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Welcome to Tufts Community Day 2026 🐘💙
October 4, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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Congratulations to the 12 Jumbos who were named 2026 Tufts University Alumni Award winners in recognition of their exceptional leadership, service, and accomplishments that exemplify the values and spirit of Tufts! 🐘💙

Learn more about this year’s awardees: alumniandfriends.tufts.edu/join-our-com...
The headshots of the 12 Alumni Award honorees on a blue background with a title that reads "2026 Tufts University Alumni Award Honorees"
September 25, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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Tufts engineers in action!
September 23, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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Hosting an Oktoberfest celebration and not sure what to serve?

Berlin-based cookbook author Luisa Weiss, J99, has you covered: now.tufts.edu/2026/09/10/c...
A plate on a table holds a slice of bread with a cheese spread on it, with a bowl of radishes and glasses of beer nearby On a kitchen counter, cabbage marinates in a transparent bowl, covered with a plate weighted down by a can A cast-iron skillet filled with a torn-up pancake, set on a table and seen from above
September 22, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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Let the building begin! On Friday evening, the Tufts community gathered to celebrate the new state-of-the-art Rachlin Aquatics Center—an event that featured the naming of the center’s main pool for longtime swim coach Don Megerle.

Learn more: now.tufts.edu/2026/09/18/c...
Athletics staff past and present join Doug Rachlin, A85, (third from left) and President Sunil Kumar at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new aquatics center, on September 18, 2026 City of Medford Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn, Board of Trustees member Doug Rachlin A85, A20P, A22P, and Tufts swim coach Adam Hoyt sit Legendary swim coach Don Megerle stands while attendees clap behind him Senior members of the Tufts swim team join head coach Adam Hoyt on stage
September 21, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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There’s no place like Tufts Homecoming 🐘💙

[📸: Alonso Nichols and Anna Miller/Tufts University; Jessica Korgen and Jack Smart/Tufts Athletics]
September 20, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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Out of the classroom and into the community!
Thanks to all our volunteers who joined together for the fourth annual Tufts Day of Service! 🐘💙

[📸: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University; Laurie Swope for Tufts University]
September 18, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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Congratulations to the 14 alumni selected as Fulbright recipients for the 2026-27 cycle!

As they head out across the world, read more about what six of them hope to discover while living and working in their host countries: now.tufts.edu/2026/09/14/y...
Six headshots of Fulbright recipients from Tufts
September 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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The Tufts community gathered today to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, pausing during a moment of silence to remember alums Christopher Zarba and William Peterson, and all those whose lives were lost that day or forever changed.
September 11, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Twenty-five years ago, Tufts students joined together after the events of 9/11 to create the Patches for Peaces quilt.

Conceived and brought to life by Tufts Hillel student leaders, the quilt spans 96 square feet and includes contributions from more than 80 campus groups.
September 10, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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"We really needed to rally around each other”

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we look back at how the Tufts community experienced that fateful day and how support for one another became a source of strength in the weeks and months that followed.

🔗: now.tufts.edu/2026/09/08/9...
On September 11, 2001, a student watches the television in the campus center from the second floor railing as they cover their mouth in shock as events unfold across the country. Photo: Tufts Archival Research Center Students hold hands together in a circle on Prez Lawn in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. Photo: Tufts Archival Research Center Students participate in a candlelight vigil as the Tufts community mourned the attacks of September 11, 2001. Photo: Tufts Archival Research Center A student bows their head and holds their hands together in a praying motion as other students sit in the campus center on September 11, 2001, a gathering space where students watched the news develop that day. Photo: Tufts Archival Research Center
September 10, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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Smile! It's the first day of classes 🐘💙

[📸: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University]
Two students holding a signboard reading "Happy First Day of Classes 2026*2027 Go Jumbos" on the first day of classes at Tufts Five students holding a signboard reading "Happy First Day of Classes 2026*2027 Go Jumbos" while standing by the SMFA Art Store on the first day of classes at Tufts Three students holding a signboard reading "Happy First Day of Classes 2026*2027 Go Jumbos" while standing beside the Jumbo the elephant statue on the first day of classes at Tufts Five students holding a signboard reading "Happy First Day of Classes 2026*2027 Go Jumbos" at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts on the first day of classes
September 8, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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Get ready to shine, Class of 2030! ✨

[📸: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University]
A group of students holding candles, with one of them taking a photo of the candles, at the Illumination Ceremony at Tufts University Three students passing the flames in their candles among one another at the Illumination Ceremony A group of students posing for a photo while holding candles at the Illumination Ceremony at Tufts University Four students passing the flames in their candles among one another at the Illumination Ceremony
September 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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As the Class of 2030 begins its journey, President Sunil Kumar encourages students to step outside their comfort zones.
September 4, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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Officially matriculated ✅

[📸: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University]
A group of students walking toward the Matriculation Ceremony at Tufts University while holding a "Richardson House" banner President Sunil Kumar speaking at the podium on stage during the Matriculation Ceremony at Tufts University A row of students clapping and smiling during their Matriculation Ceremony at Tufts University Two students standing and clapping during their Matriculation Ceremony at Tufts University
September 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Move-in for the newest Jumbos has begun. Welcome, Class of 2030! 🐘💙

[📸: Andy Kwok and Alonso Nichols/Tufts University]
A father and son hugging each other outside his dorm during Tufts Pre-Orientation move-in on August 28 Resident assistants posing for a photo outside a dorm building during Tufts Pre-Orientation move-in on August 28 A group of five people holding a Tufts University blanket in a dorm room during Tufts Pre-Orientation move-in on August 28 A family posing for a photo with luggage, blankets, and pillows during Tufts Pre-Orientation move-in on August 28
August 28, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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Congratulations on receiving your white coats, @tuftsmedschool.bsky.social MD Class of 2030. 🐘💙

[📸: Peter Gumaskas for Tufts University]
A member of the Tufts School of Medicine MD Class of 2030 receiving his white coat during the White Coat Ceremony on August 15 A member of the Tufts School of Medicine MD Class of 2030 shaking hands with Dean Helen Boucher after receiving her white coat during the White Coat Ceremony on August 15 Members of the Tufts School of Medicine MD Class of 2030 in an auditorium reading from a booklet after receiving their white coats during the White Coat Ceremony on August 15 A member of the Tufts School of Medicine MD Class of 2030 posing for a photo with her family in her white coat directly after the White Coat Ceremony on August 15
August 26, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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Introducing Engineering Blueprint, a new experiential learning initiative at Tufts School of Engineering that aims to establish a comprehensive pool of hands-on undergraduate career experiences.

Learn more: engineering.tufts.edu/news-events/...
A group of students in the WMATA internship program gather on site wearing white hard hats and high visibility vests
August 25, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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Six summer internships. Lasting lessons for the roads that lie ahead.

Read more: now.tufts.edu/2026/08/20/h...
August 20, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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A new shared research and development space provides innovators in industry and academia with access to the infrastructure, expertise, and testing capabilities needed to accelerate the development of new food technologies, biomaterials, and more.

🔗: now.tufts.edu/2026/08/17/t...
Text "Tufts Launches Innovation Hub for New Technologies in Food and Materials" on a blue background beside a person wearing a white coat while working in a lab
August 18, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Juliet Haines Mofford met her husband at Tufts when they were both students in the 1950s.

Decades later, they decided to bequeath their bodies to the Tufts Anatomical Gift Program at @tuftsmedschool.bsky.social.

Read more: now.tufts.edu/2026/08/11/h...
A man in a graduation cap and gown stands beside a woman in a 1950s-era skirt and jacket A man and woman with their arms around each other while standing in front of the ocean
August 13, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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A Jumbo welcome to Boston, from our herd to yours 💙
August 10, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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We're honored to once again be named to LinkedIn's list of Top Colleges 🐘💙

Learn more: now.tufts.edu/2026/08/04/t...
Headline "Tufts is Once Again a LinkedIn Top College" and subhead text "For a second year, Tufts is one of the best U.S. colleges for long-term success" against a blue background underneath an aerial photo of the Tufts University campus
August 4, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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Two researchers at @tuftsvet.bsky.social found that by talking with pet owners about second-hand smoke and animal health, veterinarians can help influence human health for the better.

More from the study: now.tufts.edu/2026/07/16/c...
"Could a Chat With a Veterinarian Help Smokers Kick the Habit?" in white text on a blue background to the left of an image of a dog being held by a person in a white shirt with a veterinarian in green scrubs behind the person as the dog looks to camera
July 17, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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As a historian of cartoons, Brian Walker, A74, takes the art form seriously. But as the second-generation creator of the daily comic strip “Beetle Bailey,” he still aims to make you laugh.

Read more: now.tufts.edu/2026/07/13/f...

[📸: Elisa Keogh; © Comicana, Inc]
Brian Walker sits with a book in his lap in a room filled with comic book art A dog in military uniform reads a comic strip The Army soldier Beetle Bailey completes many tasks before going to a dance Soldiers in line receiving their meals and throwing them directly into a garbage can
July 15, 2026 at 1:50 PM