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Free Admission to Harvard Museums for Tufts Students and Faculty

Monday, April 14th, 2025 News Stories

All Tufts students and faculty now have access, free of charge, to the network of museums at Harvard University.

Assisting the International Community in a Time of Uncertainty

Friday, April 4th, 2025 News Stories

Following a student’s detention, the International Center and university community mobilize to offer guidance, empathy, and unwavering support.

Graphic illustration of arms in rainbow colors with hands outstretched reaching up from the bottom of the frame.

Three Tufts Faculty Elected to World’s Largest Scientific Society

Thursday, March 27th, 2025 News Stories

Michael Levin, Elena Naumova, and Matthias Scheutz are named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Photos of three professors side by side, Elena Naumova, Michael Levin, and Matthias Scheutz. They are named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Five Tufts Faculty Named Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors

Friday, February 21st, 2025 News Stories

Their research has led to innovations in healing wounds, assessing health, treating rare disorders, detecting diseases, quantifying pain, and much more

Uncovering the Social Impacts of a Cultivated Meat Boom

Thursday, January 30th, 2025 News Stories

Cultivated meat aims to provide meat products in a more sustainable way, without slaughtering animals. Those working in the cellular agriculture space—growing new meat products, testing flavors, and determining how to scale up their technologies—hold hope… Read More

From left: TUCCA Head of Communications Meera Zassenhaus, Nicole Tichenor Blackstone, assistant professor of agriculture, food, and environment, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and Alex Blanchette, associate professor, anthropology and environmental studies, School of Arts and Sciences.

Leila Fawaz Receives Provost’s Medal

Thursday, January 9th, 2025 News Stories

Leila Fawaz was awarded the Provost’s Medal on December 5 in recognition of her nearly 50-year career as a distinguished social historian of the Eastern Mediterranean region, with specific emphasis on the Arab provinces of the… Read More

Inaugural Team Science Summit Connects Climate and Health Experts

Thursday, November 14th, 2024 News Stories

Lightning talks enabled attendees to maximize knowledge exchange on current projects and capabilities

Part of the summit: a midday poster session. Here, MyDzung Chu, assistant professor in the Departments of Medicine and Public Health and Community Medicine at the School of Medicine, shares a finding with Tina Woolston, director of Tufts' Office of Sustainability.

Bárbara Brizuela Embraces Interdisciplinarity as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences

Monday, November 4th, 2024 News Stories

The dedicated teacher and administrator brings a holistic approach to the permanent deanship

Provost’s Catalyst Program Launches

Thursday, October 17th, 2024 News Stories

Objectives include strengthening competitiveness for large, multi-disciplinary funding opportunities and expanding the university’s network of prospective stakeholders and partners across sectors

Shown clockwise from top left: David Kaplan, Stern Family Endowed Professor of Engineering; Kendra Field, associate professor of history and director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at Tufts; Fiorenzo Omenetto, Doble Professor of Engineering and director of Silklab; Kerri Greenidge, Mellon Assistant Professor in the Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora; Dariush Mozaffarian, Distinguished Professor and director of the Food Is Medicine Institute; and Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, Okoro Professor of Black Maternal Health and director of the Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice.

University Announces the Launch of Tufts Beyond 175

Tuesday, October 8th, 2024 News Stories

The intensive planning effort will be inclusive of all campuses and constituencies at Tufts