Students in the News

A new  study co-authored by Joseph Savage, a PhD candidate in the ecology, evolution, environment, and society (EEES) program, and former postdoc Lucas Price reveals that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks in the Northeast carry the bacteria that causes Lyme …

Juhyeon Kim, a PhD student in the computer science department, developed a a virtual “digital twin” that simulates cameras used in everything from self-driving cars to medical imaging. The framework could help design next-generation imaging systems without the need for …

Cesar Arguello Martinez (pictured left), a PhD student in the computer science program, worked with Dartmouth’s SPLICE group and the American University of Kuwait to triple the detection range of technology that finds hidden electronics, advancing future tools for smart …

Luyang Zhao, Guarini ’25 and Yitao Jiang (both in the computer science department) are pushing the limits of modular robotics. Their shape-shifting robots can crawl through tight spaces, form scaffolds for shelters, and even assemble into bridges—opening possibilities for disaster …

Computer science PhD student Ben Kallus ’26 has earned more than $30,000 through Google’s Vulnerability Reward Program by uncovering security flaws in widely used systems. By exposing hidden weaknesses, Kallus helps safeguard internet infrastructure while training others to spot bugs …

Guarini PhD students Joseph Gatto and Parker Seegmiller, both in the computer science department, are part of the interdisciplinary team behind PortalPal, a new AI tool that helps health care providers prioritize and respond to patient portal messages more efficiently.  …

Joseph Savage, a PhD student in the ecology, evolution, environment, and society (EEES) program, recently published an opinion piece about how cuts to medical research funding is affecting work on ticks and Lyme disease. Read the article in Valley News.

Jacob Chalif ’21, a Guarini student in Erich Osterberg’s Ice, Climate, and Environment Lab, is lead author on a new study showing that the polar jet stream’s recent waviness isn’t unprecedented. Using machine learning and 125 years of data, the …

Yiyi Tang, a PhD student in the ecology, evolution, environment, and society (EEES) program, is a co-author of a new study revealing that pigs were first domesticated in South China around 8,000 years ago. The research shows that early pigs …

Elisa Bu Sha, a two-time ASURE participant, is back at Dartmouth, this time as an MD-PhD student.

When Elisa Bu Sha first arrived at Dartmouth for a summer research experience, she couldn’t have predicted that she’d be back, this time …