
Resilient Despite Disaster
Astier Almedom, director of the International Resilience Program at Tufts' Institute for Global Leadership, says that understanding how people cope with calamities like the earthquake in Haiti might help alleviate suffering and speed recovery. More...

Tropical, and Topical
Students in Professor Colin Orians' Tropical Ecology and Conservation class blogged, tweeted and posted pictures from their winter break field experience in Costa Rica. More...

The Surrogate Child
Dr. Mark Pearlmutter of the School of Medicine wrote a first-person account of his experience leading a 13-member team of physicians and medical experts caring for victims of Haiti's catastrophic earthquake More...

In the Jumble...
An update on how a dance troupe with origins at Tufts is faring on "America's Best Dance Crew," a blog about pain research at the School of Medicine and a taste of "Delicious Peace." More...

Staring History in the Face
Tufts University Art Gallery is currently showing work by the VII Photo Agency in the exhibit Questions Without Answers: A Photographic Prism of World Events, 1985–2010, which commemorates the 25th anniversary of Tufts' Institute for Global Leadership. More...

Sports News: Hoops Split Against Amherst
The 10th-ranked women's basketball team fell to the top-ranked Amherst team, while the men's basketball squad scored an upset against the Lord Jeffs. Read more on the Tufts Athletics website. More...

Award-winning Cummings Campus Center
Since it opened in fall 2008, the meticulously renovated Agnes Varis Campus Center at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine has become the heart of Tufts' Grafton campus. Now it's an award-winner, too. More...

Drug Development Still Under Stress
Although drug companies are improving their efficiency in research and development, in part by terminating work on unpromising drugs earlier, their success will depend on how well they partner with other firms, according to a new report by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. More...

Winning Hearts and Minds
In his new book, Assistant Professor of History David Ekbladh details how the U.S. has used development initiatives to combat international threats and assesses the degree to which they have been successful. More...

Engineering Humanity
As an engineer, Sampathkumar Veeraraghavan has always seen himself as a catalyst for change. So when the government of India wanted to find a way to help its disabled population, the School of Engineering graduate student accepted the challenge. More...
