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Breakfast in Classroom Program Linked to Better Breakfast Participation, Attendance
Schools that offer the Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC) program—where kids, no matter their income level, eat breakfast in school right after the opening bell—had higher participation in […]
The Tufts-Developed ‘Instinct Diet’ May Stop Junk Food Cravings
Susan Roberts, a senior scientist at the Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, was tired of diets based on just one idea—like simply […]
Home-Packed Lunches Often Fall Short of Nutrition Guidelines, Study Says
It’s already that time: Back-to-school commercials have taken over the airwaves. In addition to the pencils and notebooks, you may want to add something else to that […]
Tufts’ ‘Snack It Up’ Initiative Promotes Healthy Eating
With a third of children and adolescents now classified as obese or overweight, the issue of childhood obesity has never been more pressing. Recent research […]
Massachusetts Schools on List of Places Being Investigated for Possible Title IX Violations
Six Massachusetts colleges and universities are on a federal list of institutions being scrutinized for possibly violating the rules when it comes to reporting and handling […]
Local Schools Get Grants To Get Moving
The Active Schools Acceleration Project (ASAP), an initiative of ChildObesity180 at Tufts University, has awarded 1,000 schools across the country $1,000 each ($1 million total). ChildObesity180 is […]
Boston Schools Make ‘Healthiest Colleges in America’ List
Because Boston is a city of world-class hospitals and healthcare, it comes as no surprise that some of our area universities were on Greatist’s “25 […]
Tufts Is Asking Its Applicants ‘What Does #YOLO Mean to You?’
Tufts University is asking potential members of the class of 2018 to provide short answer (200-250 words) to a choice of prompts, the last of […]
Ask the Expert: Can You Be Addicted to the Internet?
For many of us, the average work day means eight or more hours in front of a computer. As if that’s not enough, we often […]
Students Get Creative Designing Graduation Caps for Commencement
It’s a long-standing tradition for college students to spruce up their graduation outfits—most notabley their caps—as they prepare to recieve their degrees during commencement ceremonies. […]
Boston’s Restaurant Meals Exceed Daily Calorie Needs
Last month, we asked why Boston restaurant menus don’t have the calories listed like they do in New York City. We are the third healthiest city in America, […]
With Admitted Student Weekends Disrupted, Universities Went Online
As universities shuttered their campuses and canceled activities during Friday’s lockdown, prospective students who had come from around the country for open house visits suddenly […]
Pediatrics Group Supports Same-Sex Marriage, Says Beneficial to Children
Tufts Medical School Professor of Pediatrics Dr. Ellen Perrin co-authored a statement this week with the The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), saying that same-sex parents getting […]
Excessive Drinking Isn’t Just a Tufts University Problem
Photo Credit: Pete Jelliffe via Flickr If you’ve been a college student in the last decade or so, there’s a chance that news of Tufts […]
Tufts Finds Compromise Over Evangelical Group
File this in the “can’t we all just get along?” folder under YES: The recent controversy brewing at Tufts over the student government’s “de-recognition” of an […]