Tufts Intellectual Commons

I think it’s safe to say that this was a summer like no other. As the seriousness of the pandemic ...

Hello All, The Summer Scholars program funds rising juniors and seniors to pursue ten-week independent research projects. As part of ...

By Lidya Woldeyesus In 2019, the police murdered 1,098 people in the United States. The data shows that Black people ...

by Vaughn Rogers The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world. With online classes serving as a substitute for in-person learning, ...

One thing I’m particularly appreciating about the direction of public discourse in this particular moment is the insistence on linking ...

I went to high school and middle school in the Minneapolis suburbs, surrounded by lakes and hot dishes and the ...

by Angela Robins Hello fellow Jumbos! I graduated in 2009 and am currently living in western Massachusetts. When the pandemic ...

Cutting-edge scientific research in human health doesn’t just help us improve lives; it can go so far as to reframe ...

As the world changes around us, so must our approaches to global problems. These researchers consider the impact of geopolitical ...

Psychological research traces the relationship between the complexities of human experience and our neurological and emotional reactions to them. Why ...

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How do we make sense of the world? How do our physical senses interact with our mind in order to ...

Ecology is a powerful idea, and the research in this panel explores the interrelated nature of the world around us. ...

Research in Community Health focuses on the concrete, experiential outcomes of social inequality. The researchers in this group used qualitative ...

One of the incredible things about scientific research is how it allows us to think on an entirely new scale. ...

Welcome to the 22nd Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium, an annual event that showcases the work of our talented undergraduate ...

What with the terrifying development of anti-quarantine protests at State Houses around the country, it’s easy to cast about looking ...

By Doyinsola Oladipo, A2018 “My dearest Doyinsola, this is Alhaji and Alhaja from Lagos, Nigeria. We want to know your ...

The Digital Design Studio at Tisch Library is hosting an online showcase for all Tufts community members to show and see creative ...

It’s natural, in a crisis, to look toward action. How can I help? What is relevant about my schoolwork or ...

St. Romuald’s Rule makes it permissible to pause in this moment. He’s suggesting that perhaps the very best thing we can do is sit quietly and ...

If there’s an upside to all of this nonsense, it’s the way that creativity is manifesting online and in shared ...

by Matt Tolbert, A2021 and Lidya Woldeyesus, A2022 COIVD-19 has placed many of America’s most glaring injustices on full display. ...

The economic picture feels a bit like a bloodbath right now–news of cancelled internships, layoffs, businesses closing–it’s rough ...

Working through this network I am learning how we can mobilize within and across communities to support those who are marginalized. I am also ...

By Cathy Stanton, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology For the past four years I’ve been active in the leadership of my ...

Because Thao & the Get Down can teach us all a lesson: ...

By John Lurz, Associate Professor of English These days, there’s a lot of texting going on among my friends and ...

My favorite part of any normal spring is getting to see all the ways that students celebrate the fruition of ...

Hello beautiful friends! How are you holding up? What’s that? You’re curled up in bed frozen in place because you ...