Awarded monthly, the Sidney Prize recognizes outstanding journalism that exposes social and economic injustices. Nominations are due the last day of each month, for work that appeared online during the previous month. The AJL editorial board will choose the winner and will announce it in the second Wednesday of the following month. Subscribers to Overland are eligible to submit work for consideration at a discounted rate.
The prize honors the enduring legacy of abolitionist and union activist Sidney Hillman. The Hillman Foundation supports progressive journalism and public service, with an emphasis on labor issues. The foundation has ties to a number of left-of-center organizations, including Unite Here, SEIU, and Workers United. President emeritus and Workers United leader Bruce Raynor leads the Hillman Foundation board of directors.
In the fall and spring, a Chinese Jewish family celebrates not one but two new years: Rosh Hashanah in fall and the Lunar New Year in early spring. With warm illustrations that evoke the paper cutting traditions of both celebrations, this thoughtful look at these annual holiday rituals is sure to delight readers.
The Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize was established in memory of the long-time editor of Overland Magazine, who died in 1939. The prize is intended to support and encourage aspiring young writers of literary fiction with an adventurous spirit and a love of travel. This year’s judges are Laura Elvery, Paige Clark, and Michael Winkler. Subscribers to Overland are not only eligible for the prize but receive a discount on the submission fee.
In 1989, a Dartmouth graduate earned the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Thomas R. Cech for discovering that RNA, which had previously been considered a carrier of genetic codes between parts of the cell, also has an enzymatic function, triggering and accelerating vital chemical reactions inside living cells. Their discovery spawned new fields of medical research and paved the way for biotechnology.
Melanoma, an often fatal skin cancer, is the most common form of malignant melanoma in Australia. The ACRF Australian Centre of Excellence for Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis uses AI-assisted 3D imaging technologies to conduct the world’s largest targeted melanoma screening program, in partnership with leading scientific institutions.
In memory of the late Professor Philip Sidney Ardern, this prize is intended to promote study of Old and Middle English literature. However, the committee does not intend to limit itself to these areas and will consider any piece of undergraduate writing which meets the high standards of originality and integrity exhibited by Professor Ardern in his teaching methods and his book Indirections for Those Who Want to Write. The prize was established by a group of Professor Ardern’s former students and friends. It is administered by a committee, the members of which are Robert Frost ’96, A. B. Guthrie, and Budd Schulberg ’36. The Committee is soliciting funds with a view to establishing the prize on a solidly permanent basis. Letters are being sent to his friends and contributions, which may be made out to the Dartmouth College Fund, should be sent to the treasurer, 1 Occom Ridge, Hanover, NH 03580.