How Will COVID-19 Affect Public Spaces?
“Lessons from a Pandemic” — Cities adapted in the past to pandemics, and one place to start is in parks, says Justin Hollander, Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
Countering the Negative Effects of a Common Antidepressant
A depression medication carries a small risk for pregnant women of adverse side effects on their children’s development. Now a Tufts team might have found a way to counter these effects in fruit flies.
When the Pandemic Struck, This Class Struck Back
Krishna Kumar, Robinson Professor of Chemistry, and his students scrap the lesson plan to study COVID-19
New Comedy about "Old Guy" Highlights Ageism
The web series by a film professor also features Tufts people and places
After ‘Victory in Europe,’ the Myths of the Post-war World
The political and military situation wasn’t what many now think, says Jeffrey Taliaferro, associate professor of political science
Tufts Talks: What Is Imagination
Ichiro Takayoshi, Associate Professor of English, presents a Tufts Talk on how imagination works and the role it plays in creation and appreciation of literary works.
Information Overload? Infographics to the Rescue
A Winter Workshop at Tufts in January highlights the best ways to create and use infographics
Faculty Focus: Spring 2020
Two accomplished faculty will join Tufts in the Spring 2020 semester. Natasha Kumar Warikoo is a new professor in the Department of Sociology, and Jill VanTongeren is a new associate professor in the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences.
Propelling Tufts Forward
Incentives like the Professorship Partnership Challenge bring attention to increasing faculty positions
This Fungus Mutates. That’s Good News if You Like Cheese.
In a study published in mBio and featured in the New York Times, Benjamin Wolfe, Eileen Fox Aptman and Lowell Aptman Assistant Professor, and a team of researchers offer the first detailed view of how a fungus transforms into a mold safe for food production in as few as four weeks.