E-News ArchivesThe Tufts E-News archives contain hundreds of stories from across Tufts University dating back to October 1999. From cutting-edge research to world-famous alums, from the insights of internationally renowned experts to profiles on Tufts top programs, E-News is the most comprehensive daily electronic news source covering the University. December 2009
Despite a massive get-out-the-vote effort, Tufts' celebrated all-male a capella group places second in the finals of NBC's "The Sing-Off."
Tufts' Crafts Center continues to foster both creativity and community.
Bringing Friendship to New Heights Share your memories of time spent on the Tisch Library roof.November 2009
We invite the Tufts community to share their outlook for the new decade ahead of us.
A joint initiative between the Office of Campus Life and Tisch College helps train students to apply leadership skills to active citizenship.
A Bengal tiger is doing well after a procedure at the Cummings School.
Two cross-country runners win All-American honors, but the Tufts field hockey and volleyball teams just miss out on their championship dreams.
A quick look at some of the international happenings in the student community.
Fletcher School graduate Hilary Scott discusses his evolution from academic to artist.
In Daniel Dennett's Language and Mind course, freshmen and sophomores match wits with one of Tufts' top thinkers.
Field Hockey Team Lands First NESCAC Title With the win in the conference championship, the No. 4-ranked Jumbos advance to the NCAA Div. III tournament.
A quick look at some of the green happenings in the undergraduate community.
We asked undergraduate students about some of the highlights of the semester so far.
October 2009
Ever since Paul Rusesabagina, the inspiration for the film "Hotel Rwanda," spoke at Tufts Hillel in 2005, helping victims of the Rwandan genocide has been at the forefront of Hillel’s mission.
Elaine Schuster is nominated to serve as a U.S. representative to the 64th session of the General Assembly of the Union Nations.
Four Years, Infinite Possibilities The evolution of a Tufts undergraduate.Fall 2009: The Road to the End
Tufts' oldest coed a cappella group heads into an exciting year as the ensemble celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Bringing the Community into the Equation Local high school students take over Cousens Gym to show off their mathematics skills in an annual competition.
Penn Loh, the School of Arts and Sciences' first professor of the practice, comes with almost two decades of real-world experience in the environmental justice movement.
As a coach's son, Tufts quarterback Anthony Fucillo (A'11) isn't letting injury prevent him from taking a leadership role with the Jumbos.
In her new memoir, Tufts School of Medicine graduate and child psychiatrist Nancy Rappaport seeks to understand her mother's suicide, and in the process better understand her most desperate patients.
Tufts students and alumni flocked to campus for Homecoming festivities on a crisp, sunny autumn weekend.
The Tufts and Boston Architectural College students on the Solar Decathlon team combine engineering know-how with aesthetic flair and policy savvy.
Tufts students, staff and faculty joined area residents to celebrate the seventh annual Community Day at Tufts.
September 2009
The newly renovated Cousens Gym opens with a bang. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the construction process.
Members of the dental school community continue an annual tradition that not only raises money for cancer research but also fosters community spirit.
For undergraduates considering a career in the health sciences, applying for early assurance of admission to Tufts' professional schools can be just the right move.
Doctoral candidate Adam South (G'11) works with Boston Museum of Science and Tufts grads to determine the fate of the firefly population.
We asked returning undergraduates about the highlights of their first week back on the Hill.
Bernard Gordon's transformative gift will foster leadership in the field
Student theater groups Pen, Paint and Pretzels and Torn Ticket II welcome the Class of 2013 with their annual O-Show productions.
Every year, students at the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences have a field day-literally-raising money to support their research.
Members of the Class of 2013 discuss the items they couldn't live without at Tufts.
Every year, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Lee Coffin writes a letter that describes the incoming freshman class.
A roundup of coverage of the arrival of the Class of 2013.
One of Tufts' pre-orientation groups starts the semester with a little fun—and a lot of service.
August 2009
Fletcher School graduates are among those recently receiving ambassadorial appointments in the United States and elsewhere around the world.
As members of the Class of 2013 prepare to make their mark, students from Tufts' host communities reflect on what it means to go to college in their hometown.
Members of the Tufts biomedical engineering department show their lighter side as they take an artistic approach to their research in silk.
A Summer of Active Citizenship See what members of Tisch College's Active Citizenship Summer program have been up to this summer.A Double Shot of Environmental Leadership Two Tufts grads are poised to make a big impact on U.S. environmental policy as recent appointees to top positions at the Environmental Protection Agency
Tufts' Osher Lifelong Learning Institute provides an opportunity for experienced citizens to keep learning-and for Tufts alumni to stay engaged with the university.
Kofi Aninakwa (E'11) uses the Summer Scholar program to combine medicine and engineering through the creation of a wearable health monitor.
Solomont Named Ambassador to Spain, Andorra A Tufts graduate and trustee whose career has focused on the health care industry will shift his focus to the diplomatic stage if confirmed to the post.
Career Services' Summer Internship Grants program makes it possible for students to take advantage of unpaid internship.
July 2009
Chemistry graduate student Ashleigh Baber discusses the honor of meeting with Nobel laureates at the 2009 Lindau Laureates Meeting this month.
Tufts League Softball gives faculty, staff and students a relaxed and fun opportunity to go beyond their own departments and get to know others in the Tufts family.
The Summer Scholars program is giving Sara Deforest the chance to blend her love of music with her sociology studies. Instituting Environmental Change The revival of the Tufts Environmental Literacy Institute seeks to make environmental issues a cross-disciplinary priority.
Fletcher School doctoral students Patrick Meier and Joshua Gleis weigh in on the recent Iranian protests.
A 2005 Tufts graduate interviews a fellow alum about his new theater project.
In his new role as director of faith-based and neighborhood partnerships for the USDA, Tufts graduate Max Finberg hopes to make progress toward ending hunger.
June 2009
Tufts staff member Kathleen Kiernan's effort to boost her son's morale in Iraq has, with the help of her colleagues, had an even greater impact than she originally anticipated.
Students in Louise Sawyer's Ex-College course gain the opportunity to immerse themselves in the philanthropic world. Fletcher School graduate Karel Zelenka received the Tufts Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award for his work in international relief and development.
A recent graduate wins recognition for her work on the problem of healthy food access in a big city, from Addis Ababa to New York City.
Dustin Bond, member of the School of Dental Medicine's class of 2013, will spend his summer biking the country to raise awareness about multiple sclerosis.
Tufts health sciences experts comment on the recent concern around swine flu.
May 2009Small Technologies, Big Potential Assistant Professor Charles Sykes and his graduate students are working with high school students to build interest in the sciences.
The joint graduate degree program with Tufts and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts proves to be a win-win for both school communities.
Graduating seniors on the Tufts softball team, playing in the national championships this weekend, celebrated Commencement early thanks to President Bacow.
Tufts graduate Arthur Giddon relives his bat boy days with the Boston Red Sox in celebration of his 100th birthday.
Seniors spend an afternoon giving back to the community.
During finals period, it's any port in a storm for studious Jumbos.
Every year, Tufts bands vie in the Battle of the Bands for the opportunity to share the stage with national acts at Spring Fling.
Thirteen undergraduate, graduate and professional school students are honored for their commitment to service and active citizenship.
Having spent his culinary career advocating the "farm-to-table" approach to cooking, Tufts graduate Dan Barber is receiving high honors for his work.
This spring, several Tufts athletic teams are making waves in the postseason.
Engineering an Environmental Future Mechanical engineering major Matthew Thoms is a Morris K. Udall Scholar thanks in part to his work as the engineering director of this year's Solar Decathlon team.
Now in its fifth year, the Entrepreneurial Leadership Program's annual classic and social entrepreneurship business plan competitions continue help to students make their innovative ideas a reality.
The Tufts Mock Trial team is going strong with three bids to the national semi-finals.
Fletcher School experts comment on the rise of Somali piracy, brought into the spotlight by the kidnapping and rescue of an American merchant ship captain last month.
Thirteen undergraduate, graduate and professional school students are honored for their commitment to service and active citizenship.
April 2009
The LGBT Center's new director Tom Bourdon discusses his personal and professional experiences with services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students on college campuses.
A chart-topping rapper, two award-winning documentary filmmakers and officials from the governments of Greece, Rwanda and Bhutan came to campus.
Longtime Athletics Administration Assistant Passes Away Phyllis M. Byrne, former Athletics Department administrator best known for preserving Jumbo's ashes, passes away at 83.
The 34-0 Jumbo softball team is hitting whatever is thrown in their path as they march toward the postseason.
Eight members of the Filipino Cultural Society and the Leonard Carmichael Society spend their spring break learning the value of community building.
A Holocust survivor, a Vaishnava monk and two state officials came to campus, and the community mourns the loss of a beloved professor.
Dental students raise funds for a classmate by letting loose and playing a competitive game of dodgeball.
Solomont Named Chair of National Service Organization As the newly elected chairman of the Corporation for National and Community Service agency, Tufts graduate and Trustee Alan Solomont aims “to usher in a new era of service” in the United States.
International political advisers, CEOs and area high school students come to campus.
The Good, the Bad and the Horrible Sophomore Michael Walker brings the popular internet sensation "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" to life using Anderson Hall's VisWall.
Michael Granoff (A'91), co-founder of Better Place, seeks to steer the world away from oil-based transportation.
Boston's first poet laureate, the host of a popular Travel Channel show, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian come to campus.
Merrigan Named Deputy Secretary of the USDA Just two days after her testimony before the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry committee, Kathleen Merrigan is appointed by the U.S. Senate as the new Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Seniors Nora Chovanec and Jennifer Bailey discuss a conference hosted at Tufts in celebration of artists involved in social activism.
March 2009
The author of "Wicked," a famed linguist and activist and the chairman of a major airline company came to campus. Also, watch video of author Michael Pollan delivering the Snyder Lecture on Mar. 24.
The men's lacrosse team saw success on and off the field this spring break, using their time in between games to give back.
Fletcher Grad Tapped to Head NATO The recommendation of Navy Adm. James Stavridis to the post is the latest honor in a career of distinguished service.
Working as a team physician with the U.S. Ski Team at the World Junior Championships was just another outlet for Tufts graduate Scott Sigman to combine his love of sports and medicine.
Take a sneak peek into the life of the Jumbo. One of them, anyways.
Two Tufts alums are working with the international nonprofit Water for People to help developing countries create sustainable solutions for clean water and sanitation.
Achier Mou saw public health horrors first-hand when violence erupted in his home in Sudan. Now, the Tufts graduate student hopes to bring the lessons he learns here back home.
Thirty-two Tufts students – with the support of Hillel and alumni – flew to Germany over President's Day weekend for the "Berlin Experience."
A vice president at Univision, a top American rock climber and a diplomat came to campus.
In the spring installment of the Dean's Faculty Forum series, Professor Susan Napier explores the relationship between fantasy and reality.
Tufts' EXPOSURE photojournalism program trains its lens on the city of Boston.
Deval Patrick to Deliver Tufts Commencement Address Massachusetts Governor to Receive Honorary Degree on May 17; Will Be Joined by Distinguished Broadcast Executive, Foreign Affairs Expert, Advocate for the Homeless, Foundation Head, Astrophysicist, Cancer Researcher
Faculty from across disciplines come together to celebrate International Women's Day with a symposium on women's issues as they relate to climate change and health.
Five professors join together in an effort to make science accessible to the masses.
Engineers create virtual hang time.
A renowned hip-hop artist, a prominent Chilean poet, an ExxonMobil vice president and two New Yorker critics came to campus.
Medical students share their cultural diversity through the performing arts to raise money for the Colleen Romain Scholarship Fund.
School of Engineering students have some fun with their major as they participated in Tufts' first National Engineers' Week festivities.
The president of East Timor, a vice president from Monsanto, two award-winning poets and a baby giraffe came to campus.
A newborn giraffe gets the help she needs from the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.
February 2009
The staff behind the creation of the University Seminars program discuss the work that went into making it all happen.
Bosworth Named Special Envoy to North Korea Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appointed the dean of The Fletcher School and former U.S. ambassador to South Korea to lead American policy on the Communist state.Connecting Ancient and Modern Times In this year's Balmuth Lectures, Oxford archeology professor Andrew Wilson will compare the economic challenges faced by the Roman Empire and those we face today.
A New Orleans mayoral candidate, two scholars of Asian culture and experts from around the world on the topic of "Global Cities" came to campus.
Rounder Records, co-founded by Tufts graduates Ken Irwin and Bill Nowlin, become the second independent label ever to bring home album and record of the year at this year's Grammy Awards.
Sackler School graduate Sean B. Carroll explores the world's greatest pioneers in his latest book, "Remarkable Creatures."
A friend of Tufts hockey, an expert on Iranian studies and the Nicaraguan ambassador to the U.S. came to campus.
From snowboarding to dental exams, Dimitri Tripodakis shares how he brings the same mentality to both fields.
With Valentine's Day right around the corner, graduates Lara Saipe and Matt Durgavich relive their recent Tufts proposal.
Crunching Numbers… and Literature New doors open for the Perseus Digital Library Project as its coordinators prepare to gain access to high-performance supercomputers.
The former prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a group of prominent sports analysts and a former member of Congress who specializes in African politics came to campus.
Tufts' dance crews battle it out to see who reigns supreme, all while raising money for countries in need.
Building Community in a 'Town' Tufts Opera Ensemble director Carol Mastrodomenico talks about the upcoming production of "Our Town," the second full-scale opera to be performed at Tufts.
A popular contemporary artist, an alum who publishes the top comic in the Muslim world and the French ambassador to the U.S. came to campus.
January 2009
The joint JD/MPH program at Tufts School of Medicine and Northeastern University School of Law equips students to better advocate for public health concerns.
Ace senior shot putter Paula Dormon is also the lead vocalist of one of the hottest R&B bands at Tufts.
Faculty and students who participated in the first set of University Seminars agree there is value in collaboration.
Tufts graduate Liz Hickok uses her background in art to make San Francisco come to life through the use of Jell-O.
Tony Blair to deliver Tufts University's Fares Lecture Former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Tony Blair is set to deliver the 2009 Issam M. Fares Lecture.
The mathematics department's Marjorie Hahn is chosen as one of four members of the International Tennis Federation's Alice Marble Cup Team.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine names Tufts one of the best valued universities of 2009.
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