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Tufts University E-News
-- June 30, 2008 --
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In this edition of E-News...
A medical school graduate describes her work transforming
the health of San Francisco... A Tufts professor makes
national news after recent discoveries on Mars... Tufts
scientists receive a large grant to fund the production of
soft-bodied robots... And an alum's recent appointment
makes news and history... To view these stories and more
visit http://enews.tufts.edu.
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FEATURE STORY
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The Catalyst
Behind the scenes, Tufts School of Medicine graduate Sandra
Hernandez is quietly transforming the health of San
Francisco.
http://tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=hernandez
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INSIDE E-NEWS
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Signs of Life
Associate Professor of Chemistry Sam Kounaves,
co-investigator on NASA's current mission to Mars, gains
media attention as he shares news of the mission's
preliminary testing results.
http://enews.tufts.edu/stories/167/2008/06/30/SignsofLife
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Tufts to Develop Morphing Chemical Robots
Tufts scientist receives a $3.3 million contract for the
purpose of building various soft-bodied robots.
http://enews.tufts.edu/stories/168/2008/06/30/TuftstoDevelopMorphingChemicalRobots
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The Path to Spirituality
Hindu scholar Varun Soni (A'96) discusses his recent
appointment as the University of Southern California's dean
of religious life and how his Tufts experience prepared him
for his new role.
http://enews.tufts.edu/stories/166/2008/06/24/The PathtoSpirituality
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rE-News
While Sam Kounaves is making headlines all over the world
with his groundbreaking discoveries on the soil composition
of Mars, he is not the first Jumbo whose work has visited
the Red P***t.
http://enews.tufts.edu/index.html#renews
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Did You Know?
Goddard Chapel, once called "the most photographed chapel
in the country," was built in 1882 and officially dedicated
in 1883. At the time, it was large enough to seat the entire
student body and faculty.
http://enews.tufts.edu/index.html#fact
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Notable and Quotable:
With the economy slipping, many are looking to see what
businesses will continue to thrive despite the recession,
and an unlikely industry is getting a lot of attention from
analysts. Candy manufacturing is considered by some to be
nearly "recession-proof," an opinion professor James
Tillotson of the Friedman School seeks to explain.
http://enews.tufts.edu/index.html#nq
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