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Small squid with bioluminescent light coming off their bodies. Explorer Edie Widder, J73, sheds light on the world’s fascinating and fragile ocean creatures in her book Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea

Think the deep ocean is dark and lifeless? Think again.

Deep-sea explorer Edie Widder A73 talks about her new memoir Below the Edge of Darkness.

a self-portrait of Andrew Harris holding his camera

‘We’re All Different People with Different Experiences’

Through his portraits Andrew Harris A25 shows people of color in all their individuality.

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.

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.