There’s a disease you’ve never heard of. No one has. It’s so rare it doesn’t have a name. Just fourteen people are believed to have ever carried the gene for it. Five of them are in this 1979 picture of my family (that’s me there in the center, in green). The rest can all also be found on my family tree. The disease has killed many of the people I love and now I’ve got it, too. So my family has decided to put an end to it.
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As advanced statistical analysis takes over baseball, Tufts-bred data crunchers are storming the big leagues.
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Dan Pashman, A99, started out cracking late-night jokes on WMFO. These days, his hit podcast is the toast of food lovers everywhere.
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How did Tufts go from a regional commuter school to the top of those college-ranking lists? For starters, it hired these three outstanding deans of admission.
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Sometimes a Robot is Just a Robot
Terrified of our coming AI overlords? The World’s First Robotic Psychiatrist is here for you. -
Faking News
Tufts Professor Kelly Greenhill maintains that to diminish the disruptive power of “alternative facts,” we must understand their disturbing history. -
The Numbers Game
As advanced statistical analysis takes over baseball, Tufts-bred data crunchers are storming the big leagues. -
The Family Gene
"There’s a disease you’ve never heard of. The disease has killed many of the people I love and now I’ve got it, too. But my generation will be the last.” -
Periods and Question Marks
At least half a billion women worldwide lack the basic resources to manage their menstrual health. Cristina Stadler Ljungberg, J94, decided to do something about that.
Tufts Now - Jumbos on the move
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Pure and Skimmple
Danielle Weisberg, A08, didn’t see news media reaching millennial women like herself. So she cofounded theSkimm, the wildly successful newsletter that speaks their language. -
You May Want to Read Her Love Letter
Dying of cancer, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, J87, penned a goodbye for the ages. -
Pipe Dreams
Meet Christian Lane, music director for the University Chaplaincy, and one of the nation’s most accomplished organists. -
Life by the Sporkful
Dan Pashman, A99, started out cracking late-night jokes on WMFO. These days, his hit podcast is the toast of food lovers everywhere. -
All the Presidents’ Teeth
Our dental school faculty give some historical smiles a thorough checkup.
Quick Reads
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Sun Powered
Two new solar installations on Tufts’ Grafton campus will generate 40 percent of Cummings School’s electric power. -
Got Muscle Cramps?
The cure for those aches just might be a simple drink. -
Politics of Experience
Lessons learned from studying the struggle for social justice. -
Try, Try Again
In a new book, the acclaimed financier Anthony Scaramucci, A86, A14P, argues that resilience in the face of failure is the key to entrepreneurial success. -
Mixed Media
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Admission Accomplished
How did Tufts go from a regional commuter school to the top of those college-ranking lists? For starters, it hired these three outstanding deans of admission. -
A Mentor Remembered
A new field hockey venue celebrates Dan Ounjian, the Tufts economist who shaped the lives of countless students and faculty. -
A Boost for Engineering Education
$1 million federal grant will be used to encourage low-income students to pursue graduate study. -
A Team Player
Get to know young philanthropist Emily Ruff, A11. -
Tufts’ Lost Heritage
Beneath the university’s deepest principles lies a forgotten faith.
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Esther Wilkins, D49, DG66
Remembering a giant in the world of dental hygiene.