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The Year in Photos 2025

Tufts photographers share their favorite 20 images from across the university’s campuses—and beyond

As the year ends, we have plenty of photos to remember 2025 by at Tufts. Enjoy the sights of everything from sledding in January and Match Day happiness in March to precision science year-round and the return of Bessie in September—not to mention and Bert and Ernie visiting President Sunil Kumar at Halloween.

Away We Go

A woman on a saucer sled slides down a snowy hill, as others stand watching above

Students and neighbors take advantage of the hill above the President’s Lawn on January 20. Photo: Alonso Nichols

Learning About Loons 

An x-ray on a lightboard shows a fishing hook in a leg bone

Amanda Gabryszak, V25, and Izzy Eisendrath, V26, look at an x-ray showing a fish hook lodged in the leg of a loon cadaver, part of a long-term research project at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University on February 22. Photo: Alonso Nichols

Rock of Ages

A jagged rock with many colors, mostly bright blue

A sample of azurite, part of the P.T. Barnum rare mineral collection, as photographed on March 20. Photo: Alonso Nichols

 

A Day to Celebrate

A mother and daughter, both with big smiles, hug, as do others in the background

Makeda Faben Berhane, M25, celebrates with her mother after finding out her residency assignment during Match Day at the Tufts University School of Medicine on March 21. Photo: Alonso Nichols

Precision Engineering

A black-gloved finger points to liquid coming out of a pipette on to a piece of stainless steel equipment

Chemicals being analyzed in the Leverick Lab at the School of Engineering, whose research explores battery technology, on March 31. Photo: Alonso Nichols

 

Hoop Dreams

A young woman wearing a black sweatshirt sits holding a basketball.

Mikayla Paquette, A25, poses for a studio portrait for the Tufts Now Passion Projects series on April 10. Photo: Alonso Nichols

Leaning In

Students play with a yellow ball on a green lawn, with others sitting on the grass reading in the background, with a large red brick building at the top of the hill

It’s time to relax on the President’s Lawn on April 14. Photo: Alonso Nichols

This Is How It Works

Gloved hands hold a dental instrument poised to work on a tooth

A student works on a composite filling for a tooth in the Simulation Center during Mini Dental School at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine on June 25. Photo: Alonso Nichols

Zinnia Time

A young woman leans over a row of flowing plants on a farm, with others doing the same in the background.

Lauren Jo Alicandro picks flowers during a practicum class at the Tufts University New Entry Sustainable Farming Project on July 28. Photo: Alonso Nichols

A Porthole to Campus

A view out of a second-floor round window looking toward Professors Row at Tufts.

A view from the newly renovated Blakeley Hall on August 13. Photo: Alonso Nichols Photo: Alonso Nichols

 

Friendly Faces

A young woman in a T shirt and jeans laughs as she talks with a seated man who is holding a pot-bellied pig

During the FOCUS pre-orientation day of service at the VNA Senior Center, first-year student Elisa Kwok, A29, talks with Terry at the petting zoo on August 25. Photo: Alonso Nichols

Right Side Down

A young man in shorts and T shirt hangs upside down on the gymnastic ropes

Alejandro D. Ibarra, A29, shows his strength on the ropes during pre-orientation at Skyzone in Everett. Photo: Andy Kwok

Hello/Goodbye

Two young women hug on a landing of a long flight of steps with trees on either side of the stairway

Memorial Steps on the first day of classes on September 2. Photo: Alonso Nichols

Red Sunset

A group of six runners on an outdoor track as the clouds on the horizon turn pink-fuchsia at sunset

Sunset on the track on September 16. Photo: Anna Miller

Bessie on a Pedestal

Facilities workers position a large stature of a rhino on a pedestal in front of a red brick building

After a freshening up restoration, “Bessie” the Rhino returns to her pedestal at the entryway to the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University courtyard on September 19. Photo: Alonso Nichols

 

Jumbo Drummers

A number of people in colorful costumes playing drums in front of a large statue of Jumbo the elephant

It’s a Community Day celebration on the Academic Quad on October 5. Photo: Alonso Nichols

Cheers at Homecoming

A group of fans cheer on the women’s soccer team at a match

Fans encourage the women’s soccer team in their match against Bates College during Homecoming on October 11. Photo: Andy Kwok

Stately West Hall

A red brick building with sharp peaks on its roof is seen through colored foliage

The early fall sunlight casts shadows on the roof of West Hall on October 22. Photo: Alonso Nichols

Bert, Ernie, and the President

A group of students, including two dressed as Bert and Ernie, the Sesame Street characters, pose for a selfie with Sunil Kumar in his doorway

Tufts University President Sunil Kumar hosts students at Gifford House during Halloween on October 31. Photo: Jaime Dimalanta

Hang a Lantern on the Year 

A young woman in a white sweater and black skit holds a pole, hanging a lantern with many other very colorful lanterns at an outdoor display at nighttime, as others look on

After inscribing it with an intention, Flora Yang, A29, hangs a lantern in the plaza of Phra Nang Chamathewi Monument in Thailand during the Thousand Lantern Festival on November 1. Yang is taking part in the Tisch College Civic Semester Thailand. Photo: Alonso Nichols

 

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