Carly Cohen is a staff writer for the Daily. She has previously served as a deputy news editor. She is a senior majoring in Cognitive and Brain Science and can be reached at carly.cohen@tufts.edu.
The Somerville Special Education Parent Advisory Council released a report in September outlining significant concerns within Somerville Public Schools’ special education programming.
The Medford School Committee approved the first reading of a new policy, “Use of Generative AI in Medford Public Schools,” on Sept. 22. Though the policy still must pass a second reading before it is formally adopted, the committee voted to include it in the school handbooks, offering guidance on how teachers and students can choose to responsibly use artificial intelligence while the committee takes time to adopt the policy.
Tufts recently announced the launch of the Tufts Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education, which is based in the Office of the President. Dr.Eitan Hersh, a professor in the Department of Political Science, helped create the center and serves as its director.
Through the Consortium for Climate Solutions, Tufts aims to achieve a 40% reduction in emissions. On Nov. 21, Tufts University announced an immediate 40% reduction in energy-related emissions on its Boston health sciences campus, a significant step toward the university’s goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This milestone stems from Tufts’ participation in the Consortium for Climate Solutions, a collaboration led by MIT, Harvard and Mass General Brigham to fund technologies aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
The Tufts Political Science Department hosted an event titled “One Year to the Israel-Hamas War” on Oct. 30, whereDr. Alon Burstein,a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and an Israel Institute Fellow, presented an overview of the ongoing conflict. The discussion aimed to shed light on the complexities of the Israel-Hamas war, over a year since Oct. 7.
Rent prices in neighborhoods surrounding Tufts are rising rapidly, raising concerns for Tufts students and local residents alike. In Massachusetts, a minimum wage worker must clock 120 hours per week to afford a two-bedroom rental home.
Tufts Health Service has begun to provide medication abortions, a method for terminating pregnancies up to 11 weeks.
Tufts has begun the search for a new dean of the School of Arts and Sciences to succeed Dean James M. Glaser. Glaser, who has been the dean of the School of Arts and Sciences since 2014 and a Tufts faculty member since 1991, will assume the position of executive vice president and provost at Santa Clara University in July.
A new branch of the beloved Asian supermarket, H Mart, is expected to open in Davis Square, according to employees of company locations in both Burlington and Cambridge. Over the phone, one worker told the Daily that although the opening has been continuously delayed, she believes its doors will open this summer.
Fiona Hill, a former advisor to three U.S. Presidents and the current Chancellor of Durham University, will deliver the commencement address to the class of 2024. University President Sunil Kumar announced Hill as the speaker on March 27.
