At a time when political division is heightened and the...
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July 5, 2018 Large Image
Tufts alum volunteers to bring technology and engineering education to Syrian refugee children in Jordan
The project seemed simple—create structures out of marshmallows and toothpicks, then test their stability on an earthquake simulator fashioned...
July 3, 2018 Large Image
Primate researcher Ruth Davis’s death under mysterious circumstances in 1969 is the focus of a new book
On July 12, 1969, a young American researcher named Ruth Davis followed a chimpanzee away from primatologist Jane Goodall’s research station in...
July 3, 2018
Americans are not as divided or conservative on immigration as commonly portrayed, says a Tufts professor
Lawmakers in Washington, from the president down to first-term members of Congress, may be misjudging how the public feels about immigration....
June 28, 2018 Large Image
$100K grant from Cummings Foundation promotes dialogue across differences, encourages civic engagement at Tufts University and beyond
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (June 28, 2018)—At a time of debate about free speech and expression on college campuses, the Institute for Democracy...