Eliot-Pearson’s Emma Armstrong-Carter is quoted about the societal challenge of caregiving youth. Armstrong-Carter is collaborating with the Rhode Island Department of Education in its efforts to support caregiving students.
Distinguished Professor, Friedman School Dean Emeritus, and FIMI Director Dariush Mozaffarian comments on a study that found an association between sugar intake before birth and during the first years of life and dementia risk, and he advises on which foods are healthy for mother and child during pregnancy.
Evan Horowitz, executive director of Tisch College’s cSPA, explains the impact of changes made by the state legislature, allowing more flexibility to debate and negotiate bills. The article also references cSPA analysis that found the proposed 2026 ballot question to change the framework of the state’s Chapter 62F rule would increase the frequency and scale of refunds.
In this The Conversation reprint, A&S economist Patrick J. Schena examines the possibility of the United States establishing a sovereign wealth fund to capture wealth created by AI to benefit all Americans.
HNRCA’s Daniel Promislow comments on his collaborative 2025 research using blood samples from dogs that he hopes will lead to quick and affordable molecular tests that help forecast disease in dogs.
Tufts Wildlife Clinic found traces of bromethalin, chlorophacinone, and diphacinone in six female bald eagles found dead from March 2021 through July 2026. The article links to a 2020 Tufts Now news story on Cummings School research on rodenticides that was conducted by Maureen Murray, director of Tufts Wildlife Clinic.
Fletcher’s Chris Miller is briefly quoted about the Chinese memory chip company ChangXin Memory Technologies’ upcoming IPO. Miller is noted as the author of Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology.
Engineering’s Sameer Sonkusale is quoted about his lab’s new research creating tiny tattoo-like sensors for plants that farmers could use to monitor plant health and manage crop conditions. (His segment begins at 19:50.)
This round-up of the fifth annual Du Bois Forum, a gathering for Black intellectuals, artists, and writers and honoring the important legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois, includes photos of A&S historian Kendra Field, who led the forum roundtable.
School of Medicine’s Margie Skeer is quoted from a Tufts Now news story about findings from her collaborative research that shows most teens who have regular dinners with their family are less likely to turn to substance use.