A Table the Size of a University
Students, faculty, and staff from across the university are sharing meals—and food for thought—through the community dinner series Tufts Table
Helping to Restore Stolen African Works
Professor Kwasi Ampene played a significant role in returning antiquities to West African’s Asante kingdom
Chocolate and the Emerging Science Protecting Rainforests
Luke Powell, biologist, shares how findings from ecological research, integrated with African cocoa farming, can protect the planet's most biodiverse habitat
Her Crimes? Speaking Up for Justice and ‘Giving Paper and Pencils to Girls’
In a new memoir, doctor and human rights advocate Sima Samar describes how she has withstood discrimination and death threats to fight for accountability in Afghanistan
Asking Hard Questions about Conflict in the Middle East
A new series hosted by Tufts Hillel this spring seeks to bring critical thinking and civil discussion to bear on current events
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Tufts Global In the News
How Many Steps Do You Need Each Day for Weight Management? It May Depend on Your Obesity Risk
Health
HNRCA’s José Ordovás comments on a new study indicating that individuals with a higher genetic risk of obesity need higher daily step counts to reduce the risk of obesity noting, “These findings could lead to more personalized recommendations, where physical activity guidelines take into account a person's genetic susceptibility to obesity.”
Israel’s Account of Attack on Aid Convoy Raises Wider Legal Questions, Experts Say
New York Times
Fletcher’s Tom Dannenbaum comments on Israel’s attack on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy saying, “In the case of doubt as to a convoy or person’s status, one is to presume civilian status. And so, attacking in the context of doubt is itself a violation of international humanitarian law.”
Gaza is going hungry. Its children could face a lifetime of harm.
Washington Post
Fletcher’s Alex de Waal comments on how cutting Gaza off from aid is a violation of social norms set during conflicts over the past few decades, noting that death from starvation won’t end when hostilities cease. De Waal is the author of Mass Starvation: The History and Future of Famine.