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arts & culture, Community, February 2018, Humans of Tufts Boston

Humans of Sackler: Becca Silver, “Enthusiasm was contagious (no pun intended)”

  I’m Ila Anand, a fifth-year student in the Microbiology program. I’ve recently taken over the “Humans of Sackler” portion of the Newsletter, which was originally pioneered by Andrew Hooper. In this issue I had the honor of getting to know our GSC president, Rebecca Silver, better known as “Becca.” It was a delight sitting … Continue reading Humans of Sackler: Becca Silver, “Enthusiasm was contagious (no pun intended)” →

April 2017, articles, arts & culture, Community, Humans of Tufts Boston

Humans of Sackler: Patrick Davis, “I’ve been Accused of being a Science Robot”

Humans of Sackler, 23 March 2017 Patrick Davis, Neuroscience, Fifth-Year M.D./Ph.D. Student: “I’ve been Accused of being a Science Robot” For this issue of Humans of Sackler, I had the opportunity to sit down with Patrick Davis, an M.D./Ph.D. student in the Neuroscience program. Although I see medical students coming and going around Sackler every day, I … Continue reading Humans of Sackler: Patrick Davis, “I’ve been Accused of being a Science Robot” →

articles, arts & culture, Community, February 2017, Humans of Tufts Boston

Humans of Sackler: Nafis Hasan, “I Refused Determinism”

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Humans of Sackler, 30 January 2017 Nafis Hasan, Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology, Fourth-Year Student: “I Refused Determinism” This month I present, for your reading pleasure, excerpts from my interview with Nafis Hasan from CMDB. Nafis and I had a remarkably wide-ranging conversation covering existential philosophy, cultural differences between Bangladesh and the US, the exquisite … Continue reading Humans of Sackler: Nafis Hasan, “I Refused Determinism” →

Community, December 2016, Events for Students, Humans of Tufts Boston

Humans of Sackler: Stacie Clark, “Full of Surprises”

Humans of Sackler, 1 December 2016 Stacie Clark, Molecular Microbiology, Third-Year Student: “Full of Surprises” For this issue of Humans of Sackler, I had the chance to chat with Stacie Clark from the Microbiology program. As someone who mostly socializes within Neuroscience, it’s a real privilege for me to meet students from other programs and learn … Continue reading Humans of Sackler: Stacie Clark, “Full of Surprises” →

arts & culture, Community, Events for Students, September 2016

Feature: Humans of Sackler

Do you have fun and interesting hobbies?  Have you traveled to fascinating places?  Held unusual and challenging jobs?  Do you use cutting-edge technology to conduct biomedical research of earth-shattering importance?  Are you a human?  If you answered “yes” to any of these, you could be the next Human of Sackler! Humans of Sackler is a … Continue reading Feature: Humans of Sackler →

articles, arts & culture, Community, Events for Students, Summer 2016

Humans of Sackler: Jaclyn Dunphy, “Good Things Come to Those Who Waitress”

I’m Andrew Hooper, a fourth-year student in Dr. Jamie Maguire’s lab in the Neuroscience program.  For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by the stories of how scientists came to be scientists.  Where are they from?  When did they recognize their passion for science?  How did they get their foot in the door?  … Continue reading Humans of Sackler: Jaclyn Dunphy, “Good Things Come to Those Who Waitress” →

articles, Community, Events for Students, May 2017, Mentoring & Outreach

Now what? Science Activism Beyond the March

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The effects of the March and the outpouring of support for scientific research and evidence-based policymaking are already showing, as exemplified by the increase in NIH funding approved by the Congress instead of the Trump administration’s proposed cuts. However, this should not make us complacent in our demands. The EPA’s scientific advisory board is being … Continue reading Now what? Science Activism Beyond the March →