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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 29/09/2026
Jumbo congratulations to alumnus Felipe De Brigard, who has been named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow for exceptional creativity and contributions to his research, which focuses on the ways in which memory and imagination interact. More about Felipe's work: www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
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Felipe De Brigard
Reshaping our understanding of the nature and function of memory and its relationship to imagination.
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 28/09/2026
@tuftsmedschool.bsky.social researcher Michael Paasche-Orlow has been awarded a $44 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study advance care planning in a multi-site clinical trial.
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School of Medicine Researcher Awarded $44 Million NIH Grant
A multi-site clinical trial will test a new model of advance care planning with patients and caregivers.
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 25/09/2026
Congratulations to the 12 Jumbos who were named 2026 Tufts University Alumni Award winners in recognition of their exceptional leadership, service, and accomplishments that exemplify the values and spirit of Tufts! 🐘💙 Learn more about this year’s awardees: alumniandfriends.tufts.edu/join-our-com...
The headshots of the 12 Alumni Award honorees on a blue background with a title that reads "2026 Tufts University Alumni Award Honorees"
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 24/09/2026
Braces aren't just for kids and teens anymore. Advancements in dental care like clear aligners and aesthetic brackets have made adult patients more comfortable getting treatment. More from Tufts School of Dental Medicine experts ⬇️
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Why More Adults Are Embracing Orthodontics
School of Dental Medicine experts say that advancements in dental care like clear aligners and aesthetic brackets make adults more comfortable with treatment.
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 24/09/2026
Tuberculosis bacteria committing a museum heist. A stem cell balancing on a spinal cord tightrope. These are just some of the works of art created through a collaboration between SMFA at Tufts and the Department of Biomedical Engineering to help scientists communicate their work.
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The Art of Explaining Science
Tuberculosis bacteria committing a museum heist. A stem cell balancing on a spinal cord tightrope. No, these aren’t scenes from the animated, biology-inspired
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 23/09/2026
Tufts engineers in action!
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 23/09/2026
Young voters are skeptical of the political system, yet they are poised to be a powerful force in the 2026 midterms. Leela Strong, director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts, explains why.
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Young Voters Flex Their Power
As we enter a midterm election full of economic unrest and uncertainty, perhaps no group faces more anxiety than young people. Coming into adulthood facing a sh
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 22/09/2026
Hosting an Oktoberfest celebration and not sure what to serve? Berlin-based cookbook author Luisa Weiss, J99, has you covered: now.tufts.edu/2026/09/10/c...
A plate on a table holds a slice of bread with a cheese spread on it, with a bowl of radishes and glasses of beer nearbyOn a kitchen counter, cabbage marinates in a transparent bowl, covered with a plate weighted down by a canA cast-iron skillet filled with a torn-up pancake, set on a table and seen from above
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 22/09/2026
Last week, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 0.25%, the first such increase since the summer of 2023. This is what that could mean for inflation expectations, according to a Tufts economist.
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What’s the Link Between Interest Rates and Inflation Expectations?
As the U.S. inflation rate slows to a 5% clip in March, a Tufts economist explains the role expectations play in how inflation plays out
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 21/09/2026
When it comes to foreign policy, how the U.S. constitutional norms of a division of responsibility between the president, the Congress, and the courts be best preserved? More than 30 experts will examine this question at a conference at Tufts on Sept. 24–25.
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How Does the Constitutional Separation of Powers Affect U.S. Foreign Policy?
At the U.S. Foreign Policy and the Separation of Powers conference at Tufts, experts will discuss implications of increasingly exclusive executive control of foreign affairs
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 21/09/2026
Let the building begin! On Friday evening, the Tufts community gathered to celebrate the new state-of-the-art Rachlin Aquatics Center—an event that featured the naming of the center’s main pool for longtime swim coach Don Megerle. Learn more: now.tufts.edu/2026/09/18/c...
Athletics staff past and present join Doug Rachlin, A85, (third from left) and President Sunil Kumar at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new aquatics center, on September 18, 2026City of Medford Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn, Board of Trustees member Doug Rachlin A85, A20P, A22P, and Tufts swim coach Adam Hoyt sitLegendary swim coach Don Megerle stands while attendees clap behind himSenior members of the Tufts swim team join head coach Adam Hoyt on stage
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 20/09/2026
There’s no place like Tufts Homecoming 🐘💙 [📸: Alonso Nichols and Anna Miller/Tufts University; Jessica Korgen and Jack Smart/Tufts Athletics]
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 18/09/2026
Out of the classroom and into the community! Thanks to all our volunteers who joined together for the fourth annual Tufts Day of Service! 🐘💙 [📸: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University; Laurie Swope for Tufts University]
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 17/09/2026
"Live Long and Prosper" Sixty years after its premiere, Star Trek is still proving it matters, guiding real-world research, education, and debate about our future and ourselves. More from Tufts scholars and experts who are still teaching and learning from the iconic science fiction franchise ⬇️
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Why Star Trek Still Matters
Sixty years later, Star Trek still guides real-world research, education, and debate about our future and ourselves, according to faculty in students in the Tufts history and chemistry departments
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 16/09/2026
What makes Americans American? Tufts political scientist @debbiejsr.bsky.social says national identity is political, like everything else—and changes over time.
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What Makes Americans American?
U.S. national identity is political, like everything else, and changes over time, says Tufts University political scientist
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 16/09/2026
You may have dreamt of a pain-free alternative to needles while anticipating your annual flu shot or grimacing through self-injections. Luckily, this future may be close at hand due to the work of Anodyne Nanotech, a Boston-based startup founded by Tufts alumni.
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Moving the Needle on Medication Delivery
A feature on Anodyne Nanotech, a company drawing on Tufts research to create a form of drug delivery for existing and novel therapeutics
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 15/09/2026
Congratulations to the 14 alumni selected as Fulbright recipients for the 2026-27 cycle! As they head out across the world, read more about what six of them hope to discover while living and working in their host countries: now.tufts.edu/2026/09/14/y...
Six headshots of Fulbright recipients from Tufts
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 14/09/2026
Named one of 28 top young American scientists by @sciam.bsky.social, climate researcher Allie Balter-Kennedy digs under the Greenland ice sheet for clues about past warming, with an eye to the future.
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History Hidden Under the Glaciers
Tufts climate researcher Allie Balter-Kennedy digs under the Greenland ice sheet for clues about past global warming, with an eye to the future
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 14/09/2026
Named a top young American scientist by @sciam.bsky.social, assistant biology professor @jayeperview.bsky.social explores the microenvironment surrounding tumors, looking for ways to slow their growth. | @thegardinerlab.bsky.social
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Looking for New Ways to Slow Cancer Growth
Tufts biologist Jaye Gardiner researches the microenvironment surrounding tumors, looking for ways to slow tumor growth
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 11/09/2026
The Tufts community gathered today to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, pausing during a moment of silence to remember alums Christopher Zarba and William Peterson, and all those whose lives were lost that day or forever changed.
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 10/09/2026
Twenty-five years ago, Tufts students joined together after the events of 9/11 to create the Patches for Peaces quilt. Conceived and brought to life by Tufts Hillel student leaders, the quilt spans 96 square feet and includes contributions from more than 80 campus groups.
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 10/09/2026
"We really needed to rally around each other” On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we look back at how the Tufts community experienced that fateful day and how support for one another became a source of strength in the weeks and months that followed. 🔗: now.tufts.edu/2026/09/08/9...
On September 11, 2001, a student watches the television in the campus center from the second floor railing as they cover their mouth in shock as events unfold across the country. Photo: Tufts Archival Research CenterStudents hold hands together in a circle on Prez Lawn in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. Photo: Tufts Archival Research CenterStudents participate in a candlelight vigil as the Tufts community mourned the attacks of September 11, 2001. Photo: Tufts Archival Research CenterA student bows their head and holds their hands together in a praying motion as other students sit in the campus center on September 11, 2001, a gathering space where students watched the news develop that day. Photo: Tufts Archival Research Center
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 09/09/2026
Happy 150th birthday to School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts 🎉 Through artworks old and new, stories from faculty and alumni, and a community reception this month, Tufts is celebrating the generations of artists who have shaped the school.
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How Generations of Artists Sculpted Today’s SMFA
Administrators resigning in protest over the encroachment of modern design in the 1910s. An embrace of Expressionism and the latest painting aesthetics in the 1
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 08/09/2026
Smile! It's the first day of classes 🐘💙 [📸: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University]
Two students holding a signboard reading "Happy First Day of Classes 2026*2027 Go Jumbos" on the first day of classes at TuftsFive students holding a signboard reading "Happy First Day of Classes 2026*2027 Go Jumbos" while standing by the SMFA Art Store on the first day of classes at TuftsThree students holding a signboard reading "Happy First Day of Classes 2026*2027 Go Jumbos" while standing beside the Jumbo the elephant statue on the first day of classes at TuftsFive students holding a signboard reading "Happy First Day of Classes 2026*2027 Go Jumbos" at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts on the first day of classes
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 08/09/2026
Happy first day of classes. Have a great year, Jumbos! 🐘💙
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 04/09/2026
Get ready to shine, Class of 2030! ✨ [📸: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University]
A group of students holding candles, with one of them taking a photo of the candles, at the Illumination Ceremony at Tufts UniversityThree students passing the flames in their candles among one another at the Illumination CeremonyA group of students posing for a photo while holding candles at the Illumination Ceremony at Tufts UniversityFour students passing the flames in their candles among one another at the Illumination Ceremony
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 04/09/2026
As the Class of 2030 begins its journey, President Sunil Kumar encourages students to step outside their comfort zones.
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 03/09/2026
The newest herd of Jumbos has arrived! Welcome, Class of 2030!
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A Jumbo Welcome to the Class of 2030
The newest herd of Jumbos has arrived. The last few days on the Hill have seen a flurry of suitcases, boxes, sentimental farewells from parents, and plenty of o
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 03/09/2026
Officially matriculated ✅ [📸: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University]
A group of students walking toward the Matriculation Ceremony at Tufts University while holding a "Richardson House" bannerPresident Sunil Kumar speaking at the podium on stage during the Matriculation Ceremony at Tufts UniversityA row of students clapping and smiling during their Matriculation Ceremony at Tufts UniversityTwo students standing and clapping during their Matriculation Ceremony at Tufts University
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 03/09/2026
Happy Matriculation Day, Class of 2030! 🐘💙
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 02/09/2026
This Tufts psychology professor is working to improve some common therapies used to treat harmful attacks of fear and anxiety.
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When Anxiety Is Overwhelming
A psychology professor is researching ways to effectively combat unwanted effects of fear and anxiety
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 01/09/2026
An internationally recognized expert in equine medicine with decades of experience at Tufts, Melissa Mazan has been named dean ad interim at @tuftsvet.bsky.social.
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Melissa Mazan Named Interim Dean of Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
An internationally recognized expert in equine medicine with decades of experience at Tufts, Melissa Mazan takes the reins as dean ad interim on September 1.
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 01/09/2026
Researchers and clinicians from @tuftsmedschool.bsky.social and Tufts Medicine are teaming up to stop the spread of human papillomavirus—and prevent the cancers it causes.
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Going Anti-Viral
When Karl Munger was a postdoctoral researcher at the National Institutes of Health in the late 1980s, he landed in the lab of pioneering virologist Peter How
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 31/08/2026
New Tufts research suggests phytoene, a little-known nutrient in tomatoes, may help protect against a form of chronic fatty liver disease that affects more than 1 in 3 U.S. adults.
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Move Over, Lycopene. Tomatoes’ Secret Sauce May Be Phytoene
New study suggests a lesser-known compound in tomatoes may help protect against fatty liver disease, which affects more than 1 in 3 American adults.
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 31/08/2026
In the modern digital era, there could always be someone watching you. Film & Media Studies Professor Mat Rappaport explains why we share so much online despite worries about privacy.
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If We Worry About Privacy, Why Do We Share So Much Online?
In the modern digital era, there could always be someone watching you. Phones have had cameras for more than two decades, and with the rise of Instagram, TikTo
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 28/08/2026
Move-in for the newest Jumbos has begun. Welcome, Class of 2030! 🐘💙 [📸: Andy Kwok and Alonso Nichols/Tufts University]
A father and son hugging each other outside his dorm during Tufts Pre-Orientation move-in on August 28Resident assistants posing for a photo outside a dorm building during Tufts Pre-Orientation move-in on August 28A group of five people holding a Tufts University blanket in a dorm room during Tufts Pre-Orientation move-in on August 28A family posing for a photo with luggage, blankets, and pillows during Tufts Pre-Orientation move-in on August 28
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 27/08/2026
Call it farm to easel: School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts students are growing indigo, sunflowers, and other plants to create natural dyes to color their artworks.
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A Garden That Grows Art Supplies
At SMFA at Tufts, five raised garden beds along Museum Way produce something more unusual than tomatoes or zucchini: They’re growing art supplies.The fiber an
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 27/08/2026
Research from Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development helps the scientific and clinical research communities develop new treatments that address unmet and underserved medical needs faster and more efficiently. Read more about the center, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary ⬇️
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One Center’s Oversized Impact on Drug Development and Clinical Trials
Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development celebrates 50 years of research to inform improvements in pharmaceutical development and regulatory policy.
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 26/08/2026
Congratulations on receiving your white coats, @tuftsmedschool.bsky.social MD Class of 2030. 🐘💙 [📸: Peter Gumaskas for Tufts University]
A member of the Tufts School of Medicine MD Class of 2030 receiving his white coat during the White Coat Ceremony on August 15A member of the Tufts School of Medicine MD Class of 2030 shaking hands with Dean Helen Boucher after receiving her white coat during the White Coat Ceremony on August 15Members of the Tufts School of Medicine MD Class of 2030 in an auditorium reading from a booklet after receiving their white coats during the White Coat Ceremony on August 15A member of the Tufts School of Medicine MD Class of 2030 posing for a photo with her family in her white coat directly after the White Coat Ceremony on August 15
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 25/08/2026
Introducing Engineering Blueprint, a new experiential learning initiative at Tufts School of Engineering that aims to establish a comprehensive pool of hands-on undergraduate career experiences. Learn more: engineering.tufts.edu/news-events/...
A group of students in the WMATA internship program gather on site wearing white hard hats and high visibility vests
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 24/08/2026
Recent attacks on U.S. water systems highlight how human decisions shape the security of the services we rely on every day.
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Who Is Protecting Our Water From Cyberattacks?
Recent attacks on U.S. water systems highlight how human decisions—not just software—shape the security of the services we rely on every day.
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 24/08/2026
The Founding Fathers loved the classics.
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Where the Founding Fathers Found Their Inspiration
The idea of an independent United States was inspired in no small part by Greco-Roman ideals, argues a classics professor
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 21/08/2026
Tufts student Edward Kinservik, whose great-great-great-uncle was one of Norway’s leading woodcarvers, followed in the legacy of his artist ancestor by traveling to Norway to research his work and the development of the country's national craft. now.tufts.edu/2026/08/17/e...
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Edward Kinservik’s Norwegian Tour of His Ancestor’s Art
Edward Kinservik, A28, A28 (BFA), has been carving out his roots with a research trip to Norway to study the art of his ancestor.The Tufts art and anthropology
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 20/08/2026
Six summer internships. Lasting lessons for the roads that lie ahead. Read more: now.tufts.edu/2026/08/20/h...
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 19/08/2026
Dariush Mozaffarian, director of the Food is Medicine Institute at @tuftsnutrition.bsky.social, explains why he calls ultra-processed foods "the main driver of disease, disability and death in the U.S." and shares tips for identifying foods that contain ultra-processed ingredients. | @cbsnews.com
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How ultra-processed foods impact our health
Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, the director of Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts University, calls ultra-processed foods "the main driver of disease, disability and death in the U.S." He discusses what's ...
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 19/08/2026
Looking for a simple, healthy meal that won’t raise your temperature on a hot day? From blueberry almond chicken to peach tomato basil, check out some flavorful and refreshing cold salad plate recipes.
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Cold Salads for Hot Weather
Tips on creating healthy cold salads from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 18/08/2026
A new shared research and development space provides innovators in industry and academia with access to the infrastructure, expertise, and testing capabilities needed to accelerate the development of new food technologies, biomaterials, and more. 🔗: now.tufts.edu/2026/08/17/t...
Text "Tufts Launches Innovation Hub for New Technologies in Food and Materials" on a blue background beside a person wearing a white coat while working in a lab
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 17/08/2026
Can dogs help teens manage social stress? New @tuftsvet.bsky.social research found that companionship with and caring for a dog were linked to healthier coping strategies among teens with social anxiety.
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Can Dogs Help Teens Cope with Peer Stress?
New study links certain teen–dog relationship qualities to healthier coping strategies among adolescents with social anxiety.
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 14/08/2026
Experts agree: Mouthguards are the number one way to prevent dental injuries while playing sports.
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Keeping Your Head—And Your Teeth—After Sports-Related Dental Injuries
An oral and maxillofacial surgeon sheds light on the most prevalent dental injuries caused by sports and how mouthguards can help.
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Tufts University @tufts.edu · 14/08/2026
Contrary to popular belief, oily fish may not protect the brain against Alzheimer’s, according to Tufts Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging scientists.
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Fish on Trial: Does This “Brain Food” Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease?
Is oily fish really brain food? Scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University use a stronger tool to show that fish oil may not protect the brain again...
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