School of Arts and Sciences in the Media

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.

School of Arts and Sciences art historian Alice Isabella Sullivan is quoted about Russia’s drone attack on Ukraine’s Dormition Cathedral, an Eastern Christian monastic holy site, saying “other local monuments have been destroyed, but not with such deep historical value and significance.”

A&S Community Health Associate Professor Keren Ladin, director of the Research on Ethics, Aging and Community Lab, is quoted about advances in organ transplantation technology, noting that Massachusetts is well positioned to remain at the forefront of innovation.

The Tufts men’s lacrosse team are Division III champions for the third consecutive year. Coach Casey D’Annolfo is quoted about the team’s win over RIT.

A&S Community Health Assistant Professor Liana Woskie co-authors this piece sharing findings from her new research on the factors that influence U.S. sterilization trends.

A&S Community Health Assistant Professor Benjamin Chrisinger explores how stricter requirements for retailers accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as payment may jeopardize small businesses and impact accessibility for SNAP customers.

A&S economist Steve Cicala says that President Donald Trump’s proposed suspension of the federal gas tax will do “nothing about the supply crunch” that Americans are facing.

A&S biologist Phillip Starks joins The Curiosity Desk to discuss a recent study finding that bumblebees have perception and sense of rhythm as well as the Starks Lab ongoing research on bee behavior and biology. (His segment begins at 35:34.)

In honor of Mother’s Day, A&S Classical Studies Associate Professor Marie-Claire Beaulieu examines the role of women as peace advocates and protectors from the ancient world to today.

A&S biologist Phil Starks explains the “placebo effect,” an example of how human physiology has evolved to respond to social signals and information.

A&S political scientist Fahd Humayun is quoted about the next round of peace talks between the United States and Iran, including Pakistan’s role in the negotiations.

A&S political scientist Jeffrey Taliaferro is briefly quoted about Iran's weaponization of the Strait of Hormuz in its conflict with the United States.