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Remembering Rocky Carzo, Longtime Director of Tufts Athletics

First hired as football coach in 1966, Carzo oversaw Jumbo sports for more than a quarter century
Tufts Police Officers Receive Award for Saving a Life

Responding to an injured cardiac arrest victim in Grafton, Brett Morava and Glenn McCune used a defibrillator to bring his heart back to life
What Is Combination Drug Therapy?

A microbiologist explains drug cocktails and how researchers find the right matches to improve outcomes
Teaching an Entrepreneurial Mindset

Elaine Chen helps Tufts students learn the skills and outlook to innovate in any arena
Reflecting on the Legacy of Black Leadership at Tufts

In February, the Leading While Black project will honor eight luminaries who transformed governance and advanced equity and excellence at the university over the past 50 years

Grant Will Establish Racial Equity in Policy and Planning Program

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The Barr Foundation grant will provide stipends to five REPP Fellows studying urban planning and policy at Tufts

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Robotics for the Whole Human

Jan 4, 2022 Large Image

In collaboration with deaf and hard-of-hearing high schoolers, aspiring engineers design for both accessibility and fun

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Tufts in the News

Jan 4, 2022

Boston Globe

Found yourself in quarantine? We asked public health experts for suggestions on how to spend the time

Jan 4, 2022

Time

Synthetic Alcohol Promises to Make Drinking Safer. But Experts Are Wary

Jan 4, 2022

Discover

Dogs Can Develop OCD Too

Jan 4, 2022

Washington Post

Millions are suffering from diet-related diseases. What number will make us pay attention?

News Releases

Jan 13, 2022

New Report Analyzes Massachusetts’ Proposed Millionaires Tax

Jan 10, 2022

Computer Model Seeks to Explain the Spread of Misinformation, and Suggest Counter Measures

Jan 10, 2022

Researchers Reduce Breast Cancer Metastasis in Animal Models by Modifying Tumor Electrical Properties

Ask the Expert

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

In Brief

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Invests in Women’s Health Research at Tufts

The award will support studies on sex differences in depression

Four Tufts Faculty Are Among Top Researchers in the World

Work by the scientists is among top cited globally, according to a new ranking

Sports

Men's Basketball Finishes Music City Classic 2-0

The Jumbos closed the first half with a 15-3 run and then pulled away from Simpson College in the second half for a 78-61 victory at the Music City Classic

Women's Basketball Wins Big

The Jumbos defeated host University of California Santa Cruz 75-47 in the UCSC New Year's Classic at Kaiser Permanente Arena

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Reflecting on the Legacy of Black Leadership at Tufts

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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

Lorgia Garcia-Peña, Mellon Associate Professor in the Department of Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora, was named a 2021 Freedom Scholar by the Marguerite Casey Foundation. Freedom Scholars awards represent a commitment to scholarship relevant to movements led by Black and Indigenous people, migrants and queer people, poor people and people of color. The awards also recognize the role that scholars play in cultivating and nurturing movements for justice and freedom.

Susan Barahal, director of the Art Education Program and senior lecturer in the Department of Education, was named Higher Education Art Educator of the Year by Massachusetts Art Education Association.

Tatiana Chudakova, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, had her book Mixing Medicines: Ecologies of Care in Buddhist Siberia published recently by Fordham University Press.

Peter Bendix, A08, was promoted to senior vice president and general manager of the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Remembering Rocky Carzo, Longtime Director of Tufts Athletics

First hired as football coach in 1966, Carzo oversaw Jumbo sports for more than a quarter century

Tufts Police Officers Receive Award for Saving a Life

Responding to an injured cardiac arrest victim in Grafton, Brett Morava and Glenn McCune used a defibrillator to bring his heart back to life

What Is Combination Drug Therapy?

A microbiologist explains drug cocktails and how researchers find the right matches to improve outcomes

Teaching an Entrepreneurial Mindset

Elaine Chen helps Tufts students learn the skills and outlook to innovate in any arena

Reflecting on the Legacy of Black Leadership at Tufts

In February, the Leading While Black project will honor eight luminaries who transformed governance and advanced equity and excellence at the university over the past 50 years

Tufts in the News

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Ask the Expert

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