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An elderly woman picking up pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Tufts researchers investigate how we can keep our brains healthy as we age.

What Happens to Aging Minds

Researchers investigate how we can keep our brains healthy as we age, focusing on information retrieval, stereotypes and memory, and how nutrition might offset Alzheimer’s disease

Vernon Walker Earth Advocate, climate justice activist, UEP student

Centering Environmental Justice in Climate Solutions

The Rev. Vernon Walker studies public policy to advance his work aiding marginalized communities

Tufts University student has a Tufts Pride Day pin on hat

My Coming Out Story

Tufts students tell how they came out to family and friends—“It’s an identity I’m proud to have.”

Silhouette of a crawling baby, walking little girl, walking young woman, walking middle aged woman, and older woman with a cane

Demystifying the Biology of Growing Older

A Tufts DNA researcher explains today’s top theories as to why we age.

A view of downtown Riyadh, Saudi Araia as seen from above at night, with tall buildings and lights. A political scientist examines why democracy is so elusive in the oil-rich Middle East.

Why Is Democracy So Elusive in the Oil-Rich Middle East?

Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science Nimah Mazaheri examines the region for clues about past political patterns and future possibilities

a woman in a hard hat stands near power lines with her arms raised

SMFA at Tufts Announces Traveling Fellows for 2023

The five artists are headed to Spain, Brazil, Japan, and destinations across the U.S.

Scenes from Inauguration Week

Across the Tufts campuses, the community is welcoming Tufts’ 14th president with open houses, performances, tours, and thought-provoking discussions

Daniel Dennett with a roughly carved wood cane. The longtime philosophy professor recounts his eventful life, celebrates evolution, and issues a warning about what’s really dangerous about AI

Daniel Dennett’s Been Thinking About Thinking—and AI

The longtime philosophy professor recounts his eventful life in a new book, celebrates evolution, and issues a warning about what’s really dangerous about AI

Erwin Li’s Worker Co-op Plan

A master’s student in the UEP program, Li sees a place for democratic workplaces that put people over profit