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Events on the Hill — Week of Feb. 2

Tuesday"Faculty Research Workshop — Leaving Money on the Table: Understanding Low Medicaid Participation Among Older, Low-Income Americans"Details: Associate Professor of Economics Melissa McInerney will be the featured speaker at the workshop designed to facilitate feedback on scholars' ...


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CIRCLE polls young Iowa voters, places Sanders 1st

The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), released the findings of its January poll of Iowa residents ages 18-29 on Jan. 24, finding the strongest support among Democrats for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders at 39%.Thirty-five percent of those polled are “extremely ...


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Activists protest Soleimani assassination, US Iran policy

As part of a global day of protest, the Act Now to Stop War & End Racism (ANSWER) Coalition organized a protest at the Massachusetts State House on Saturday, Jan. 25, demanding the U.S. avoid war with Iran, not impose sanctions on Iran and remove its troops from the Middle East.Activists in cities ...




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Somerville bridge closures extended due to GLX construction

The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) has extended closures of three Somerville bridgesimpacted by the construction of the Green Line Extension (GLX) including the Broadway Bridge in Ball Square, an area popular with Tufts students.The Broadway Bridge will now reopen in mid-July of this year, ...



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Police Briefs — Week of Jan. 28

On Jan. 14 at 1 p.m., TUPD and the Medford Fire Department (MFD)responded to a fire at the Danish Pastry House located at 330 Boston Ave. The fire started in the bakery section of the establishment, the suspected cause being a ventilation issue. The investigation is currently ongoing.On the same day, ...




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Nora Bond named Chaplaincy's new program director

The Tufts University Chaplaincy hired Nora Bond (AG'16) as program manager in December 2019, the second person to hold the role since its creation.Bond, an alumna of Mount Holyoke College, graduated from Tufts in 2016 with a Master's in Child Study and Human Development. Bond explained that ...


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TCU Senate discusses endowment structure, organization

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate convened to discuss how Tufts’ endowment operates and hear updates from its Executive Board on the evening of Jan. 26 in the Sophia Gordon multipurpose room. Sunday night’s TCU Senate meeting marks the second consecutive week that the deliberative body has ...






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'Create your own' theme housing receives 1 application

The Office of Residential Life and Learning (ORLL) invited students to apply to create their own themed house in Community Housing (CoHo) centered around a common interest or passion for fall 2020, but received only one application, according to Su McGlone, the director of fraternity and sorority affairs. McGlone, ...


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Research presents need to transition to ecological agriculture

The Tufts Environmental Studies Program held its first Hoch Cunningham Environmental Lecture of the semester on Jan. 16, featuring Tim Wise and the findings of his new book titled “Eating Tomorrow: The Battle for the Future of Food in the Climate Crisis” (2019). Hosted in Curtis Hall, the event ...




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Fire at Danish Pastry House causes short-term closure

The Medford Fire Department (MFD) responded to a fire at the Danish Pastry House (DPH) Tuesday afternoon. According to DPH's owner, Ulla Winkler, a ventilation hood served as the source for the fire. MFD confirmed this in an interview with the Daily, adding that the fire started in the bakery section ...