 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...
 Lawrence S. Bacow to Step Down from Tufts Presidency in 2011 Lawrence S. Bacow, who has advanced Tufts University's leadership in teaching, research and public service while championing access to higher education, announced at the Feb. 5-6 meeting of the university's board of trustees that he would step down in June 2011. More... 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...
 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...
 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...
 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...
 History professor Peniel Joseph examines a turning point for race relations in America. 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... 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...
 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...
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To Haiti with Love: A Benefit Concert from Tufts Feb. 14, 1PM Featuring the Third Day Gospel Choir, ENVY All Female Step Team, Music Department performance faculty, Agbekor Society, Jackson Jills, Beelzebubs and more. Tickets are $10, with all proceeds going to Doctors Without Borders. 10th Annual Native American Speaker Series Feb. 8, 7PM Department of Drama and Dance presents "Hedda Gabler" Feb. 18-20 and 25-27, 8PM Africana Center 40th Anniversary Feb. 20 News Releases:
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