

News from Tufts Now
- 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

- I Create Magic as a Disney World Cast MemberJoining the Disney College Program has taught me to chase my dreams, wherever they take me

Tufts Events
- Jun 12All dayConnecting Sectors, Connecting People: Tufts Public Health for Critical ImpactBuilding: Joyce Cummings Center City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Faculty,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium Event Subject: Education,Engineering/Technology,Health/Wellness,Research,Science,Sustainability/Climate Event Sponsor Details: Office of the Vice Provost for Education Speaker Name: Gina McCarthy RSVP Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connecting-sectors-connecting-people-tufts-public-health-tickets-1987941099342?aff=oddtdtcreator Event Contact Email: Jillian.Scales@tufts.edu Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connecting-sectors-connecting-people-tufts-public-health-tickets-1987941099342?aff=oddtdtcreator Public health is at a crossroads. Amid growing criticism from governments and the public, the field must adapt by reimagining policy, pedagogy, and research for a rapidly changing world. Tufts is a civic-minded and mission driven institution with depth of public health expertise across all its schools. We are responding by leaning into this challenge and activating our students, faculty, and alumni to collaborate with partners at home and abroad to deliver knowledge, insight, and solutions to real-world global challenges.
- 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.







