Peter Dolan Elected Next Trustee Chair
The Tufts University Board of Trustees on Feb. 9 elected Vice Chair Peter R. Dolan as its chair-designate; he will succeed the current chair, James A. Stern, E72, A07P, when he steps down in November...
View ArticleTufts Ranks High in Peace Corps Volunteers
Tufts graduates are known for their active citizenship, and more proof of that came recently when the Peace Corps ranked the university as among the top colleges for volunteers.With 26 undergraduate...
View ArticleToward a More Renewable Future
Bill Richardson, A70, F71, H97, called for government and science to work together to develop innovative solutions to the nation’s energy problems and said renewable sources are the key to a secure...
View ArticleNew England Patriots Offensive Lineman Ryan Wendell Will Join Local Children...
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass.– More than 850 elementary school students from Somerville and Medford are expected to attend Tufts Hillel's 13th annual "Read by the River" education fair, taking place...
View ArticleDish: Chinatown Chic
This is part of an occasional series about eating establishments in neighborhoods near Tufts’ three campuses. Have a suggestion for a place for our roving diners to explore? Email us at now@tufts.edu....
View ArticleRelentless on D
Deemed “the worst defensive player to ever put on a UConn uniform” by Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma early in her college career, Carla Berube saw the light.At UConn from 1993 to 1997, Berube...
View ArticleSchools That Send the Most Grads to Top B-Schools
Tufts tied for 30th for number of undergraduate alumni attending top MBA programs.
View ArticleSIS, the Next Generation
After several years of concerted effort, Tufts’ new Integrated Student Information System, dubbed iSIS, will become available to students and faculty at Tufts. It replaces the quarter-century-old...
View ArticleA world of courage and connection
Tufts alumni Dan Walsh and Dan Kraft teamed up to form Team IMPACT, an organization that connects sick children with college athletes.
View ArticleTufts Gordon Institute Names 13 Finalists Out of Record Number of Entries in...
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. – Thirteen finalists in Tufts University's ninth annual business plan competitions will present their plans to judges on April 24 on the university's Medford/Somerville...
View ArticleThe Few, the Proud, the New Jumbos
Acceptance letters are now out for the undergraduate Class of 2017, and Tufts has reached record-setting highs for the number of applicants as well as a record low acceptance rate of 18.7 percent. It...
View ArticleU.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra Alan D. Solomont to Speak at Tufts...
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass.– The Alan D. Solomont Lecture, presented by the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University, will take place April 22 at 5:00 p.m. in ASEAN...
View ArticleSing It Out Loud
Flash back to the early 1960s and the hit tunes of the doo-wop era. The Marcels’ classic “Blue Moon” (with its famous bom-ba-ba-bom–dang-a-dang-dang vocal lead-in) set the tone for the Platters, the...
View ArticleRemembering the Day
It was supposed to be the perfect day.As a staff photographer for Tufts University, I was assigned to cover the Boston Marathon as our 100-plus-member charity team capped off months of training and...
View ArticleRunning on Resilience
When members of the Tufts Marathon Team started training last fall, some had never run 26.2 miles. At least one had been told, following childhood surgeries on her ankles, that she’d never be able to...
View ArticleClaude M. Steele to Deliver Tufts Commencement Address May 19
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass.– Claude M. Steele, whose research revolutionized our understanding of how stereotypes influence group performance from academics to athletics, will deliver Tufts University's...
View ArticleClaude M. Steele to Deliver Commencement Address
Claude M. Steele, whose research revolutionized our understanding of how stereotypes influence group performance from academics to athletics, will deliver Tufts University’s commencement address on May...
View ArticleTufts Business Plan Winners Tackle Major Medical Problems
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. – A therapy to rehabilitate facial muscles in people with Parkinson's disease and a tool to diagnose drug-resistant tuberculosis have earned top honors in Tufts University's...
View ArticleTruth Is Your Master
Rigorous journalism can help prevent wars, but emotion-laden, agenda-driven reporting has helped spark them, Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international correspondent, told the standing-room-only...
View ArticleClaude M. Steele to Deliver Address at Tufts' 157th Commencement May 19
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. – Claude M. Steele, whose research revolutionized our understanding of how stereotypes influence group performance from academics to athletics, will deliver Tufts University's...
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