Nearly 80 people attended the ninth annual Harvest Your Energy Festival at the McGlynn Elementary and Middle School in Medford on Oct. 13. The festival focused on informing citizens about green products and practices by hosting several environmentally friendly companies. There was also document shredding, ...
Jack Ridge, professor of glacial and quaternary geology and geomorphology in the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, led a group of students through the Middlesex Fells Reservation last Friday to learn about geological formations.The Environmental Studies Program organized the trip, which was part ...
Dariush Mozaffarian, dean of the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and Jean Mayer professor of nutrition and medicine, was awarded the Walker Prize at the Boston Museum of Science on Sept. 24 for his work in the fields of nutrition and obesity.
Tufts' FIRST Resource Center held its grand opening ceremony on Oct. 1 in the Alumnae Lounge. The center, located at 20 Professors Row, will be open 24/7 for students who fill out an online request form, according to Associate Director for Student Success and Advising Margot Cardamone. The center, ...
The Somerville Board of Aldermen unanimouslyapproved on Sept. 13 a resolution pledging support to the Yes on 3 coalition, a group of Massachusetts businesses, non-profits and other entities that encourages state voters to vote in favor of protections for transgender people in Massachusetts.The Yes ...
Former Secretary of State John Kerry will speak in Cohen Auditorium on Nov. 28 as part of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life's Distinguished Speaker Series.According to Tisch College's press release provided to the Daily, Kerry will focus on his career in public service and experience ...
Lock it upOn Oct. 1 at 8:18 p.m., Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) received a call that a student's wallet had been stolen from the Steve Tisch Sports and Fitness Center. The student had placed their personal belongings in one of the cubbies near the workout equipment. They returned to ...
Content warning: This article discusses sexual assault.About 50 students and university staff and faculty gathered for a “Survivor Speak Out” rally yesterday in front of the Goddard Chapel. The event was sponsored by Action for Sexual Assault Prevention(ASAP) and Tufts Student Action(TSA). Students ...
Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe spoke at ASEAN Auditorium in the Cabot Intercultural Center on Tuesday as part of the Jonathan M. Tisch College Distinguished Speakers Series. The discussion was facilitated by Tisch College Dean Alan Solomont and was later opened up to solicit student ...
The Rez, the student-run café located in the Mayer Campus Center, was closed from Sept. 21–27 due to plumbing issues in the Campus Center, according to Bryce Terman, the financial manager for the Rez. Terman, a senior, discovered the problem at the end of his Sept. 20 shift. When counting out the ...
Former United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Charles W. Freeman Jr. took a hard line against the Trump administration's approach to U.S.-China trade, at one point comparing the "disgusting" and "incoherent" policies to sheep innards, in a keynote speech at Saturday's New ...
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate met Monday evening in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room to have a discussion with Dean of Student Affairs Mary Pat McMahon, hear supplementary funding appeals, announce upcoming resolutions and hear committee updates.TCU President Jacqueline Chen, a senior, started ...
Associate Professor of Religion Ken Garden and Assistant Professor of German Annie Pfeifer gave a joint talk titled "'Wir schaffen das'?: Germany Three Years after the Refugee Crisis of 2015," in front of a full crowd in the Olin Center's Laminan Lounge on Monday.The talk explored ...
Tufts has phased out JobX, its job-finding platform for on-campus and childcare jobs, and expanded the role of Handshake, a platform that was previously launched for students to find off-campus jobs and internships. Handshake will now handle all on-campus jobs, while a new website will host childcare ...
Dean of the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM) Huw Thomas will step down from his role at the conclusion of this academic year.
As many as 20 students were denied entry to the Senior's Boston Harbor Cruise, organized by Tufts University Social Collective (TUSC), on Sept. 22, for what some of these students claim were unclear and seemingly arbitrary reasons, according to two students who were not allowed to board.The Office ...
The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts (SMFA) hired five new staff members this fall in a variety of different departments, according to Dean of the SMFA Nancy Bauer. The SMFA had job openings for an artist in any field as well as teaching positions for photography, metal working, drawing ...
Tufts announced in a Sept. 21 email the formation of a review committee to evaluate the renewal of the university's contract with the Confucius Institute (CI), an embattled nonprofit promoting Chinese language and culture that has come under national scrutiny in recent months for its ties to ...
Assistant Director at the Institute for Business in the Global Context at The Fletcher SchoolBusiness leaders, academics and politicians discussed the ocean's role in global affairs at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy last Friday as a part of the Institute for Business in the Global Context's ...
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Sam Dion-Gottfried is Jolie Dion-Gottfried's younger brother. Sam is Jolie's older brother. The article has been updated to reflect this change. The Daily deeply regrets this error.After Jolie H. Dion-Gottfried's unexpected ...
