An $11.5 million sponsorship will launch a new research institute at Tufts focused on materials science and engineering. The Tufts Epsilon Materials Institute is a collaboration between manufacturer Epsilon Group and the university to advance innovations in materials that address global challenges in energy and sustainability.
Global competition in science and technology is intense. To continue to keep our nation secure, we must invest in breakthrough technologies through university research. In 2024, Tufts was awarded 30 patents. Many are now being commercialized
One shoulder has four separate joints, packed with muscles, that allow movement of the arm in eight different major ways, giving the most degrees of freedom of any joint in the body. But the same complexity that allows such motion also presents opportunities for pain when something goes wrong.
Tufts University sociologist Caleb Scoville will be delving deeply into the connection between environmentalism and partisan politics in the U.S., thanks to a prestigious Andrew Carnegie fellowship, which he just received. The fellowship is part of a Carnegie program supporting research around political polarization in the U.S.
Gili Naveh, an associate professor of orthodontics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and of biomedical engineering at Tufts University School of Engineering, has designed a simple tool, called CaviSense, to help dentists and patients detect tooth decay between teeth before it would ever show up on an X-ray.
A new report on young people’s views of democracy and authoritarianism reveals more than one-third of young people report being disengaged from–or even hostile to–a democracy that has not served them well.
As scientists explore the connections between nutrition and the aging brain, a new study from researchers at Tufts University is shedding light on how insufficient consumption of vitamin K may adversely affect cognition as people get older.
Simulation model estimates that Food is Medicine programs, if implemented nationwide, could save approximately $32.1 billion in health care costs in the first year alone and prevent more than 3.5 million hospitalizations annually related to complications from diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
Alternative approach to Lyme disease vaccine development shows promise in pre-clinical models
Three Tufts faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest scientific society. They join 468 other scientists, engineers, and innovators from many scientific disciplines being recognized for their scientific achievements.
Presidential power, especially in the face of Congressional opposition, is an area that Meredith McLain, an assistant professor of political science at Tufts University, has studied in depth. She published research on the traceability of presidential policymaking and unilateral action, especially while confronting an oppositional Congress.
A new course at SMFA at Tufts, Graduate Professional Practices, gives budding artists strategies for building their careers. The course teaches students important practicalities, from contract and copyright law to grant writing and art world etiquette. But there is one theme that runs through the class: Like pieces of a collage, artists have to stick together.
Who’s at risk for sore feet, why foot pain can start, how to prevent it, and what to do if it arises
Researchers have conducted the first national survey on public awareness and perceptions of food, health, and Food is Medicine programs. A team at the Food is Medicine Institute at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University found that nearly 90 percent of Americans surveyed agreed that eating healthy foods is important for preventing conditions like obesity, high blood pressure, and type-2 diabetes.
Tufts periodontist explains what prospective patients need to know about how to prepare for, and care for, dental implants
A team of Tufts University researchers created Morpho, an open-source programmable environment that enables researchers and engineers to conduct shape optimization and design for soft materials. Applications can be for anything from artificial hearts to robot materials that mimic flesh and soft tissue.
David Hernke, D.V.M., V08, is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Ambulatory Medicine and Theriogenology at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, who’s based in Woodstock, Connecticut with the Tufts Veterinary Field Service. The VFS is an ambulatory large animal veterinary practice that works with farms throughout New England to keep cattle, sheep, and other animals healthy.
A pilot program at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine's clinics for patients with developmental disabilities is introducing telehealth and house calls to bring oral care to those with special needs
Tufts University has been recognized again as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. During the 2024-2025 academic year, 13 students from Tufts were selected for Fulbright awards and are currently studying and researching across the globe.
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