Announcing Global Tufts Month: March 1-21, 2025
The theme for Global Tufts Month in 2025 is "Global Health Equity."
Anh Ngo’s Wells for Wellness
The junior founded an organization that brings clean water to families in Vietnam
Small Island Nations Have Their Say in Court
Duncan Pickard makes the case that countries party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea must do more to mitigate climate change and its catastrophic impact on oceans
Student Research Projects in Malaysia Improve Global Health Education
The Tufts Global Research Assistant Program exposes students to public health challenges abroad and affirms a passion for global health
Inaugural Team Science Summit Connects Climate and Health Experts
Lightning talks enabled attendees to maximize knowledge exchange on current projects and capabilities
Tufts Global In the News
Russian forces stay put at key military bases in Syria
Financial Times
Fletcher Visiting Scholar Pavel Luzin says that the future of Russia’s military bases in Syria “depends on how the political process in Syria itself develops.”
Trump’s plans for tougher border enforcement won’t necessarily stop migrants from coming to US—but their journeys could become more costly and dangerous
The Conversation
Fletcher’s Katrina Burgess delves into the United States’ longtime illegal immigration strategy of “prevention through deterrence” and why stricter border enforcement and mass deportations are unlikely to stop desperate migrants from trying to reach the U.S.
The Friedman School Looks to Transform Nutrition Education
Food Tank
Friedman School Dean Christina Economos discusses how the Friedman School is undergoing a strategic transformation of its four core research themes, centering them around the principles of equity and impact.