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Are Probiotics All They’re Cracked Up to Be?

They’re often represented as a remedy for many different ailments, but experts across Tufts say probiotics have a few important caveats consumers should know

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Measles Rates are Rising. How to Protect You and Your Child

As measles outbreaks pop up across the U.S. and abroad, Tufts School of Medicine experts explain the reason behind the rise
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Flowers, Fragility, and the Cycle of Life

Ancient Greek myths use the stories of spring flowers, summer and fall fruit, and winter’s decline to give comfort in understanding our lives, says classicist
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Two Tufts Dental Students Lead the Way for Their Peers Across the Nation

As the presidents of dental-student associations, Shafa Nathani and Brandon Wallace learned about advocacy, balancing commitments, and making a difference
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Tufts Selected as Member of ARPA-H Investor Catalyst Hub Spoke Network

This national effort is designed to accelerate the commercialization of health breakthroughs for populations that urgently need them

Remembering Daniel Dennett

The University and Fletcher Professor of Philosophy Emeritus died on April 19. His career at Tufts spanned more than 50 years.

Cognitive Science

Our Brains, Our Selves: Daniel Dennett

The world-renowned philosopher argues that our inner worlds and religious ideas can all be explained as evolutionary functions of the brain

A woman, seen from behind, facing a fork in a path. Tufts philosopher Daniel C. Dennett debates in a new co-authored book whether we have free will and moral responsibilities

Arts & Humanities

Do We Deserve Our Punishments—and Our Rewards?

Tufts philosopher Daniel C. Dennett debates in a new co-authored book about free will, moral responsibility, and getting our just deserts

Daniel Dennett with a roughly carved wood cane. The longtime philosophy professor recounts his eventful life, celebrates evolution, and issues a warning about what’s really dangerous about AI

Artificial Intelligence

Daniel Dennett’s Been Thinking About Thinking—and AI

The longtime philosophy professor recounts his eventful life in a new book, celebrates evolution, and issues a warning about what’s really dangerous about AI

Cognitive Science

Everyone’s a Comedian: A New Theory of How Humor Works

Our sense of humor could be part of an evolutionary survival strategy, according to a book coauthored by Tufts philosopher Daniel Dennett

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On Teens, Nutrition, and Exercise: How to Encourage Healthy Habits

Experts across Tufts outline the challenges for today’s teens when it comes to healthy eating and physical activity, and how parents and caregivers can help

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Health

Teen Behavior, Explained by a Neuroscientist

A researcher at Tufts School of Medicine explains how brain development—as well as current events—can influence decision-making in adolescence

Hands typing a laptop keyboard, with an overlay of blue and images of a lock and other forms of online security. Hospitals and other health providers are under threat from ransomware attacks, and finding a fix is difficult

Cybersecurity

Why Are Ransomware Attacks Targeting Health Care Providers?

Hospitals and other health providers are under threat from criminal gangs, and finding a fix is difficult

Matthias Scheutz sits near a white human-looking robot in a lab. It’s important to build in safeguards for robots that reflect social norms, says a human-robot interaction expert

Artificial Intelligence

Building in Guardrails on Robots and AI

It’s important to create safeguards for robots that reflect social norms, says a human-robot interaction expert

Health

Eight Ways to Raise Happier, Healthier Kids

Tufts experts offer evidence-based tips for helping your kids thrive—now and into the future

Jody Boykins and Louise Bond at a classroom table

Activism & Social Justice

College in Prison Changed Them. Now They Want to Change Minds

TUPIT students, including the first Tufts class to earn their bachelor’s degrees behind bars, celebrate the program that turned them on to civic responsibility

A dentist office filled with bright light; the shoulder and arms of a dentist holding a tablet are visible in the corner.

Oral Health

A Dentist’s Tool for Tackling the Unexpected

An app designed for the dental team offers step-by-step guidance in an emergency

From left: Val Stanton, Babe Ruth, and Waite Hoyt.

Books

Alum Goes to Bat for Baseball Legend

Tim Manners brings three-time World Series champion Waite Hoyt to life in “Schoolboy: The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero”

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Film & Media

Spring Watchlist and Playlist Recommendations 2024

Check out 30 movies, albums, podcasts, and TV shows beloved by Tufts community members

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Campus Life

Tufts Students and Alum Receive Prestigious Scholarships

Three of 18 Luce Scholars nationally this year are Jumbos, and two students receive Barry Goldwater Scholarships

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Business & Economics

When the Goal Is Impact, Investors Can’t Just Consider Rate of Return

For some investors, social change might be a more important metric than financial gains, says director of new certificate program in impact and sustainable investing

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For 2024, young voters are at the top of Biden's wish list. Can he win them over?

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