Research

Research at Tufts is about breaking down walls—between fields, between faculty and students, between what is and what could be. Innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration are the foundations of discovery at Tufts. Our world-class researchers push boundaries and ask questions that will take our knowledge to the next level.

New & Notable

The Mystery of Multitasking

Cognitive psychologist Nathan Ward studies what goes on in our brains when we try to do two or more things at once

When the Scientist Is Also an Entrepreneur

GSBS paves the way for biomedical students whose passion leads to the business world
Exclusive Polling: Ahead of Super Tuesday, Texans Under 40 Favor Sanders, Biden and Warren

Need for more campaign outreach to mobilize support, especially among Latinos
Terriers Test a Therapy for Lung Disease

Dog owners band together to crowdfund a clinical trial of a drug that could help pets and people survive pulmonary fibrosis
Kick-Starting a Career in Neuroscience Research

Thanks to Tufts’ Post-Baccalaureate Research Program, Sofia Corella is searching for predictive biomarkers for post-traumatic epilepsy

Costa Rica

Events

Feb 24
BME Seminar: Tyrone Porter
Feb 24
HNRCA Monday Seminar
Feb 25
Stories from the Archive of Loss: Lively Ruination in Mill Land Mumbai

Spotlights

Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT)

Established to promote innovative collaborations in the humanities and arts. Encourages conversation and debate that reach beyond the traditional borders of a given discipline.
Kaplan Lab

Focuses on biopolymer engineering to understand structure-function relationships, with emphasis on studies related to self-assembly, biomaterials engineering, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Collaborative Learning and Innovation Complex (CLIC)

Helps meet the need for updated classrooms, large meeting rooms, teaching labs, research labs, and office space, and includes a café and informal learning spaces.
Science and Engineering Complex (SEC)

Currently under construction, the new complex will be an integrated teaching and research center on the Medford/Somerville campus featuring state-of-the-art laboratories for undergraduate and graduate students.
Tisch College Community Research Center

Promotes collaborative research with community partners to redress issues of disparity, inequality and social injustice.