Tufts in the Media

Distinguished Professor, Friedman School Dean Emeritus, and FIMI Director Dariush Mozaffarian is quoted from a Morning Edition segment noting that “concern around seed oils is really a distraction, and we need to be focusing on the real problems” contributing to America's nutrition crisis

Engineering’s Markus Nemitz, then at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was among the team that developed a landmine-detecting robot used in the movie Rule Breakers. Nemitz is also quoted about his ongoing research developing and 3D printing small, soft-jointed robots designed to work together in a group formation.

Fletcher’s Monica Duffy Toft notes similarities between United States-Russian diplomatic efforts to end the Ukraine war and the geopolitical landscape at the end of World War II, in that “major powers are seeking to negotiate a new global order primarily with each other.”

Cummings School’s Michael Stone is quoted throughout this article on determining if your pet is overweight and how to help them lose weight.

Distinguished Professor, Friedman School Dean Emeritus, and FIMI Director Dariush Mozaffarian is quoted at length about artificial dyes in food products, noting that their inclusion “highlights the fact that these are probably subpar foods.”

Engineering Distinguished Professor David Kaplan says “There’s no way we can sustain healthy food the way we’re doing today with livestock production, because we just don’t have the land and the resources.”

Distinguished Professor, Friedman School Dean Emeritus, and FIMI Director Dariush Mozaffarian comments in this Morning Edition segment in response to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy recommending that Americans consume more "traditional" ingredients, including french fries made with beef tallow.

Friedman School’s Daniel Maxwell says the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) “serves the US government, but it also serves the rest of the humanitarian community too. So, its absence will be felt pretty much right away.”

Fletcher Distinguished Professor Daniel Drezner discusses how Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s “ideological flexibility” has contributed to his political survival.

Fletcher’s Chris Miller joins this episode of the Squawk Box to discuss the state of the chip sector.

Distinguished Professor, Friedman School Dean Emeritus, and FIMI Director Dariush Mozaffarian comments on a new study that suggests replacing butter with such plant-based oils as olive, canola, and soybean may help reduce the risk of premature death, noting that the findings “add to a large body of scientific literature on the health benefits of these plant oils.”

Cummings School’s Jonathan Runstadler comments on how the bird flu virus is always changing, saying “the same virus that is causing mild infections in humans today may be a different virus tomorrow.”