Tufts a top producer of Fulbright students in 2018-19

Tufts University is among the country's top producers of Fulbright U.S. Students once again, with 10 Tufts students earning Fulbright awards for the 2018-19 academic year to study in 10 countries. This is the sixth consecutive year that Tufts has...
13-Feb-2019 11:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath included spike in heart disease hospitalizations

Hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease rose precipitously in Orleans and Jefferson parishes after Hurricane Katrina. The increase in rates lasted for more than one month after landfall and rates were higher among the older black population,...
31-Jan-2019 12:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Study to investigate indoor air quality in affordable housing near busy roadways

A first-of-its-kind study led by Tufts University researchers, in collaboration with Somerville officials and citizens, will measure indoor air quality and comfort in multifamily housing developments near busy roadways.
23-Jan-2019 10:30 AM EST Add to Favorites

Tufts University Names Nadine Aubry as Provost

Nadine Aubry, Ph.D., who leads Northeastern University’s College of Engineering and is an internationally recognized scholar and academic innovator, will be Tufts University’s next provost and senior vice president, effective July 1, 2019, the...
22-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Racial inequality in the deployment of rooftop solar energy in the U.S.

Although the popularity of rooftop solar panels has skyrocketed because of their benefits to consumers and the environment, the deployment has predominantly occurred in white neighborhoods, even after controlling for household income and home...
10-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Brain Plasticity Restored in Adult Mice Through Targeting Specific Nerve Cell Connections

Research in mice finds a new molecular mechanism that is essential for maturation of brain function and may be used to restore plasticity in aged brains. This work targets for the first time a specific molecule acting on a single type of neuronal...
8-Jan-2019 8:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

Cost to Walk Away From Facebook for a Year? More Than $1,000, New Study Finds

Using a series of auctions in which people were paid to close their accounts for as little as one day or as long as one year, a new study finds that Facebook users would require an average of more than $1,000 to deactivate their account for one year.
20-Dec-2018 11:15 AM EST Add to Favorites

Front and center: food labels have effects on consumption and product formulation

A new Food-PRICE systematic review and meta-analysis led by researchers at Tufts assessed the effectiveness of food package and menu labeling in interventional studies and found that these approaches can impact consumer and industry behavior for...
13-Dec-2018 8:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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