May 2008
In This Corner
D is for Dirt
School gardens are springing up like daffodils. But will they make children enjoy science, respect the earth and occasionally eat their veggies?
Ask The Professor
How do teeth whiteners work—and are any methods better than others?
This month’s faculty expert, Gerard Kugel, professor of dentistry, responds:
Parenting on Autopilot
Neurobiology drives important behavioral instincts when raising young, says Robert Bridges, a professor of biomedical sciences. Now he’s studying how those mechanisms work in the brain.
Struggle and Inspiration
Tufts symposium tackles difficult issues facing women in the science, medicine and engineering fields
Cap and Gown Time
Commencement 2008 takes place on Sunday, May 18
Innovation Nation
To keep the United States on the leading edge of technology, we need public policies that encourage continual advances, scientist says
Unflappable at Ballou
Catherine Doheney retires after 25 years holding it all together
Bringing Light to North Korea
Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, urges more engagement with Pyongyang
China’s Rice Bowl
A cheap supply of the Asian staple is no longer guaranteed, and that’s bad news, says a Friedman School professor
briefs
Books of the Year
Publications from A&S authors and musicians range from poetry to faith healing and the future of democracy
Bird Brains
Pigeons might be smarter than we realize, and tell us something about the origin of reasoning
Staving Off Cell Death
Researcher finds a pathway to deter cell destruction in traumas such as heart attacks, which could lead to improved therapies
Mainly in Need of Dentists
It’s lobster rolls for everyone in the effort to lure dental professionals to Maine
Toxic Treatment
Tadpoles are found to develop deformities when exposed to common lawn herbicide
He Was “Mr. Tufts”
John Baronian, A50, H97, a former trustee, dies at age 87
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