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DSDI announces plans for new Indigenous student identity center

By Madeline Mueller | November 17

The Tufts Division of Student Diversity and Inclusion recently announced its plans to form a new on-campus identity center for students who identify as Indigenous and Native American. The creation of the center was among the recommendations of the Compositional Diversity Workstream that took place this past February. The creation process will be led by Ellise LaMotte, who started her tenure as associate dean in the division of student diversity, inclusion, and success on Nov. 1.

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Tufts Dining reintroduces reusable takeout container program, pauses Dining2GO

By Ava Autry | November 17

Tufts Dining reimplemented its reusable takeout container program on Nov. 1 that had first beenlaunched in 2019 in the Carmichael and Dewick-MacPhie dining centers , and stopped Dining2GO due to low participation. Both programs serve as ways for students to eat outside of the dining halls while also reducing food waste, Patti Klos, director of Dining and Business Services, said. 

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Dining workers react to Tufts Distinction Awards, stress unfairness

By Yiyun Tom Guan | November 16

Tufts University President Anthony Monaco and Vice President for Human Resources Kim Ryanannounced the winners of the Tufts Distinction Awards and the David J. Kahle Leadership Award in an email to Tufts faculty and staff on Oct. 20. Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center is one of the teams that won the award, and its current staff members arelisted on the webpage as recipients and received letters of recognition. However, several workers who worked at Dewick — the only dining location operational after Tufts evacuated its campus in late March 2020 — last spring and summer, have expressed discontent with how the recipients were selected since moving to other locations.

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This Week in Science: HPV vaccine effective, new Delta strain emerges, UK approves COVID pill

By Sophie Wax, Cindy Zhang, Maiah Islam, Steven Mejia and Manek Khedia | November 16

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has the potential to reduce cases of cervical cancer by 87% and prevent certain cervical abnormalities by 97%, according to a British study recently published in The Lancet. Researchers examined women a decade after their HPV vaccinations and found that there was a reduction in pre-cancerous growths as well as cervical cancer. In 2006, the FDA approved the HPV vaccine, Gardasil, and since then, two other HPV vaccines have been developed and over 100 countries have incorporated the HPV vaccine into their regular inoculation schedules.

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Physics department celebrates Black in Physics Week

By Rebecca Barker | November 16

The physics department celebrated Black in Physics Week for the first time with a mix of in-person and virtual events during the week of Oct. 24–30. Black in Physics Week began inOctober 2020 with the intent of recognizing and commemorating the contributions of Black physicists to the scientific community. 

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Somerville City Council votes to add new precincts in response to 7% population growth

By Olivia Field | November 12

The Somerville City Council voted on Nov. 9 to adopt a new ward and precinct map for the city at the recommendation of aninternalcity council working group. The map, developed by the working group in collaboration with the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shifts the boundaries of the city's seven wards only minimally, while increasing the number of precincts within each ward from three to four in order to accommodate the city's growth. Somerville's population grew from 75,754 to 81,045 in the past decade, a 7% increase.

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Updated Tufts shuttle system includes new buses and routes

By Elizabeth Zacks | November 12

Tufts overhauled its shuttle system this semester to accommodate the increasing size of the student body and offer more frequent and efficient service for riders. The updated shuttle system has multiple routes for students to choose from depending on their destination: SMFA, Davis Direct, Davis All Stops, Hyatt Direct and Beacon Street Direct. 

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Juliette Wu protests vandalization of her artist statement

By Coco Arcand | November 10

Senior Juliette Wu posted flyers around campus to protest the vandalization of the artist statement accompanying her art piece, which depicted the issue of language assimilation in China. Wu opted to post these flyers instead of going to Tufts administration to launch an investigation into the incident.

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Duck, professors speak to impact of test-optional policy on applications

By Rohith Raman | November 10

The ACT recentlyreleased a report which found that scores have dropped for the fifth consecutive year. While some in higher education argue that this indicates a worrying trend about students' preparation for college-level coursework, many Tufts educators see its primary cause — universities adopting test-optional programs — as a progressive development.

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These fluorescent polka dots may one day be used to store your data

By Aedan Brown | November 8

An estimated 14 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were used in 2020 to store data, which is the same amount of annual energy used by 1.27 million U.S. homes. To help reduce the amount of energy that data storage uses, a new technique that uses glowing fluorescent molecules has been developed by researchers from Harvard University and Northwestern University.

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Mini-Med Connect supports underrepresented high school students in STEM

By Kendall Roberts | November 5

Mini-Med Connect, an intensive summer mentorship program for high school students interested in STEM and health care, was introduced last summer by the Center for Science Education at Tufts University. Mini-Med Connect allows high school students to explore career paths in research and medicine  while also teaching important social and academic skills for STEM-related fields. The program ran virtually from June 28 through Aug. 6.

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Union holds janitors' protest minutes after winning short-term extension

By Yiyun Tom Guan | November 4

 32BJ Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the union that represents custodians at Tufts University, held a rally on Friday afternoon in front of West Hall in protest of C&W Services’ failure to extend its contract and meet its demands. C&W Services is the facilities contractor hired by Tufts. The protest was held in collaboration with the Tufts Labor Coalition and was attended by workers, union representatives, students and community members.

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