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The Possibilities of Drone Regulation
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), or drones, are becoming increasingly prominent in the world. Many people have started using drones recreationally, and there is growing market for drone hobbyists. Businesses have also found creative commercial applications for drones, like using them as a delivery system and…
Affordable Housing in the Upper Valley
This report outlines a roadmap for performing research that will help Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) address its staffing shortage by outlining affordable housing solutions in the Upper Valley. DHMC currently is unable to fill 900 of its 9,000 jobs, in part due to housing issues…
Increasing Access to Maternal and Pediatric Specialty Care via Telehealth in Peru
This report presents the findings of a three-month investigation conducted by a global health research team from Dartmouth, a university in the United States. The team was asked by Hospital Nacional Docente Madre-Niño San Bartolomé to investigate how the hospital could increase access to its…
Grandfamilies in New Hampshire
Grandfamilies—families in which the grandparents raise their grandchildren when parents cannot—are unique family structures that neither match a nuclear family nor a foster family. In this report, we examine existing support for grandfamilies and provide additional options for New Hampshire to consider in supporting these…
Net Metering Policy Options for Wolfeboro, NH
Because there is an interest among residents and businesses in expanding local generation of renewable energy, the Town of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire implemented a pilot net metering program in 2008, and the Wolfeboro Municipal Energy Department is now exploring the economic feasibility of expanding this…
Education Freedom Savings Accounts
Education Freedom Savings Accounts, or “EFSAs,” are the primary subject of Senate Bill 193-FN. EFSAs would provide financial support to primary and secondary school students in New Hampshire by the state government to help fund students’ private school education or homeschooling if that student chooses…
An Uncertain Peace: Assessing the U.S. Role in the Colombian Peace Process
This report is the final product of a global policy practicum at Dartmouth College, studying the genesis and implementation of the peace accords signed in 2016 between the Colombian government and the FARC. The report provides relevant background, analysis, and actionable recommendations for the U.S…
Why Representation Matters
<a href="https://search.library.dartmouth.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991019452209705706&context=L&vid=01DCL_INST:01DCL&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&tab=All&lang=en">Berry Baker Library, Dartmouth College, Cambridge University Press, LC : 2016058543, ISBN : 9781107125926, ISBN : 1107125928</a>Author: Simon ChauchardPolitical representation and intergroup relations -- Untouchability in rural India: persistence and evolution -- Local representation in rural India: a view from the ground -- Theory…
Palliative Care in Kosovo
Each year, thousands of citizens of Kosovo with cancer and other chronic illnesses die without the benefits of comprehensive palliative care. Palliative care is offered only in limited forms in the country and is not integrated, comprehensive, or multidisciplinary. Nevertheless, the emergence of palliative care…
Addressing Youth Cannabis Use in Greenland
Greenland has one of the highest rates of cannabis use in the world. Moreover, cannabis use amongst Greenland’s youth population has emerged as one of the nation’s largest public health concerns. In 2002, 44.1 percent of male and 47 percent of female Greenlandic 15-year-olds had…