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Why a Carbon Tax Makes Sense
We can pay for pollution now or later, argues a Tufts economist—and the price is lower now Every time we fill our gas tank, fire up the furnace, ride in an airplane, or use electricity generated by oil, coal, or natural gas, we are contributing to climate change worldwide. That’s why we need to change our carbon-based economy to a green economy, says economist Gilbert Metcalf, the John DiBiaggio Professor of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts. In his new book Paying for Pollution: Why a Carbon Tax Is Good for America (Oxford University Press), Metcalf details a path to make that happen.
Tell Me More: Accepting Mental Illness
Lynda Cutrell talks in a Tufts podcast about how art can show that we all suffer and that we need not be alone Tell Me More is a Tufts University podcast featuring brief conversations with the thinkers, artists, makers, and shapers of our world. Listen and learn something new every episode.
A New Political Playbook
Young people are the largest voting bloc, and it’s time for them to get involved in politics, Donna Brazile tells a Tufts audience Donna Brazile, former chair of the Democratic National Committee, said she used to think of young voters as the topping on the political ice cream, a little something extra. But no longer. “You’re the cone,” she told a Tufts audience on February 19. “You’re it. And it’s time to take your seats at the table and begin to find your path to public service.”
On the Trail of Black History in Boston
An interactive map project that highlights African American historical sites brings together decades of research Boston has long had a Freedom Trail, marking the spots of historically significant sites, but Tufts history professor Gerald R. Gill had another idea several decades ago: to create a similar trail of African American history in the Greater Boston area.
The Engineer of the Future
Engineering education needs to be holistic, giving students a wide skill set and preparing them for the workplace decades from now Being able to move nimbly across disciplines and bridge technology with policy will be among the critical characteristics of influential engineers of the future, according to Norman Fortenberry, executive director of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). “We need engineers who can create, manage and lead in technology and policy—engineers who can drive economic growth, blend theory and practice with technical and professional skills, and demonstrate global awareness and intercultural competence,” he said.
What’s Behind the North Korea Summit?
Trump’s second meeting with Kim Jong-Un just gives North Korea more time to perfect its nuclear bombs, argues Fletcher’s Sung-Yoon Lee In his upcoming summit with the leader of North Korea, President Donald Trump hopes to push the reclusive nation to take further steps toward giving up its nuclear weapons. But engaging in protracted negotiations with Kim Jong-Un plays right into the dictator’s hand, because it reduces international will to enforce tough sanctions against his regime, said Sung-Yoon Lee, F94, F98, the Kim Koo-Korea Foundation Professor in Korean Studies and assistant professor at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Capturing the Visual History of Theater
Longtime drama professor Laurence Senelick’s extensive collection celebrates the performing arts across the centuries As a graduate student in the 1960s, Laurence Senelick would often wander through Harvard Square’s used bookshops and antique stores. He was on a mission—looking to add to his growing collection of images and artifacts from the performing arts. He still remembers the day he stumbled upon a group of small actor photographs known as cartes-de-visite—novelty trading cards once so popular in the nineteenth century they sparked a craze known as “cartomania.”
How accurate are dog-activity trackers?
Deborah Linder, V09, SK16, head of the Tufts Obesity Clinic for Animals, explains There are countless gadgets available these days for people to track everything from our heart rate to our stress levels. So perhaps it’s no surprise that there also are quite a few products that now claim to similarly monitor your dog’s activity and health, including tracking what your pet is up to all day at home while you’re at work.
Bringing HIV Prevention to Campus
Tufts Student Health Service staff develop protocol to help other colleges provide HIV prevention with daily medication Approximately 40,000 new HIV cases are diagnosed every year in the U.S., and many are in adolescents and young adults. HIV specialists are hopeful that the use of daily medication to prevent HIV—a medical treatment known as Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP for short) will start to bring those numbers down.
How to Sing a Love Song
Deke Sharon, A91, the a cappella expert behind the Pitch Perfect movies, conducts a whirlwind residency at Tufts Deke Sharon, A91, knew what the students in the Tufts Chamber Singers were bracing for—that he would listen to their a cappella rendition of “Orange Colored Sky” and point out every tenor who went flat and every alto who missed an entrance. What else would they expect from the guy who produced NBC’s competition show The Sing-Off and coached and arranged the voices in all three Pitch Perfect movies?
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