Claudia Megan "Meg" Urry (A '77), director of the Yale Center for Physics and Astrophysics, presented parts of her personal research and discussed her experience as a woman in the field of physics last night for the sixth Kathryn A. McCarthy Lecture in Physics at the Collaborative ...
Following a die-in protest outside the Tufts School of Medicine’s Center for the Study of Drug Development (CSDD) on Friday, April 1, protestors continue to demand disclosure from the CSDD on the pharmaceutical companies that fund researcher Joseph DiMasi’s work. At press time, the CSDD has ...
Students from Tufts For Ecuador have been working to mobilize the Tufts community to assist relief efforts in Ecuador in the aftermath of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on April 16, which has caused upwards of 650 deaths. The group's first fundraising event, which raised $2,000, served as the ...
Because most of the attendees are based internationally, Glaser is scheduled to update the attendees on the current state of the Medford/Somerville campus and will discuss the university's continuing international efforts.
Life's No PicnicThe Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) received a report of a stolen picnic table behind the Eliot-Pearson Children's School at 9:30 a.m. on April 20. The table went missing at some point during the previous week. This case is currently under investigation.Foul PlayTUPD ...
A new six-course Environmental Studies (ENVS) minor on food and nutrition systems was approved last month for launch in the fall 2016 semester as part of the ENVS program, which currently includes the five-track ENVS major and the environmental science and policy minor offered to engineering ...
The Tufts Black Alumni Association (TBAA) launched a demo of its new website at a Boston regional alumni event held in the Remis Sculpture Court last Friday. TBAA President Biodun Kajopaiye (LA ’07) said the new website, developed by Tufts alumna Kristen Ransom (LA '13), was created to make space ...
"Since her arrival to Tufts, Dr. Daniels has extended her time and expertise to the Africana community in a variety of settings," Moore said. "We are looking forward to building a strong relationship with Dr. Daniels as we work collectively to identify workshops and trainings that will address the concerns and needs of not only students of color but faculty and staff as well."
Approximately 30 current members of Tufts Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) and 10 to 15 TEMS alumni celebrated the program's 30th anniversary on Sunday afternoon at the Breed Memorial Hall. The event, which celebrated the program's history and accomplishments since its start in the 1980s, commemorated the roots of the program with photos and memories.
James Glaser, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, and Jianmin Qu, dean of the School of Engineering, sent out an email update to Tufts undergraduate students on April 12, detailing the projected increased tuition and fees for the 2016-17 academic year in an effort to help family financial planning.Undergraduate ...
Edward Dugger Jr. (E ‘41), a record-setting track athlete and mechanical engineer, was honored by a crowd of 50 people last Friday evening in a ceremony co-hosted by the Africana Center and Athletes of Color. The ceremony was held as a re-dedication of the the plaque placed in the alumnus' ...
MONDAY“The Locket: Film Screening & Lecture by Prof. David Bordwell”Details:David Bordwell, the Jacques Ledoux Professor Emeritus of Film Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will give a lecture, "The Switcheroo Tradition: Narrative Innovations in 1940s Hollywood,” following ...
Approximately 15 students from Tufts Labor Coalition (TLC) conducted a silent protest of Tufts labor practices Friday morning at Cousens Gym during annual Jumbo Days programming for prospective students. Following the morning demonstration, TLC members marched with janitors across campus to deliver ...
Dan Barber (LA '92) returned to his alma mater last night as part of the annual Janover Family Lecture Series to speak about his career and the future of food with Sarah Janover (LA ’85), former chief of staff at People Magazine. The event, hosted by the Experimental College (ExCollege), took ...
UPDATE: The voting breakdown for the TCU presidential election was released Friday afternoon, and the article has been updated accordingly.Junior Gauri Seth was elected to the position of Tufts Community Union (TCU) President, following all-day voting yesterday on the Student Information System (SIS) ...
Holocaust survivor Inge Auerbacher spoke to an audience of approximately 200 people about her experience living through the Holocaust in her keynote address for the Cummings/Hillel Program for Holocaust and Genocide Education on Wednesday night in the ASEAN Auditorium.Shoshana Weiner, one of two ...
Vandalism IncidentThe Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) responded to a report of vandalism inside the Granoff Music Center at 11:20 a.m. on April 11. Red and black paint was found inside the elevator and the women's bathroom. Facilities Services was informed of the incident and told to ...
Tufts Debate Society won its first United States Universities Debate Championship (USUDC) at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia last week, moving the team from its national ranking of 16 to 1. According to Debate Society President Drew Latimer, he and the debate society's vice president ...
The Tufts Elections Commission (ECOM) will be holding an election tomorrow for the office of the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate President for the upcoming academic year. All members of the student body are eligible to vote throughout the day on Thursday using their SIS accounts. A Presidential ...
The Tufts Elections Commission (ECOM) will be holding an election tomorrow for the office of the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate President for the upcoming academic year. All members of the student body are eligible to vote throughout the day on Thursday using their SIS accounts. A Presidential ...
