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New Grad Degrees in Computer Engineering and Data Science
Tufts expands engineering graduate programs to meet the growing demand for computer and data science skills
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Two Faculty Named Radcliffe Fellows
Moon Duchin and Aniruddh Patel get the awards on the heels of recent Guggenheim honors
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- Societal Impact
- Sustainability
- Transformative Experiences
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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Consumers’ food choices can help reduce greenhouse emissions contributing to climate changeChanges in diet have been proposed as a way to reduce carbon emissions from the food system.
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Why the Price of Oil Is RisingOPEC and Russia say they are trying to boost oil prices by lowering production, but the real reasons for the current price increase lie elsewhere
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Summertime Is Construction TimeDozens of projects, large and small, are under way on all three campuses
Events
Tufts People
Kendra Field, Assistant Professor of History, Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy
Kendra Field, an assistant professor of history and director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, tells the story of the post-civil War migration by African Americans to Indian Territory. She now brings that story to a wider audience in a new book, Growing Up with the Country: Family, Race and the Nation after the Civil War.
Professor Parke Wilde, Associate Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition and Science Policy
In a recent Bloomberg article, Parke Wilde, a professor at Tufts University in Boston, comments on a Trump administration plan to replace food-stamp spending with boxes of “100 percent American grown food”. “Potential problems with such an initiative range from the logistics to stigmatizing the poor”, says Wilde.
Sameer Sonkusale, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Getting an injection at the doctor’s office is never a fun thing, but a new approach is on the horizon, thanks to a Tufts research team led by Sameer Sonkusale, a professor of electrical and computer engineering. Read more about microneedles and the need to create affordable devices for the developing world.
Rodger Gu, A20
Led by Roger Gu, who had a hand in setting nine meet records, the men's swimming and diving team won their first-ever New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championship this weekend. Read more about this historic Jumbos’ victory.
Jessica Perry Hekman, V12, VG12
Jessica Perry Hekman, V12, VG12, now a postdoctoral associate at the Karlsson Lab, is studying how genetics affects canine behavior. In this interview, she talks about dog anxiety, the influence of genetics, and lessons she’s learned from her own dogs that she chronicles on her blog “The Dog Zombie”.