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Stars and galaxies in the dark sky. The James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most sensitive of its kind, will allow us to detect the first galaxies, says Tufts astronomer.

New Webb Space Telescope Sees into the Universe’s Deepest Past

The James Webb Space Telescope the largest and most sensitive of its kind will allow us to detect the first galaxies says Professor of Physics and Astronomy Danilo Maresini.

A woman leaning her head on her hand and smiling at the camera

A Different Kind of Love Story

In her novel "Monster in the Middle " which spans generations and continents Tiphanie Yanique A00 challenges us to think bigger when it comes to romance.

A man with a VR headset on gestures and talks to an audience. Researchers at Tufts’ high-tech brain center are working to save lives of soldiers and first responders by learning how their minds work under pressure

Examining Minds Under Stress

Researchers at Tufts’ high-tech brain center are working to save lives of soldiers and first responders by learning how their minds work under pressure

Charles Sykes. For groundbreaking work on single-atom catalysts, Sykes and his colleagues receive the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Faraday Division Horizon Prize

Chemistry Professor and Team Win Prestigious Award

For groundbreaking work on single-atom catalysts Charles Sykes and colleagues receive the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Horizon Prize.

an open book on a field of grass and flowers

Summer Book Recommendations 2022

Members of the Tufts community share their favorite works of fiction and nonfiction—classics hidden gems and recent releases.

Karl Gregor and two Tufts tennis players with an NCAA trophy. Gregor received national coach of the year honor after taking the Jumbos to the NCAA Final Four for the first time this year

Karl Gregor Receives National Coach of the Year Honor

Head coach of the men’s tennis team took the Jumbos to the NCAA Final Four for the first time this year.

Eloise Burke, with the T from the letter sweater belonging to her grandfather, John Melling, A70, D77

Dad’s Tufts Letter Sweater Fits to a T

A Tufts alumna gives her father’s old varsity sweater new life—and keeps it in the family.

Collage for six photos of Tufts athletes. Tufts had the most successful NCAA Division III athletics program in 2021-2022, winning the Learfield Directors’ Cup for the first time

Tufts Named the Top Athletics Program in Its NCAA Division

The Jumbos were the winningest sports program among more than 400 colleges and universities in Division III last year taking home the Learfield Directors’ Cup for the first time.

Kris Manjapra standing outside by a wall. He examines the history of when slavery ended, emancipation laws kept the enslaved in bondage—and rewarded the enslavers

How Slavery Ended Slowly and Emancipation Laws Often Kept the Enslaved in Bondage—and Rewarded the Enslavers

Professor of History Kris Manjapra examines the history of the injustice of abolition in the U.S. and abroad and the need for reparations in his new book.