Africa

Eight photos of elephants in daylight and nighttime with blue lines around individual elephants. Using artificial intelligence and drones, Tufts engineers and conservationists are helping track and protect wild elephants in East Africa

Science & Technology

New AI-Powered Drone Technology Aids Elephant Conservation

Tufts engineers and conservationists are helping track and protect wild elephants in East Africa

two people wash a car while a girl skips rope

Film & Media

A Narrative of Africa Outside the Western Gaze

Kenyan animator Ng’endo Mukii brings a global view to her films and her Tufts classes

Animal Health & Medicine

Communication, Chimp Style—Is It Like Ours?

A new study suggests wild chimpanzee vocalizations are used to coordinate their hunts, much like humans use communication as part of cooperative efforts

Kris Manjapra standing outside by a wall. He examines the history of when slavery ended, emancipation laws kept the enslaved in bondage—and rewarded the enslavers

Activism & Social Justice

How Slavery Ended Slowly, and Emancipation Laws Often Kept the Enslaved in Bondage—and Rewarded the Enslavers

Tufts Professor Kris Manjapra examines the history of the injustice of abolition in the U.S. and abroad and the need for reparations in his new book

Dozens of people lying on cots with blankets in a large room with a bare floor.

Global Affairs

Why Providing Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine Is Challenging—and What to Do About It

Tufts experts explain how to help those Ukrainians in need and others whose lives are destabilized by conflicts worldwide

A young boy gets water from a neighborhood spigot in Uganda. A Tufts study shows low-cost water purification, which can save lives from waterborne diseases, does not harm beneficial bacteria in children’s guts

Public Health

Drinking Chlorinated Water in Low-Income Countries Passes Microbiome Test

Study shows low-cost water purification, which can save thousands of lives from waterborne diseases, does not harm beneficial bacteria in children’s guts

A farmer’s field, with a view of a cityscape in the background. Friedman School Professor Patrick Webb explains the challenges and solutions to achieving global food and nutrition security

Food & Nutrition

What Will It Take to Nourish Everyone on the Planet?

Friedman School Professor Patrick Webb explains the challenges and potential solutions to achieving global food and nutrition security

Hands holding a mobile phone with futuristic medical icons illustrated over the phone

Science & Technology

Are Mobile Health Tools a Panacea for Global Health Challenges?

Engineering and Tisch College professor Valencia Koomson is partnering with the University of Ghana on a study to use cell phones to fill gaps in hypertension...