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Tufts is a student-centered research university dedicated to the creation and application of knowledge.
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Three Tufts faculty have been ranked among the world’s top researchers!

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From left, Dariush Mozaffarian, Chunmei Li, and Renata Micha. Photo collage: Momo Shinzawa
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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“What do I do with my life?”

Tufts biology students don’t have to wonder. The Career Skills for Biologists course helps them explore options, polish resumes, and learn how to thrive in any career path.

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Tufts Professor of the Practice Frank David speaking to students in his Career Skills for Biologists course
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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They Train to Be Officers, but Always Team Players

Tufts’ Army, Navy, and Air Force cadets and midshipmen on life in the ROTC

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November 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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For every assist made by Sam Hauser and his teammates this season, Delta Dental of Massachusetts will donate $25—up to $50,000—to TUSDM Cares for Veterans, a program providing oral health care services.

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Professional basketball player Sam Hauser poses for a photo holding a photo while wearing a green sweatshirt that reads "Veterans Assists"
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Thanks to a generous gift from Tufts Board Chair Jeff Moslow and Linda Moslow, the Tufts Women's Health and Menopause Initiative unites the expertise of Tufts School of Medicine, Friedman School, and Tufts Medicine to improve women's health across the lifespan.

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"$4 Million Gift to Advance Women's Health at Tufts" in white text on a blue background, next to an image of Jeff and Linda Moslow.
November 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Tufts community 🤝 Tufts Community Day
Community members do activities at various tables set across the Academic Quad during the October 5 Tufts Community Day. Photos: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University The School of Honk performs near the Academic Quad, while Jumbo the mascot joins the parade, during the October 5 Tufts Community Day. Photos: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University Community members sit on the Academic Quad watching various performers during the October 5 Tufts Community Day. Photos: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University Tufts Full Sound a cappella group performs during Tufts Community Day 2025 on October 5. Photo: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University
October 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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In Chris Dulla's lab, leading scientists across the university, as well as graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, are working together to focus on what causes epilepsy and how to develop new treatment for the disease.

Learn more about these efforts: now.tufts.edu/2025/09/30/u...
Headshot of Chris Dulla over the image of the front entrance of the Tufts School of Medicine. Headshot taken by Michael Last. Scenic shot taken by Alonso Nichols/Tufts University.
October 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Jumbos came together and gave back to their communities at the third annual Tufts Day of Service. 🐘 💙

The event was hosted by Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, the Tufts University Office of Government and Community Relations, and the Leonard Carmichael Society.
Four Tufts volunteers blowing leaves off the street at the third annual Tufts Day of Service on September 26, 2025. Three Tufts volunteers cleaning trash off the street in Somerville's Davis Square at the third annual Tufts Day of Service on September 26, 2025. A Tufts volunteer dancing with a member of the Somerville Council on Aging at the third annual Tufts Day of Service on September 26, 2025. Two Tufts volunteers picking up trash off of Boston Avenue in Medford in front of Pini's Pizzeria the third annual Tufts Day of Service on September 26, 2025.
September 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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It's that time of year again. As cold season starts, it's important to keep your immune system strong 💪

This is how: now.tufts.edu/2025/09/15/b...
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September 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Today, with the annual flag ceremony on the Academic Quad, we remember Tufts alums Christopher Zarba and William Peterson, and all those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001—as well as those whose lives were forever changed that day.
The Tufts community gathers together for a moment of silence during a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks, on Sept. 11, 2024. (Anna Miller/Tufts University) American flags are placed on the Academic Quad as students can be seen passing in the background. Ballou Hall is seen in the background.(Anna Miller/Tufts University) Members of the Tufts community, including President Sunil Kumar, members of the Dean's office, and members of the Tufts University Police Department, gather together for a moment of silence during a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks, on Sept. 11, 2024. (Anna Miller/Tufts University)
September 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Thanks to the generosity of generations of donors, Tufts is able to meet the full financial need of all its admitted students. A new policy reinforces that commitment.

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"Tufts Will Be Tuition-Free for U.S. Families Earning Less than $150,000" in white letters on a blue background. To its right is an image showing students walking past the Academic Quad with West Hall in the background.
September 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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The Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education, based in the Office of the President, will host events with a diversity of speakers, as well as perform research to expand viewpoints on higher education curricula on a range of topics.

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New Center to Bring Wider Political Perspectives to Tufts–and Higher Education in white text on blue background, next to an image of West Hall at sunset on the Medford/Somerville campus.
September 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Meet the Tufts assistant professor whose research focuses on understanding and addressing the challenges that communities have to accessing healthy foods.

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A headshot of Assistant Professor Vanessa Nicholson Robinson in front of an Adobe Stock photo of the Greenville Bridge in Greenville, Miss., an area where Nicholson Robinson is doing her work.
September 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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From Move-in and Pre-O to Matriculation, it was a warm welcome to campus for the Class of 2029 🐘💙

Full coverage: now.tufts.edu/2025/08/28/m...
Students holding a Hodgdon Hall banner process during the 2025 Matriculation Ceremony. Photo: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University Students sit on the Academic Quad ahead of the 2025 Matriculation Ceremony. Photo: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University Students gather ahead of the 2025 Matriculation Ceremony. Photo: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University Students stand during the 2025 Matriculation Ceremony. Photo: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University
August 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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19 across in today's @nytimes.com crossword 👀
August 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Wildfire smoke is obvious, but its long-term health impacts are not, says Tufts experts | @tuftsmedschool.bsky.social

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The Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, is cloaked in smoke during wildfires in January 2025. Photo: Shutterstock
August 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Happy #WorldElephantDay 🐘 to Jumbos everywhere!

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A view of the Jumbo the elephant statue on the Medford/Somerville campus of Tufts University amid a row of trees with a Tufts community member walking by.
August 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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North America’s lost an estimated 3 billion birds since 1970.
But in one giant commercial forest in Maine, the birds are thriving!

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August 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Memory loss and dementia are not always caused by Alzheimer's. According to Tufts researchers, it might be a vitamin issue.

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"How B Vitamins Can Affect Brain and Heart Health" in white font on blue background. To its right is a shutterstock image of vitamin b pills being poured from a black bottle into the palm of one's hand.
July 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Why don't we have a vaccine for Lyme disease yet?

That was the question posed for Linden Hu, a @tuftsmedschool.bsky.social immunologist and Lyme disease expert on the most recent episode of @scifri.bsky.social!

Listen: www.sciencefriday.com/segments/lym...
A headshot of Linden Hu in the upper left hand corner next to a Shutterstock photo of a tick on a piece of wood.
July 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Artificial intelligence may soon do your shopping for you. But is that a good thing? Bhaskar Chakravorti, dean of global business at @fletcherschool.bsky.social, shares thoughts ⬇️

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"Would you trust AI With Your Credit Card?" in white letters on a blue background, next to a shutterstock image of a person folding their hands in front of a laptop computer, with an image of a robot head in a shopping cart above the computer's keyboard. A slight graphic can be seen behind the robot and shopping cart.
July 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Please join us in welcoming Ryan Pisarri, appointed the next director of athletics at Tufts, effective August 1!

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"Ryan Pisarri Named New Director of Athletics" in white font on a blue background. To its right is a headshot of Pisarri, courtesy of Rutgers University Athletics, with Pisarri wearing a light blue shirt, maroon tie, and dark blazer.
July 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Water is key!

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"The best fluid replacement that you can probably drink to prevent becoming dehydrated is water" in white text on a blue background. Underneath that text reads "Roger Fielding HRNCA Senior Scientist and Friedman School Professor. To the right of the text is six different sized water bottles with different labels on them.
July 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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In addition to being rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber to promote good health, fruits and vegetables contain a lot of water, so they help keep you hydrated and cool in hot weather.

More tips from @tuftsnutrition.bsky.social experts for a healthy July Fourth: now.tufts.edu/2025/07/02/t...
"How to Eat Safe and Healthy During Your July Fourth Celebrations" in white text on a blue background. To the right of the text is in image of a fruit tray shaped like an American flag, with blueberries as the union, and strawberries and bananas as the red and white stripes.
July 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Congratulations to the university's chapter of the National Academy of Inventors for earning the 2025 Chapter of Excellence Award.

Just two years after its establishment, the chapter is making significant contributions to the innovation ecosystem at Tufts.
At the NAI Annual Conference on June 24, 2025 (from left): Paul Sanberg, NAI president; Martin Son, senior director, Office for Tufts Technology Transfer and Industry Collaboration; Emma Anderson, senior licensing associate, Tufts University; and Elizabeth Dougherty, northeast regional outreach director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and NAI board member.
July 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM