The Complicated Legacy the Berlin Wall’s Fall
A conversation with David Art, professor of political science, about the momentous event thirty years ago that unified Germany and reshaped the map of Europe
What Democratic Gains at Polls Mean for 2020
Wins in Virginia and Kentucky, and a narrow loss to a Republican in deep-red Mississippi, suggest Democrats have an edge with young, diverse voters, says Jeffrey Berry, John Richard Skuse, Class of 1941, Professor of Political Science.
Find Treasures and Support Artists at the SMFA Art Sale
The SMFA Art Sale helps artists while also raising needed funds to provide financial aid to deserving students and support faculty
Unlocking Biological Materials for Better Therapies
Researchers at Tufts’ Laboratory for Living Devices link materials like silk and paper with technology, medicine, and diagnostics
Propelling Tufts Forward
Incentives like the Professorship Partnership Challenge bring attention to increasing faculty positions
New Art Exhibit Celebrates the Periodic Table
Dan Jay experiments with chemical elements in his latest show at Tisch Library
Tufts Wins Grant for K-2 Coding Education
The $4 million grant will launch a unique partnership between Tufts and Norfolk Public Schools to create an early childhood computer science curriculum
This Fungus Mutates. That’s Good News if You Like Cheese.
In a study published in mBio and featured in the New York Times, Benjamin Wolfe, Eileen Fox Aptman and Lowell Aptman Assistant Professor, and a team of researchers offer the first detailed view of how a fungus transforms into a mold safe for food production in as few as four weeks.
Secrets to climate change adaptation uncovered in the European corn borer moth
A team led by Tufts biologists find genetic variation that allows the moth to change its biological clock and adjust to shorter winters
An Impeachment Explainer
As the U.S. House of Representatives begins to consider impeaching President Donald Trump, Jeffrey Taliaferro, associate professor of political science, details the process and precedents