Tufts in the Media

TUSM’s Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, director of the Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice, comments on the impact of Medicare cuts on maternal care saying, “If you happen to be in a maternal care desert in an abortion-restrictive state and you’re on Medicaid, that’s a triple whammy.”

Former university chaplain Geoffrey W. Drutchas discusses his work to launch a Franklin Public Library exhibit of the works of Tommaso Juglaris, a Gilded Age painter from Italy. The Goddard Chapel has three stained-glass windows designed by Juglaris.

Friedman School Dean Christina Economos joins this podcast episode to discuss democratizing food and nutrition education, the community-led Food is Medicine research that the Friedman School is advancing in the Mississippi Delta, and creating pathways for the next generation of leaders working to improve food, nutrition, and public health systems.

TUSM’s Michael Halassa discusses findings from his new research analyzing how patients responded to the new schizophrenia drug Cobenfy on top of their usual antipsychotic medications after standard treatments failed to adequately control their symptoms.

In this piece examining potential changes to saturated fat dietary guidelines, HNRCA Distinguished Professor Alice Lichtenstein, identified as a Tufts nutrition scientist, says “there is room to criticize the current advice” and Distinguished Professor, Friedman School Dean Emeritus, and FIMI Director Dariush Mozaffarian’s views on the dietary guidelines for full-fat dairy are noted.

Matthias Scheutz comments on Open AI’s new GPT-5.1 chatbot, which has new personalities and customization tools.

Former Somerville Mayor and Tisch Professor of the Practice Joe Curtatone has been asked to lead the new mayor’s transition, a process in which Curtatone plans to involve Tufts students.

Engineering’s Farshid Vahedifard discusses the severe drought, and resulting water crisis, impacting Iran warning that "scarcity of water can definitely cause tensions and issues.”

TUSDM’s Natalie Jeong is quoted throughout this article on the importance of flossing one's teeth and what to do if your dental floss has a foul odor after use.

Elaine Chen, director of the Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts, is quoted in this article about the benefits and risks of starting a side job, which she says is usually “something that the person is really passionate about.”

HNRCA’s Susan B. Roberts offers advice on changing one’s taste preferences for whole grain foods.

HNRCA’s Andres Ardisson Korat, identified here with his TUSM affiliation, is quoted throughout this article on the health risks of consuming refined carbohydrates and how to replace them with high-quality carbohydrates.