Tufts Now

UPDATE: Resources and information on COVID-19 testing and more.

Telehealth Might Be Best as a Supplement to Office Visits, Not a Replacement

A study of older and chronically ill patients found some upside but many concerns about remote appointments, especially for people of color
HNRCA Launches National Center for Precision Health

The $8.23 million NIH grant will support an innovative personalized health study to predict individual responses to food and dietary patterns
Serving Up the Wide World of Cheese

A cheesemaker and a cheesemonger offer tips on selecting, presenting, and understanding this essential party treat
Learning How to Listen and Have Hard Conversations

The new Generous Listening and Dialogue Center at Tisch College of Civic Life is building a framework for productive dialogue and sharing advice for having discussions across differences
Looking Up at the Asteroids in the Neighborhood

A Tufts astronomer explains the rocky remnants from the birth of our solar system

Tufts Undergraduate Applications Rise Almost 12%

Jan 18, 2022 Large Image

The increase comes in almost every demographic group, creating the largest and most diverse applicant pool ever

Read More →
A Force on the Rugby Pitch

Jan 18, 2022 Large Image

As U.S. women’s rugby celebrates its 50-year anniversary, Mary Money reflects on her efforts to establish the sport at Tufts—and beyond

Read More →

Tufts in the News

Jan 18, 2022

The Diplomat

After Denouncing New US Sanctions, North Korea Fires 2 Short-Range Ballistic Missiles

Jan 18, 2022

Washington Post

KFC and Chipotle launched new plant-based products nationwide. They probably won’t be the last.

Jan 18, 2022

WCVB (Boston ABC affiliate)

Is Massachusetts nearing peak of latest COVID-19 surge? Local experts weigh in

Jan 18, 2022

Baystate Banner

Open enrollment at Lyric Stage

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 Earns Conference Victory at Amherst

After being tied at halftime, the Jumbos outscored the Amherst College Mammoths in the second half for the 74-66 victory

Women’s Basketball Edges New Jersey City at Cousens

Angela Alibrandi scored eight of her game-high 21 points in the third quarter helping the 10th-ranked Jumbos take a 65-61 win over NJCU

Connect With Tufts

Events

Emailed

Read

Multimedia

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.

Search Google Appliance

Telehealth Might Be Best as a Supplement to Office Visits, Not a Replacement

A study of older and chronically ill patients found some upside but many concerns about remote appointments, especially for people of color

HNRCA Launches National Center for Precision Health

The $8.23 million NIH grant will support an innovative personalized health study to predict individual responses to food and dietary patterns

Serving Up the Wide World of Cheese

A cheesemaker and a cheesemonger offer tips on selecting, presenting, and understanding this essential party treat

Learning How to Listen and Have Hard Conversations

The new Generous Listening and Dialogue Center at Tisch College of Civic Life is building a framework for productive dialogue and sharing advice for having discussions across differences

Looking Up at the Asteroids in the Neighborhood

A Tufts astronomer explains the rocky remnants from the birth of our solar system

Tufts in the News

News Releases

Ask the Expert

In Brief

Sports

Follow Tufts

Tufts on Facebook