Institutions and communities have not been doing their part to prepare the nation’s young people to participate in democracy, according to a new report from the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University’s Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life. The report recommends that groups committed to voter […]
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Few pathways to an acceptable climate future without immediate action
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. March 11, 2019 – A new comprehensive study of climate change has painted over 5 million pictures of humanity’s potential future, and few foretell an Earth that has not severely warmed. But with immediate action and some luck, there are pathways to a tolerable climate future, according to a research team led by […]
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Consumer food choices can help reduce greenhouse emissions contributing to climate change
HARTFORD, Conn. and BOSTON, June 7, 2018—Changes in diet have been proposed as a way to reduce carbon emissions from the food system. But there has been little research on the affordability and feasibility of low-carbon food choices in the U.S. and how these choices could affect diet and climate change. A new study that […]
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Civic Math: Mathematicians Wield Geometry, Train Experts in Effort to Fight Gerrymandering, Promote Voting Rights
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MA, Aug. 7, 2017 – National experts in mathematics, law, politics, and voting rights are gathering at Tufts University this week to discuss nonpartisan solutions to gerrymandering and promote fair electoral districting practices across the country. The conference is the inaugural workshop of the Metric Geometry and Gerrymandering Group (MGGG), a nonpartisan organization of […]