Dick Francis, Sportsman and Author Nov 14, 2009
In 1991 Dick was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Tufts University. In 1984 was made an Officer of the Most Noble Order of the British Empire and received the CBE in the Queens Birthday Honours list 2000. (Suite101.com)
Dr. Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe: Teaching kids to give begins with you Nov 13, 2009
A graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine, Dr. O'Keeffe completed her residency training at New England Medical Center ... A graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine, Dr. O'Keeffe completed her residency training at New England Medical Center. (Wakefield Daily Item, MA)
Why Do They Play Bagpipes at Soldiers' Funerals? Nov 13, 2009
Explainer thanks Colonel Gian Gentile of the U.S. Military Academy and Benjamin L. Carp of Tufts University. Thanks also to reader Toni Salazar Loftin for asking the question. (Slate)
Community choruses lend voices to ‘A Civil War Christmas’ and ‘Best of Both Worlds’ Nov 13, 2009
For Best of Both Worlds, local groups including the Kingdom Sanctuary Choir from Mt. Olive Kingdom Builders Worship Center in Dorchester, the Kuumba Singers of Harvard College, the Tufts University Third Day Gospel Choir, and a north-suburbs group called the Choral Majority have been booked for about a week each, along with an ART chorus assembled by the show s associate music director, David Coleman, a longtime figure on the local gospel scene. The groups join a cast of musical-theater and... (Boston Globe)
Letter: Focus on how to solve global warming Nov 13, 2009
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Somerville's Financial Advisory Committee reformed Nov 12, 2009
Richards, an economics professor at Tufts University, said the re-formed committee is scheduling its first meetings and getting data from the city about what s been implemented and what hasn t.. Tyler, president of the Boston Municipal Research Bureau, said the committee would have a lot to consider. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Bentley’s Caira rebounds from last year’s injury Nov 12, 2009
Tufts tops in field hockey Riding a pair of goals from junior Jess Perkins, the Tufts University field-hockey team captured its first NESCAC title with a 3-0 win over host Trinity on Sunday afternoon. The 16-1 Jumbos will host an NCAA Division 3 first-round game Saturday morning at 11, playing the MIT-Nichols winner. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Which diet puts you in a better mood? Nov 11, 2009
Because people were consuming so much calorie-dense fat and protein, the actual volume of food they were eating was much smaller than what they were probably used to eating, notes Kristen D'Anci, of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, who has studied diet and mood but wasn't involved in the current study. This simple fact -- as well as the social isolation that can come with eating only turkey at Thanksgiving while others are enjoying pumpkin pie and stuffing -- goes a long way toward... (CNN)
Teen Sports = Teen Drinking, Teen Violence? Nov 10, 2009
George Scarlett, assistant professor of the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University in Boston, explains, "[These] findings are based on correlations -- and correlations never establish cause and effect. "The impression given is that sports somehow cause risky behavior, but the correlations do not say this," he continued. "They merely say the two co-occur. " Yet others in child development agree that this finding may not be so far-fetched. Prior studies of certain sports... (ABC News)
IMLS, White House Honor Arts and Education Programs for Underserved Youth Nov 10, 2009
Last year, 100% of seniors were accepted to over 30 college and universities including the Rhode Island School of Design, University of Rhode Island, Tufts University, and Holy Cross. Young Artists Apprenticeship Program Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston Houston, TX Established in 1998, Blaffer Gallery's Young Artist Apprenticeship Program brings an intensive art-making experience to at-risk high sophomores, juniors, and seniors. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Coakley’s rivals push her for more televised debates Nov 9, 2009
Debates carry an element of danger to them, said Jeffrey M. Berry, a political science professor at Tufts University. A badly flawed answer, an awkward phrase, can be a defining moment for a candidate. (Boston Globe)
LETTER: Medford is defining itself every day Nov 9, 2009
And, I would be remiss not to speak about Tufts University, one of the premier universities in this country has the majority of its campus in Medford. For many decades, it has been in partnership with the city of Medford. (Medford Transcript, MA)
What's the Deal With "Cat Ladies"? Nov 9, 2009
Explainer thanks Gary Patronek of Tufts University. What's the Deal With "Cat Ladies". (Slate)
Animals seized in Atmore Nov 8, 2009
According to the Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium (HARC) at Tufts University, animal hoarding is an important, misunderstood and under-recognized community problem that affects both human and animal welfare. It is responsible for substantial animal suffering and property damage. (Atmore Advance, AL)
Bill stirs debate on religion, school Nov 8, 2009
Tufts University chemistry professor Samuel Kounaves, vice president of Madnick s group, said creationism could find its way into science classes because the bill will create uncertainty with teachers about how much to permit students to talk about creationism or hand out creationist materials during class. Things are confused right now as it is because a lot of teachers don t know how to handle the situation, he said. (Boston Globe)
Association of American Medical Colleges to honor Wellesley resident Nov 7, 2009
Jerome Kassirer M.D., a Wellesley resident and "distinguished professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston," has been selected to receive the David E. Rogers award. The award is sponsored by the AAMC and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Medford's Tufts University races for a cause Nov 7, 2009
The Rwandian national flag is displayed near the track during the Tufts University Race4Rwanda 5k road race. Medford's Tufts University races for a cause. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Somerville Police: Thief said hi and fled Nov 7, 2009
During a search of the area with the help of Tufts University Police Officer Tim Philbrook, officers found a blue Patriots sweatshirt under the back porch of 33 Chetwyn Road and a Toshiba laptop with its cord under a vehicle in the driveway of 29 Chetwyn Road, according to police. The suspect was identified and taken to the police station to be booked. (Somerville Journal, MA)
A-B event showcases science, technology Nov 7, 2009
Thanks to Tufts University and The Discovery Museums, students and adults could try their hands at remaking the Acton landmark. Tufts University graduate student Amanda Garfield helped participants use the computer simulation Second Life to explore a virtual Kelley s Corner and understand the effect of their suggestions. (Acton Beacon, MA)
Wellesley Notebook: Local fencer earns gold Nov 6, 2009
Dibiase is now a freshman playing at Division III Tufts University. Also for Wellesley, the following four students were named All-America Scholar Athletes from the NFCA for having a 3. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Denver real estate exec Sperling heading to Jones Lang LaSalle Nov 6, 2009
Sperling has an undergraduate degree from Tufts University and an MBA from Harvard University. Her industry affiliations include being a member of NAIOP (National Association of Industrial and Office Properties), the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Report blasts student health plans Nov 6, 2009
These profit margins for student health insurance are appalling, said Vivian Haime, a 21-year-old junior at Tufts University and a lead organizer of the Student Health Organizing Coalition. We know students that, on top of school loans, also have thousands of dollars of medical debt. (Boston Globe)
Musica Sacra and Chorus pro Musica open their seasons Sunday Nov 6, 2009
Osso performs selections from Run Rabbit Run tonight at Tufts University. The show will also include a screening of Stevens s The BQE, a film and musical suite about the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, New York s legendarily infuriating roadway. (Boston Globe)
Two victors in elections credit days with Kerry Nov 5, 2009
Jeff Barry, a political scientist at Tufts University, said Kerry, like Kennedy, has his pick of gifted, ambitious people who want to work for him. But I think Senator Kennedy received a lot more credit for his talented office staff than John Kerry ever did. (Boston Globe)
One Year Later Nov 5, 2009
Sixty-eight percent of voters ages 18 to 29 cast their ballots for Obama, according to CIRCLE, a nonpartisan group affiliated with Tufts University that studies the civic and political engagement of young people. "Students viewed McCain as their grandpa, and Obama as their young cool uncle," Raven said. (Daily Orange, NY)
Experimental Agent Reduces Breast Cancer Metastasis To Bone Nov 5, 2009
In a study in mice, the team of researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine, the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts, and Tufts Medical Center report that inhibiting ROCK, or Rho-associated kinase, in the earliest stages of breast cancer decreased metastatic tumor mass in bone by 77 percent and overall frequency of metastasis by 36 percent ... "While the primary tumor causes significant illness and requires treatment, metastasis accounts for over 90 percent of breast... (Science Daily)
Silent auction and Homecoming night at Peirce Nov 5, 2009
A semester of music lessons at Tufts University for your child or yourself. Two hours of an architect s time. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Who ended the Cold War? Nov 5, 2009
Paul C. Demakis, a former state representative, recently received a masters degree in international relations from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Poorly Cleaned Public Cruise Ship Restrooms May Predict Norovirus Outbreaks Nov 4, 2009
3, 2009) A team of researchers from Boston University School (BUSM), Carney Hospital, Cambridge Health Alliance and Tufts University School of Medicine, have found that widespread poor compliance with regular cleaning of public restrooms on cruise ships may predict subsequent norovirus infection outbreaks (NoVOs) ... Co-authors include Lou Ann Bruno-Murtha, DO, clinical instructor in medicine of Cambridge Health Alliance, and senior author, Jeffrey K. Griffiths, MD, MPH&TM, an associate... (Science Daily)
The Clinton Foundation's donors Nov 4, 2009
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Judge who presided in Ouillette case dies Nov 4, 2009
He also was the judge in the case of a former Tufts University professor from Sharon who pleaded guilty to murdering his prostitute lover in 1983. William H.J. Douglas served nine years of an 18-to-20-year sentence for slaying Robin Benedict, 21, of Methuen. (Canton Journal, MA)
Somerville Mayor Curtatone reconvenes Financial Advisory Committee Nov 4, 2009
Daniel J. Richards of the Tufts University Economics Department. Early this year, when we were coming to grips with the most challenging budget season anyone can remember, the FAC did a great job of teeing up some major opportunities for the city on both the cost management and revenue fronts, said Curtatone. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Flu fighters Nov 3, 2009
ALMONDS Heart-healthy almonds boast immune-boosting antioxidant vitamin E, which can reduce your chance of catching colds and developing respiratory infections according to researchers at Tufts University. You'll need more than a serving of almonds for your daily dose though, so try fortified cereals, sunflower seeds, turnip greens and wheat germ, too. (Montana Standard, MT)
Top Republican in Senate race makes his case Nov 2, 2009
Brown grew up in Massachusetts, a graduate of Wakefield High School, Tufts University and Boston College Law School. While in law school, Brown posed for a centerfold in Cosmopolitan as the winner of the magazine's "America's Sexiest Man" competition. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
When Internet use becomes a problem Nov 2, 2009
A person who is hooked on a barbiturate, taking tons and tons of it every day, and is suddenly cut off from the supply will go into a physiological withdrawal, which could kill him and often does, said Pies, a clinical professor of psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine ... Chris Latina, a computer science major at Tufts University, says he checks his messages or his Facebook page constantly. (Boston Globe)
U of M part of $185 million funded team tasked to improve global response to emerging pandemics Oct 31, 2009
DAI, a company based in Washington, D.C., will lead the RESPOND team, in partnership with the University of Minnesota and Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts another key member of the cooperative. Although members of the RESPOND team will be dealing with diseases that don't yet exist, examples of similar diseases they might try to prevent include SARS, Ebola, and avian influenza. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Flu Deaths Higher Among Seniors With Dementia Oct 31, 2009
"The increased mortality of older patients with dementia hospitalized for flu may be indicative of inadequacies in health-care quality and accessibility," the study's senior author, Elena Naumova, a professor of public health and community medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, said in a university news release. "It could be beneficial to refine guidelines for the immunization, testing and treatment of flu in older patients with dementia when planning for the possibility of a flu... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Economist outlines rosy future for Lexington at 2020 forum Oct 31, 2009
William Moomaw, director of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at Tufts University, spoke about a range of environmental issues, including the need for Americans to change their eating habits. The cheeseburgers consumed by Americans annually are responsible for as much global warming as 6. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Medford Family Network faces possible elimination due to 9C cuts Oct 30, 2009
Take, for example, Tufts University. Cassidy said several groups at the school have offered their time and resources to help create new programming that otherwise would not be in place to keep the MFN vital. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Tai Chi May Help Ward Off Knee Pain in Seniors Oct 30, 2009
Wang and colleagues from Tufts University School of Medicine recruited 40 patients, with an average age of 65, who had been diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis. Half of the group took part in Yang-style Tai Chi sessions for an hour at a time, twice weekly over a period of three months. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Exiting lieutenant recalls 22 years in 'great police department' Oct 30, 2009
" Son of a 25-year Boston Police veteran and brother to a Massport cop, Puopolo is known as a marksman and one of his career scrapbooks holds a black-and-white photo of him as a toddler with his dad's Colt .38 Police Special service revolver. No one pushed him into law enforcement, he said, but by the time he was a teenager, he'd heard enough of his father's tales from the streets to know he wanted the same career.His first job in a uniform and a badge was as a Tufts University campus cop in... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
DIY Wrinkle Jabs: Has Internet Medicine Gone Mad? Oct 30, 2009
"I don't think people are really understanding the expertise that doctors are bringing," said Lisa Gualtieri, an adjunct clinical professor at Tufts University School of Medicine's health communications program. "I think that's part of the problem with something like this. People are thinking, 'Oh, this is less expensive or this is easy, or you don't need a medical professional for something like this.' People don't really understand the complexity of it.". (ABC News)
Tai Chi Exercise Reduces Knee Pain in Elderly Oct 30, 2009
Researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine have determined that patients older than 65 with knee osteoarthritis who engage in regular tai chi exercise improve physical function and experience less pain. Tai chi is a traditional style of Chinese martial arts that features slow, rhythmic movements to induce mental relaxation and enhance balance, strength, flexibility, and self-efficacy. (Newsmax)
Somerville engineering students a-maze judges Oct 29, 2009
Wicked Local photo by Mark Thomson David Cooper, 17, carefully starts the ball rolling during the annual Scrapheap Showdown at Tufts University where students create Rube Goldberg type structures with salvaged materials ... On Oct. 25, 12 teams of 3 high school students from Somerville gathered in "The Cage" at Cousens Gym at Tufts University to compete in the fifth-annual Scrapheap Showdown ... D. & Associates, RedBones BBQ, Staples Foundation for Learning, Winter Hill Bank, Stanhope Framers... (Somerville Journal, MA)
Research shows Tai Chi exercise reduces knee osteoarthritis pain in the elderly Oct 29, 2009
Researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine have determined that patients over 65 years of age with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who engage in regular Tai Chi exercise improve physical function and experience less pain. Tai Chi (Chuan) is a traditional style of Chinese martial arts that features slow, rhythmic movements to induce mental relaxation and enhance balance, strength, flexibility, and self-efficacy. (EurekAlert!)
Husky Happenings Oct 29, 2009
Tufts University was ranked the most expensive school in the Boston area, taking the 29th spot, followed by Boston University in 44th place, and MIT in 68th. Northeastern was not on the CampusGrotto's Highest Tuition 2009-2010 list. (Northeastern News, MA)
Arts: the week ahead Oct 29, 2009
NORTHEAST PERFORMANCE PROJECT The Tufts University Dance Program presents this multigenerational dance troupe in a free hourlong improvisation performance that follows the tradition of dance pioneer Barbara Mettler ... Tufts University s Jackson Dance Lab, Medford. (Boston Globe)
Fires: The dark side of holiday decorations Oct 29, 2009
Authorities are being more innovative about getting the message out: Late last week, officials at Tufts University urged students via Twitter not to light candles during a power outage. Marty Ahrens, manager of fire analysis at the National Fire Protection Association, said Halloween has the fifth-highest number of candle fires nationwide, with an average of 80 per year. (Burlington Union, MA)
‘Sacred Monsters’ at Tufts explores the mythical powers of beasts Oct 28, 2009
Sacred Monsters: Everyday Animism in Contemporary Japanese Art and Anime, a smart and enchanting exhibit at Tufts University Art Gallery, taps Japanese artists who have beastly imaginations ... SACRED MONSTERS: Everyday Animism in Contemporary Japanese Art and Anime At: Tufts University Art Gallery, 40R Talbot Ave., Medford, through Nov. 22. (Boston Globe)
U.S. official resigns over Afghan war Oct 28, 2009
Instead, after graduation from Tufts University and a desk job at a publishing firm, he joined the Marines in 1998. After five years in Japan and at the Pentagon and at a point early in the Iraq war when it appeared to many in the military that the conflict was all but over he left the Marines to join the private sector, only to be recruited as a Defense Department civilian in Iraq. (MSNBC -- International)
Guster revisits their first hit Oct 27, 2009
Ten years ago three guys who formed a pop-rock band at Tufts University released their major label debut album, Lost and Gone Forever. This Saturday night Guster parties like it s 1999 - and joins a growing trend - when it celebrates the album s anniversary by playing it in its entirety at a sold-out Orpheum Theatre. (Boston Globe)
Mass Environmental Trust grants $150K to Mystic Valley Development Commission for Wellington Greenway Oct 27, 2009
Energy and Environmental Affairs Undersecretary Philip Griffiths announced the grant last week during an event at the Tufts University Boat House at River s Edge ... The award-winning park at River s Edge includes 10 acres of publicly accessible open space that has transformed the edge of the Malden River with extensive landscaping, granite seat walls, lighting, wetlands and the Tufts University Boat House. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Big nonprofits predict 9% drop in donations Oct 26, 2009
The largest gains were made at Amherst College and Tufts University, at 160 percent and 144 percent, respectively. Schools often raise more money than other groups, Palmer said, because, The colleges have a broader base. (Boston Globe)
Sufjan Stevens, 'The BQE' Oct 26, 2009
Experimental Sufjan Stevens The BQE AsthmaticKitty The BQE, with the Osso String Quartet, screens Nov. 6 at Tufts University. Who but Sufjan Stevens, indie-pop pied piper and master crafter of quixotic musical tributes, would put his devoted fans on hold - fans who for four years have been patiently waiting for a follow-up to Illinois - while he crafts a cinematic and symphonic exploration of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. (Boston Globe)
In Fields Corner, art with purpose Oct 26, 2009
I think people have to believe it s for their own good, said Hoai Le, an 18-year-old Tufts University student whose family has lived in Fields Corner since they emigrated from Vietnam in 1991. The community is going to try and use that money to help them. (Boston Globe)
When we multitask, we often aren’t doing any of the juggled tasks well Oct 26, 2009
Laura Vanderberg, a biology researcher at Tufts University and assistant director of the Time Management Consulting Program at its academic resource center, said that one of her biggest challenges is getting students who are overwhelmed by multiple demands to understand the limitations of what s known as working memory ... Here are some tips from Laura Vanderberg, assistant director of the Time Management Consulting Program at Tufts University, and David Meyer, a specialist in cognitive... (Boston Globe)
Boston’s Museum of Science exhibition features Harry Potter film props Oct 25, 2009
Cantor, now director of creative writing at Tufts University, knew his teacher s style so well that it was easy for him to add words that meshed with the rest. Cantor will join Elizabeth Benedict, editor of the new collection, and fellow contributors Christopher Castellani, Julia Glass, Margot Livesey, and Jim Shepard for a discussion in Cambridge on Nov. 13. (Boston Globe)
Quotes of note Oct 24, 2009
STACY RUSH, a junior at Harvard University, on her school s chances of beating the newly formed Tufts University team in Quidditch, a game based on Harry Potter. "I did not have any conversations about a coalition. It was not my job. It was not an American role. Senator JOHN F. KERRY, after he helped secure a runoff election between President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and rival Abdullah Abdullah "I ll be generous. (Boston Globe)
Obama's Drone Attacks Help Pakistan TV-Show Hosts Fan Anti-U.S. Sentiment Oct 23, 2009
The programs have become the primary sites for rabid anti-Americanism on television, said Ayesha Jalal, a professor of history at Medford, Massachusetts-based Tufts University. The overwhelming reason is the American presence in Afghanistan, which, together with Washingtons flourishing relationship with India, is seen as a ruse to encircle and squeeze Pakistan. (Bloomberg -- US)
FAT: Think it just hangs out and does nothing? It doesn't Oct 22, 2009
So says endocrinologist Andrew Greenberg, director of the Obesity Metabolism Laboratory at Tufts University in Boston. Your body needs fat cells to be healthy, but in obese individuals when fat cells get very big, those cells are at risk of dying, he says. (USA Today -- News)
Injured hawk let back into the wild in Hopkinton Oct 22, 2009
After examining the wound, Hatch took the hawk to the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in North Grafton. Short Round was treated for the wound, lead poisoning and a broken wing. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
On the sets of ‘The Social Network’ and ‘The Town’ Oct 21, 2009
Tufts group can sing The all-male a cappella group at Tufts University will be in the spotlight after all. We re told that members of the Beelzebubs have all received their professors permission to take part in the upcoming NBC reality competition The Sing-Off, which is executive produced by local moviemaker Sam Weisman. (Boston Globe)
Stewart Nozette: The American who wanted to spy for Israel Oct 21, 2009
"People who spy are motivated by ideology or money. You've got to run it to ground in either case to try and find out what was going on," says William Martel, an associate professor of security studies at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. Why would Nozette even think Israel wanted an American spy. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
CANDLE FIRES: The dark side of holiday decorations Oct 21, 2009
Authorities are being more innovative about getting the message out: Late last week, officials at Tufts University urged students via Twitter not to light candles during a power outage. Still, while the numbers are down year to year, there s no question that now is prime time for candle fires. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Celebrating pioneers in health Oct 20, 2009
The New England Healthcare Institute presented its annual Innovators in Health Awards the other night, and recipients included Dr. Atul Gawande of Brigham and Women s Hospital (and writer for The New Yorker); Eric Lander, a lead researcher on the Human Genome Project and a founder of the Broad Institute; Dr. Barry Zuckerman, chief of pediatrics at Boston Medical Center; and Christina Economos of Tufts University and Shape Up Somerville fame. Governor Deval Patrick was there to congratulate the... (Boston Globe)
