David Dapice, associate professor of economics and chief economist at the Harvard Kennedy School's Myanmar Program, presented a lecture on economic development in Myanmar last night at 6:00 p.m. in Goddard Hall. The lecture, titled "Against the Odds: Economic Development in Myanmar," ...
The Four Planning Schools (4P) and Massachusetts American Planning Association (MassAPA) Annual Conferencewill take place today at 4:30 p.m. in Cabot ASEAN Auditorium. This year's conference, titled “Securing Affordable Housing in Hot Market Areas,” will feature the research of Rachel Bratt, ...
Kathleen DeBoer, deputy head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Washington Center, hosted a discussion on economic relations between the OECD and China last night at 8 p.m. in Cabot Intercultural Center. The lecture, titled "Economic Cooperation Between the ...
Igor Sokolov, the Bernard M. Gordon senior faculty fellow and a professor of mechanical engineering, received a $408,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) award in August to be used for research on the mechanics of biological cells at the nanoscale.Sokolov explained that with the grant, the team ...
Tufts Technology Services (TTS) announced the acquisition of a new license for MathWorks’ MATLAB software package on Sept. 11. The MATLAB software supports high-level numerical computation, visualization and application development to analyze data, develop algorithms or create models and applications, ...
Check Scam On Sept. 25 a student reported to Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) at 11:30 p.m. that he had been attempting to sell a pool table on Craigslist for $300. He had been in contact with two people who wanted to buy the table, and he eventually decided to sell it to one of them. However, ...
Researchers at the Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) and the School of Dental Medicine released the results of a study that surveyed caregivers of adults with developmental disabilities (DD), following up on a 2012 study that determined that adults with DD suffer from oral health problems ...
Jonathan Tisch (LA '76), co-chairman of the board and member of the Office of the President of Loews Corporation, delivered a lecture yesterday afternoon on his personal experience in business. The lecture took place in Mugar Hall at 12:30 p.m. and was sponsored by The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Congressman Michael Capuano (D-Mass.) led a discussion last night in Distler Performance Hallon federal education policy. The lecture, titled "With Test Resistance Rising Nationwide, What’s Next for Federal Education Policy?" was sponsored by the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship ...
The 12th annual Community Day at Tufts, co-sponsored by the Office of Community Relations and the cities of Medford and Somerville, was held on the Academic Quad yesterday afternoon with student performances, food, activities and table displays by local and on-campus groups.“It’s really just a ...
The Internal Communications Working Group, led by Christine Sanni (LA '89), executive director of Advancement Communications and Services, and Michael Baenen, chief of staff in the Office of the President, conducted a survey among Tufts faculty and staff across all schools last spring to gauge how effective Tufts is at relaying relevant information to its employees in a timely fashion.
The Consortium of Studies in Race, Colonialism and Diaspora hosted its inaugural workshop, titled "Comparative Colonialisms: Approaches to the Global Humanities," on Saturday in Alumnae Lounge. The event, which featured four individual sessions and a keynote lecture, covered a variety of topics ...
When and Where: 4:30 - 7 p.m., Cabot ASEAN Auditorium
In its second meeting of the academic year, the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate allocated funds to several student organizations and approved a resolution supporting a pay model for part-time faculty, which would mimic how full-time lecturers are paid.The resolution, which is specific to part-time ...
The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service will host a Civic Learning and National Service Summit in partnership with the White House to discuss civic engagement and active citizenship on Oct. 16.
The Tufts administration responded on Monday to an open letter from university faculty, staff and graduate students calling for the establishment of a one-year task force following Tufts' decision to hand management of the Tufts Educational Day Care Center (TEDCC) to Bright Horizons Family Solutions.The ...
"This is the world, the kingdom I was looking for." These words, written by poet John Holmes (A '29), Tufts professor and alumnus, live on in Tufts memory, despite the passing of the poet himself. Now, however, Tufts students will be able to pay their respects at Holmes' grave. Walter ...
Tufts Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services (ALLIES) hosted a panel discussion on the future of counterinsurgency featuring three experts in the field on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in Barnum Hall.Colonel Andrew Zacherl, International Security Studies Program military fellow at The ...
The Tufts Office for Campus Life (OCL) has discontinued its rental van service this semester but will help facilitate use of alternative rental agencies such as Zipcar, according to OCL Director Joe Golia.Golia explained that the OCL felt that renting out the vans was a responsibility that was ...
On Monday night, senior Tatiana Joyce, a lifeguard at Tufts’ Hamilton Pool, saved the life of a woman who was at risk of drowning.Joyce explained that it had been a normal night at the pool, where she works from 7:30-10:30p.m. on Mondays and has served as a lifeguard for three years."Being ...
