New Living Machines Are Created in the Lab
Understanding how the Xenobots work could help researchers understand formation of organs for regenerative medicine
Information Overload? Infographics to the Rescue
A Winter Workshop at Tufts in January highlights the best ways to create and use infographics
Tufts Awarded NSF Grant to Expand Big Data Innovation and Discovery
The funding kickstarts T-TRIPODS Institute, a university initiative focused on broadening data science methods and how they apply to diverse fields
Is It OK for Young Kids to Watch YouTube?
There’s a huge variety of streaming video that children watch—and parents need to help them make the right choices, a Tufts expert says
Why Does Massachusetts Produce So Many Presidential Candidates?
Jeff Berry, John Richard Skuse Professor of Political Science, interrogates himself to find the answer, and it’s not eating lobster and baked beans
Nothing Gets Lost in Translation in the Perseus Digital Library
Gregory Crane, professor of classical studies and computer science at Tufts, recently won a large grant to further his work digitizing ancient literature in multiple languages
Faculty Focus: Spring 2020
Two accomplished faculty will join Tufts in the Spring 2020 semester. Natasha Kumar Warikoo is a new professor in the Department of Sociology, and Jill VanTongeren is a new associate professor in the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences.
Why the United States Is the Only Superpower
With so many advantages and strengths, the U.S. towers over its rivals worldwide, despite misperceptions of the threats from China and Russia, says Michael Beckley, associate professor of political science
Ever Wonder: What Is Anime?
Susan Napier, the Goldthwaite Professor of Rhetoric in International Literary and Cultural Studies, discusses what distinguishes the Japanese style of animation
The Complicated Legacy of 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