Home Learning for Kids and Parents Amid COVID-19
Advice for turning time away from school into an opportunity for new types of learning
Coping with Anxiety in a Time of Pandemic
Heather Urry, professor of psychology, answers questions about worry and fear—and what we can do to help
How High Schoolers Can Change the World
A summer intensive session at Tufts will teach pre-college students how to use social organizing principles to make a difference
Tufts Researchers Seek to Speed Wound Healing
With a $16 million DARPA grant, scientists will collaborate with two other universities to develop technology for improving healing of serious wounds
Ever Wonder: Why Do We Have Fear?
The mortal terror that helped our ancestors survive lives on in us, even though the threats they faced are mostly long gone says Michael Romero, professor of biology.
Tufts Talks: What Is Imagination
Ichiro Takayoshi, Associate Professor of English, presents a Tufts Talk on how imagination works and the role it plays in creation and appreciation of literary works.
Massive Galaxy Discovered from the Very Early Universe
Tufts researchers are part of a team whose finding upends how astronomers think about structural formation of galaxies
Brain links to embryonic immunity, guiding response of the “troops” that battle infections
Tufts University-led team of biologists discovers neurotransmitter signals guide migration of immune cells to infection sites
Lights out? Fireflies face extinction threats of habitat loss, light pollution, pesticides
Sara Lewis, professor of biology, is leading a team trying to better understand the threats faced by fireflies.
Animals Under Extreme Stress
Australian wildfires have created dangerous stress for wildlife, a harbinger for increasing pressures on animals due to climate change says Michael Romero, professor of biology