New report examines benefits, costs of region-wide effort to reduce emissions from cars and trucks
Gilbert Metcalf, professor of economics, is lead researcher on the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tisch College's new report which estimates the potential impact of the Transportation Climate Initiative.
Aging Chimps Are Living Their Best Life
A new study on chimpanzee social behavior by primatologist Zarin Machanda, Usen Family Career Development Assistant Professor, shows similarities to human friendship patterns.
Telling a Story with Data to Get Results
A new cross-school initiative at Tufts aims to change how we teach data science in STEM and non-STEM disciplines alike.
The Politics of Division
The presidential election shows the standoff in our national politics is growing more serious, says Tufts political scientist
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.
Local Governments Favor the White and Wealthy
Representation is not equitable for people of color and the poor, shows new book by Brian Schaffner, Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies, Department of Political Science.
3 Questions: A Neuroscientist on Experiencing Stress about Elections
Lisa Shin, professor of psychology, talks about the difference between trauma and stress and what to do about it.
How Does COVID-19 Create Inequity in K-12 Education?
Lessons from a Pandemic: Amid COVID-19, sociology professor Natasha Warikoo says educators and parents must keep equity as their focus.
Tufts Biologists Find Virtual Ways to Study the Outdoors
Faculty have transformed Experiments in Ecology amid COVID-19 but continue to provide students with a window into the natural world.