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Tufts Receives $10 Million Grant to Help Develop Cultivated Meat

Led by David Kaplan, the multi-disciplinary effort will drive efforts to produce an alternative source of sustainable protein
Paul Svagdis, A93, AG96, Is Tufts’ Next Baseball Coach

The former Jumbo standout player, with a .625 career win percentage as head coach over 25 seasons, comes back to campus
Investing for the Future of Tufts

For Craig W. Smith, managing the university's endowment is an opportunity to make a positive difference for generations of students, scholars, and educators
An Insider’s Guide to Latinx Theater

Noe Montez, chair of the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, shares the plays and shows that inspired him toward a career in Latinx theater and performance
Connecting the Stories of the Past in Art

An exhibition of Armenian liturgical textiles at Tufts University Art Galleries highlights what’s preserved—and lost—in a civilization under fire

Why Pregnant Women Should Get the COVID-19 Vaccine

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The chair of obstetrics and gynecology at Tufts University School of Medicine shares what she hears from pregnant patients and why she encourages them to get vaccinated

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Reclaiming a Whole Identity

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Rachel Arlene Redeye Porter, F17, is exploring what it means to be Indigenous and helping others connect with who they are

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Oct 13, 2021

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Martin J. Sherwin, whose Oppenheimer biography won a Pulitzer, dies at 84

Oct 13, 2021

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What Your Tongue (and Mouth) Can Tell You About Your Health

Oct 13, 2021

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Mass. doctor on J&J COVID-19 booster shot under review

Oct 13, 2021

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Flatworms Tear Themselves Apart

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Oct 14, 2021

Ranking Healthfulness of Foods from First to Worst

Oct 12, 2021

Mapping the Shifting Opioid Epidemic to Aid Public Health Efforts

Sep 28, 2021

Tufts University Receives $25 Million Challenge Grant from Schuler Education Foundation to Increase Number of Pell Grant-Eligible Students and Students with Undocumented Status

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What is gum recession and how do gum grafts work to remedy it?

Irina F. Dragan, DG15, assistant professor of periodontology at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, fills us in

Are face masks helping people with allergies?

John Leung, MD, an assistant professor at Tufts University School of Medicine and an allergist and gastroenterologist at Tufts Medical Center, fills us in

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Tufts Professor Wins New Innovator Grant for Cancer Research

Madeleine Oudin, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, receives $2.3 million award from the National Institutes of Health

New Jumbos Discover Local Businesses

Tufts connects students with host neighborhoods to support local communities

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Manzello Scores Twice to Lift Field Hockey

The Jumbos beat Trinity College 4-0 in NESCAC action, improving to 7-1 overall and 5-0 in the league

Jumbo Football Teams Up with Hilinksi’s Hope

Tufts joins more than 50 colleges and universities nationwide participating in Mental Health Week. Jumbo freshman wide receiver John Hilinski is a nephew of Mark and Kym Hilinski, founders of the organization.

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Reinventing Practice: What the River Taught Me

While socially distancing on the water, Tufts rowers found new coaches: the river—and themselves

THE PEOPLE OF TUFTS UNIVERSITY

Alex Blanchette, an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, has won major prizes for his ethnographic writing. Porkopolis: Animality, Standardized Life, and the Factory Farm (Duke University Press) has been awarded the Diane Forsythe Prize by the Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology & Computer and the Victor Turner Prize from the Society for Humanistic Anthropology.

Freeden Blume Oeur, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, guest edited a special fall 2021 edition of the Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, which commemorates the 100-year anniversary of the publication of The Brownies’ Book, the first major periodical for Black children. Blume Oeur was also recently awarded the 2021 Distinguished Book Award from the Sex & Gender section of the American Sociological Association for his book Black Boys Apart: Racial Uplift and Respectability in All-Male Schools (University of Minnesota Press).

Kareem Khubchandani, Mellon Bridge Assistant Professor in the Department of Theater, Dance and Performance, has won the de la Torre Bueno Prize from the Dance Studies Association for Ishtyle: Accenting Gay Indian Life (University of Michigan Press).

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Tufts Receives $10 Million Grant to Help Develop Cultivated Meat

Led by David Kaplan, the multi-disciplinary effort will drive efforts to produce an alternative source of sustainable protein

Paul Svagdis, A93, AG96, Is Tufts’ Next Baseball Coach

The former Jumbo standout player, with a .625 career win percentage as head coach over 25 seasons, comes back to campus

Investing for the Future of Tufts

For Craig W. Smith, managing the university's endowment is an opportunity to make a positive difference for generations of students, scholars, and educators

An Insider’s Guide to Latinx Theater

Noe Montez, chair of the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, shares the plays and shows that inspired him toward a career in Latinx theater and performance

Connecting the Stories of the Past in Art

An exhibition of Armenian liturgical textiles at Tufts University Art Galleries highlights what’s preserved—and lost—in a civilization under fire

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