Announcements

• H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Announcement

Sharewood Annual Auction
The Sharewood Project, a free healthcare organization run by Tufts medical students, is seeking any last minute donations for their annual fund raising auction. You may also support Sharewood's efforts by bidding on a variety of items during the annual online Auction which begins on Thursday, November 18 at 8AM and closes Friday, November 19 at 6PM.
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• The Mystery of Memory
  Neuroscientist Leon Reijmers is pioneering ingenious techniques to study how the brain remembers - and how it forgets

• Tracking a Lethal Lung Illness
  Tufts researchers at Baystate Medical Center win grant to study treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the nation's fourth leading cause of death

• New IACUC Protocol Forms (10.22.09) - Please be aware that there are new Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) protocol forms to be used. They are available on the Vice Provost website.

• New in TUSK - Flash Cards for self-study, Mobile Discussions, Follow TUSK on Facebook or Twitter

• Tufts to Participate in Large Clinical Trial of Physical Activity in Older Adults - Investigators to study whether exercise prevents or delays loss of mobility

• Appointment of Richard A Van Etten MD PhD - It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD, as Director of Tufts Medical Center Cancer Center.

• Tools to Support Academic Continuity - As part of the university's pandemic planning, UIT Academic Technology group has created a site for faculty describing technologies that can be used to support academic continuity, focusing especially on ways to record lectures ahead of time so that students can access them remotely if need be.