How to keep summer camp safe
A Tufts-led study of camps for kids that were open last year has lessons for this year’s campers and parents.
COVID-19
Building a better robot to disinfect for COVID and more
Inspired by a hospital stay, a Tufts team creates a better and cheaper ultraviolet C light device for indoor spaces.
The U.S. and Taiwan after COVID
Susan Landau, Bridge professor in cyber security and policy at The Fletcher School and the Department of Computer Science, joined the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to discuss public health crises in the US and Taiwan.
Designing better contact-tracing apps for the next pandemic
Protecting privacy and building trust, as well as improving the technology, will be key to success, says Bridge Professor Susan Landau.
CS mentoring programs
The Department of Computer Science launches mentoring programs to support students throughout the 2020-2021 academic year.
COVID-19 pandemic enables remote laboratory learning
Civil and Environmental Research Professor John Germaine shares his experience teaching laboratory specialists from around the world as part of the Courses at Tufts program.
Teaching Toward Equity: A pandemic’s uneven burden
Professor Jonathan Garlick’s “Science and Civic Action” course focuses on how marginalized communities have been overly burdened by the pandemic and what can be done about it.
A network of support
Jared Jaramillo, E21, recalls his experience of the community response in the time immediately following the March 2020 campus closure.
Effective contact-tracing apps
Susan Landau, Bridge Professor in Computer Science and Cybersecurity, examines what is needed for contact-tracing apps to be an effective public health tool.