Sophomore Yuri Chang traveled through Japan this summer, visiting cities and staying with a number of hosts along the way. What set this apart from the average vacation? The nights she spent at her hosts' homes were Chang's first encounters with them.
Student-run organization Tufts Student Resources (TSR) is starting an initiative to support and encourage entrepreneurship on the Tufts campus this semester.
Tufts students over the weekend earned second place — their best ever finish — in the College Fed Challenge, a mock monetary policy debate hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
A newly purchased Tufts Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) emergency response vehicle went into service Friday night as part of a planned rotation of vehicle replacement, according to Director of Emergency Management Geoffrey Bartlett.
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate announced Sunday night it will allocate funds to seven student groups through special surplus grants.
Students stressed by high book prices may have more options next semester if a proposed pilot program takes shape.
Ask a religiously observant American why they practice religion, and you're likely to end up with a host of answers, including spirituality, community, tradition and belief. Few, however, are likely to mention the health benefits.
As the Office for Institutional Diversity (OID) approaches a full year without a director, the position's future remains uncertain in light of expected high-level administrative changes.
It turns out that Tufts Muggles can make magic.
Enrolling in college is synonymous with signing up for four years of poring over books, textbooks, photocopied essays and online readings. But with ever-increasing forms of electronic entertainment ranging from YouTube videos and social networking to Hulu and time-wasting games, is leisure reading disappearing as a traditional pastime? —by Emilia Luna
The university plans to begin offering a new doctoral program in water diplomacy next fall, offering what organizers say will be a nuanced framework for studying the vital natural resource.
Tufts and Harvard University this year tied as the top producers of Fulbright scholars in Massachusetts, as well as two of the leading contributors of students to the program nationally.
Tufts Medical Center last month announced that it plans to expand its partnership with MetroWest Medical Center, following up on an ongoing pediatric care initiative with plans to now focus on serving adults in the Framingham area.
Liquor stores around the country are removing the popular alcohol?infused energy drink Four Loko from their shelves voluntarily or as a result of bans. Somerville stores could be next, as local authorities continue to meet this month to discuss the fate of the allegedly dangerous beverage within the city of Somerville.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering Chris Rogers addresses attendees at the ‘Tisch College 10th Anniversary Celebration' at 51 Winthrop St. yesterday. Speakers, including faculty and students, honored the college's first decade of promoting active citizenship. Birthday cake was served.
As college students, it's easy to see the importance of great teachers — students often choose or avoid courses based on the professor's reputation, no matter what the subject. It is for precisely this reason that, around the country, school officials have emphasized the urgency of recruiting strong teaching candidates. At Tufts, the need for more high-quality public-school teachers, specifically of mathematics and natural sciences, is being addressed with a budding scholarship program for graduate students of education.
Somerville's cyclists are in luck, as the city has recently more than doubled its bicycle lane mileage, completing a goal of an ongoing project begun last spring by Mayor Joseph Curtatone to facilitate road safety.
Members of the Green Line Extension Design Working Group met Monday night for the second time to discuss detailed plans for the extension of the T's Green Line through the Union Square and Medford Hillside neighborhoods.
As many Jumbos will attest, a trip to Boston's North End is not complete without a stop at one of its many iconic pastry shops. But with such variety and with different loyalists swearing by each shop, it's hard to know what you're signing up for when you join one of the many long lines of hungry customers dotting the North End's streets. The first step to a successful pastry hunt is to know the shops.
By a 20-4 vote with four abstentions, the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate on Sunday resolved to support the establishment of an Africana studies department.
