Tufts in the Media

The Friedman School’s Will Masters comments on the influx of luxury steakhouses in Boston saying, “Those who arrive late to the trend might be most at risk, unless they are dramatically better than the incumbents who have an established clientele.”

HNRCA’s Roger Fielding comments on why appetite can decrease with age and offers ways to maintain a balanced diet when eating less.

School of Medicine’s Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha is quoted from a 2024 STAT article about structural racism in the health care system.

This article mentions that the School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center partnered with Tarsus Pharmaceutical to conduct research on an oral medication designed to kill ticks soon after they bite people.

HNRCA’s Roger Fielding advises eating enough protein throughout the day to maintain strength and muscle mass, the loss of which he says “increases the risk for falls, fractures, mortality and functional decline.”

Fletcher’s Monica Duffy Toft examines the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement, noting the multilevel pressures at play.

Fletcher’s Bhaskar Chakravorti examines why policymakers need to help workers displaced by AI and outlines principles that can guide them in the transition to an AI economy.

Evan Horowitz, executive director of Tisch College’s cSPA, joins this episode of Morning Edition to explain the stakes and the context around Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rulings that struck down two ballot questions that dealt with the cost of living.

Fletcher’s Michael Glennon comments on why it “is a watershed event, politically,” for the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate to approve a measure demanding that President Donald Trump halt the war in Iran or seek congressional approval before continuing military action.

Research Professor and Louis Berger Chair in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Emeritus Steve Chapra is quoted at length about factors contributing to the algae infestation in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. 2017 collaborative research led by Chapra examining the impact of climate change on algae blooms in U.S. freshwaters is also linked.

Engineering's Fiorenzo Omenetto, director of the Silklab, is quoted about his lab’s collaborative new research to develop a featherlight, silk-based sticker for newborns in incubators that reads four critical health signals at once by changing color.

A&S Community Health Assistant Professor Benjamin Chrisinger discusses the impact of new restrictions and exceptions to the foods that consumers can purchase as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.