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(12/08/25 5:01am)
“I don’t think anybody believes those elections will be free or fair. I don’t think anybody believes elections will contribute to the solution of the problems of Myanmar.” These were the words of United Nations Secretary General António Guterres on the upcoming Burmese elections during his attendance of the late October Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Kuala Lumpur.
(12/08/25 5:05am)
As we await next year’s Oscars and nominees, I’ve been thinking about past winners — especially the 2023 awards season in which two actors, Ke Huy Quan and Brendan Fraser, made major Hollywood comebacks with Oscars in hand, and Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian woman to win Best Actress. The entire “Everything Everywhere All At Once” cast and crew swept that year’s award season, with much of their campaign gaining internet buzz due to the movie’s significance resonating with the Asian American community. One outlier in their success, however, was Jamie Lee Curtis’ first Oscar win, which many referred to as a ‘legacy Oscar.’ This prompted me to think more about how awards campaigns work — and whether some winners truly ‘deserve’ these so-called ‘legacy Oscars,’ or whether they should stop being handed out altogether.
(12/08/25 5:01am)
Recently, a neuroimaging study funded by the European Research Council introduced “NextBrain,” a three-dimensional, probabilistic, high-resolution brain atlas that maps the brain into 333 regions to assist with MRI analysis, powered by artificial intelligence. In neuroimaging, a brain atlas functions like a standardized coordinate system for the brain structure: It allows researchers and medical professionals to label and analyze the same anatomical regions across different brains so that results can be compared “in a common coordinate frame.”
(12/08/25 5:03am)
The FIFA Final Draw is complete, and if you missed it, you missed quite the show. The 2026 World Cup draw ceremony managed to pack in more unexpected moments than most tournaments deliver in their entirety. Among the notable moments: President Donald Trump receiving a freshly-created peace prize, FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s subsequent effusive praising of Trump and the actual draw being conducted by a distinguished panel of North American sports icons including Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky, Aaron Judge and Shaquille O’Neal. Talented athletes all, though their combined professional football experience totals precisely zero.
(12/05/25 12:30pm)
Federal judge hears arguments on reinstatement of Rümeysa Öztürk’s SEVIS record: Tufts Daily Magazine
(12/05/25 5:07am)
On Thursday, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts heard arguments on a motion for a preliminary injunction that seeks to require the government to reinstate Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk’s Student and Exchange Visitor Information System record. U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper did not issue a ruling, but committed to making a prompt decision.
(12/05/25 5:03am)
In sixth grade, my middle school scheduled its first dance for a Friday night during Sukkot. My family kept Shabbat and would spend the evening in our Sukkah, twin reasons why I couldn’t realize the quintessential teenage dream of swaying to top-40 beats in the cafeteria, chaperoned by history and Spanish teachers.
(12/05/25 5:01am)
Ask anyone who has been to a professional sports game in this country and they’re bound to give you a strongly worded opinion on the sights and sounds that occur within both the stadium and arena experience. Many diehards will be quick to scold the corny music played during play, asserting that it takes away from the gameday product and the “game’s gone” because of it. Other fans, however, will be quick to laud and praise the gameday experience, pointing to the Red Sox’s “Sweet Caroline” or the Bruins’ “Livin’ on a Prayer” as mainstays within fan culture.
(12/05/25 5:03am)
In Boston’s Symphony Hall, beyond the sprawl of hallways and swinging double doors, there lies a room — the Rabb Room — where conversations take place under the hum of quiet classical music.
(12/05/25 5:01am)
Senescence is a process in which a cell ages and stops dividing but does not die. In keratinocytes, or skin cells, senescence is marked by depolarization of membrane potential (Vmem), the electrical potential difference across a cell membrane.
(12/05/25 5:01am)
Though it may seem like mindless entertainment, spy fiction isn’t just about gadgets, secret codes or daring escapades. Rather, it’s a mirror for the world’s biggest fears. From 19th century diplomacy to today’s espionage, the genre has evolved alongside global conflicts, shifting power dynamics and the anxieties that shadow them. Every twist, betrayal and covert mission reveals something deeper — what societies dread, how they interpret danger and how they try to grasp control over the uncontrollable. In many ways, the evolution of the espionage thriller is a record of our collective fears written in ink and, now, on the big screen.
(12/05/25 5:03am)
Tufts University will launch a comprehensive planning study of Boston Avenue in early 2026, aiming to address concerns about pedestrian safety, tree loss and the overall streetscape. The study, funded through Tufts’ community benefits package tied to the new Boston Avenue residence hall, is expected to take several months and conclude by September 2026.
(12/05/25 5:01am)
As a California native, I made the bold — and perhaps regrettable — decision to apply to colleges somewhere with seasons. My idealistic 17-year-old self had a vision: a fall of cable-knit sweaters and orange leaves crunching beneath my feet like in “Gilmore Girls” (2000–07), and magical snow blanketing my historic college town in the winter.
(12/05/25 5:05am)
The Fresh at Carmichael Dining Center has closed for the rest of the fall semester due to flooding following nearly a month of intermittent closures.
(12/05/25 5:01am)
The announcement of a plan to move Medford’s trash pickup from weekly to every other week has sparked strong pushback from residents and officials, many of whom are demanding greater transparency from Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn.
(12/04/25 12:30pm)
Is AI generating more questions then answers?
(12/09/25 5:01am)
Over the last decade, negotiations between Tufts University and labor unions have degraded. Multiple unions described challenging and exhausting negotiations, citing the university’s uncooperativeness and staunch resistance to pay increases as driving forces behind the recent growth in collective action. Alternatively, the university expressed that its negotiation policies have been grounded in fiscally-responsible decision-making and an earnest desire to reach agreements. The university reports that it continues to view its union relationships as productive and successful.
(12/04/25 7:01am)
Professor Yu-Shan Lin, chair of the Department of Chemistry, will become an academic dean for the School of Arts and Sciences in January 2026 following the departure of Dean Sam Thomas, who will assume a new role at the University of Rochester.
(12/04/25 7:03am)
JumboVote and Tufts’ Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement recently reported on trends in participation in this year’s elections, both here in Medford and Somerville, as well as around the country in state and local elections.
(12/04/25 5:01am)
As my homesickness began to reach its peak in conjunction with the start of the holiday season, I found myself recalling even the most inconsequential details of my life back home in the U.S. with some sympathy. Even Washington, D.C.’s infamous Beltway called out to me with its siren song of car horns and exhaust, and I was instantly brought back to the iconic “Welcome to Virginia” sign underlined by the state’s travel slogan: “Virginia is for Lovers.”
