November 18, 2009
In This Corner
Peacemakers and Rainmakers
Feinstein Center program studies the role that traditional seers play in resolving disputes in conflict-ridden eastern Africa
People
The Life Aquatic
Blogging about seafood is going swimmingly for Jennifer Wilmes McGuire, N06
November 2009 People Notes
Ask The Professor
My pet has awful doggy breath, and I’m worried that there’s something wrong with him. What should I do?
This month’s expert, Jean Joo, a dentist and oral surgeon at Tufts Veterinary Emergency Treatment & Specialties in Walpole, Mass., an animal hospital affiliated with the Cummings School, responds:
The Mystery of Memory
Neuroscientist Leon Reijmers is pioneering ingenious techniques to study how the brain remembers—and how it forgets
Builders Behind the Research
The machine shop at the Science and Technology Center has seen its share of changes over the decades, but its mission—to turn scientific musings into workable experiments—is as vital as ever
Sins of the Mothers
Opiate use during adolescence has long-term consequences for a user’s offspring, says a researcher on the genetics of addiction
Texas Grit
After years of hopping from one passion to the next, Dreama Sloan-Kelly, M02, has found her niche combining business and medicine
Briefs
The Kindest Cut
A Bengal tiger is one of the first to undergo minimally invasive spaying at the Foster Hospital in Grafton
Twin Peaks
Field Hockey and Volleyball advance in NCAA Division III Championships
Tracking a Lethal Lung Illness
Tufts researchers at Baystate Medical Center win grant to study treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the nation’s fourth leading cause of death
Deadly Connections
Study finds that older patients with dementia are at increased risk of dying from the flu
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