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• Confronting the Legacy of Anti-Asian Racism in America April 23, 2021
  Historian Erika Lee, J91, details the long ugly history of discrimination against Asian Americans, how it continues today, and what can be done about itAttacks on Asian-Americans have been growing in the past year—seen most visibly in the killings in Atlanta in March. One Asian American advocacy organization reported some 3,800 anti-Asian racist incidents across […]
  Taylor McNeil
• A Problem That Stands Between Us and the End of the Pandemic April 7, 2021
  Health experts say nearsighted governments threaten the global COVID-19 vaccine rolloutOne of the greatest roadblocks the world faces to finally ending the COVID-19 pandemic is vaccine nationalism, where countries rush to secure shots for their own populations while ignoring global needs, said Salim Abdool Karim, director of the Centre for the AIDS Program of Research […]
  Alexandra Nicodemo
• Tufts Creates Bias Education and Resource Team March 26, 2021
  Newly developed effort works across all university campuses to respond to bias with education and programming for students, faculty, and staffTufts University’s recently configured Bias Education and Resource Team (BERT) offers new ways to actively support and engage community members on issues of bias, strengthening Tufts’ efforts to increase diversity and inclusion.
  Kim Thurler
• Tufts Anti-Racism Initiative Moves Forward February 17, 2021
  Committees have proposed a wide range of actions to make the university more diverse, equitable, and inclusiveTufts will begin to reimagine campus safety, expand implicit-bias training, establish pipeline programs for students and faculty—and much more, university leaders said in a virtual town hall for faculty and staff on Feb. 12. These efforts will be supported […]
  Monica Jimenez
• In 2020, All Hands Were on Board at Tufts Responding to the Pandemic January 12, 2021
  As COVID-19 changed the world, the university pivoted quickly to keep students learning and everyone safeIf the spring semester of 2020 was a sprint in the face of COVID-19, the rest of the year was a marathon—or maybe a triathlon, as Tufts responded to a global pandemic unparalleled in recent history.   In March, Tufts quickly […]
  Kim Thurler
• Seven Stories of Regeneration December 16, 2020
  In a Tell Me More podcast, Tufts experts talk about the wonders of renewal, from animals that regrow body parts to people who rise from tragedyIn this episode, we’re all about regeneration. We talk with a Tufts biologist about the ways some animals regrow lost body parts, and the real possibility of science helping humans […]
  Tell Me More Staff
• Investigating Cancer Treatments’ Effects on the Heart and Blood Vessels December 14, 2020
  Tufts’ human and veterinary medical researchers collaborate to prevent and better treat cardiovascular damage in people and pets who have survived cancerAn explosion in cancer therapies over the past decade has greatly improved people’s chances of surviving cancer. There are upward of 16 million human cancer survivors in the U.S. today—and that number is expected […]
  Genevieve Rajewski
• Something Wrong With Your Sniffer? It Could Be the Coronavirus December 11, 2020
  Loss of sense of smell is a common COVID-19 symptom. A biologist explains what could be going onCOVID-19 has many symptoms, including fever, coughing, and fatigue. But one of the more distinctive signs is the loss of the ability to smell. We’re not talking about the usual “stuffy nose” that goes along with a cold, […]
  Julie Flaherty
• Four Things Experts Have Learned From the Pandemic December 7, 2020
  Germs, disinformation, and inequities are easily spread, say COVID-19 researchersThe battle is far from over, but public health professionals have already learned some valuable lessons about fighting a pandemic. Tufts researchers, science journalists, and health experts from around the globe shared some of what they have learned at the virtual Tufts 2020 COVID-19 Research Symposium […]
  Julie Flaherty
• The Coronavirus Sneaks Its Way Into Cells. But How? November 13, 2020
  Marta Gaglia studies the way viruses infiltrate the body without tripping the immune system’s alarmsIn Spring 2020, as the world watched the novel coronavirus spread across the globe, Marta Gaglia, an assistant professor of molecular biology and microbiology at Tufts University School of Medicine, had a realization: The very same approaches she had been using […]
  Catherine Caruso