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Coaches Step Up to the Plate for Quarantining Students
Tufts University athletics staff are serving as case managers, offering assistance and advice for students in isolation or quarantining due to COVID-19.
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SMFA Art Sale Goes Online—and Global
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual art sale, a fundraiser for the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, will be held online from November 9 - 23.
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Improving the Odds of Surviving Lymphoma
Dr. Cheryl London, V90, is leading a clinical trial at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine looking at whether a new immunotherapy could help dogs survive B-cell lymphoma while avoiding toxic side effects.
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Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity and Inclusion
"Tufts represents more than an opportunity to educate oneself. It offers a place to be oneself.”
— President Anthony P. Monaco
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Global Leadership
Global Leadership
With more than 1,700 international students, 450 international faculty and scholars, and 6,000 alumni living outside of the United States, our global community is an essential part of our identity.
Tufts is committed to global engagement and international research.
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Innovation
Innovation
Our community thrives on embracing complex issues and marshaling the capacities of our unique constellation of schools to develop innovative approaches to local and global challenges.
Societal Impact
Societal Impact
We encourage our students, alumni, faculty and staff to connect with the community on local, national and global levels. Through leadership, partnership, mentorship, service and discussion, the active citizens of the Tufts community use their knowledge and research to develop solutions to social challenges.
Sustainability
Sustainability
From class projects and cutting-edge research, to extracurricular activities and internships, sustainability is an integral part of Tufts life. We offer numerous opportunities to get involved in developing solutions to local and global sustainability challenges.
Transformative Experiences
Transformative Experiences
We are committed to providing every student with ample opportunity for transformative experiences within and beyond the classroom.
News
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Tufts University, Medford and Somerville launch innovative COVID-19 testing program for PK-12 schoolsNew, more efficient pooled testing model could make PK-12 education safer, curb spread in local communities
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Harnessing Big Data to Save Endangered CoralTufts computer scientists work with other researchers to understand how coral live, grow, and survive threats
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The Obesity and Cancer Metastasis ConnectionTufts biomedical researchers discover a new way in which fat promotes spread of cancer
Tufts People
The Veterinarian-Humanitarian
Christine Jost, a Cummings School and Fletcher School alum, works to get U.S. aid where it’s needed to fight COVID-19, locusts, and other emergencies across the globe.
She Came for the Pets. She Stayed for the People.
Veterinary assistant Kate Jolly—a Tufts at Tech alum—is the glue holding clinicians, owners, and students together in the Foster Hospital ER.
Cooking Up Change, Julia Child-Style
A grant from the TV chef’s foundation is helping Danielle Nierenberg, N01, start the conversations to transform the food system.
A Fresh Take on Food Hubs
A food distribution platform managed by Jacob Weiss, N20, was awarded $25,000 in the Friedman School’s annual Entrepreneurship Competition.
Investing in Africa
Fletcher School alum Reeta Roy, CEO of Mastercard Foundation, defied critics and steered its $33 billion to help Africans solve the continent’s challenges.
Our Brains, Our Selves
World-renowned philosopher Daniel C. Dennett argues that our inner worlds and religious ideas can all be explained as evolutionary functions of the brain.
Tokyo Dreams
Chasing down a childhood ambition, David Gelfand, E21, trains for the Paralympics with the U.S. national team.
Getting to the Roots of Fragile X Syndrome
Focusing on glial brain cells, Yongjie Yang, associate professor of neuroscience at Tufts University School of Medicine, hunts for a new path to treating fragile X syndrome.
Young Innovators: Nutrition for Athletes
Sean Harrington, A14, managed the software team for the Patriots, and now he’s got a startup focused on nutrition for top athletes.
Protecting Whales through Research and Public Policy
Alicia Pensarosa, VG18, puts her M.S. in Animals and Public Policy (MAPP) degree to work at Ocean Alliance as a whale researcher and educator.