October 2, 2012
Goguel, Sciences Po, Paris, France | 9:00am9:00pm
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Professor Almedom is invited to participate in a methods workshop co-organized by the UNU-EHS and Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies.

Joint Research Project (JRP), Rwanda

IGL News | Posted Sep 29, 2012
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This summer, I had the opportunity to participate in an Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services (ALLIES) Joint Research Project (JRP) that took place in Rwanda. Over three weeks, we heard the stories of Rwanda’s recent history and plans for the future from a broad variety of individuals.

October 4, 2012
Braker 001 | 7:00pm8:00pm
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Justine Hardy has been a journalist for twenty-four years, many of those spent covering South Asia. She is the author of six books on the region. After the earthquake in Kashmir in October 2005, Hardy worked with a local NGO in Kashmir rebuilding homes, schools, and medical centers in some of the worst affected areas, as well as moving into conflict mediation. Having completed her training in conflict trauma therapy, she founded Healing Kashmir in 2008, an integrated mental health project addressing the debilitating mental health situation in the region.

September 27, 2012
Hall of Flags/Cabot 206 | 2:00pm3:30pm
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Frank Rose

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Space and Defense Policy

RECEPTION AND LECTURE
SPONSORED BY ISSP and TUFTS UNIVERSITY ALLIES
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
HALL OF FLAGS/CABOT 206
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"A Frank Conversation on U.S. Missile Defense"

Smart Casual/Business Attire Required

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| Posted Sep 24, 2012
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The following 14 step process is required of all students to participate on IGL-sponsored research trips. Click here to download the file pdf (33 KB).

Step 1: Identify your topic Prepare a one-page overview and an annotated bibliography (minimum 10 sources)

Stop: Discuss your topic with Sherman or Heather

Step 2: Prepare a research proposal
  • 3-5 page discussion of topic
  • Budget, including personal contribution
  • List of potential contacts/organizations
  • Tentative itinerary
  • Sample interview questions
  • A copy of the U.S. Department of State circular of proposed country :: State Department Website

Stop: Get proposal approved by Sherman or Heather

Step 3: The IRB :: Institutional Review Board Website The IRB (Institutional Review Board) is a panel of Tufts’ faculty and staff, as well as at least one individual, that reviews all human subject research proposals to determine if they are assuring adequate protection of human participants. The composition and authority of this committee is established by the Code of Federal Regulations. Failure to obtain IRB approval or an exemption prior to beginning human subject research is considered noncompliance.
  • Sample proposals
  • Complete the online tutorial and print out/download the completion certificate - this will need to be turned into the IRB to demonstrate completion of the tutorial (the tutorial is more focused on medical/health issues in some areas but all of it is required to be completed) :: Online tutorial

Stop: Obtain approval of IRB proposal from Sherman or Heather before submission

Step 4: Submit IRB Proposal
  • The proposal should be submitted to the IRB at least two weeks before the IRB meeting :: IRB meeting schedule
Step 5: Contacts
  • List of confirmed contacts (with attached email correspondence) -- In the US and in the proposed travel region(s)
  • List of potential contacts (with initial correspondence) -- In the US and in the proposed travel region(s)
Step 6: Final Budget
  • Provide final budget with funding sources
Step 7: Visas and Vaccines
  • Do you need a visa for where you are traveling or for any countries that you are transiting through? :: US State Department visa information
    • If yes, provide paperwork that shows your application for the visa or that you can get one at the arrival airport
  • Do you need any vaccines for where you are traveling? :: CDC vaccine information
    • If yes, provide documentation for the vaccines that are required, that you have received or that you are scheduled to receive
Step 8: Contract and Permission to participate on an IGL-supported trip
Step 9: Final Itinerary
  • Prepare final itinerary for the research trip including scheduled meetings
  • Prepare your contact information for research trip
Step 10: Prepare Final Research Proposal
  • 20 page literature review on topic
  • Budget
  • Itinerary and contact information
  • List of contacts with short biographies (or descriptions if it is an organization)
  • IRB approval
  • Signed research abroad contract
  • Signed student waiver
  • Signed parents’ waiver
  • Visa and vaccine information
  • International SOS card copy
  • Parent contact information
  • Discuss Multimedia project with Jessie

Stop: Get final approval from Sherman

Step 11: Fill out research scholarship/grant forms: (Check voucher forms must be filled out at the Institute for Global Leadership at 96 Packard Avenue)
  • US Citizens: Check Voucher Form and W-9
  • Resident Aliens: Check Voucher Form, Section A of Alien Payment Form and W-9
  • Non-resident Aliens: Check Voucher Form, W-8 BEN and Alien Payment Form
Step 12: Complete final paper or project and submit signed IRB Consent Forms
Step 13: Presentation of research trip at the Tufts Undergraduate Research Symposium in March
Step 14: Prepare powerpoint presentation based on your research trip

*****Finished*****

Students experience social change through multimedia

IGL News | Posted Sep 21, 2012
 
   

Creating social change is an avowed goal of many Tufts students, and for some, photography — through the portrayal of narratives and conflicts — is an effective way of doing so. Such is the mission of the Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice (PNDP).

More Info: http://www.tuftsdaily.com/students-experience-social-change-through-multimedia-1.2767289?pagereq=1#.UFzFtBiOqbW

The Village Zero Project: Ghost-mapping endemic cholera in Bangladesh

IGL News | Posted Sep 21, 2012
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Every year, three to five million individuals contract cholera, an acute diarrheal infection caused by the ingestion of food or water that contains the Vibrio cholerae bacteria. Because cholera is a waterborne disease, it can be transmitted quickly in environments where infected waste easily pollutes the drinking water due to inadequate sewage and sanitation systems. The bacterium originates in brackish seawater; as a result, cholera is endemic in many coastal, developing countries. Observations suggest that most cholera outbreaks begin in coastal areas and progress inland.

Alumni Spotlight: Matthew Edmundson

IGL News | Posted Sep 21, 2012
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Addressing Iron Deficiency in India

"Two years ago, I didn't really know anything about nutrition, and certainly not iron deficiency," admits Matt Edmundson (A’05, EPIIC’04, Exposure’05, NIMEP’05). "I was shocked to learn that the WHO considers it a public health condition of epidemic proportions, one that especially harms pregnant women and their children."

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