Remembering Monte Haymon
Monte Haymon, Tufts alumnus, former Tufts trustee, and Board of Advisors member, passed away this year.
News
Women in nanotechnology
Research led by Tufts engineers on highly selective membrane filters with applications in chemical purification was featured in a special issue of the journal ACS Nano on women-led investigations.
Battery advances
In the journal Advanced Energy Materials, Associate Professor Matthew Panzer and alumnus Anthony D'Angelo, EG18, published findings on a new class of fully zwitterionic polymer-supported gel electrolytes that could lead to safer lithium batteries.
The place of women in biotech
As part of WBUR's BioBoom series, Paula Soteropoulos, E89, J89, EG90, A20P, President and CEO of Akcea Therapeutics, and an honored speaker at Commencement, discussed the growing role of women in biotechnology and life sciences in the Boston area.
The (paper-) nose knows
In a new paper, researchers printed chemoresponsive dyes and chemiresistive inks on paper to develop a "paper-nose" optoelectronic sensor for volatile gases in air.
A feat of reverse engineering
Findings by Tufts researchers on genetically modified yeast are featured in NSF Science Now, a weekly video series from the National Science Foundation.
Gut check
A team of researchers has identified a mechanism in which "good" bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract can help protect the body from inflammation.
Understanding transport processes
Led by Assistant Professor Iryna Zenyuk, a team of researchers including Tufts graduate students in mechanical and chemical engineering used X-ray computed tomography and radiography to study transport and degradation in polymer electrolyte
Where will MLB's first woman GM come from?
Julia Prusaczyk, a senior in chemical engineering, spoke to espnW about joining the St. Louis Cardinals as baseball development analyst after graduation.