knew I needed to address the story at some point in my life.” Professor César Alvarez’s new musical, which shines a new light on the Greensboro Massacre from 1979, takes on capitalism, racism, and generational trauma. It premieres off-Broadway this summer.

Nautilus includes professor Jeremy DeSilva’s book “First Steps: How Upright Walking Made Us Human” in its recommended reading list on evolution, highlighting DeSilva’s exploration of how bipedalism shaped human evolution.

History professor Matt Garcia discusses his research and efforts to document the contributions of Latino and Indigenous performers to Southern California cultural history, including a #Dartmouth-funded project to digitize the Ramona Bowl archives.

#Dartmouth neuroscientist @esfinn.bsky.social has been named to @sciam.bsky.social’s inaugural Young American Scientists list, which recognizes early-career researchers whose work is shaping the future of science. Finn studies how our individual traits shape the way we perceive and judge the world.

Professor N. Bruce Duthu '80 discusses tribal sovereignty and U.S.-tribal relations over the past half-century. "The U.S. is routinely at the top of the heap in terms of a country that, despite all the flaws, at least now in the last 50 years or so, seems to have gotten it right,” he says.

Digital forensics expert Hany Farid, who returns to #Dartmouth faculty this summer, sat down with @nytimes.com to discuss the challenges of verifying images, videos, and other digital content in an era of increasingly sophisticated AI, and his concerns about the erosion of trust in digital media.

"The current forecasts imply this could be the costliest El Niño on record.” Geography professor @jsmankin.bsky.social explains that impacts to agriculture, supply chains, labor markets and economic growth could potentially exceed $1.8 trillion in the U.S. alone over the coming years.

Warren Shepard ’26 and Jack Grodnick ‘26 were accepted into startup accelerator Y Combinator’s 2026 summer program, which includes funding and mentorship, for their company Control Seat, which aims to design a modern, digital control system for large-scale industrial operations.

A paper by former Neukom Fellow @sophievf.bsky.social ’23, stemming from her work at #Dartmouth, has been selected as an Editor’s Highlight by the @agu.org#Dartmouth Her research highlights how soil biogeochemistry models omit key processes due to geographic bias.

Colin Calloway, a professor of history and Native American studies, discusses the devastating population decline experienced by Native peoples following European colonization, citing the effects of disease, warfare, forced removal and federal policy.

“Cheese wields a kind of power over the Italian imagination that cannot be overstated. It occupies a rare, almost divine space on the peninsula.” The Literary Hub shares an excerpt from “A Bite-Sized History of Italy,” Italian professor Danielle Callegari’s new book from @thenewpress.bsky.social.

“You create instability in a society not by convincing people of a lie, but by making the signals so noisy that people don’t know what to believe.” Digital forensics expert Hany Farid, who returns to #Dartmouth faculty this summer, discusses the escalating threat of AI-generated media to democracy.

Government professor @miacosta.bsky.social said voters feel they "just have to focus on not putting the other side in power," helping explain why many remain willing to support candidates despite controversies or personal scandals, via Reuters.

“I think collections are just a fascinating way that individual interests, social knowledge and creativity come together.” Sarah Wasserman, assistant dean for faculty affairs and a material culture studies scholar, discusses the art of collecting.

"If we pick any optimization problem and you put 20 years into it, you can figure out that one system.” Physics and astronomy professor James Whitfield discusses a breakthrough study that used classical computing methods to model key aspects of nitrogenase.

"Companies shouldn't be paying people to spread misinformation.” Government professor @brendannyhan.bsky.social discusses paid promotions by prediction market companies Kalshi and Polymarket.

Congratulations to the #Dartmouth student artists who were recognized at the 2026 Arts Awards ceremony, hosted by the Hopkins Center for the Arts. Students were honored for their work in theater, film and media, music, studio art, and digital arts.

Lecturers Charis Boke and Sarah Kelly helped develop a program that trains volunteers to monitor culverts and identify flood risks following Vermont's 2023 floods. Dartmouth students helped create a platform to record and map conditions to support local road maintenance and flood resilience efforts.

"The footprints demonstrate without a doubt that walking on two legs (bipedalism) is an ancient human adaptation.” Professor Jeremy DeSilva discusses concerns that tourism development and infrastructure projects could damage the 3.66-million-year-old Laetoli footprints in Tanzania.

"Higher temperature, higher humidity is likely to slow games down.” Professor Ryan Calsbeek shares how extreme heat, humidity, and altitude could affect player performance during the 2026 FIFA World Cup as researchers examine the growing influence of climate change on international sports.

Professor @jsmankin.bsky.social discusses how the El Niño event could slow economic growth in India by more than $1 trillion by 2032 and contribute to more than $10 trillion in global economic losses, while increasing the risk of extreme heat, agricultural losses, and higher energy costs.

"At 250, we need to be more than just people waving flags. American history without Native Americans doesn't make sense." Professor Colin Calloway reflects on America at 250 and the role Native American nations played in shaping the country.

"Our findings are the first to demonstrate that invertebrates can use mirrors to understand their environment to find prey.” Mary Kieseler, Guarini '25, and professor Peter Tse led a new study that shows octopuses can use mirrors to find food out of sight, demonstrating spatial cognitive abilities.

“Chronic experiences with foreclosure, eviction, and homelessness are a serious public health concern.” Sociology professor Gregory Sharp studied the long-term health consequences of persistent housing instability as a 2025-26 visiting research scholar at @princetonchw.bsky.social.

"The problem is systematic overarming, which leads to a misalignment of individual and societal interests." Professors Feng Fu, Michael Herron, and Dan Rockmore authored the first study to map how personal choice and social networks have made the U.S. one of the world's most heavily armed countries.