The Hidden Reason the Placebo Effect Works It isn’t magic—it’s biology, with a boost from social signals, expectations, and trust, says a biologist
How Learning Assistants Are Capitalizing on Confusion Undergraduates who assist professors in STEM courses strengthen not only their peers’ learning, but also their own ability to think critically
Fifteen Tufts Students and Alumni Recognized Nationally with NSF Research Fellowships The 2026 recipients stood out in one of the country’s most rigorous graduate fellowship competitions
Tufts Is in the National Academy of Inventors 2025 Top 100 for Faculty Patents The ranking for patents shows the wide range of innovative research led by scientists across the university
Scientists Create Novel Organism with Primitive Nervous System Tiny neurobots made from frog cells exhibit complex movements with simple neural networks
Sourdough Starters Reveal a Recipe for Predicting Microbial Species Survival Scientists use microbes in bread dough to test a simple way to understand how species live together in nature
Is Feeding Birds and Other Wildlife a Good Thing or a Bad Thing? It very much depends on the species and the habitat, say two Tufts biologists
For Biology Students, Prepping for Life After School A professor of the practice leads students through the choices they face, and how to succeed once they decide on their career paths
Can AI Be Conscious? Experts debate the possibility at a symposium in honor of Daniel Dennett, and most agree it’s not a good thing