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- Expanding Uses for Bioengineered Bacterial SporesFused to the outer layer of bacterial spores, things like enzymes, biosensors, and drugs are easily stored under even extreme conditions
- How Tufts Researchers Are Tackling Chronic Lyme DiseaseWith a boost from new funding, faculty are investigating the underlying causes of post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome and working on a better diagnostic test
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Tufts Events
- Jun 16All dayFirst of Muharram (Ra's al-Sanat Al Hijrivah)Event Type: Multifaith Observance Event Sponsor: University Chaplaincy Begins at sundown on the first day listed. The first day of the first month of the Islamic year. This day commemorates the Hijra ("migration") of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 C.E., where the first Islamic community was established.
- Jun 1711:30 AMTufts University's 6th Annual Juneteenth Celebration: "Roots and Rhythm: Honoring Our Past, Creating Our Future"Building: Breed Memorial Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Breed Memorial Hall, both inside and outside of the building Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty,Interns and Residents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Community Engagement Event Sponsor Details: Office of the Vice Provost for Inclusive Institutive Excellence Speaker Name: Jamila Lyiscott RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJDjImnLgqL3zFGzmYT8-Ows1JAfXokmjbFjDpiyzCQOU8Ew/viewform?usp=dialog Event Contact Name: Office of the Vice Provost for Inclusive Institutive Excellence Event Contact Email: diversity@tufts.edu Join us for a community celebratory lunch featuring keynote speaker Jamila Lyiscott, professor of social justice education and co-founder of the Center of Racial Justice and Youth Engaged Research at UMass Amherst, followed by outdoor and indoor activities from 1–2 p.m.
- Jun 1712:00 PMTufts Juneteenth CelebrationOnline Location Details: Zoom link will be sent to RSVPs Building: Breed Memorial Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: 51 Winthrop St., Medford, MA 02155 Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Interns and Residents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Community Engagement Event Subject: Community Celebration,Social Justice/Human Rights Event Sponsor Details: Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence Speaker Name: Jamila Lyiscott, tenured professor of social justice education at UMass Amherst and co-founder of the Center of Racial Justice and Youth Engaged Research RSVP Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJDjImnLgqL3zFGzmYT8-Ows1JAfXokmjbFjDpiyzCQOU8Ew/viewform Event Contact Email: diversity@tufts.edu Join us for the Tufts community celebration of Juneteenth!