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
Unlocking Biological Materials for Better Therapies
Researchers at Tufts’ Laboratory for Living Devices link materials like silk and paper with technology, medicine, and diagnostics
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
Cutting Corners on Numbers
Tufts mathematicians find the way we represent numbers in computers can lead to large computational errors, especially for modeling dynamical systems
How American Christian media promoted charity abroad
Heather Curtis, associate professor, Department of Religion, writes this piece for The Conversation on early American evangelical movements and philanthropy