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Weather alert issued Monday, February 12, 2024
The Medford/Somerville, Boston (Health Sciences and School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts), and Grafton campuses will be closed on Tuesday, February 13. All courses held on Tuesday, February 13 will switch to a virtual format.
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If you receive a message, email, or call from TuftsAlerts, please check for the latest updates on the main Tufts University alerts page.
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Please make sure that you receive critical alerts in time from the Tufts Alert system (via text, calls, and Tufts-issued computer screen alert takeovers). Most Tufts community members are automatically signed up to received these messages, please do not block this number on your phones.
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We also suggest that you review the Tufts Office of Emergency Management Guide for preparedness information and instructions on how to respond to various emergency situations.
Note that, effective January 26, 2021, policies about the suspension of operations due to weather conditions have been updated to reflect the university’s current remote/virtual work environment. Please refer to the university’s Essential Staff, Campus Closings, and Early Release Policies for details about the impact of this announcement on your work.
We recommend that faculty, students, and staff always visit the Tufts announcements page for the latest information.
Information About Emergencies, Weather Advisories, and Other Announcements/Alerts
If a Tufts University campus closes due to snow or for other reasons, it will be announced via the following channels. These are the only official sources of a weather- or emergency-related closing announcement. If necessary, any additional details about the status of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy will be posted on this page or via a message bar at the top of our school website.
Visit http://announcements.tufts.edu for all time-sensitive weather- and emergency-related updates.
- Through the Tufts Alert system (via text, calls)
- Online at the Tufts University homepage
- By email via a message from CampusClosings@tufts.edu
- By Twitter via @TuftsUniversity
- By phone by calling 617-627-INFO (4636) for the Boston and Medford/Somerville campuses
For information about preparing for winter storms, please visit the Public Safety website: http://emergency.tufts.edu