Harini Barath

New Hampshire

Science Writer at Freelance

Science writer at @Dartmouth & @DartmouthCS ✍️ in @sciam, @ScienceMagazine, @techreview, @TheWireScience and more.

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Articles

Coordinating computers in a relativistic universe: Expert ponders how algorithms might function across space

1 week ago | techxplore.com | Harini Barath |Gaby Clark |Andrew Zinin

Will algorithms designed for interconnected computers hold up if some of the machines are not here on Earth but flying about in space, onboard satellites or spacecraft? Siddhartha Jayanti, assistant professor of computer science, is asking—and beginning to answer—questions that computer scientists must tackle as humans increase their footprint in space, bringing their machines with them.
Coordinating Computers in a Relativistic Universe

1 week ago | home.dartmouth.edu | Harini Barath

BodyWill algorithms designed for interconnected computers hold up if some of the machines are not here on Earth but flying about in space, onboard satellites or spacecraft? Siddhartha Jayanti, assistant professor of computer science, is asking—and beginning to answer—questions that computer scientists must tackle as humans increase their footprint in space, bringing their machines with them.
Phi Beta Kappa Welcomes 125 New Dartmouth Members

1 week ago | home.dartmouth.edu | Harini Barath

BodyThe Alpha of New Hampshire Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Dartmouth inducted 125 new members at its spring meeting on June 14, in a ceremony that brought together students, families, alumni, and faculty to honor the students’ exceptional academic achievement. Phi Beta Kappa, one of the nation’s oldest honor societies, was founded in 1776 at the College of William & Mary and has since expanded to include chapters at over 290 of the nation’s leading colleges and universities.
Wetterhahn Symposium to Spotlight Undergraduate Research

1 month ago | home.dartmouth.edu | Harini Barath

BodyThe 33rd annual Karen E. Wetterhahn Science Symposium will be held at the Hanover Inn on Tuesday, May 27, beginning with a keynote address by Dartmouth trustee Odette Harris ’91. A pioneering neurosurgeon, Harris is a professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, where she also directs the Brain Injury Program.
Exploring AI's Growing Footprint in Health Care

2 months ago | home.dartmouth.edu | Harini Barath

BodyAs artificial intelligence continues to redefine the possibilities within health care, researchers across Dartmouth are creating and applying these new technologies to drive better outcomes for patients and providers alike.
Two Professors Honored for Their Research Impact

2 months ago | home.dartmouth.edu | Harini Barath

BodyKatherine Mirica, associate professor of chemistry, and Paul Guyre, emeritus professor of microbiology and immunology, received Dartmouth Technology Innovation Awards in a ceremony held on April 8 at Kellogg Hall. Mirica received the Dartmouth Rising Star Innovator Award for groundbreaking research in materials chemistry that is redefining possibilities for accessible electronic sensing devices.
Language Preservations Efforts Get an AI Boost

2 months ago | home.dartmouth.edu | Harini Barath

BodyFour centuries ago, Yao women in the southern Chinese province of Hunan created a script called Nüshu—literally meaning “women’s writing” in Chinese—that was used for centuries by women to communicate with one another in secret. After women gained greater access to formal education in the 1900s, the use of the script declined and many Nüshu texts were lost or destroyed over time.
Four Dartmouth Professors Named AAAS Fellows

Mar 27, 2025 | home.dartmouth.edu | Harini Barath

BodyFour Dartmouth professors—George Cybenko, Jeremy DeSilva, David Kotz ’86, and Soni Lacefield—have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The AAAS is one of the world’s largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of journals. The honor, bestowed upon members by their academic peers since 1874, recognizes researchers for scientifically and socially distinguished achievements throughout their careers.
Eric Fossum Honored in White House Ceremony

Jan 7, 2025 | home.dartmouth.edu | Harini Barath

BodyVice Provost for Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer Eric Fossum was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation at the White House last week, receiving the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement. The award recognizes his pioneering work in creating digital imaging sensors that power modern cameras, including the ones we carry around in our pockets everyday. Recipients of the National Medal of Science were also recognized at the ceremony.
DALI Lab Drives Innovation

Dec 5, 2024 | home.dartmouth.edu | Harini Barath

BodyCurrent and former members of the Digital Applied Learning and Innovation Lab at Dartmouth have been showcasing their work at recent events. Several Dartmouth students and DALI alums who founded companies were among the most recent cohort accepted into Y Combinator, a well-known startup accelerator based in Silicon Valley. “DALI is a student-driven curiosity lab.