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From Baghdad to Boston: Dental Student’s Journey Is About Healing and Building Bridges

Whether aiding refugees or encouraging his classmates during the pandemic, Modar Bilind Al-Roomi is quick to reach out

Modar Bilind Al-Roomi, DI21, a founder of the Kurdish Dental Health Organization, gives an interview in April 2016 for the Arabic social media platform Yalla at a refugee camp in Irbil, Iraq. Photo: Courtesy of Modar Bilind Al-Roomi

Designing Better Contact-Tracing Apps for the Next Pandemic

Protecting privacy and building trust, as well as improving the technology, will be key to success, Tufts cybersecurity expert says

To design better contact-tracing apps, protecting privacy, building trust, and improving the technology will be essential, Tufts cybersecurity expert Susan Landau says.

Finding Inspiration from Family, Colleagues, and Mentors

Abigail Linnington feels grateful to have had many paths of encouragement during her 25-year military career—and now as a Tufts faculty member

For Dentists Trained Abroad, a Bridge to a U.S. Career

Tufts hosts ‘International Dentist Bootcamp’

An illustration showing a world map, Irina Dragon, Gabriela Lagreca, and the Tufts School of Dental Medicine.

United Against COVID-19: How Fletcher School Military Fellows Joined Forces with Tufts Medical Center

Last March, Fletcher School military fellows contributed their expertise to Tufts Medical Center’s fight against COVID-19

Sending Oral Health to the Middle East

Tufts dental students find a way to reach and teach kids in Lebanon, even in troubled times

Omar Harmouche, D21, MG21 (MPH), and Alia Osseiran, D22, demonstrate teeth brushing on a stuffed animal. Their nonprofit, Box for Health, helps children in Lebanon.

Biden’s Campaign Manager on Humanity and Healing a Nation

Jennifer O’Malley Dillon, J98, recalled her Tufts softball days and shared lessons from the virtual campaign trail as part of Tisch College’s Distinguished Speaker Series

Jennifer O'Malley Dillon, J98, campaign manager of Joe Biden's winning presidential campaign

Tufts in Madrid Offers Two Spring Semester Courses for All Tufts Students

Learn more about "Sketchbook: Drawing in Madrid" or "Reading at the Crossroads: Race, Class, Gender, Otherness in Hispanic Literatures"

Young person in a coffee shop reading a Spanish newspaper

Four Things Experts Have Learned From the Pandemic

Germs, disinformation, and inequities are easily spread, say COVID-19 researchers

New Yorkers wait outside an urgent care office for Covid-19 testing. Experts at the Tufts 2020 COVID-19 Research Symposium talk about lessons learned from the pandemic.

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