As part of Senior Design Project, Tufts School of Engineering’s capstone course for mechanical engineering students, seniors partner with industry and community organizations to tackle actual engineering problems and deliver solutions that matter.

Engineering the Real World

Illustrations of real-world projects developed by Tufts School of Engineering seniors in the School of Engineering’s capstone course for mechanical engineering students

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A case of the flu can lead to complications like pneumonia, sinus infections, and worsening of chronic medical conditions. Getting a flu shot can reduce those risks, a Tufts expert says.

Amid Conflicting Info, What’s the Truth About the Flu Shot?

An expert on immunology and nutrition answers a question from a reader about the influenza vaccine ahead of flu season

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The Center for State Policy Analysis (cSPA) at Tisch College always gives a nonpartisan analysis of the Massachusetts ballot questions. This year, there’s even an app to help you keep track of how you plan to vote.

Your Guide to the 2026 Massachusetts Ballot Questions

This year, Massachusetts voters can weigh in on a daunting nine ballot questions, with potential impacts on everything from public records law and tax refund pr

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Rabies is rare, but prevention matters. @tuftsvet.bsky.social's Meera Gatlin shares how to protect yourself, your family, and your pets as rabies exposures rise nationwide.

How to Protect Yourself From Rabies

A public health expert and veterinarian explains what to know about pets and wildlife, given the increase in potential rabies exposures nationwide.

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This summer, a group of Tufts graduate students studying public health and nutrition spent two weeks in Talloires, France, learning how culture impacts food choices.

In France, Lessons on How Culture Shapes What We Eat

A two-week graduate course in global nutrition through the School of Medicine shows how culture impacts food choices.

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For more than three decades, filmmaker and Tufts alum Joshua Seftel has helped students and alumni launch careers in media. That culture of mentorship played a big role in bringing the Oscar-winning documentary All the Empty Rooms to life. Read more: now.tufts.edu/2026/09/28/j...

If the hottest and coldest seasons of the year make you depressed and sluggish, or anxious and angry, here’s what to do. | @tuftsmedschool.bsky.social

If Your Mood Shifts With the Weather, Is It a Bad Day—or Is It SAD?

If the hottest and coldest seasons of the year make you depressed, sluggish, anxious, and angry, here’s what to do, from a School of Medicine psychiatrist.

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Happy 175th, Jumbos! As Tufts marks a milestone anniversary, we’re celebrating the innovation that has been part of the university’s story from the start. Learn more: now.tufts.edu/2026/10/05/1... #Tufts175

175 Years of Innovation

Society may owe a big thank you to the poor eyesight of Norbert Wiener. After graduating from Tufts in 1909, Wiener eagerly started his graduate studies in zool

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Welcome to Tufts Community Day 2026 🐘💙

As more women seek treatment for midlife symptoms, a medical specialty is growing, and a university-wide initiative aims to light the way. Learn more from the co-directors of the Tufts Women’s Health and Menopause Initiative: now.tufts.edu/2026/09/21/m...

Jumbo congratulations to alumnus Felipe De Brigard, who has been named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow for exceptional creativity and contributions to his research, which focuses on the ways in which memory and imagination interact. More about Felipe's work: www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...

Felipe De Brigard

Reshaping our understanding of the nature and function of memory and its relationship to imagination.

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@tuftsmedschool.bsky.social researcher Michael Paasche-Orlow has been awarded a $44 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study advance care planning in a multi-site clinical trial.

School of Medicine Researcher Awarded $44 Million NIH Grant

A multi-site clinical trial will test a new model of advance care planning with patients and caregivers.

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Congratulations to the 12 Jumbos who were named 2026 Tufts University Alumni Award winners in recognition of their exceptional leadership, service, and accomplishments that exemplify the values and spirit of Tufts! 🐘💙 Learn more about this year’s awardees: alumniandfriends.tufts.edu/join-our-com...

Braces aren't just for kids and teens anymore. Advancements in dental care like clear aligners and aesthetic brackets have made adult patients more comfortable getting treatment. More from Tufts School of Dental Medicine experts ⬇️

Why More Adults Are Embracing Orthodontics

School of Dental Medicine experts say that advancements in dental care like clear aligners and aesthetic brackets make adults more comfortable with treatment.

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Tuberculosis bacteria committing a museum heist. A stem cell balancing on a spinal cord tightrope. These are just some of the works of art created through a collaboration between SMFA at Tufts and the Department of Biomedical Engineering to help scientists communicate their work.

The Art of Explaining Science

Tuberculosis bacteria committing a museum heist. A stem cell balancing on a spinal cord tightrope. No, these aren’t scenes from the animated, biology-inspired

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Tufts engineers in action!

Young voters are skeptical of the political system, yet they are poised to be a powerful force in the 2026 midterms. Leela Strong, director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts, explains why.

Young Voters Flex Their Power

As we enter a midterm election full of economic unrest and uncertainty, perhaps no group faces more anxiety than young people. Coming into adulthood facing a sh

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Hosting an Oktoberfest celebration and not sure what to serve? Berlin-based cookbook author Luisa Weiss, J99, has you covered: now.tufts.edu/2026/09/10/c...

Last week, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 0.25%, the first such increase since the summer of 2023. This is what that could mean for inflation expectations, according to a Tufts economist.

What’s the Link Between Interest Rates and Inflation Expectations?

As the U.S. inflation rate slows to a 5% clip in March, a Tufts economist explains the role expectations play in how inflation plays out

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When it comes to foreign policy, how the U.S. constitutional norms of a division of responsibility between the president, the Congress, and the courts be best preserved? More than 30 experts will examine this question at a conference at Tufts on Sept. 24–25.

How Does the Constitutional Separation of Powers Affect U.S. Foreign Policy?

At the U.S. Foreign Policy and the Separation of Powers conference at Tufts, experts will discuss implications of increasingly exclusive executive control of foreign affairs

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Let the building begin! On Friday evening, the Tufts community gathered to celebrate the new state-of-the-art Rachlin Aquatics Center—an event that featured the naming of the center’s main pool for longtime swim coach Don Megerle. Learn more: now.tufts.edu/2026/09/18/c...

There’s no place like Tufts Homecoming 🐘💙 [📸: Alonso Nichols and Anna Miller/Tufts University; Jessica Korgen and Jack Smart/Tufts Athletics]

Out of the classroom and into the community! Thanks to all our volunteers who joined together for the fourth annual Tufts Day of Service! 🐘💙 [📸: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University; Laurie Swope for Tufts University]

"Live Long and Prosper" Sixty years after its premiere, Star Trek is still proving it matters, guiding real-world research, education, and debate about our future and ourselves. More from Tufts scholars and experts who are still teaching and learning from the iconic science fiction franchise ⬇️

Why Star Trek Still Matters

Sixty years later, Star Trek still guides real-world research, education, and debate about our future and ourselves, according to faculty in students in the Tufts history and chemistry departments

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What makes Americans American? Tufts political scientist @debbiejsr.bsky.social says national identity is political, like everything else—and changes over time.

What Makes Americans American?

U.S. national identity is political, like everything else, and changes over time, says Tufts University political scientist

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You may have dreamt of a pain-free alternative to needles while anticipating your annual flu shot or grimacing through self-injections. Luckily, this future may be close at hand due to the work of Anodyne Nanotech, a Boston-based startup founded by Tufts alumni.

Moving the Needle on Medication Delivery

A feature on Anodyne Nanotech, a company drawing on Tufts research to create a form of drug delivery for existing and novel therapeutics

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Congratulations to the 14 alumni selected as Fulbright recipients for the 2026-27 cycle! As they head out across the world, read more about what six of them hope to discover while living and working in their host countries: now.tufts.edu/2026/09/14/y...

Named one of 28 top young American scientists by @sciam.bsky.social, climate researcher Allie Balter-Kennedy digs under the Greenland ice sheet for clues about past warming, with an eye to the future.

History Hidden Under the Glaciers

Tufts climate researcher Allie Balter-Kennedy digs under the Greenland ice sheet for clues about past global warming, with an eye to the future

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Named a top young American scientist by @sciam.bsky.social, assistant biology professor @jayeperview.bsky.social explores the microenvironment surrounding tumors, looking for ways to slow their growth. | @thegardinerlab.bsky.social

Looking for New Ways to Slow Cancer Growth

Tufts biologist Jaye Gardiner researches the microenvironment surrounding tumors, looking for ways to slow tumor growth

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The Tufts community gathered today to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, pausing during a moment of silence to remember alums Christopher Zarba and William Peterson, and all those whose lives were lost that day or forever changed.