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
In vitro model is uniquely designed to study the causes and treatments of neurological disease
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Cummings School faculty and students are taking advantage of new technology for remote learning and more
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Findings, the first of their kind, could help drive public health policy on reducing impact of discrimination on mental health
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Post-election survey shows that young people remain engaged and want action on key issues
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Resilience reflects digital infrastructure and citizen trust, according to Fletcher School study
Spotlights
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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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Promotes collaborative research with community partners to redress issues of disparity, inequality and social injustice.
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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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Established to promote innovative collaborations in the humanities and arts. Encourages conversation and debate that reach beyond the traditional borders of a given discipline.
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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.
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)