Tufts in the Media

“We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist DC,” an exhibition at the National Women’s History Museum co-curated by A&S historian Kendra Field is reviewed. 

A potential partnership between Worcester-area vocational programs and Cummings School that was explored as part of state Sen. Anne Gobi’s effort to develop an agricultural vocational school in Central Massachusetts is mentioned in this article, which appears in one additional outlet.

Tufts students are among those from local colleges protesting for more transparency regarding the fatal shooting of a UMass Boston student by Cambridge police.

A&S anthropologist Nick Seaver comments on TikTok’s recommendation algorithm and the lack of nuance in how “these systems do these kind of clunky moves.” 

This article highlights the Gold Key winners of this year’s Massachusetts Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition, which is co-sponsored by the SMFA and the Boston Globe. Tufts will host the exhibit featuring the winners from March 18 to 26.

TUSM collaborative research that found dollar stores are the fastest-growing food retailers in the contiguous United States is mentioned in this article, which appears in 43 additional outlets. 

TUSM Maine Track students Katie Stevenson and Liv Fauver comment on their motivations for living and practicing medicine in rural communities. Maine Medical Center’s Dena Whitesell, also identified with a TUSM affiliation, is quoted about the TUSM Maine Track program, saying, “We know that students and residents who live in an area [and] who train in an area are more likely to practice in that area in the future.”

Fletcher’s Kelly Sims Gallagher examines the United States’ position in global clean energy and technology innovation competition

Friedman School’s Dariush Mozaffarian is quoted about the cardiometabolic risks associated with high consumption of processed meats.

Fourth-year A&S student Brianna Feliciano discusses her experience as an Anaya Tipnis Scholar in this news segment about the work of the Anaya Tipnis Foundation, which supports first-generation and low-income college students.

Friedman School’s Dariush Mozaffarian notes why prepackaged Lunchables meals, now being made in a version for school cafeterias, are problematic for health.

TUSM’s Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, founder of the Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice, is quoted in this article about a National Center for Health Statistics report that found a 38 percent increase in maternal deaths from 2020 to 2021. Amutah-Onukagha identifies a "depleting of resources, of infrastructure, in Black and brown spaces where we are already seeing more increased likelihood or prevalence of chronic conditions."