The 2018-2019 Environmental Research Fellowship program, of the Tufts Institute of the Environment (TIE), is for Tufts graduate students to conduct independent, interdisciplinary, environmental research projects. […]

Opening my acceptance email to the DIS Copenhagen program was filled with squeals of excitement and happiness. A new city. A new culture. A new experience. I was ready. But what about sustainability efforts […]

Last month the Sackler Insight hosted a contest to find the best science-based art (“sci-art”) at Sackler. All twelve entries were posted to the Sackler Graduate Student Council Instagram account (@SacklerGSC) and […]

We frozen few doing our thesis work in the CMDB and genetics programs are always looking for ways to highlight some of the excellent resources we have at our institutes. Last month I had the pleasure of hosting […]

The Environmental Studies Program is looking for a diligent, reliable and self-starter student (preferably work-study) to start at the end of January (3-4 hrs a week, $11/hr). Duties include assisting with basic […]

The recent tax reform bill passed in the House caused much uproar in the academic community as it removed the provision in the current tax code that waives the students’ school tuition. This provision, known as q […]

Look, we know it’s a BEAR of a time right now…exams, assignments, travel, holidays!

Remember, when you’re busy, we’re busy. Don’t get shut out in the cold, PLAN AHEAD!

Leave plenty of time to snag the […]

The Boston Public Market, the nation’s first year-round, indoor market featuring fresh, locally sourced food, is offering an unpaid internship position for this spring. Details are below – deadline is Jan 5, […]

For Work

Embase

Location: Search for ‘Embase’ in search box on Databases tab of the HHSL homepage (http://hirshlibrary.tufts.edu/).

This database indexes biomedical journal articles and conference abs […]

PubMed is just one database from the National Library of Medicine (NLM).  The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), a division of the NLM, maintains several molecular biology databases.  These d […]

by Max, Tufts 1+4 Participant

A midnight start and a 9 PM finish. I don’t think I’ve ever had a busier and more relaxing day at the same time.

I eagerly accepted the opportunity to go to Guayaquil, a city abo […]

How are you traveling home this break? Have you thought about the environmental impacts of your holiday travel?

Here are a few tips to make your travel more sustainable:

1. Prepare before you go
Before […]

Massachusetts has regulations in place that bans certain electronic waste (e-waste) from landfills. Surprisingly, e-waste makes up almost 70% of the trash found in dumpsters- even though most of it can be […]

We asked Dr. Senada Arabelovic, Assistant Professor of Medicine, to reflect on her experience using new educational technologies while participation in the Instruction Technology Exploration Program this fall […]

Torn between taking a break to make a craft or to eat a snack? This week you’re in luck! Stop by the Library Service Desk this Thursday 12/7 and Friday 12/8 starting at 1pm and create an architectural m […]

Can Joint Diets Help My Dog’s Pain? Many pet food companies have come out with specific veterinary therapeutic joint diets that have claims to decrease joint pain from arthritis. These […]

by Sophie, Tufts 1+4 Participant

In the kitchen of my host family’s house, I happily fiddled with the proportions of ingredients and flipped pancakes in a small pan. For a second, I was brought back home as I h […]

   Written by Rachael Bonoan, Biology Ph.D. Candidate
This semester, I have the honor of being one of Tufts Experimental College’s Robyn Gittleman Graduate Teaching Fellows. As a Gittleman Fellow, I got the o […]