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June Calendar of Events
JUNE 1
Obesity Seminar “Ubiquitous Consumption Norms that Influence
Food Intake,” Brian Wansink, Julian Simon Research Fellow and professor
of business administration, nutritional science, advertising and agricultural
and consumer economics, University of Illinois. Jean Mayer USDA Human
Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Mezzanine Conference Room, 4-5 p.m.
Boston campus.
Athletics Facility Hours Summer hours through Friday,
August 13, are Monday through Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Friday
from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon and Sunday
from 4 to 8 p.m. Facilities will be open on Sunday, July 4, from 4 to
8 p.m.
Medical School Academic year begins for first-year
students in the M.D./M.B.A. program in health management.
JUNE 2
Technology Vendor Show Come visit with frequently used
vendors at Tufts and see their latest products, including DELL, Apple,
GovConnection, Crimson Tech, Calumet Photo, IBM, HB Communications and
CDWG. Refreshments will be served. Aidekman Arts Center, Alumnae Lounge,
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
JUNE 3
San Francisco Tufts Alliance “Nutrition, Fitness and
You,” a presentation by Miriam Nelson, associate professor and director
of the Center for Physical Fitness at the Friedman School of Nutrition
Science and Policy. Cost is $30 per person at the door and includes reception,
a copy of Nelson’s recent book and valet parking. A portion of the proceeds
from the event will benefit humanitarian studies programs at the Friedman
School. For more information, contact Dr. Melina Jampolis, J92, M96, at
drmelina@hotmail.com. The offices
of Amarna Medical Inc., 815 Hyde at Bush, San Francisco, Calif., 6-9 p.m.
San Diego Tufts Alliance The alliance invites all alumni
and their guests to toast the beginning of summer in San Diego. For more
information, e-mail Mimi Hannan, J96, at mimihann@yahoo.com.
Cozymel’s, University Town Center, San Diego, Calif., 6:30 p.m.
JUNE 4
Veterinary School Spring term ends for first- and second-year
students.
Clinical Lecture Series School of Veterinary Medicine,
Agnes Varis Lecture Hall, 8-9 a.m. Grafton campus.
Cape Cod Tufts Club “The Brain on Music: An Evening
with the Provost.” Jamshed Bharucha, senior vice president and provost
of Tufts, a respected scholar in neuroscience and a gifted violinist,
shares his findings from his research on how our brains perceive music
and how our perceptions may be influenced by culture and environment.
Cost is $25 per person and includes reception and buffet dinner. For more
information, contact Al Chace, A54, at 508-896-5670. The Courthouse at
the Old Jailhouse Tavern, 28 West Road, Orleans, Mass., 5:30 p.m.
JUNE 5
Veterinary Continuing Education “Western Herbal Medicine—Marrying
Tradition and Science, Module I.” Program also offered June 6-10. For
information, contact Susan Brogan at 508-887-4723 or e-mail susan.brogan@tufts.edu.
Agnes Varis Lecture Hall, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Grafton campus.
Veterinary Continuing Education “Canine Behavior Conference”
for owners, breeders, trainers, veterinarians, technicians, through June
6. For information, contact Susan Brogan at 508-887-4723 or e-mail susan.brogan@tufts.edu.
Franklin M. Loew Veterinary Medical Education Center, Rooms 201A and 201B,
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Grafton campus.
JUNE 8
Business Forum “Offshore Outsourcing: Fear It or Embrace
It?” The Boston Tufts Alliance sponsors a panel of experts offering analysis
on outsourcing, its impact on the U.S. economy and tips for businesses
on how to get it right. Cost is $25 for general attendees (non-alumni
are welcome) and $20 for current Boston Tufts Alliance members and includes
a networking session, hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar and the panel discussion.
E-mail your RSVP by June 7 to btaevents@tufts.edu.
Checks for admission, payable to Boston Tufts Alliance, should be mailed
to Tufts Alumni Relations, BTA Business Forum, 95 Talbot Ave., Medford,
MA 02155. For more information, contact Jonathan Burton at 617-627-3577
or e-mail jonathan.burton@tufts.edu.
Silicon Valley Bank, 2221 Washington St., One Newton Executive Park, Suite
200, Newton, Mass., 6 p.m.
JUNE 9
New York Tufts Alliance “Covering News Since 9/11:
Terrorism, Iraq, Elections and Beyond,” a conversation with Neal Shapiro,
A80, president of NBC News. Cost is $20 for graduates from 1989 to 2004
and $30 for all other alumni and guests. RSVP by June 1 by completing
the registration form at http://www.tufts.edu/alumni/rsvp/ny.html. Regency
Hotel, 540 Park Ave., New York City, 6:30 p.m.
JUNE 10
University Art Gallery Tufts’ first annual “Juried Summer
Exhibition” presents the work of 20 area artists who work in a variety
of mediums, including photography, painting and mixed-media sculpture.
The exhibition, which was juried by the new gallery director, Amy Ingrid
Schlegel, is free and open to the public and runs through August 1. An
opening reception and community open house will take place on Friday,
June 11, from 5-8:30 p.m. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday from
11 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, call 617-627-3518 or go to www.tufts.edu/as/gallery.
Veterinary School Journal Club Building 20 conference
room, noon-1 p.m. Grafton campus.
Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology “Rodent Pheromone
Receptors: Species-Specific Mating Barriers and Locus-Specific Regulation?”
Robert P. Lane, assistant professor of molecular biology and biochemistry,
Wesleyan University. Chitra Biswas Conference Room (M&V 105), 4 p.m. Boston
campus.
JUNE 11
Clinical Lecture Series School of Veterinary Medicine,
Agnes Varis Lecture Hall, 8-9 a.m. Grafton campus.
Gallery Reception Opening reception and community open
house for Tufts’ first annual “Juried Summer Exhibition,” which presents
the work of 20 area artists. The exhibition, which is free and open to
the public, runs through August 1. An opening reception will take place
on Friday, June 11, from 5-8:30 p.m. Gallery hours are Wednesday through
Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, call 617-627-3518 or
go to www.tufts.edu/as/gallery.
JUNE 18
Clinical Lecture Series School of Veterinary Medicine,
Agnes Varis Lecture Hall, 8-9 a.m. Grafton campus.
Medical School Academic year ends for third-year students
in the Class of 2005.
JUNE 24
Veterinary School Journal Club Building 20 conference
room, noon-1 p.m. Grafton campus.
JUNE 25
Clinical Lecture Series School of Veterinary Medicine,
Agnes Varis Lecture Hall, 8-9 a.m. Grafton campus.
JUNE 26
Veterinary Continuing Education “Pain Management for
the Dog and Cat: Perception, Diagnosis and Treatment,” through June 27.
For information, contact Susan Brogan at 508-887-4723 or e-mail susan.brogan@tufts.edu.
School of Veterinary Medicine, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Grafton campus.
JUNE 30
Dental School End of scheduled program for endodontics,
oral surgery, orthodontics, prosthodontics, general practice residency
and fellowship program students.
Editor’s note: The deadline for Calendar submissions for the July
issue of the Tufts Journal is Friday, June 25. Submissions may
be e-mailed to barbara.lewis@tufts.edu
or you may send Calendar announcements to Barbara Lewis, Office of Publications,
200 Boston Ave., Medford campus.
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