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
Bacon Hall Reopens this Fall after Extensive Renovation The renovated science and laboratory building now houses teaching and research labs for the Departments of Earth and Climate Sciences and Biology.
Faculty Focus: Fall 2025 Tony Haouam is a new Assistant Professor in the Romance Studies Department; Demond Hill is a new Assistant Professor in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development; and Randi Rotjan is a new Associate Professor of Biology
Cheese Fungi Help Unlock Secrets of Evolution Color changes in fungi on cheese rinds point to specific molecular mechanisms of genetic adaptation—and sometimes a tastier cheese