News from Tufts Now
- Politics and the Dating PoolA student research project looks at what the partisan divide means for finding love
- From One Coalition, Dozens of Projects Advance Asian American Health in CommunitiesThe ADAPT coalition encourages faculty and students to work alongside community organizations in Chinatown to improve the health of Tufts’ neighbors
- What Are Tariffs and How Do They Work?A Tufts professor explains these taxes on imports and how they can affect the economy
Tufts Events
- Feb 105:30 PMTisch Scholars Information SessionBuilding: Barnum Hall City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Rabb Room (100) Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Open to Public: No Primary Audience: Students (Graduate),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Information Session/Open House/Orientation Event Sponsor Details: Tisch College RSVP Information: https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events/tisch-scholars-information-session Admission/Cost: Free Event Contact Name: Jenna Logue Event Contact Email: Jenna.Logue@tufts.edu Link: https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events/tisch-scholars-information-session Join the 2025–2026 Tisch Scholars cohort! Applications are due by Monday, February 17 at 11:59 p.m. Tisch Scholars is a unique leadership development program that combines academic coursework, community-based learning, and critical reflection. Scholars acquire the knowledge, skills, and values needed to address pressing social issues and affect meaningful change—all while building a supportive community to strengthen civic engagement at Tufts University and beyond.
- Feb 1112:00 PMFrom Script to Print: Transcribing Archival Documents with Handwritten Text RecognitionBuilding: Tisch Library City: Medford, MA 02155 Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Location Details: Tisch Library 223 Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Faculty,Students (Graduate),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Humanities Speaker Name: Kaylen Dwyer Event Contact Name: Kaylen Dwyer Event Contact Email: kaylen.dwyer@tufts.edu Link: https://tufts.libcal.com/event/14020959 If you need to transcribe handwritten documents such as letters or manuscripts so you can search, analyze, or publish them, we can help get you started. This workshop will provide a gentle introduction for automating the transcription process with Transkribus, a multilingual, customizable AI-powered text-recognition tool. You will need a laptop. No programming experience required.
- Feb 116:30 PMDemocracy Now: A Panel DiscussionCampus: Off-campus Location Details: Old South Meeting House, Downtown Boston Open to Public: Yes Primary Audience: Alumni and Friends,Faculty,Parents,Postdoctoral Fellows,Staff,Students (Graduate),Students (Postdoctoral),Students (Undergraduate) Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar Event Subject: Public Service/Government Event Sponsor Details: WGBH in partnership with Revolutionary Spaces and with support from The Lowell Institute RSVP Information: https://www.wgbh.org/forum-network/lectures/humanities-workshop-on-democracy Admission/Cost: Free Link: https://www.wgbh.org/forum-network/lectures/humanities-workshop-on-democracy Join an opportunity to hear from humanists whose daily work considers and shapes the state of our local and global democracies. Panelists will interpret the current political moment and discover new pathways to citizen leadership. Panelists include Dayna Cunningham, dean of Tisch College; Noorya Hayat, researcher at CIRCLE; Chawky Frenn, artist and associate professor at George Mason University; Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro, CEO and co-founder of the National Trust for Local News; and Sophia Hall, deputy litigation director at Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR). The conversation will be moderated by Simón Rios, WBUR reporter.