Developmental economist Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, last Friday delivered this year's Dean's Lecture titled "Social Business Can Address Pressing Social Problems."
A flashbulb memory is a long?lasting, vivid recollection of a significant moment in history. It's the reason why people can remember exactly where they were on Sept. 11 or when Osama bin Laden was killed. However, many people heard about both of these events, which occurred a decade apart, in very different ways.
If he wins tomorrow's Tufts Community Union (TCU) presidential election, Senator Logan Cotton, a junior, plans to bring change to the Senate for the benefit of the Tufts community, he said.
When students returned to the Hill in September, they encountered the newest member of the Tufts community - not University President Anthony Monaco, but Trunk. The learning management system (LMS) made its debut amid much debate, with both students and faculty unsure of how to approach the transition.
Tufts' Department of Alcohol and Health Education this month is hosting Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), which features various organized events and programs scheduled on campus throughout April.
A group of four undergraduate Tufts computer science students, Team Eos, last month reached the final round of the 2012 Microsoft U.S. Imagine Cup in the Software Design competition.
The first of two TCU presidential debates will be held tonight at 9:00 p.m. in Braker Hall room 101.
The event, titled "Second Person Singular," was held at the Granoff Family Hillel Center and was sponsored by the Arts and Sciences Diversity Fund, the Center for Humanities at Tufts (CHAT), the Fares Center, the Department of German, Russian and Asian Languages and Literatures, the International Relations program, the Judaic studies program and the Middle Eastern studies program.
Tufts Friends of Israel (FOI) was criticized last week both within and outside the Medford/Somerville community when an on-campus lecture to be given today by SayedKashua, a prominent Israeli-born Palestinian author and journalist, was listed as part of its I-Week schedule.
Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, a prominent Republican political analyst who served under former President George W. Bush, will visit Tufts next week to give a lecture sponsored by Tufts Republicans, according to the group's president Sinclair Stafford.
The Department of Facilities Services will renovate parts of South Hall this summer to provide more rooms that meet the Massachusetts Architectural Access Board (MAAB) accessibility requirements. They will also update the building's furniturelight fixtures, according to Director of Project Administration and University Maintenance Rudi Pizzi.
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate at its final meeting of the semester Sunday night passed six resolutions, approved two buffer fund requests and voted on its nine council budgets for next year.
RecycleMania, an eight-;week long competition that measures and compares collected trash and recycling for more than 600 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada, last Friday released the results of the 2012 recycling competitions.
TUESDAY"Crash Course: China's Elite Politics and the Bo Xilai Scandal"Details: Director of the Boston University Center for the Study of Asia and Professor of International Relations and Political Science Joseph Fewsmith will discuss the fall from power of Bo Xilai, former party chief of Chongqing City.When and Where: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Paige Hall Terrace RoomSponsors: Tufts Global China Connection and the Director's Leadership Council of the International Relations Program"Tufts Democrats presents Former Gov. Ted Strickland & Treasurer Steve Grossman"Details: Former Governor of Ohio Ted Strickland and Massachusetts State Treasurer Steve Grossman, who once chaired the Democratic National Committee, will address the Tufts Democrats. The event is open to members of the Tufts community. When and Where: 7:30 p.m.; 51 Winthrop StreetSponsors: Tufts DemocratsWEDNESDAY"Israel's Ambassador Michael Oren"Details: Michael Oren, Israel's current ambassador to the U.S., will give a lecture and hold a question-;and-;answer session about the U.S.-;Israel relationship. A ticket and Tufts ID are required for entry.When and Where: 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Cohen Auditorium Sponsors: The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, the Office of the Provost and Tufts Hillel"Hong Kong: New Developments, New Opportunities"Details: Anita Chan, director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York, will discuss Hong Kong's economy and job opportunities. The talk will be accompanied by free Chinese food and souvenirs.When and Where: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Dowling Hall, Room 745BSponsors: Hong Kong Students AssociationTHURSDAY"Innovation and University Startups, our Economy Depends on It" Details: Allied Minds CEO Chris Silva will address students about forming startups using university-; and federally-;funded research.When and Where: 1:25 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; 200 Boston Ave., Suite 2400Sponsors: The Entrepreneurial Leadership Department and Tufts Gordon Institute"Movie Showing with Director Gayle Ferraro"Details: Gayle Ferraro will screen her film "To Catch a Dollar: Muhummad Yunus Banks on America" in preparation for Yunus' lecture this Friday.When and Where: 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Sophia Gordon Hall Multipurpose RoomSponsors: University AdvancementFRIDAY"Social Business Can Address Pressing Social Problems"Details: This year's Deans Lecture will feature developmental economist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus. Considered the father of microcredit, Yunus will bring insights from his work in Bangladesh to the Hill. Tickets required.When and Where: 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Cohen AuditoriumSponsors: University Advancement
A group of Tufts Computer Science students tonight are hosting Tufts' first-ever Hackathon, a 24 hour marathon of programming and design during which they will work on project ideas and meet with technology leaders.
