Students in the News

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 …

Ivory Yang, a graduate student in computer science, recently received a 2025 Neukom Prize for Outstanding Graduate Research in Computational Science. She was also the recipient of a Guarini Alumni Research Award.

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The Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies recognized 273 graduate students during its 2025 Investiture ceremony on Saturday, June 14, on the Dartmouth Green.

Faculty, families, and friends gathered to celebrate the achievements of 123 PhD, 114 Master of …

Dr. Xin Li has won the 2025 John W. Strohbehn Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research. This award is presented to a graduating PhD student whose work embodies the hallmarks of true scientific leadership: driven by curiosity, marked by rigorous …

Tianran Zhang, a PhD candidate in earth sciences, has received the 2025 Guarini Graduate Student Teaching Award. The award honors graduate students who demonstrate excellence and dedication in undergraduate teaching and mentorship.

Zhang, originally from Beijing, China, and a graduate …

Seven Guarini students received recognition in the 2025 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, earning honorable mentions in fields ranging from ecology and social psychology to cell biology and astrophysics. Congratulations to all recognized for their exceptional scholarship and research potential!  …