Summer 2009

		Delicious Peace On the other side of the world, a group of coffee farmers are working together despite their differences--and Rabbi Jeffrey Summit, G88, G95, has a front row seat.

		Student Counsel A collaboration between the Tufts school psychology graduate program and Children's Hospital Boston is helping to make a difference in urban high schools.

		Face Time The Tufts Health Quality of Life Lab is changing the way we see people with Parkinson's disease.

		Beyond Plasma The Tufts University VisWall lets you travel through the Milky Way or get up close and personal with the rising and falling air currents in a twister.

		Professors Row Read the latest faculty news and other items of interest from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering.

		Technological Edge Shahan Nercessian's research gives computers the edge to make advances in medical imaging.

		Science Sense When it comes to understanding and teaching scientific concepts, even the most seasoned educators can use a little help. Tufts is providing this support through its Fulcrum Institute for Leadership in Science Education.

		In Memoriam: Robert P. Guertin Tufts remembers former GSAS dean.

		Alumni Profile Nigel Jacob, EG05, Senior Advisor for Emerging Technologies, City of Boston.

		Alumni Profile Olivia Turnbull, G01, G04, Senior Lecturer in Drama and Performing Arts, Bath Spa University

<h4>A Clear Vision</h4>

<p>Antonio Carneiro, G06, started having headaches when he was twelve years old. In 1997, he found out why.</p>

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<h4>A Mighty Wind</h4>

<p>The answer may be blowing in the wind for Antigoni Zafirakou, G00.  A faculty member in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, Zafirakou is part of a research project aimed at predicting the movement of ocean-based oil spills.</p>

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<h4>A Rare Breed</h4>

<p>Bryan Windmiller, G90, G96, is protecting rare animal species as the founder and president of Hyla Ecological Services.</p>
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<h4>Bullies Beware</h4>

<p>Robyn Silverman, G04, is giving kids dealing with bullies something she never had.  A fighting chance.</p>
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<p>Every day for the past four years, David Eatough, G94, has entered East Boston's Belle Isle Marsh Reservation in search of one thing–-coyotes.</p>
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<h4>Into the Amazon</h4>

<p>As an author and president of the Amazon Conservation Team, Mark Plotkin, G87, is working to conserve the biodiversity, health, and culture of the Amazon.</p>
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<p>Dick Berggren, G67, G70, may have stopped racing professionally years ago, but you can still find him at the track each weekend as a pit reporter for FOX Sports.</p>

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<h4>Lifelong Learner</h4>

<p>Marilyn Blumsack, J79, G82, and those who participate in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute are proof that learning never ends.</p>
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<h4>Medford Rocks</h4>

<p>Hendrik David Gideonse, A94, G97, bought a house with two other Tufts graduates a decade ago. He's been making beautiful music there ever since as the owner of a recording and production studio.</p>
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<h4>Priceless Art</h4>

<p>Noreen Ryan, G99, took over a struggling art store in 2003. Today, the store is thriving, as are the developmentally disabled artists it serves.</p>
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<h4>The Power of Puppets</h4>

<p>For the past three decades, Judith O'Hare, G64, has brought the universal language of puppets to everyone from schoolchildren in Massachusetts to teachers in China.</p>
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