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Alzheimer’s Disease

Fish on Trial: Does This “Brain Food” Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease?

Tufts scientists use a stronger tool to tackle a tough long-term prevention question

Latest Stories

Food & Nutrition

Predicting the Conditions That Create Famine

New famine modeling studies offer clues on how extreme starvation develops and how earlier intervention could help prevent catastrophic crises.
Cybersecurity

Can We Protect Critical Infrastructure from Cyberattacks?

Recent attacks on U.S. water systems highlight how human decisions—not just software—shape the security of the services we rely on every day.
Oral Health

Keeping Your Head—And Your Teeth—After Sports-Related Dental Injuries

An oral and maxillofacial surgeon sheds light on the most prevalent dental injuries caused by sports and how mouthguards can help
Education

He’s Still Teaching, Even After Death

My husband and I decided to return to Tufts after our lives ended to help educate future medical professionals
Entrepreneurship

When a Class Assignment Becomes a Cause

Collaborating with Eye Corps gave Derby Entrepreneurship Center students much more than just hands-on marketing experience

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Sports

Field Hockey Coach Reaches Pinnacle of the Sport

With two NCAA titles and 305 victories, Tina Mattera enters the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Hall of Fame

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Biomedical Science

New Pulse Oximeter Adapts to Skin Color

Device automatically reads and adjusts to skin tone for more accurate measurements of blood oxygen, pulse, and respiration

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Climate & Sustainability

Engineering Resilience Before Disaster Strikes

Farshid Vahedifard studies how our natural and built environments respond to extreme events—and helps communities and decision makers better prepare for what comes next

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Politics & Voting

Out of Fragile Beginnings, a Long-Lived Democracy

Political scientist Eitan Hersh on why the “project of America” has lasted, and what we need to do to keep it working

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Campus Life

Tufts University Named Again to LinkedIn’s Top Colleges for Career Success

For exceptional career outcomes for alumni, Tufts is recognized in the top 20 on LinkedIn’s 2026 list

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Politics & Voting

Could Prediction Markets Replace Election Polling?

The betting platforms call themselves good forecasters of who will win a race, but tracking their odds won’t supplant voter surveys, says a political scientist

A close-up photo of Jillian Richmond studying a sample in a test tube.

Animal Health & Medicine

One Immune System, Two Species

A Tufts researcher studies T cells in dogs to help identify promising new treatments for lupus and lymphoma that may someday benefit both pets and people.

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Point of View

‘I Tell People Not to Fully Trust AI for Health Concerns’

A faculty member at the School of Dental Medicine shares thoughts on how patients and healthcare practitioners can use artificial intelligence responsibly

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Infectious Disease

How to Protect Yourself From West Nile Virus and EEE

An expert on mosquito-borne diseases gives tips about how to stay safe from West Nile virus and EEE.

Visual Arts

A Guide to Summer Art at Tufts and Beyond

Free museums and galleries to visit in Medford and Boston

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Public Health

What Is Cyclosporiasis and Why Are Cases on the Rise?

Infectious disease specialists at Tufts share what they know about a parasite that has made thousands of people sick this summer

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Food & Nutrition

Is Frozen Yogurt as Nutritious as Regular Yogurt?

It can be healthy, says a nutrition expert, but it depends how it is made

Film & Media

The Journey of ‘The Odyssey’ From Myth to Movie

As Christopher Nolan brings Homer’s epic to the big screen, a Tufts professor explains why audiences return to the classic story

Books

Summer Book Recommendations 2026

Looking for a great read? The Tufts community has more than 35 fiction and nonfiction choices for you

Tick Talk

Learn how to protect yourself and your family from tick bites and the serious diseases they can cause

A woman walking in the woods sprays tick repellent on her pants and shoes

Lyme Disease

Tick Safety Tips From Lyme Disease Experts at Tufts

Warm weather means tick season. Faculty at the School of Medicine and Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine share tips for keeping the vectors—and the infections they transmit—away.

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Public Health

Alpha-Gal Syndrome: What We Know and Don’t Know

This tick-borne condition can cause an allergic reaction to red meat and other symptoms, says a Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine expert

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Lyme Disease

Tips for Protecting Kids From Ticks This Summer

An expert from the Tufts Lyme Disease Initiative offers advice for parents and caregivers as children head outdoors during tick season

A woman talks to a doctor about chronic neck and back pain

Lyme Disease

How Tufts Researchers Are Tackling Chronic Lyme Disease

With a boost from new funding, faculty are investigating the underlying causes of post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome and working on a better diagnostic test

Research at Tufts

The university’s faculty and students are driving thinking and research forward to solve our most pressing challenges—in our communities and around the world.