WEDNESDAY"Transit X: Flying Solar Pods to Replace Cars, Buses, Trains, and Truck"Details: CEO of transportation innovation company Transit X, Mike Stanley, will speak about the future of transit.When and Where: 12–1 p.m., Sophia Gordon Multipurpose RoomSponsor: Department of Urban and Environmental ...
With scheduled speaker Mauricio Artiñano's (LA '06) flight out of Newark delayed due to weather, it looked like Thursday's talk, “Living a Positive Life: A Conversation About Living With HIV," was going to be called off. But for Carl Sciortino (LA '00), former member of the ...
A series of seven free dance workshops called “Black Brown Queer Dance” led by Boston-based artists will be offered weekly during the month of October in the Metcalf Hall common room, according to Kareem Khubchandani, Mellon Bridge Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre, Dance, and ...
The Tufts University Chaplaincy hosted a welcome concert and reception for its new music director and organist, Thomas B. Dawkins, on Oct. 11. The event was previously scheduled for Oct. 4 but was postponed due to an illness that Dawkins was battling.Approximately 20 people were in attendance at ...
Content warning: This article discusses gun violence.Reverend Liz Walker spoke about her work on trauma and the healing process in local communities on Oct. 9 in the Rabb Room as part of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life's Civic Life Lunch. The event, called "Finding Grace After ...
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate met last night in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room to hear supplementary funding requests as well as an appeal of an Allocations Board (ALBO) decision by the Tufts Financial Group (TFG), vote on a resolution endorsing the campaign of Nathan Foster (LA ’18) ...
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 ...
