Tufts in the Media

This opinion piece calling for action on tuition equity in Massachusetts notes that Tufts welcomes undergraduate applicants regardless of citizenship status and be considered for domestic, need-based financial aid like any other U.S. citizen or permanent resident. A 2015 of a Tufts United for Immigrant Justice rally is included.

Fletcher’s Ken Pucker says that for most global fashion companies, revenue growth “comes ahead of delivering on an emissions target."

The Friedman School’s Dariush Mozaffarian is quoted in this Consumer Reports reprint examining the health benefits and drawbacks of different cooking oils.

The Medford branch of the Green Line Extension, which will terminate at the Tufts University station, is now slated to open December 12.

This news segment highlights new Engineering research from the Kaplan Lab that used a 3D model of living brain cell to identify green tea catechins and resveratrol, found in red wine and other foods, as two compounds that reduced the formation of beta amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's-afflicted neural cells.

Fletcher’s Tara Sonenshine writes this opinion piece on the need for America to determine how far the country would go to protect Ukraine if the war widens and “a World War III scenario begins to unfold.”

Sunil Kumar has been elected as the 14th president of Tufts and will assume office on July 1, 2023. Kumar, currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Johns Hopkins University, will be the first Asian American and the first person of color to assume the Tufts presidency.

This opinion piece references data from Tisch College’s CIRCLE on youth voting in the 2022 midterms, noting 65 percent supported Democratic House candidates.

Dean Rachel Kyte is quoted about this year’s COP, saying, “I can’t think of a COP in recent memory where the gas industry or the fossil fuel industry has been so present.”

Sunil Kumar has been elected as the 14th president of Tufts and will assume office on July 1, 2023. Kumar, currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Johns Hopkins University, will be the first Asian American and the first person of color to assume the Tufts presidency. 

Fletcher’s Sung-yoon Lee discusses the likelihood of weapons testing by North Korea during the upcoming G-20 summit, noting that North Korea is “prone to using rhetorical criticism or defensive military drills by its adversaries as a pretext for escalating.” 

A&S sociologist Natasha Warikoo shares her perspective about how the college admissions process might be impacted by the outcome of two race-conscious admissions cases before the Supreme Court.