Tufts University

Pat Phillipps is staying in downtown Boston for a few months, in a room with a view of the theater district. At her disposal are a swimming pool, library and exercise room, and she gets three meals a day. Rather than pay room and board, Phillipps will get about $2,100. But then, most tourists aren't called back if they don't clean their plate. Phillipps, 68, and about 11 other people are housed not at the Sheraton or the Meridien, but a Tufts University laboratory.

When Leslie Lobel was a student at Tufts University in the late 1970s, her dormitory roommates learned a simple code when they wanted to be left alone for a sexual romp: "There was a Dry Erase board and you would write, 'Come back in 20 minutes.' Sometimes you were locked out, and sometimes you were fortunate enough to be the one locking someone else out." Students did not rely on rules or handbooks to understand they needed to figure out how to navigate one simple equation of freshman life: randy students, minus pesky parents, equals sexual freedom.

When Leslie Lobel was a student at Tufts University in the late 1970s, her dormitory roommates learned a simple code when they wanted to be left alone for a sexual romp: "There was a Dry Erase board and you would write, 'Come back in 20 minutes.' Sometimes you were locked out, and sometimes you were fortunate enough to be the one locking someone else out." Students did not rely on rules or handbooks to understand they needed to figure out how to navigate one simple equation of freshman life: randy students, minus pesky parents, equals sexual freedom.

The World War II radio broadcasts of Edward R. Murrow are now regarded as high points in the history of journalism, vivid examples of how the spoken word can bring home events of infinite horror and complexity from thousands of miles away. But when it came to preserving Murrow's scripts and other papers from that time, few people had the foresight or the luck to think of history. Some materials were lost when the Germans bombed CBS offices in London, where Murrow was based during the war.

John DiBiaggio, the president of Michigan State University, has been appointed president of Tufts University, the Tufts board of trustees announced.

The World War II radio broadcasts of Edward R. Murrow are now regarded as high points in the history of journalism, vivid examples of how the spoken word can bring home events of infinite horror and complexity from thousands of miles away. But when it came to preserving Murrow's scripts and other papers from that time, few people had the foresight or the luck to think of history. Some materials were lost when the Germans bombed CBS offices in London, where Murrow was based during the war.

Surely Erin Ross wasn't the only child in America who determined at age 7 that she would grow up to be president. But as Ross went through public schools in Palos Verdes and enrolled at Tufts University here, she began to wonder. Studies showed that almost 90% of her age group--the 18- to 24-year-old pack known as the Millennials--said volunteering in the community was more productive than taking part in politics.

Some good buys for your health and your pocketbook: Buy fresh fruits and vegetables in season. Buy frozen otherwise. Frozen is cheaper and may even be better for you than fresh. That's because produce is usually frozen at its ripest, which is usually when it maxes out in nutrient content too. Some nutrients do break down or leach out in the freezing process, but most make it through.

The kids are angry. "I've never seen such rage," said Sue, the mother of a 15-year-old boy. "I remember being mad at my parents, thinking I hated them, but not every day, not every minute." The parents are fed up. "He calls our house a hellhole and says he can't wait to get out," Sue went on. "Some days I can't wait for him to get out, either." For teenagers and the adults they live with, these are confusing--even critical--times, and they are receiving precious little help getting through it.

If you want to live longer -- avoid heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and cancer -- then pick and choose your foods with care to quiet down parts of your immune system. That's the principle promoted by the founders and followers of anti-inflammatory diets, designed to reduce chronic inflammation in the body. Dozens of books filled with diets and recipes have flooded the market in the last few years, including popular ones by dermatologist Dr. Nicholas Perricone and Zone Diet creator Barry Sears.

Surely Erin Ross wasn't the only child in America who determined at age 7 that she would grow up to be president. But as Ross went through public schools in Palos Verdes and enrolled at Tufts University here, she began to wonder. Studies showed that almost 90% of her age group--the 18- to 24-year-old pack known as the Millennials--said volunteering in the community was more productive than taking part in politics.

There was no shortage of inspiration Thursday when Susan Masuoka took an audience on the East Coast back in time to the dawn of the Nuclear Age. There was no shortage of help, either. Masuoka is a Los Angeles native who runs the main exhibit center at Tufts University near Boston. That's where her latest exhibition Thursday night began taking an unusual look at the lingering effects of the atomic bomb.

After months of recuperation in a 50-by-20-foot enclosure, a young bobcat badly injured in suburban traffic was set free. He quickly disappeared into pine woods only a few miles from his original range. His six-month-long recovery gave veterinarians a coveted close-up view of a generally secretive animal that remains little known, even as some have slipped back into suburban woodlands.

John DiBiaggio, the president of Michigan State University, has been appointed president of Tufts University, the Tufts board of trustees announced.

Pat Phillipps is staying in downtown Boston for a few months, in a room with a view of the theater district. At her disposal are a swimming pool, library and exercise room, and she gets three meals a day. Rather than pay room and board, Phillipps will get about $2,100. But then, most tourists aren't called back if they don't clean their plate. Phillipps, 68, and about 11 other people are housed not at the Sheraton or the Meridien, but a Tufts University laboratory.

It's a good thing dietary guidelines aren't laws. If they were, just about all of us could be found guilty. Even if you load fruit onto your whole-grain cereal and pile greens on your sandwiches, chances are you're regularly falling short on one or more nutrients. Many people take multivitamins to fill in these gaps, but since everyone's different, how do you pick the right pill? You can't buy a multivitamin with your name on it, but you can buy one aimed at your gender.

Call IT Fattergate. Americans are getting scandalously big for their britches (and shirts and skirts and dresses and suits). And scientists would like to know why, so they can make it stop. After all, this sharp trend toward a well-rounded population has some pretty hefty (and heinous) consequences for public health. There's a simple explanation for the weight gain, of course: People consume more calories than they burn.