A&S Sophomore Co-Authors Research Examining Charter Schools
Nik Karns participated in collaborative research which examined disproportionate barriers facing people of color who aspire to open and operate charter schools.
Koretsky named McDonnell Family Bridge Professor
Milo Koretsky to join Tufts School of Engineering and Tufts School of Arts and Sciences as the inaugural McDonnell Family Bridge Professor.
A Look at Leafcutter Ants
Tufts Biology students publish research on leafcutter ants in peer-reviewed journal.
Seven Tales of Starting Over
In a Tell Me More podcast, Tufts experts, including several A&S faculty, talk about the wonders of renewal, from animals that regrow body parts to people who rise from tragedy.
Four Things Experts Have Learned From the Pandemic
Natasha Warikoo, professor of sociology, discusses the effect the pandemic has had on educational inequities alongside other Tufts researchers.
Staying Home in COVID-19 Means Higher Electricity Bills
New research from Steve Cicala, assistant professor, Department of Economics, examines the phenomenon of increased residential electric usage as more people worked remotely and avoided community activities in 2020.
No Grumpy Old Men in the World of Chimps
New research from Zarin Machanda, Usen Family Career Development Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, is highlighted in an article in the New York Times.
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.