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Thayer celebrates its 150th year
February 23, 2017 | The Dartmouth

This year, Thayer is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a calendar of events through December, commemorating the school’s history and outlining goals for the future.

Helping to shrink digital cameras wins a big prize for Dartmouth professor
February 14, 2017 | Concord Monitor

"When I called Eric Fossum at Dartmouth to talk about receiving the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, I immediately asked for his Eureka story."

Dartmouth Professor Gerngross Elected to National Academy of Engineering
February 9, 2017

Thayer professor Tillman Gerngross has been elected to The National Academy of Engineering (NAE).

Building Healthier Athletes: NFL’s 1st and Future Contest in Houston
February 4, 2017 | Xconomy

Beating out over 200 other startups, Mobile Virtual Player won $50,000 from the NFL, a place in the TMCx accelerator, and two tickets to this year’s Super Bowl.

Meet The Inventors Who Turned Billions Of Phones Into Cameras
February 2, 2017 | Forbes

A trio of engineers behind the invention of the image-sensing technology found in billions of smartphones, camera phones, PCs and hospital scanning technology, won the £1 million ($1.3 million) Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.

The inventor responsible for smartphone cameras says selfies and cat videos were the biggest surprise
February 1, 2017 | Business Insider UK

Fossum is one of four engineers to be awarded the £1 million Queen Elizabeth Prize on Tuesday for his invention.

Meet the Inventors Who Helped Put a Camera Phone in Everyone’s Pocket
February 1, 2017 | TIME

"Next time you're photographing your brunch, perhaps you should use the hashtag #Fossum."

£1m Queen Elizabeth Prize: Digital camera tech lauded
February 1, 2017 | BBC News

The inventors of digital cameras, including Dartmouth engineering professor Eric Fossum, have won the highest international engineering prize.

Dartmouth Prof. Fossum Wins Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
February 1, 2017

The global award honors Eric Fossum for an innovation that benefits humanity: the image sensor technology used in every digital camera today.

Our Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
January 31, 2017 | Dartmouth Alumni Magazine

"We’re investing in entrepreneurship and innovation: to develop the creative minds of our students, to nurture their self-confidence, to build their resilience and to support our students’ desires to make a difference in the world."