First Clinical X-ray in America Performed
1896
The medical X-ray, like many inventions, is the result of different people working simultaneously on the same idea.
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Points of Pride
Two and a half centuries of Dartmouth achievements, turning points, contributions, and leadership
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Launch of Dartmouth Founders Project
2018
The project establishes a network of alumni who have pledged to support Dartmouth as their businesses grow.
School of Graduate and Advanced Studies at Dartmouth Established
2016
The graduate school was renamed The Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies in 2018.
The Burning and Rebuilding of Dartmouth Hall
1904
After the hall burned down on Feb. 18, 1904, alumni quickly raised funds for a new building.
Black Women Hold Top Dartmouth Leadership Positions
2018
As Dartmouth approaches its 250th anniversary, four black women have taken on significant new leadership roles at the College.
V-12 Navy College Training Program Comes to Campus
1943
With 2,1000 future officers training on campus, Dartmouth's V-12 program was the nation's largest.
US-ACAN Names Antarctica Valley In Honor of Ross Virginia
2004
Virginia Valley commemorates the professor's decades of research on the ecosystems of the continent’s dry valleys.
Dartmouth Hosts First-Ever Presidential Talk Show Debate
1984
Dartmouth continues to be an important stop for presidential hopefuls.
Dartmouth's First Fulbright Scholars
1946
The program aims to promote mutual understanding through international educational exchanges.
Anthropology Students Make a Major Fossil Discovery in South Africa
2016
“It shows the importance of being out in the field.” —Julia Cohen ’18
The Great Day
1967
378 female students from Wellesley, Smith, Mt. Holyoke and Colby Junior College attended the event.
Ben Barres, MD, PhD MED ’79 Elected to the US National Academy of Sciences
2013
"Great science starts with curiosity. There are no easy problems...That's what drives the creativity, the perseverance, and hopefully the rigor."