About Tufts

Tufts is a leader in American higher education, distinctive for its success as a moderately sized university that excels at research and providing students with a personal experience. Our unique combination of research and liberal arts attracts students, faculty and staff who thrive in our environment of curiosity, creativity and engagement.

Mission, Vision & Themes

University Leadership

Tufts at a Glance

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Libraries

Tufts' libraries across all campuses provide essential resources, information and technology to support your studies, scholarship and research.

Tisch Library

Digital Collections & Archives

Ginn Library (The Fletcher School)

Hirsh Health Sciences Library

Lilly Music Library

W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library (SMFA)

Webster Family Library (Veterinary)

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Careers

As a Tufts employee, you become part of a community of hard-working, intellectually curious and creative individuals. We offer a wide range of employment opportunities and resources to support Tufts’ diverse academic environment

Jobs at Tufts

Faculty Openings

Human Resources

Benefits

Information for

Brighter World The Campaign for Tufts

UPDATE: Resources and information on COVID-19 testing and more.

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.

Centers & Institutes

Office of the Vice Provost for Research

Technology Transfer & Industry Collaboration

Corporate & Foundation Relations Libraries

New & Notable

Taking on Harmful Cells That Contribute to Age-Related Diseases

A Tufts scientist is testing senolytics to counter senescent cells that promote afflictions like arthritis and Parkinson's disease

Inspired by His Father, a Nutrition Scholar Strives to Prevent Disease

For Edwin Ortega, N20, family struggle and sacrifice inspire his research into chronic disease and vaccine efficacy
People Can Change Their Minds About Vaccines

A new study paints an evolving picture of vaccination acceptance and hesitancy
Hard Lessons from the Pandemic in Rio de Janeiro

Survey by Tufts-led team in a poor community in Brazil finds that economic uncertainty of the pandemic is top-most on residents’ minds
New Filtering Method Promises Safer Drinking Water, Improved Industrial Production

Synthetic polymer membranes mimic the highly selective properties of biological cell membranes

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.
Tisch College Community Research Center

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