February 17, 2010
In This Corner
My Brush with Lou Gehrig’s Ghost
Some unfamiliar sensations led this doctor to start worrying—and have more empathy for his patients
People
A Musical Home
Balancing his roles, an anesthesiologist sings by night
February 2010 People Notes
Ask The Professor
How much protein do I need, and what are the best sources? And what is the difference between soy and whey protein?
This month’s expert, Lynne Ausman, a Friedman School professor and a scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, responds:
Mending Broken Hearts
Using silk, scientists are working on ways to grow grafts for clogged coronary arteries
Lawrence S. Bacow to Step Down Next Year
President announces that he is leaving Tufts in June 2011 after 10 years in top post
Spirituality with a Side of Wry
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg talks about her book Surprised by God, her work at Hillel and her Ex College class on sex and Judaism
Mission to Haiti
A member of the first U.S. medical team to respond to the earthquake reflects on working in a disaster zone
Babies on the Brain
Just being around youngsters helps rodents grow new neurons
Staring History in the Face
A striking new exhibition of photographs from the world’s trouble spots poses questions without answers
Briefs
Read My Face
Democrats and Republicans broadcast their politics with every look, study finds
Search Begins for New Arts and Sciences Dean
Selection committee will include faculty, staff and students
Conflict in South Asia Is Focus of EPIIC Symposium
The five-day conference featuring political, military and humanitarian leaders from around the world runs February 17–21
A Class of Your Own Design
Experimental College is accepting applications for course offerings for the fall 2010 semester
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