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MATRICULATION
The 1,283 members of the Class of 2010 were welcomed to Tufts on August 30 by President Lawrence S. Bacow, who prepared them for “a truly extraordinary journey that is certain to change you in profound ways.” full story
ENDOWMENT GROWTH
Tufts’ endowment growth outpaced all other major schools
in Massachusetts. The endowment soared by 34 percent to $1.2 billion. full
story
MEDICAL PREP
Starting in 2007, Tufts School of Medicine will help students
prepare for medical school by offering a 12-month master’s degree in biomedical
science, covering the same biomedical material as the first year of med school.
An optional second year of coursework earns a master’s
in public health. full story (pdf)
NO COPYING
Faculty in Arts, Sciences, and Engineering will now be required
to report academic dishonesty to the Dean of Student Affairs. A new online
program available to AS&E faculty will make it easier to detect plagiarism
in students’ work. full story
FLETCHER LOOKS EAST
The Fletcher School will offer a one-year master’s degree
program in Abu Dhabi if negotiations between the school and the Abu Dhabi Education
Council are successful. full story
SCIENCE OUTREACH
Gap Junction, a program that brings
hands-on science education to middle schoolers in central Massachusetts, has
garnered Worcester’s UniverCity Partnership Award. The program is run by students
at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts. full story
Tufts has broadened its nondiscrimination policy by including new language that protects people regardless of gender identity or expression. The language expands the categories protected in the general anti-discrimination policy, which includes race, religion, and sexual orientation. full story
RACE LECTURE
Shelby Steele, the conservative race theorist, delivered the fifth
Richard E. Snyder President’s Lecture September 26 on the topic “White Guilt:
Why Americans Can’t Solve the Race Problem or Win Wars.” He blamed white guilt
on a postwar “vacuum
of moral authority.” full story
SMILING DENTISTS
Ninety-nine percent of students who received a D.M.D. from
Tufts School of Dental Medicine this year were “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with
their education. That’s
up from 86 percent of graduates in 2003. full story
PAIN DEGREE
Tufts School of Medicine is offering a joint-degree program in
pain management with the New England School of Acupuncture. full story (pdf)
DIET GUIDELINES
The first Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy symposium, “Dietary
Guidelines 2010: The Right Stuff,” held
in September, drew researchers from as far away as Taiwan. The forthcoming
guidelines will be critical to stemming health crises worldwide, Dean Eileen
T. Kennedy predicted. full story
DENTAL GIFT
Nobel Biocare of Sweden, the world’s largest manufacturer of dental implants,
has awarded $4 million to Tufts School of Dental Medicine. The gift will allow
Tufts to respond to patients’ increasing
demand for implants.
RADICAL ENGINEERING
Popular Mechanics has named the Tufts engineering psychology
program “10 Radically Innovative College Programs.” Students ponder how to
make computers, medical devices, and other technology easier to use. full story