monica.jimenez@tufts.edu

Monica Jimenez

Senior Culture & Trends Editor

Monica Jimenez is the senior culture and trends editor for Tufts Now and assistant editor of Tufts Magazine. She covers nutrition, psychology, literature, student and alumni stories, and more. Before coming to Tufts in 2016, she was a local journalist reporting on Somerville, Arlington, and other Greater Boston communities.

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Aging

The Power and Promise of Precision Nutrition

Decades of discovery are transforming nutrition into a real-time science of healthy living, says Tufts scientist José Ordovás

March 16, 2026

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Arts & Humanities

The Tale of Tufts’ First Full-Time Librarian

An assistant who rose to become head librarian, Helen Mellen cared for the university ’s books and readers for half a century

March 3, 2026

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Animal Health & Medicine

How to Think Like a Pastoralist

As climate changes and borders shift, nomadic animal herders are going strong. Here ’s what we can learn from them.

February 17, 2026

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Arts & Humanities

John Lehman’s Journey Into the Well

A Ph.D. student goes deep into Murakami and the nature of art, reading, and reality

January 28, 2026

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Education

How to Be a Mayor

In the classroom, as in City Hall, former Somerville mayor Joe Curtatone models the art of truly engaging your community

November 21, 2025

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Arts & Humanities

The Wizard Behind Wicked

How Gregory Maguire, AG90, created the story that inspired the blockbuster musical and movies

October 20, 2025

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Arts & Humanities

New Thriller Blurs Lines Between Good Guys and Villains

Action comedy by Elliot Ackerman blends humor with serious themes, and is headed for Apple TV

August 25, 2025

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Education

Fun with Fermentation

Students baked bread and brewed kombucha in a recent ExCollege class taught by two chemical engineers

June 30, 2025

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Activism & Social Justice

A Lifelong Loyalty to Truth

Howie Severino, A83, reflects on a career reporting on dictators, rebuilding Filipino journalism, and telling stories across all walks of life

May 23, 2025

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Arts & Humanities

The Zen of Pinball

In pinball, as in life, a psychology teacher has learned the power and joy of being in the moment

April 7, 2025

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