The Plague, Rare but Still Around, Is Both Preventable and Treatable
The bacteria that caused the Black Death in the Middle Ages persists in the U.S. and abroad, but human deaths are largely avoidable
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How to Protect Yourself from Rabies
A public health expert and veterinarian explains what to know about pets and wildlife, given the increase in potential rabies exposures nationwide
What It’s Like to Study Nutrition at Tufts in Talloires, France
A new two-week graduate course in global nutrition through the School of Medicine shows how culture impacts food choices
In France, Lessons on How Culture Shapes What We Eat
A new two-week course in global nutrition takes graduate students to farmers markets, family farms, and the U.N.
Juna Hatta-Langedyk’s Desire for a Healthier Future
The Tufts senior is striving for better health outcomes through her research and volunteer work
How Does the Constitutional Separation of Powers Affect U.S. Foreign Policy?
More than 30 experts will discuss implications of increasingly exclusive executive control of foreign affairs in a conference Sept. 24–25
A Year of Discovery Awaits Tufts’ Fulbright Recipients
Six alumni participating in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program reflect on what they hope to learn as they head abroad
History Hidden Under the Glaciers
Climate researcher Allie Balter-Kennedy, named a top young American scientist by Scientific American, digs under the Greenland ice sheet for clues about past warming, with an eye to the future
Celebrating Oktoberfest? Here’s What to Serve With Your Sausages and Beer
Cookbook author Luisa Weiss explains what Germans really think of the festival—and shares three easy recipes
