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.
Office of the Vice Provost for Research
Technology Transfer & Industry Collaboration
Corporate & Foundation Relations Libraries
New & Notable
Cognitive psychologist Nathan Ward studies what goes on in our brains when we try to do two or more things at once
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Neuroscientist Klaus Miczek is working on stopping the brain system that creates a craving for alcohol and drugs under stress
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Tufts researchers are testing bacteriophages—viruses that kill the cholera bacteria—as a way to halt the spread of the deadly disease
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At the dental school’s annual student research fest, the science on display can be surprisingly down to earth
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New study examines claims that sit-stand desks are better for weight loss and work performance
Spotlights
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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.
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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.
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Focuses on biopolymer engineering to understand structure-function relationships, with emphasis on studies related to self-assembly, biomaterials engineering, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
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Promotes collaborative research with community partners to redress issues of disparity, inequality and social injustice.
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Established to promote innovative collaborations in the humanities and arts. Encourages conversation and debate that reach beyond the traditional borders of a given discipline.
Resources
Learn more about the core facilities, service centers and shared instruments available to researchers at Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center.
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM) (For Internal Tufts Users Only)