The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) last month proposed a mix of fare increases and service reductions in an effort to close a projected $161 million fiscal year 2013 budget deficit.
Tourists and residents alike flocked to dim sum restaurants and street vendors Saturday to ring in the Chinese New Year as part of a week-long festival. Smoking firecrackers cut through the afternoon sun as costumed performers took to the streets, surprising restaurant-goers with drums, gongs and elaborate dances. See more of the festivities online at JumboSlice, the Tufts Daily blog.
At a university with about 5,000 undergraduate students, making sure that upkeep, maintenance and the provision of basic services for those students all run smoothly requires a staff of considerable size. In order to find people to fill those positions, Tufts employs a variety of hiring practices to make sure it finds the best people possible for the job.
When students with physical or emotional disabilities begin their college years, they're thrown into a world without the support system to which they've become accustomed. Tufts, however, strives to provide a diverse array of services that can make the transition less challenging.
Next Friday's Winter Bash event will mark a return to the Sheraton Boston Hotel. It will be the first Winter Bash to use an entirely online ticketing system, though many aspects of the event will remain the same as they were last year.
The Daily sat down with Associate Professor of Psychology Sam Sommers to discuss his new book, "Situations Matter: Understanding How Context Transforms Your World," which was released on Dec. 29, 2011.
Arts and Sciences faculty meetings and Arts, Sciences and Engineering (AS&E) faculty meetings this semester will continue to be "zero-waste meetings" after a switch last semester to more environmentally friendly meetings received positive feedback from attendees.
Energy economics expert Joseph Stanislaw visited the Hill Monday night to host a dialogue addressing the implications of changes in the energy system to global security, safety and stability.Stanislaw focused mainly on the economic benefits that can be achieved through widespread adoption of systems ...
Tufts University Information Technology (UIT) early last month launched TechConnect, a new information technology service management (ITSM) tool that enables students, faculty and staff to check the status of their IT help requests online and to receive email notifications throughout the process.
Six researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering have created a new drug delivery system using silk-based microneedles that can make administering medicine painless.
Repeatedly ranked highly among educational institutions for its varied and engaging approach to social media, Tufts maintains a hub of networking services to stay digitally connected to the university community.
Founded in 1995, TNSF is funded by contributions from faculty and staff of the university and awards grants annually to nonprofit organizations that are located in or serve Tufts' host communities of Medford, Somerville, Grafton, and Chinatown and that have volunteers from the Tufts community.
Tufts' Scene Shop at 66 Colby Street, which is used to construct sets for Drama Department productions, regained its functionality as a welding space last month after strict enforcement of fire codes three years ago made the building unavailable for metalwork.
A woman was struck by a car while crossing the intersection of Powderhouse Boulevard. and Packard Avenue. shortly before 5 p.m. yesterday, the Somerville Patch reported.
In response to what they believe are improper work practices carried out by Tufts' management against Dining Services employees, students last month launched an online petition on Change.org calling for an investigation into the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) and Human Resources.
The United States Postal Service (USPS) last month announced a moratorium on all post office closures, including that of the Tufts University Post Office located at 470 Boston Ave., until mid-May.
Having studied chemistry as an undergraduate at Pennsylvania State University, Fuchs said that his in-depth knowledge of chemistry has helped him to see the various biological topics he studies in a different light.
For Tufts students passionate about contributing positive changes to a world of conflict, the Peace and Justice Studies Program (PJS) offers the opportunity to better understand global challenges and how to confront such issues pragmatically. An emerging field, PJS focuses on problems related to the broad concepts of peace, justice and conflict resolution.
