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Attendees at the poster session of the Human-AI interaction research discovery event.

AI research discovery event highlights interdisciplinary strength at Tufts University

Students and faculty shared projects that encompassed medical applications, civic life, education, energy efficiency, and more.

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Showing neurotypicals how autistic communication works

Researchers develop an AI tool to better comprehend how autistic individuals communicate and perceive the world through language.

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Paul Simmonds selected as a SCALE Capital Program awardee

The SCALE Capital Program Awards will drive workforce and technology development in AI hardware, nanotechnology and quantum computing.

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New research challenges statistical assumptions

Tufts Professor Emeritus Richard Vogel reveals the hidden risks in analysis of data that drive science and society.

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From photo restoration to computer vision

Ph.D. student Laura Kaplan shares the journey that led her to Tufts’ Vision and Sensing Systems Lab.

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An illustration of small, disc-shaped, crab-like robots, including one covering over an exploding landmine.

Crab-inspired robot development moves forward with new grant

Multi-legged robots could be manufactured at low cost, capable of learning on land and underwater for tasks such as landmine clearance.

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A “death portrait” of TB bacteria treated with an antibiotic and stained to show physical features of individual cells. Image: Courtesy of the Aldridge Lab.

New AI tool reveals how drugs kill tuberculosis

Professor Bree Aldridge's approach uncovers how TB treatments can best work together at the cellular level to speed better cures.

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Students in the 2025 DIAMONDS cohort with supporting faculty pose for a group photo.

DIAMONDS program accelerates undergraduate data science research

The fourth cohort’s work has real world implications in drug discovery, machine learning, and more.

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Tufts research pioneers safer digital systems

Human-centered research and real-world solutions from the Tufts Security and Privacy Lab co-led by Lin Family Assistant Professor Dan Votipka.

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