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Entrepreneur discusses innovation and role of technology

Joi Ito, entrepreneur and director of the MIT Media Lab, presented a lecture to the Tufts community titled "How the Internet Has Changed the World: Civic Engagement, Innovation, Learning and Technology Today (and How We Got Here)" as part of the Hitachi Center for Technology and International ...


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Commons dining center reopens to mixed reactions

Tufts Dining Services opened the newly-renovated Commons Marketplace on Jan. 14, the first day of the spring semester, according to Director of Dining and Business Services Patti Klos.“People like the design, colors and layout,” Klos said. She added, however, that since the space could not be made ...


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Professionals-in-Residence offer career advice

Seeking to engage alumni and students with similar interests, the Career Center implemented the Professional-in-Residence (PIR) program last fall. The program brings alumni from different fields onto campus to talk to students about their career paths.“We added the [PIR] program to provide students ...


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Alpha Epsilon Pi disaffiliates from national organization

The Tufts chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) has voted to disaffiliate from its national organization due to a difference of opinion, the brothers wrote in a statement.“Our long-term goals do not align with those of our national organization,” the brothers wrote in an open letter emailed to the ...


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SMFA seeks accreditation, strengthens relations with Tufts

The School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) is seeking accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), according to SMFADean and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Sarah McKinnon.The SMFA began to approach the process of becoming independently accredited in 2010, ...





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Ordinance to rezone Somerville submitted

The City of Somerville is being rezoned for the first time in 24 years, according to George Proakis, the city's director of planning. Proakis will be leading the rezoning project, which was submitted to the city's Board of Aldermen for approval on Jan. 20.Proakis explained that there is ...


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To keep dining halls open, employees spend the night

During the recent blizzard that prompted the university to cancel classes and close buildings for two days, Tufts students discovered that both dining halls would stay open despite the closures of other university buildings. According to Director of Dining and Business Services,Patti Klos, many Dining ...



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UPDATED: Blizzard prompts two-day Tufts closure

Tufts University's three campuses closed Tuesday and Wednesday due to Winter Storm Juno, a blizzard that the National Weather Service reports brought as much as two feet of snow to the region.A second email alerting the community to Wednesday's closing went out at 6:33 p.m. tonight, noting ...



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DoorDash brings new delivery options to Tufts, Somerville

The Palo Alto-based food delivery startup DoorDash brought its services to Somerville residents and Tufts students this week. The website and accompanying app, founded in Jan. 2013 by three students at Stanford University, acts as a medium between customers and small restaurants without sufficient ...



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Arrival of new Jumbo statue postponed until April

The new statue of Tufts' mascot, Jumbo the elephant, is not expected to arrive on campus until April. While the statue was originally scheduled to be installed and unveiled in October of last year, it has been delayed due to construction difficulties, according to Director of Public Relations ...



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Tufts dental clinics win national award

The Tufts Dental Facilities Serving Individuals with Disabilities (TDF), the network of dental clinics associated with Tufts University, recently won an award for Outstanding Achievement as part of the 2015William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation and Achievement.The award will be presented ...


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In State of the Union, Obama heralds economic improvements

President Barack Obama delivered the White House’s annual State of the Union address on Tuesday, laying out a series of proposals and goals for the remaining two years of his term.Speaking to members of both houses of Congress and their guests in the House of Representatives chamber, Obama began ...



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Challenge rewards offices for improving sustainability

The Office of Sustainability (OOS) recently revamped its Green Office Certification Program and held an awards ceremony on Jan. 8 for offices that took part in the OOS' Green Office Certification Challenge, which ran from August to November 2014.Betsy Byrum, the OOS education and outreach coordinator, ...