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	Dec. 19, 2005 A Year in Review A look back at members of the Tufts community who were subjects of this year's cover stories.
	Dec. 12, 2005 A Unique Situation Room A political science class led by Trustee Alan Solomont (A'70) sits Tufts students at the same table as policymakers from the Clinton administration.
	Dec. 5, 2005 For Them, Filmmaking is an Open Book With their innovative production company Walden Media, Tufts graduates—and former housemates— Cary Granat and Micheal Flaherty have merged entertainment and education.
	Nov. 28, 2005 Treating Animals, Treating Communities When Tufts veterinarians Gretchen Kaufman and Christine Jost went to Nepal to educate people about disease prevention, they learned a few lessons of their own.
	Nov. 14, 2005 Building Blocks When is a construction site not just a construction site? When it serves as a classroom for budding engineers.
	Nov. 4, 2005 Business As a Tool for Social Good eBay and Omidyar Network founder launches $100 million microfinance fund in partnership with Tufts University.
	Oct. 31, 2005 Microbiologists Without Borders Jeff Griffiths and Matthew Waldor approach their research, which includes the study of waterborne diseases like cholera, through a global lens.
	Oct. 24, 2005 The Great Wide Open Through the OpenCourseWare initiative, Tufts is using the power of the Internet to share its greatest resource – its knowledge – across the globe.
	Oct. 17, 2005 Asking Why Taking an approach that blends political science and psychology, Tufts' Jeff Taliaferro sheds new light on the reasons states become embroiled in risky and counterproductive military situations.
	Oct. 10, 2005 Man With A Plan Iraqi-born Tufts graduate Hisham Ashkouri, principal architect of the Baghdad Renaissance Plan, views design as a way to positively impact people's lives.
	Oct. 3, 2005 Renewal in Poland Tufts librarian Laurie Sabol traveled to Poland, helping to transform the neglected site of a notorious concentration camp into a commemorative park.
	Sept. 26, 2005 It's More Than Just a Game From the classroom to the mound, Tufts and baseball are inextricably bound – particularly when it comes to the home team.
	Sept. 19, 2005 Late-Night Luminary As the Emmy-winning executive producer of "The Late Show with David Letterman," Tufts graduate Rob Burnett has maintained his lifelong empathy for the underdog.
	Sept. 12, 2005 Providing a World of Help Tufts graduate Sean Callahan has made a career - and a life - of helping to improve the lives of people all over the world.
	Sept. 5, 2005 A Summer To Discover Dozens of Tufts students spent their vacations collaborating with Tufts faculty on research projects that spanned the globe.
	Aug. 29, 2005 Incoming! The sound of luggage being rolled uphill and the buzz of parents and students descending onto the Medford/Somerville campus mark the arrival of the Class of 2009.
	Aug. 22, 2005 Citizens of Summer In the University College's Active Citizenship Summers program, Tufts students spread out across the globe, blending their academic interests with a commitment to public service.
	Aug. 15, 2005 A Historian In Paradise Tufts senior Max Felker-Kantor spent the summer getting acquainted with never-before-studied pieces of America's past.
	Aug. 8, 2005 Bright Ideas Tufts Biology Professor Sara Lewis' groundbreaking research - performed in conjunction with colleagues, students, and even her husband - has shed much light on fireflies and people alike.
	Aug. 1, 2005 Taking 'Harry' Higher With "Harry Potter and Philosophy," Tufts graduate Shawn Klein bridges the gap between pop culture and philosophical thought.
	July 18, 2005 Rounder's Fellow Rebels Thirty-five years ago they went looking for the soul of American music. Ken Irwin and Bill Nowlin found that and more as they built Rounder Records.
	July 4, 2005 Taking the "Strong Women" Message to Heart For Tufts’ Miriam Nelson and Alice Lichtenstein, writing a book that provides women with accessible, applicable information on heart disease was both a professional and personal mission.
	June 20, 2005 Baby Docs Tufts' Diana Bianchi and her research team have found that fetal cells may be the key to repairing diseased or injured tissues.
	June 6, 2005 A Web Of Innovation Meg Hourihan, co-creator of the personal publishing application Blogger, changed the way people interact and find information online.
	May 23, 2005 Commencement 2005 Kostas Karamanlis - Prime Minister of Greece and Fletcher School graduate - delivered the keynote address to the thousands of graduates, families and friends on hand for Tufts' 2005 commencement ceremonies.
	May 16, 2005 Student Awards Over the past several months, a large number of undergraduate and graduate students have received national recognition for their work in fields as divergent as computer science and international relations.
	May 9, 2005 Cafeteria With A Conscience Locally-grown produce is helping Tufts students and staff satisfy their hunger and their appetite for environmental activism.
	May 2, 2005 A Prince With A Mission Tufts senior Cedza Dlamini is using his passion for social entrepreneurship to help fight poverty and disease worldwide.
	Apr. 25, 2005 A Couple With Conviction Married 50 years, Ben and Judy Sands - with the help of swim teams from Tufts and several other universities - traveled to the Dominican Republic in January to distribute nearly 5,000 pounds of food, clothes, toys and medical supplies.
	Apr. 11, 2005 Rising To The Challenge A team of nearly 200 Tufts runners - led by President Lawrence S. Bacow - has set its sights on Boston's historic marathon. > > Marathon Photo Gallery
	Apr. 4, 2005 Medical Students Without Borders Along with an interdisciplinary Tufts team of medical students, an environmental engineer and several physicians, fourth-year medical student David Solondz got a hands-on lesson in international medicine while spending a month in Nicaragua providing medical treatment and resources to the local community.
	March 28, 2005 An Eye For The Dramatic A veteran of the Broadway stage as well as the big and small screens, versatile Tufts graduate Peter Gallagher has entertained millions.
	March 21, 2005 River of Hope Daniel Lee serves as an emissary of health - and hope - in one of Europe's poorest nations
	March 14, 2005 Cooking Up Possibility When things heat up in the kitchen, Tufts graduate Jon Weinrott keeps a cool head.
	March 7, 2005 It's In the Genes Working in what he calls "the lab of the future" at Tufts' Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, senior scientist Jose Ordovas explores the ways in which the linkages between nutrition, behavior and genetics impact human health.
	Feb. 21, 2005 Two Decades of International Inquiry Tufts' unique EPIIC program encourages students to think big and think global.
	Feb. 14, 2005 Animals As Sentinels Wildlife can act as a barometer for human and environmental health by helping us gauge levels of risk from toxins, emerging diseases, or bioterrorism.
	Feb. 7, 2005 Taking Loews To New Heights By harnessing the power of partnerships instead of giving in to cutthroat corporate culture, Loews Hotels Chairman and CEO Jonathan Tisch has simultaneously achieved business success and positively impacted communities.
	Jan. 31, 2005 Studying Struggle and Sacrifice With his city- and University-wide research, History Professor Gerald Gill sheds light on Boston's complicated racial history, explores the role Tufts students played in the civil rights movement, and uncovers previously unknown information about race relations at the University during the 20th century.
	Jan. 17, 2005 The Last Mile Individual efforts, says Tufts' Peter Walker, can play an important part in strengthening international humanitarian relief efforts.
	Jan. 10, 2005 Striking A Balance In a section founded by Friedman School graduate Kimberley Hodgson, Tufts' nutrition students are helping classmates form a healthy relationship with food.