A Tufts student has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the first university affiliate with a presumptive positive case, according to an email sent by Executive Vice President Mike Howard to the Tufts community on Thursday evening.The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)informed the university ...
Tufts students are rallying to provide financial and in-kind assistance to students facing difficulty in the wake of the administration's decision to continue classes online beginning on March 25.In response to growing concerns about on-campus transmission of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, University ...
The university tested a student for COVID-19 on the advice of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), Executive Vice President Mike Howard announced in a community-wide email yesterday afternoon.The test results were unknown at press time, but Howard reaffirmed that the university will ...
Dear Tufts Community,These are trying times. With heavy hearts, we will leave our Hill behind this weekend, many months too early. Nevertheless, our community has shown incredible resolve, facing these rapid and unprecedented changes in stride and coming together as the vibrant community we are. Kindness, ...
All spring sports have been canceled, while winter sports teams still competing in NCAA postseason competitions will continue as scheduled, according to an email sent to the Tufts community on Tuesday evening by University President Anthony Monaco.The announcement came as the university joined a growing ...
Local health departments and hospitals around Tufts have shifted into high gear to prepare for the growing spread of COVID-19 in the United States., as the number of coronavirus cases in Massachusetts has grown in past weeks. The Somerville and Medford Boards of Public Health have been planning for ...
Dear Tufts Community,Unrest, uncertainty and shock settles throughout our campus as we say our goodbyes and pack the semester away much too soon. As the Managing Board discussed, the Daily is no exception to these feelings, faced with the sudden need to adapt to these radical circumstances. Following ...
Full disclosure: The connection between this week’s news event and episode of “The West Wing”(1999–2006) is rather tenuous. It is less an episode or plot point of the show and more just a quote that reminded me of something Donald Trump said a few weeks ago. I also just wanted a reason to talk ...
Tufts University announced on Tuesday night that it will conduct all classes online starting March 25 in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus on its campuses.In an email to the Tufts community,University President Anthony Monaco explained that undergraduate and Fletcher School of Law ...
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate passed two resolutions and approved 14 supplementary funding requests, including an appeal, during its meeting on March 8 in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose room.While TCU Senate had originally planned on reviewing more supplementary funding requests, TCU Treasurer ...
Disclaimer: Esra Gurcay is a former executive social media editor at the Daily. Gurcay was not involved in the writing or editing of this article.Tufts administrators responded to growing concerns over the global coronavirus outbreak by implementing travel regulations and warning of potential disruptions ...
As Italy grapples with the worst outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Europe, some Tufts students studying abroad at pre-approved non-Tufts-affiliated programs have been forced to leave their respective programs.Nadia Sbuttoni and August Moore, both juniors, were studying abroad in Italy ...
Rhode Island reports first COVID-19 caseThe state reported its first “presumptive positive” case of the novel coronavirus yesterday, meaning the case has been identified by local testing centersbut not yet verified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Boston Globe reported ...
The Boston Globe endorses Warren for PresidentThe Globe's Editorial Board on Wednesday endorsed Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren's candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president, citing what they praised as a wealth of robust policy proposals, consistent advocacy for her consumers ...
Chinese students at Tufts have been working with other students across campus and different colleges to organize aid efforts following the outbreak of the coronavirus in the Hubei province of China.Haitong Du, who is working to mobilize students at Tufts, spoke to the importance of action.“As students ...
