Scientists Can Predict and Design Single Atom Catalysts for Important Chemical Reactions
Using fundamental calculations of molecular interactions, they created a catalyst with 100% selectivity in producing propylene, a key precursor to plastics and fabric manufacturing.
Birds Got Rhythm, Telling Us Something About How We Form Speech and Movement
Recognition of rhythmic patterns by zebra finches and other species may be linked to ability to learn and repeat vocalizations.
The Impact of Value-Based Mental Health Care on Racial and Ethnic Disparities
A study led by Andrea Acevedo, an assistant professor of community health, finds concern about the impact of cost-control measures of Medicare program.
Keeping a Passion for Science Alive in High School Students
Biology professor Michael Levin brings together young students he mentors across the U.S. and Canada.
A Look at Leafcutter Ants
Tufts Biology students publish research on leafcutter ants in peer-reviewed journal.
Those funky cheese smells allow microbes to “talk” to and feed each other
Researchers discover that bacteria that ripen cheese respond to the volatile gases produced by cheese fungi.
Secret Mind of Slime
Michael Levin, Distinguished Professor, Department of Biology, is featured in this PBS NOVA documentary about new research on primitive life forms called slime molds.
Faculty Focus: Fall 2020
Stephanie Badde is the new Stibel Family Assistant Professor of Brain and Cognitive Science in the Department of Psychology, Kasso Akochaye Okoudjou is a new professor in the Department of Mathematics, and Steve Cicala is a new assistant professor in the Department of Economics.
Two Tufts Juniors Awarded Goldwater Scholarships
Jonathan Rodríguez, A21, and Cassandra Cancemi, A21, have been selected for one of the most prestigious awards in the U.S. for undergraduate students in STEM fields.
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.