Diane Souvaine, vice provost for research and professor of computer science, was appointed to a second term this fall on the National Science Board (NSB), which will last until 2020. She was appointed to her first term in 2008. According to Souvaine, the NSB’s principal roles include formulating ...
Amid an ongoing reformation of Tufts’ sexual misconduct adjudication process and a nationwide spotlight on colleges' handling of sexual assault, last night's Take Back the Night event aimed to provide a safe space for survivors of sexual assault at Tufts.Six months ago,U.S. Department of ...
Fog FiascoAt 7:48 p.m. on Oct. 25, the Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) responded to a fire alarm in Curtis Hall. Upon arriving, officers discovered that a student had been filming a movie in the rear stairwell, and the fog machine he had been using for special effects had set off the ...
Sharad Sagar, CEO and founder of the non-profit Dexterity Global, was nominated for the Forbes 30 Under 30 list this fall.Sagar, a junior, founded Dexterity Global in 2008 with the goal of democratizing education and making it accessible for all children in South Asia.The mission of Dexterity Global ...
Tufts Medical Center (MC) and Lowell General Hospital have finalized an agreement to create a new health care system, Wellforce, to provide more integrated and coordinated care to patients at both hospitals, according to an announcement last month.In an Oct. 22 press release, CEO of Lowell General Normand ...
Two researchers from the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences began a collaboration in October to investigate the environmental causes of breast cancer.Funded by a three-year, $5 million grant from the Art beCAUSE Breast Cancer Foundation, the research is intended to find out how so many ...
Starting next fall, community health will be offered as a primary major at Tufts, rather than a secondary double major as it is now, according to an Oct. 24 announcement by the Community Health Program.The change has been in the works for years due to student and faculty demand, according to Community ...
Tufts Relay For Life will host its kick-off event today at 8 p.m. in the Game Room of the Mayer Campus Center, rather than Hotung Cafe, where it has been held in previous years. The event will feature discounted registration for the final April 10 event as well as performances by Tufts student ...
Above is a live stream of midterm election coverage from ABC News. Refresh the page and check back below for live updates!12:52am - Baker will speak at 1:00 am to his supporters still gathered at campaign watch party. NBC, ABC have called race for Baker.12:05am - Coakley will not concede to Baker ...
Tufts' second annual Ethics Bowl, a debate-style competition covering complex ethical issues, took place on Saturday, in Miner Hall, with the final round of the event held in the Crane Room.Tufts Department of Philosophy and the Experimental College co-sponsored the event, according to Senior ...
Tufts Dining hosted an official opening and naming celebration for the Pax et Lox Glatt Kosher Deli last Tuesday to commemorate the addition of the new venue to dining options on campus. The deli supplements other take-out dining choices offered by Tufts, such as Hodgdon On-the-Run and Hotung Café.The ...
In the lead-up to this Election Day, campus groups have been working hard to ensure that Tufts students are registered to vote and politically engaged.Vote Everywhere Ambassadors are part of an initiative of theAndrew Goodman Foundation to support voting rights on college campuses through spreading ...
Tufts senior Summer Morrill was awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation by astronaut Kathyrn Thornton in an official ceremony on Oct. 17.The Astronaut Scholarship is a tuition grant that was started by the Mercury 7 astronauts, a group of astronauts who strive to fund ...
The Tufts administration is currently in the process of conducting a Learning Spaces Planning Study, which aims to gather data on possible improvements to the university’s learning spaces on the Medford/Somerville campus.Director of University Space Management and Planning Lois Stanley and Dean of ...
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Donald Kaberuka presented a lecture on economic growth in Africa, titled "Inclusive Growth: Ensuring Prosperity Reaches Africa’s Bottom of the Pyramid," at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Cabot ASEAN Auditorium on Oct. 30 sponsored ...
MONDAYResonances of Silence: Sounding against Nuclear Power in Post-Fukushima JapanDetails: Marié Abe, assistant professor of music at Boston University, will discuss the sounds of chindon-ya and its role in Japanese social movements after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.When and Where: 12 - ...
The Association for College and University Religious Affairs (ACURA), a national collegium made up of chaplains, deans and directors of religious and spiritual life in higher education, held its annual conference at Tufts last week from Sunday, Oct. 26 to Tuesday, Oct. 28.
During a relatively brief Sunday night meeting, the Tufts Community Union Senate (TCU)approved funding for five different clubs and listened to a report on new clubs on campus.TCU Treasurer Adam Kochman, a junior, began the Treasurer’s Report with a request for funding from the Tufts Association of ...
The Leonard Carmichael Society (LCS), along with the American Red Cross, sponsored a blood drive last week in Carmichael Hall.This month's drive brought in a successful turnout from donors, according to Zoe Lazarus, the Blood Drive's administrative coordinator. "One-hundred thirty-seven units ...
Tufts Interfraternity Council (IFC) and Inter-Greek Council (IGC), together with the Women’s Center and the Tufts administration, launched a Halloween safety initiative this week that aims to increase awareness regarding racial and misrepresentative Halloween costumes and protect students against ...
