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Samuel Gebru joins Center for State Policy Analysis at Tisch College

By Spenser Walsh | March 10

Samuel Gebru, managing director of Black Lion Strategies, was recently named a nonresident senior fellow at the Center for State Policy Analysis within the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life. As cSPA’s first nonresident senior fellow, Gebru will help state lawmakers who do not have the tools to conduct state-level policy analysis on their own.

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Engineers Week celebrates students, hosts speaker Leland Melvin

By Amelia Colafati | March 9

Tufts Engineers Week, a series of events held Feb. 17-25, featured networking opportunities, a design challenge and a lecture from Leland Melvin, an astronaut, NFL player, engineer and educator. A celebration of engineering, the events were organized in concordance with National Engineers Week. 

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Senior Biden climate advisor talks global energy policy and environmental justice

By Daniel Vos | March 9

Dan Kammen, senior advisor to the Biden administration on energy, climate and innovation, spoke about the evolution of international climate policy at an event sponsored by the International Relations Program on Wednesday.

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Controversial oncologist Dr. Vinay Prasad disavowed by dean, lectures to GSBS

By Chloe Courtney Bohl | March 8

Dr. Vinay Prasad delivered a virtual lecture to the Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences on Feb. 17 following GSBS Dean Daniel Jay’s disavowal of one of Prasad’s blog posts, which Jay characterized as antisemitic.

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TCU Senate debates community senator stipend proposal, hears supplementary funding requests

By Tess Harmon | March 8

The Tufts Community Union Senate debated a proposal calling for the compensation of community senators and heard supplementary funding requests in a meeting on Sunday night in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room.

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Aminé to headline Spring Fling 2022, Tufts student Ella Jane to open

By Chloe Courtney Bohl and Maeve Hagerty | March 7

Aminé, Bia, Dayglow and Ella Jane will perform at Spring Fling Weekend, which Tufts University Social Collective is hosting April 28 to May 1. Spring Fling Weekend is returning in person this year after a three-year hiatus.

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Here’s what experts at Tufts are saying about the war in Ukraine

By Ella Kamm | March 7

As Russian forces continue to advance toward the Ukrainian capital, and food shortages, mass migration and fear continue ravaging the country, experts at Tufts spoke with the Daily about the history of the conflict, how the invasion is playing out and what it could mean for the international community going forward. 

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This Week in COVID-19: Tufts announces testing-out policy

By Flora Meng and Alex Viveros | March 7

COVID-19 cases have declined on the Medford/Somerville campus after reaching their all-time high two weeks ago. The university reported 12 new cases on Friday and 148 in the week before.

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Jesse Zhang (E'14) named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list

By Madeline Wilson | March 4

Jesse Zhang(E'14) was selected as a 2022 honoree of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the social media category. Zhang is the co-founder of Beacons, a startup that provides the tools for content creators to generate a website with their information and other relevant links.

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Tufts community rallies in support of Ukraine

By Chloe Courtney Bohl | March 3

A crowd of Tufts students, alumni and community members gathered at the Mayer Campus Center on Wednesday to show their support for the people of Ukraine.

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Tufts Women in Computer Science revives mentorship program

By Elizabeth Zacks | March 3

Tufts Women in Computer Science (WiCS)has revived its mentorship program, which matches Tufts computer science alumni with current undergraduate students majoring in computer science.

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Tufts faculty, students collaborate with local organization to study community climate resilience

By Olivia Field | March 2

A team of Tufts students and faculty members is working with Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW), a Cambridge-based grassroots organization that helps communities prepare for climate change-induced severe weather, to survey Chinatown and Roxbury residents on their level of preparedness for extreme weather events. The aim of the survey is to examine how social connectedness within communities can help build climate resilience. 

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Vernon Miller named director of new Indigenous Center

By Coco Arcand | March 1

In a Tufts Community Union Senate meeting on Feb. 6, TCU Diversity Officer Jaden Pena announced the creation of a seat for the newest senator of the Indigenous Center. In addition, Student Life sent out an email on Feb. 10 introducing the new Indigenous Center director, Vernon Miller.

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US Ambassador Brian Nichols speaks on DEI and diplomacy

By Rohith Raman | March 1

The Fletcher School hosted a conversation about diversity, equity and inclusion in diplomacy with Brian A. Nichols (LA '87) on Feb. 24. Nichols, U.S. assistant secretary of state for western hemisphere affairs, previously served as a U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe.

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TCU Senate hears supplementary funding requests, Black Legacy Month presentation

By Tess Harmon | March 1

The Tufts Community Union Senate heard supplementary funding requests and a presentation on Black Legacy Month in a meeting in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room on Sunday night. 

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Ayanna Pressley addresses challenges to democracy, Russian violence, SCOTUS at Speaker Series event

By Daniel Vos | February 28

Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts' Seventh Congressional District spoke to the Tufts community about the path to building a multiracial democracy on Feb. 24 as part of Tisch College's Solomont Speaker Series. It was thesecond time in recent years that Pressley has been featured in a Tisch College event, with the first coming just months after she first assumed office in 2019. 

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Booster shot requirement goes into effect amid COVID-19 surge

By Madeline Mueller | February 28

Tufts’ COVID-19 booster shot requirement for students, faculty and staff went into effect on Feb. 15. As announced on Dec. 16, 2021, all community members who were eligible to get a booster shot before Jan. 15 are expected to have uploaded proof of their additional vaccination, or documentation of a valid medical or religious accommodation, to the online health portal.

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This Week in COVID-19: Case numbers go down following Valentine's Day spike

By Flora Meng and Alex Viveros | February 28

COVID-19 case numbers have shown noticeable signs of improvement after they peaked following Valentine’s Day. The university reported 21 new cases on Thursday and 171 in the week before, which are much lower than the record-breaking spike set in just the last two weeks.

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CMHS keeps up with pandemic demand, brings on additional providers

By Ella Kamm | February 25

Amid a nationwide college mental health crisis, Tufts Counseling and Mental Health Services reports that students are being scheduled to see counselors in a timely fashion, aided in part by the addition of two counselors from outside provider Mantra Health. 

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Tufts Digital Collections and Archives unveils 124 years of student media at Tufts through new collection

By Chloe Courtney Bohl | February 25

Tufts Digital Collections and Archives launched Newspapers @ Tufts, a digital collection of thousands of issues of the Tufts Weekly, the Tufts Observer and the Tufts Daily, in January 2022. The collection documents 124 yearsof university history through the lens of student media.

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