A New Blue
Tufts researchers created blue melanin, a polymer that could prove useful for advances in food technology and biology.
Faculty
NSF Launches Three New Science and Technology Centers with $90M Investment in Transformative Research
Karol Family Applied Technology Professor Matthias Scheutz is a co-PI on the Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaptation grant.
Artificial Intelligence is On the Menu for Food Researchers
AI could shape the future of sustainable, healthy food in powerful ways according to a new paper from Nature Food.
Can We Protect Critical Infrastructure from Cyberattacks?
Recent attacks on U.S. water systems highlight how human decisions—not just software—shape the security of the services we rely on every day.
Engineering Resilience Before Disaster Strikes
Farshid Vahedifard studies how our natural and built environments respond to extreme events—and helps communities and decision makers better prepare for what comes next.
New Pulse Oximeter Adapts to Skin Color
Device automatically reads and adjusts to skin tone for more accurate measurements of blood oxygen, pulse, and respiration
Daniel Mitropolsky Joins the Department of Computer Science
Mitropolsky brings expertise in theoretical computer science, with research exploring human and artificial intelligence. His appointment is effective August 1, 2026.
Jeffrey Foster named to new ACM Software Engineering Academy
Foster joins the first class of the Software Engineering Academy, a body of honor for members of ACM’s Special Interest Group on Software Engineering.
Curating Ultra-Precise Cells to Treat Spinal Cord Injuries
Tiampo Family Assistant Professor Nisha Iyer received a grant from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation to study how stem cells matched to specific cell types and locations within the spinal cord could improve recovery from spinal cord injuries.