Fostering Belonging Among Graduate Students
Amin Fahimi Moghadam, AG21, and Aliesha Porcena, AG21, are working to build an inclusive community for students of color and underrepresented students at the Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS).
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Four Things Experts Have Learned From the Pandemic
Tufts researchers, science journalists, and health experts from around the globe shared some valuable lessons about fighting a pandemic at the virtual Tufts 2020 COVID-19 Research Symposium in November.
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Holiday Meal for 1,800? Sure, No Problem
Tufts organized meals for the students who stayed on campus over the Thanksgiving holiday, with help from local restaurants.
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Loss of sense of smell is a common COVID-19 symptom. A biologist explains what could be going on
Animal advocate Nina Farley, VG12, finds common ground with large-scale farmers to prioritize the welfare of food animals
The Baghdady Fund for Maternal and Child Nutrition allowed Jacqueline Leon, N21, to focus her research on pregnant women in need
Chasing down a childhood ambition, David Gelfand, E21, trains for the Paralympics with the U.S. national team.
Jonah Apo, E22, finds meaningful ways to connect with his Native Hawaiian heritage, even thousands of miles from home.
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.
Marta Gaglia, an assistant professor at Tufts University School of Medicine, is applying the approaches she has used to study viruses like influenza and herpes to better understand the virus that causes COVID-19.
A food distribution platform managed by Jacob Weiss, N20, was awarded $25,000 in the Friedman School’s annual Entrepreneurship Competition.
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.
World-renowned philosopher Daniel C. Dennett argues that our inner worlds and religious ideas can all be explained as evolutionary functions of the brain.
Fletcher alumna Dalee Sambo Dorough advocates for Indigenous rights on the international stage.
As an Indigenous student, Tylee Nez, E24, finds ways to educate the Tufts community about Native American issues, both past and present.
Terrorism laws in the United States are outdated and need to change, Fletcher student Bennett Clifford, F21, argues in his new book on ISIS in America.