Tufts Receives $40 Million Gift for Engineering School

BOSTON, September 8, 2009, Associated Press — Tufts University's School of Engineering has received a $40 million gift from Bernard Gordon, a prominent inventor and founder of Analogic Corp.

Tufts said the gift - the fourth-largest in the university's history - will be used to support and expand undergraduate programs geared toward leadership in the engineering field, including an expansion of project-based learning outside the classroom and the creation of an engineering leadership minor, focused on teaching students motivational and team-building skills.