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Spring 2008

	Under the Sea As the CEO of FarSounder, Inc., engineering graduate alumna Cheryl Zimmerman is making ocean travel safer.
	Seeds of the Ebony Tree In 2001, biology graduate student Jocelyn Muller was dropped into a remote village in Niger. Since then, she has explored the links between local plant use and conservation in that country.
	For the Children A new graduate student group is helping children living in orphanages around the world.
	Something for Everyone Led by arts and sciences graduate alumna Robyn Gittleman, the Experimental College is providing Tufts students with a unique educational experience.
	Spring 2008 Graduate Student Research Award Winners The Tufts Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) and the School of Engineering awarded research grants-in-aid to 18 graduate students from 10 different departments during the spring semester.
	Academic Excellence Honored Three Tufts faculty members and a graduate alumna have received four of the five annual awards given by the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools.

Winter 2008

	Cold Case Through his work at MooBella, graduate alumnus Steve Moysey is changing the way we eat ice cream.
	The Play's the Thing Graduate student Virginia Anderson is using theatre to address the social issues of our time.
	A Helping Hand A new Tufts program is helping arts, sciences, and engineering international graduate students improve their writing and presentation skills.
	Taking the Lead With its innovative curriculum, one Tufts program is shaping the future of occupational therapy.
	Van Jones to Speak at Tufts Civil rights leader and activist Van Jones will speak at Tufts University on Tuesday, April 22nd as part of the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning's (UEP) 35th anniversary celebration.
	Connecting Cultures The worlds of Chinese theatre and American academia came together when contemporary Chinese playwright Nick Yu visited graduate students at Tufts.
	Higher Ground Dr. Claire Van Ummersen, graduate alumna and vice president of the American Council on Education's (ACE) Center for Effective Leadership, visited Tufts recently to speak with graduate students about the challenges they may face when they enter academia.
	Fall 2007 Graduate Student Research Award Winners The Tufts Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) and the School of Engineering awarded research grants-in-aid to 15 graduate students from 9 different departments during the fall semester.

Fall 2007

	Around the World with Usha Sellers As director of the Tufts Travel-Learn Program, Usha Sellers, J57, G58, is helping Tufts alumni explore distant lands.
	Boston Common When it comes to exploring Boston, Mark Robinton, E05, GE07, is proving that it's hip to be square.
	True Blessings Sue Higgins, T86, G02, has seen firsthand the difference occupational therapy can make in the lives of adults and children living in Mexico.

Spring 2007

	Heavy Metal Ori Taka, E01, G03, was twenty-three years old the first time she used a computer. Today, she is helping develop the next generation of robots as a computer scientist at iRobot.
	Lifelong Learner Marilyn Blumsack, J79, G82, and those who participate in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute are proof that learning never ends.
	The Politics of Identity History graduate student Neilesh Bose is interested in how people develop a group identity. It's an interest that has taken him around the globe.
	Back to New Orleans In 2006, a group of occupational therapy graduate students traveled to New Orleans to assist in the recovery effort. A year later, they went back.
	Spring 2007 Graduate Student Research Award Winners The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) and the School of Engineering awarded research grants-in-aid to 20 graduate students during the spring 2007 semester.

Winter 2007

	Medford Rocks 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.
	Priceless Art Noreen Ryan, G99, took over a struggling art store in 2003. Today, the store is thriving, as are the developmentally disabled artists it serves.
	Small Science, Big Results With the help of eight graduate student researchers and a professor dedicated to developing the whole student, one Tufts lab is changing the way scientists approach everything from asthma to landmine detection.
	Alumna Receives Prestigious Teaching Award Amanda Sequin, G03, was one of two Massachusetts educators and only 100 nationwide to receive a National Educator Award from the Milken Family Foundation.
	Graduate Student Research Award Winners The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) and the School of Engineering awarded research grants-in-aid to 17 graduate students during the fall 2006 semester.

Fall 2006

	Tufts Experience Propels Ethnobotanist's Amazon Journey 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.
	The Science of Sound When Bonnie Schnitta, G78, enters a room for the first time, she sees more than furniture and art hanging on the walls. She sees sound.
	Medicine Man There are more than 1 million children living in Kenya who have lost their parents to AIDS. As the director of the Nyumbani Children's Home, Reverend Angelo D'Agostino, M49, G53, is reaching out to these orphans?one child at a time.
	Math Works Through their research, two graduate students hope to shed light on the study of epilepsy.
	Graduate Student Reception GSAS and Engineering held their annual Graduate Student Reception on Wednesday, September 6th. Along with music and good food, the reception provided those in attendance with an ideal opportunity to meet their fellow graduate students.

Spring 2006

	A Passion to Run With Jan Brown, G'89, earned a bachelor's degree in economics, a master's degree in urban and environmental policy and a law degree before she realized that her true passion was athletics, an activity she had pursued all along.
	A Different Kind of Summer School Each summer, a select group of Tufts Arts, Sciences, and Engineering graduate students come together to learn the ins and outs of college teaching.
	Call of the Wild Every day for the past four years, David Eatough, G'94, has entered East Boston's Belle Isle Marsh Reservation in search of one thing - coyotes.
	Ice War Goes to the Opera Recent graduate Abigail Al-Doory, G'06, chose some interesting subjects for her master's project-figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding.
	On Exhibit There's more to an art exhibition than meets the eye. With the help of an innovative Tufts course, graduate and certificate students find out what it takes to put on a successful exhibition by planning one themselves.
	GSAS Recognizes First Graduates of the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program The Tufts Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) recognized its graduating doctoral students during its 8th annual Doctoral Hooding Ceremony.
	2006 GSAS and Engineering Graduate Alumni Award Recipients The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) and the School of Engineering honored two outstanding graduate alumni during a ceremony on April 28th, 2006.

Winter 2006

	Global Economics Siv Schultz, G'83, likes challenges. That's why her job at Pfizer, Inc. is perfect for her.
	Communication Breakdown Barton Laws, G'87, can't forget what he saw from a hospital bed in 1991. It's a good thing, too, since he's the voice for countless families in the Boston-area.
	Man With A Plan Iraqi-born Tufts graduate Hisham Ashkouri, G'83, principal architect of the Baghdad Renaissance Plan, views design as a way to positively impact people's lives.
	The Right Stuff Like every other American, John DaLomba, G'97, wanted to help his country following the attacks of September 11th, 2001. By joining the United States Air Force, he has done just that.
	Musically Speaking Each morning, as the Associate Director of the Worcester, Massachusetts-based Joy of Music Program (JOMP), Richard Ardizzone arrives at work and tackles everything from managing budgets to handling paperwork.
	In the Cards Growing up, Matthew Dong's role models were larger than life, fought for justice, and called upon an assortment of supernatural powers when things looked grim.

Call of the Wild

Eatough

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.