Tufts University
Studying a Pilot COVID-19 Test That Could Help Neighboring Schools
Tufts University has launched a pilot study that aims to help K-12 students safely return to their schools, and it is calling on the Tufts community to take part in the effort.
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Back to Class, With a Difference
The first day of undergraduate classes at Tufts looked unlike any other year, but students were still excited to be back on campus.
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Teaching Toward Equity: A Time to Rethink
Tufts faculty—from biologists to computer scientists—seek ways to make social justice an integral part of every course.
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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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Understanding the Risks of Rodent Poisons to Birds of PreyA new study finds 100% of tested red-tailed hawks at Tufts Wildlife Clinic to be exposed to anticoagulant rodenticides
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Investing in AfricaReeta Roy, CEO of Mastercard Foundation, defied critics and steered its $33 billion to help Africans solve the continent’s challenges
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Revisiting the Books We LoveBookish: Barbara Shapiro, author of the bestseller The Art Forger and many other novels, talks about being “in love with story”
Tufts People
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.
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.
Tokyo Dreams
Chasing down a childhood ambition, David Gelfand, E21, trains for the Paralympics with the U.S. national team.
A Steep Path to a New Home
Tragedy threatened to derail Lisha Shakya-Lee’s dream of becoming a dentist—until her community at Tufts stepped up.
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.
Meet the Man Leading Indonesia's COVID-19 Response
Wiku Adisasmito, an adjunct professor at Tufts' Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, leads the fight against the novel coronavirus in the world’s fourth-largest nation.
A Future Veterinarian with a Vision
India Napier, V20, channeled her passion for diversity and inclusion into a STEM program for under-privileged elementary students.
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.
A New Doctor Finds His Calling
Emal Lesha, a recent graduate from the Tufts School of Medicine, talks about his path from Albania to matching to a residency in neurosurgery.
Insight into Insect Pain—and Scientific Research
Daniel Caron, A20, discovers how some insects sense and respond to pain, and may have created a new model for scientists.