In This Corner
Clear Sailing
Jen Provan, J01, is competing in her second Olympic Games, riding the waves for the Canadian team
August 2008 Events Calendar
August 1
Art Gallery Fifth Annual Juried Summer Exhibition, "5x5". Site-specific installations by Kyle Larabee, Mindy Nierenberg, Roy Pardi, Randal Thurston and August Ventimiglia. Aidekman Arts Center, through August 10. Summer gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call the gallery at 617-627-3518 or go to http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gallery.
Dental School Summer recess begins at 5 p.m. for students in the classes of 2009 and 2010 and postgraduate students.
August 5
Magic Circle Theater Humpty-Dumpty Is Missing or The Mysterious Case of the Fallen Egg, a fun-filled spoof of the private-eye thrillers of the 1940s and 1950s, featuring Sammy Scoop, a private investigator in the tradition of his grandfather, Samuel Shovel, and his father, Sam Spade. Tickets: $7; Visa, Mastercard and Discover accepted; group rates available. Tickets and information: 617-627-3493. Aidekman Arts Center, Balch Arena Theater, performances at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Additional show on August 6 at 10:30 a.m.
August 6
Magic Circle Theater Humpty-Dumpty Is Missing or The Mysterious Case of the Fallen Egg, a fun-filled spoof of the private-eye thrillers of the 1940s and 1950s, featuring Sammy Scoop, a private investigator in the tradition of his grandfather, Samuel Shovel, and his father, Sam Spade. Tickets: $7; Visa, Mastercard and Discover accepted; group rates available. Tickets and information: 617-627-3493. Aidekman Arts Center, Balch Arena Theater, 10:30 a.m.
Imagining the Elephant Book Reception Christopher Vaughan talks about his new book, a biography of Allan Cormack, Nobel award-winning Tufts University professor. Cormack's pioneering contribution led to the CAT scanner's development. Tisch Library, Austin Conference Room, noon-2 p.m.
August 7
Magic Circle Theater Annie, a musical about a Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her on the doorstep of a New York City orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Tickets: $7; Visa, Mastercard and Discover accepted; group rates available. Tickets and information: 617-627-3493. Aidekman Arts Center, Balch Arena Theater, performances at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.
August 8
Thesis Defense "Food Security and Coping Strategies: The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami in Aceh, Indonesia," Sally Abbott, graduate student in food policy and applied nutrition, Friedman School. Jaharis Center, Room 155, 1 p.m. Boston campus.
Cummings Community Celebration Activities will begin with Dean Deborah Kochevar's State of the School address from 3 to 4 p.m. in Varis Lecture Hall, with time for questions and answers. At 4 p.m., Cummings faculty, staff and students and their families are invited to a picnic dinner and field day at the Varis Campus Center and Phelps Field. There will be activities for adults and children, including Azuluna egg toss, hula hoop contest, basketball toss and more. Information: Nancy.Meyer@tufts.edu or Susan.Brogan@tufts.edu. RSVPs are requested. Grafton campus.
Summer School Second session ends.
August 10
Summer Sunset Lecture Series-Tick Talk Information on how to stay safe from ticks and other backyard dangers, with Sam Telford, associate professor of biomedical sciences. One in a series of informational lectures designed for dog owners. Cost is $10. Information: Susan Brogan at 508-887-4723 or vetCEinfo@tufts.edu. Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Administration Building, Kohnstamm Conference Room, 6-7 p.m. Grafton campus.
August 18
Medical School Academic year begins for students in the Class of 2011 in the M.D., M.D./MPH, M.D./M.S.E., M.D./M.A. and M.D./Ph.D. programs.
August 20
Summer Sunset Lecture Series-Reading Your Dog Like a Book: Behavioral Signals Lecture by Nicole Cottam, behavioral sciences coordinator. One in a series of informational lectures designed for dog owners. Cost is $10. Information: Susan Brogan at 508-887-4723 or vetCEinfo@tufts.edu. Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Administration Building, Kohnstamm Conference Room, 6-7 p.m. Grafton campus.
August 25
Medical School Academic year begins for students in the Class of 2012 in the M.D., M.D./MPH, M.D./M.S.E., M.D./M.A. and M.D./Ph.D. programs.
August 26
Friedman School Orientation for new students, through August 27. For information and a schedule of events, go to http://nutrition.tufts.edu/1172048107859/Nutrition-Page-nl2w_1177953854735.html.
Dental School Registration and orientation for the Class of 2012, through August 28.
August 27
Matriculation for members of the Class of 2012 in the School of Arts & Sciences and School of Engineering. First-year and transfer students line up on the Academic Quad between Ballou Hall and Goddard Chapel at 1:30 p.m.; ceremony begins at 1:45 p.m. and runs until 3 p.m.
August 28
Veterinary Business Management Association Talk Come learn about what the Veterinary Business Management Association is all about and what it has to offer; lunch provided. Information: vbmaexec@elist.tufts.edu. Franklin M. Loew Veterinary Medical Education Center, Hamilburg Lecture Hall, noon-1 p.m. Grafton campus.
August 29
Dental School Classes begin for students in the Class of 2012.
Editor's note: The deadline for Calendar submissions for the September issue of the Tufts Journal is August 21. Submissions may be e-mailed to barbara.lewis@tufts.edu or you may send Calendar announcements to Barbara Lewis, Office of Publications, 80 George St., Medford campus.
