By Faizah, Tufts 1+4 Participant

“When one sense is stimulated, another sense is involuntarily stimulated at the same instant. This is known as the neurological condition synesthesia. Instruments of Synesthesia, constructed by Katherine M […]

Sara defends her thesis! (Apr 23)Congratulations to Sara Amin (co-advised PhD student with Soha Hassoun, Tufts Computer Science) for successfully defending her thesis! (tweet)

Post-defense, Dr. Amin is all […]

Miles (5 yo) asked: Why do flowers smell nice? 

I recently got to chat with Washington State University’s Dr. Universe to help answer that question! Check out the answer here!

by Arlyss, Tufts 1+4 Participant

My family warned me time and time again. Sophia, my nine-year-old host sister, is quite the Carnavalera—meaning she loves to play Carnaval. I knew this entailed getting e […]

April 12, 2019 at midnight

The Snider Prize is a purchase award given to emerging artists in their final year of graduate study. The winner receives $2,000, and two honorable mentions each receive $500 t […]

Greek Land Forces and German Bribery Introduction Greece maintains the second-largest armored corps among European NATO countries, trailing only its neighbor and rival […]

Giving Space to Everyone: Blasphemy Laws and Human Rights

By Allison DiMase

Blasphemy laws criminalize
words or actions that are considered insulting to a religion, a religion’s
personages, or a r […]

Yes! It is that time of the academic year again, when our undergraduates look ahead to next fall’s classes. (Sorry, seniors–we know this can be a bit painful.)

We’ve added a list of food-related courses at […]

I asked Mike Flanary, a staff assistant at the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Eco-Ambassador, about UEP’s Tupperware initiative. He described a system that reduces waste – both food and dis […]

Please enjoy the third installment of Ask Ms. Shelved, the irregularly scheduled advice column from HHSL!

Dear Ms. Shelved,

I know that an important part of my educational development is learning to […]

The Academic Resource Center, or ARC, as it is more commonly referred to, offers multiple dynamic programs which aim to support Tufts students. You may not realize that the ARC also caters to graduate students […]

Memorabilia – Opening Reception, First Friday, April 5, 2019 6:00pm – 8:00pm Show on view: April 3-30, 201

Richard M. Lerner, Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science and Director, Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, has been named as the recipient of the 2020 Association for Psychological […]

The Hirsh Health Sciences Library is pretty jam-packed with resources, available both electronically and in print.  But what do you do when you need something that we just don’t have?

ILLiad, our in […]

By Kamil, Tufts 1+4 Participant

When I first decided to pursue Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, I had no idea what I was frankly getting myself into. I found several local dojos addresses posted online, and set out on […]

A book of information and activities regarding climate change for educators of children.

This resource is free, open source and available for download at archive.org

Students Strike in THOUSANDS of Cities Worldwide Over Climate Change

Originally published by Subverse on March 18, 2019

“Over a million students skipped school to protest inaction against climate change […]

From Monument to Memorial: A Symposium Review“We can’t change the past but we can change history.” -Dr. Kymberly Pinder On Friday, March 29th, I attended Tufts University’s one-day symposium, “From Monument to Memorial: Space, […]