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.
Michael Rozen (LA '86) last night delivered a speech in which he discussed the various cases he has dealt with throughout his career, all of which have been designed to provide compensation for the victims of deadly events and corporate products.
As we German majors would say, "Die fettenJahresindvorbei." Roughly translated, "the good times are over." Just as I have that miserable virus known as the common cold, many Tufts students and computer owners around the world have yet another virus to deal with. But what makes this different from your average computer virus 'gone viral' is that it is for Macs.
This year's Deans Lecture will feature developmental economist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus, the university announced last week. Tickets are free for the event, which will be held in Cohen Auditorium at 4:00 p.m. on April 20. Yunus is known for pioneering the use of microcredit - giving small loans to those not eligible for traditional loans - by founding Bangladesh's Grameen Bank in 1976. He will cover this among other topics in his talk, titled "Social Business Can Address Pressing Social Problems." To preview the event, the documentary "To Catch a Dollar: Muhammad Yunus Banks on America" will be screened in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room at 7:30 p.m. on April 19. The screening will be followed by a question?and?answer period with Gayle Ferraro, the filmmaker.
Tufts Mock Trial (TMT) has qualified for the third year in a row for the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) National Championship Tournament and will compete for the national title in Minneapolis, Minn. this weekend.
It has been nearly a year and a half since the start of the "Arab Spring" uprisings - the wave of protests advocating for democratic reform in the Middle East - and despite the leaps of progress that have been made, people are still fighting for their right to democracy.
The Institute for Global Leadership (IGL) this Thursday through Saturday will be hosting Inquiry, its annual global issues simulation program for high school students, which this year will address recent issues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Maria Figueroa Kupcu (LA '93), a director of the global communications company Brunswick Group LLC, last night was awarded the 2012 BoryanaDamyanova Award for Corporate Social Responsibility in an event sponsored by the Institute for Global Leadership and the Advisory Committee for Endowment Responsibility (ACER).
The Tufts Undergraduate Global Health Network (GHN) last Thursday evening at the Remis Sculpture Court held its first global health advocacy and networking event with the goal of increasing student access to the global health groups on campus.
