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Writing Books for Young Readers that Celebrate Famous Black Americans

Shasta Clinch chronicles the lives of leaders like Kamala Harris, Jordan Peele, and Amanda Gorman

A very old looking iron collar with a round disk attached to it, with writing in Latin. In the ancient Near East and classical Greece and Rome, slavery was pervasive, discriminatory, and cruel, and definitely not “beneficial,” says an expert

The Myth of “Beneficial” Slavery in Ancient Times

In the ancient Near East and classical Greece and Rome, slavery was pervasive, discriminatory, and cruel, says an expert

Why Are There Religions?

Associate Professor of Religion Jennifer Eyl explains the underlying aspects of what drives human spiritual beliefs, and how that works in the world

Assistant Professor James Murphy, left, and Associate Professor Shuchin Aeron, right.

Low-dimensional structures, learning, and algorithms in the space of measures

A Tufts research team recently received National Science Foundation funding to leverage structures in large, high-dimensional data

A mostly empty downtown street in San Francisco in the daytime. An urban planner argues that the urban doom loop downward spiral that some U.S. cities face is not inevitable, but requires active efforts to avoid

Urban Doom Loop: What It Is and How Cities Can Stop It

An urban planner argues that the downward spiral that some U.S. cities face is not inevitable, but requires active efforts to avoid

Composite image of Doug Gollin, Rebecca Jackson, and Zora J Murff

Douglas Gollin, Jason and Chloe Epstein Professor of Energy Justice in the Department of Economics; Rebecca Jackson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth and Climate Sciences; and Zora J Murff, Professor of the Practice at SMFA at Tufts.

A roll of “I Voted Today” stickers on a U.S. flag. A new study finds that changes in state voting rules have very small effects in election outcomes

The Impact of State Election Laws on Who Wins

A new study finds that despite the rhetoric on both sides of the aisle, voting rules have very small effects in election outcomes

Study Explores the Association between Racial Discrimination and Obesity in Children and Adolescents

Tufts faculty and undergraduate students author new research which sheds light on risk factors for childhood obesity

Molly Laliberty, A22, holds a big trophy in the air, surrounded by women’s lacrosse teammates.

Jumbos Find Extra Success in NCAA Division I Teams

Thanks to pandemic-related fifth-year eligibility, standout student-athlete alumni continued earning sports accolades