Eight-part weekly series for Tufts undergrads and grad students begins June 10 Tisch College of Civic Life is launching an eight-part weekly webinar series this summer aimed at supporting students, including the Class of 2020—and the Tufts community generally—during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The huge uncertainty caused by the pandemic is a critical factor in economic resilience, says a Tufts professor When much of the country shut down in March to help stem the spread of COVID-19, the economy took a hit. Businesses were shuttered, and unemployment claims soared. In the first quarter of the year, the U.S. economy contracted by almost 5 percent—and the impact continues to be felt and is worsening, as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and others are warning.

Two Cummings School veterinary dermatologists offer advice for owners of cats and dogs with environmental and flea allergies Allergies are the most common cause of skin issues in dogs and cats in Western countries, said Ramón Almela, a veterinary dermatologist at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. The main symptom for most patients – itchiness – is the same, but how it manifests and the areas affected are different in cats and dogs.

Tufts psychologists offer tips for cooped-up partners to strengthen fraying relationships Living through a pandemic is stressful, and the stress has to go somewhere. Some of us are aiming it squarely at our partners. AnnaMarie Vu, a clinical assistant professor at Tufts University School of Medicine, and psychologist Sarah Selden offer tips for couples who may be having difficulties getting along during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The $1,000 grants are available for organizations in university host communities of Medford, Somerville, Boston, and Grafton Tufts University is offering emergency grants to nonprofits in its host communities to help them implement services associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Emergency response grants of $1,000 each will be awarded to Medford and Somerville nonprofits, and a separate fund will provide grants to organizations in Boston and Grafton. Applications will be accepted from May 23 to June 26, 2020, and will be awarded on a rolling basis. Organizations are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Tufts OT students offer tips for setting up your workspace Did you, like countless other people, find yourself working from home on short notice? Does your makeshift office consist of a sofa and a laptop? Then some Tufts occupational therapy students have a bit of timely advice for you.

The Tufts community is invited to participate in an effort to keep a rich record of life at the university in the midst of global pandemic What does the coronavirus pandemic mean to you? How has your life been impacted by social distancing, illness, or remote learning, among other changes? How are you living your daily life? How are you staying in touch? These are among the many questions driving a university-wide initiative called the COVID-19 Documentation Project.

Researchers developing therapies and vaccines look to find the best paths forward with the help of a Cummings School veterinary pathologist As health-care workers and scientists scramble to figure out the best ways to treat and stop COVID-19, they face many unknowns about the deadly infection. How does SARS CoV-2—the virus responsible for the infection—invade the body? How does the immune system respond? Which cells involved in the immune response do a good job of beating back the coronavirus? And which cells, triggered by the immune response, cause potentially life-threatening collateral damage in vital organs and tissue?

"Novel Engineering" program shows how teachers can introduce engineering concepts to children and foster creativity through reading Claudia and Jamie Kincaid have a problem: they can’t see over the crowds gathered around a statue in the Hall of the Italian Renaissance. In E.L. Konigsburg’s classic children’s book From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Claudia and Jamie are secretly living in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and they have to later return at night to take a closer look at the mysterious statue.