Latest news from Tufts University on News en-us Copyright 2024 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/four-tufts-university-faculty-are-named-top-researchers-in-the-world/?sc=rsin /articles/four-tufts-university-faculty-are-named-top-researchers-in-the-world/?sc=rsin Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:00:45 EST Four Tufts University researchers have been named to a ranking of the world's most highly cited researchers. The researchers in the Clarivate 2024 list have a significant impact on the research community as judged by the rate their work is cited by their peers, according to Clarivate, an information and analytics firm focused on research. Tufts University /articles/study-challenges-assumptions-about-how-tuberculosis-bacteria-grow/?sc=rsin /articles/study-challenges-assumptions-about-how-tuberculosis-bacteria-grow/?sc=rsin Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:50:19 EST The rod-shaped tuberculosis (TB) bacterium, which the World Health Organization has once again ranked as the top infectious disease killer globally, is the first single-celled organism ever observed to maintain a consistent growth rate throughout its life cycle. These findings, reported by researchers on November 15 in the journal Nature Microbiology, overturn core beliefs of bacterial cell biology and hint at why the deadly pathogen so readily outmaneuvers our immune system and antibiotics. Tufts University /articles/teaching-ai-the-rules-of-the-brain/?sc=rsin /articles/teaching-ai-the-rules-of-the-brain/?sc=rsin Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:10:22 EST As scientists across every field grapple with what AI will mean for their work, physician scientist Michael Halassa, an associate professor of neuroscience at Tufts University School of Medicine, is focused on how it could transform the study of cognitive processing, mental illness, and psychiatric medicine. Tufts University /articles/research-concentrates-on-genes-that-cause-tumors-in-the-meibomian-gland/?sc=rsin /articles/research-concentrates-on-genes-that-cause-tumors-in-the-meibomian-gland/?sc=rsin Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:30:56 EST Tufts University researcher dedicated to finding treatments for cancer by researching tumors that develop in Meibomian glands, the specialized oil-secreting glands of the eyelid. Tufts University /articles/tufts-mathematics-professor-s-gift-renames-science-and-engineering-complex/?sc=rsin /articles/tufts-mathematics-professor-s-gift-renames-science-and-engineering-complex/?sc=rsin Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:55:27 EST Today, Tufts University announced that Loring Tu, a professor in the Department of Mathematics, has made a substantial gift to name the Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) in honor of his late grandfather, Tsungming Tu, who was a world-renowned doctor and expert on pharmacology, toxicology, and medical education. Going forward, the SEC will be known as the Tsungming Tu Complex (TTC). Tufts University /articles/new-research-highlights-potential-role-of-the-thalamus-in-complex-reasoning/?sc=rsin /articles/new-research-highlights-potential-role-of-the-thalamus-in-complex-reasoning/?sc=rsin Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:00:00 EST Tufts University /articles/ai-needs-to-work-on-its-conversation-game/?sc=rsin /articles/ai-needs-to-work-on-its-conversation-game/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Nov 2024 05:40:53 EST Linguistics and computer science researchers at Tufts University have discovered some of the root causes of the inability of AI to engage in human-like conversation Tufts University /articles/people-with-schizophrenia-show-distinct-brain-activity-when-faced-with-conflicting-information/?sc=rsin /articles/people-with-schizophrenia-show-distinct-brain-activity-when-faced-with-conflicting-information/?sc=rsin Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:00:00 EST In a study published November 7 in the journal Cell Reports Medicine, researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine show that people with schizophrenia generate distinct neural patterns when asked to make decisions based on conflicting information. The work offers one of the first biological tests to assess whether someone is prone to inflexible thinking and, by monitoring changes in these patterns, a new way to measure whether treatments are working. Tufts University /articles/arch-overall-youth-turnout-down-2020-strong-battleground-states-overall-youth-turnout-down-from-2020-but-strong-in-battleground-states/?sc=rsin /articles/arch-overall-youth-turnout-down-2020-strong-battleground-states-overall-youth-turnout-down-from-2020-but-strong-in-battleground-states/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:50:49 EST Voter turnout among young people ages 18-29 was 42% (with +/- 1% margin of error) overall in the 2024 presidential election, and much higher--50% on aggregate--in key battleground states across the country (AZ, GA, MI, NV, NC, PA, WI), according to researchers at Tufts University's Tisch College. Tufts University /articles/b-rbara-brizuela-embraces-interdisciplinarity-as-dean-of-the-school-of-arts-and-sciences/?sc=rsin /articles/b-rbara-brizuela-embraces-interdisciplinarity-as-dean-of-the-school-of-arts-and-sciences/?sc=rsin Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:50:52 EST Barbara Brizuela, who has been named dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, is a big believer in interdisciplinary research. "Knowledge-seeking has no disciplinary boundaries," says Brizuela. "We're going to need broad and connected perspectives to be able to solve the world's biggest problems." The dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) and professor of education served as the school's dean ad interim since July. Her appointment to lead the School of Arts and Sciences builds on a long and distinguished career as a teacher, mentor, researcher, and administrator. Tufts University /articles/smfa-at-tufts-fragments-of-self-features-work-exploring-self-personal-identity-personhood/?sc=rsin /articles/smfa-at-tufts-fragments-of-self-features-work-exploring-self-personal-identity-personhood/?sc=rsin Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:25:49 EST Compelling work from four current and past BFA students of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts University is the focus of the new exhibition "SMFA at Tufts: Fragments of Self," on view from November 23, 2024 - April 27, 2025 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA Tufts University /articles/for-healthcare-professionals-new-options-in-nutrition-continuing-education/?sc=rsin /articles/for-healthcare-professionals-new-options-in-nutrition-continuing-education/?sc=rsin Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:25:48 EST A Tufts University College collaboration with the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers micro-credentials for expanding expertise in nutrition science Tufts University /articles/one-health-at-cummings-school-of-veterinary-medicine-at-tufts-university/?sc=rsin /articles/one-health-at-cummings-school-of-veterinary-medicine-at-tufts-university/?sc=rsin Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:35:57 EST Highlights research work being down across several disciplines at the veterinary school Tufts University /articles/will-celebrity-endorsements-sway-the-presidential-election/?sc=rsin /articles/will-celebrity-endorsements-sway-the-presidential-election/?sc=rsin Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:05:22 EST With the race so close, will celebrity endorsements actually shift the outcome of the election by swaying undecided voters or increasing turnout? Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Newhouse director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, weighs in. Tufts University /articles/a-judge-s-action-muddies-the-waters-on-fluoridation/?sc=rsin /articles/a-judge-s-action-muddies-the-waters-on-fluoridation/?sc=rsin Thu, 24 Oct 2024 14:50:14 EST A Tufts University School of Dental Medicine expert weighs in on federal judge's order that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency take action regarding the level of fluoride allowed in public water. Tufts University /articles/switching-to-plant-milk-here-s-what-you-should-know/?sc=rsin /articles/switching-to-plant-milk-here-s-what-you-should-know/?sc=rsin Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:45:21 EST Alice H. Lichtenstein, senior scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University and the Stanley N. Gershoff Professor of Nutrition at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, and Diane McKay, assistant professor at the Friedman School, recently shared their advice for people interested in making the switch from dairy milk to plant milk. Tufts University /articles/researchers-explore-new-methods-for-quantifying-chronic-pain-in-women/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-explore-new-methods-for-quantifying-chronic-pain-in-women/?sc=rsin Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:35:52 EST Researchers are developing an objective, quantitative score for pain by measuring over 30 biomarkers including stress hormones, inflammation markers and neurotransmitters, as well as other physiological responses, The aim is to eliminate variation and bias in the treatment of chronic pain in women. Tufts University /articles/how-will-undecided-voters-affect-the-presidential-election/?sc=rsin /articles/how-will-undecided-voters-affect-the-presidential-election/?sc=rsin Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:35:26 EST Undecided voters can be challenging to study since they typically make up such a small share of the electorate. Fortunately, the Cooperative Election Study (CES) has interviewed at least 60,000 Americans during each of the past several election cycles, giving us a sample of several thousand undecided voters in each election. Tufts University /articles/immigration-and-the-presidential-election/?sc=rsin /articles/immigration-and-the-presidential-election/?sc=rsin Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:30:39 EST A discussion with two Tufts faculty members with expertise in the area to understand why immigration is an issue for the campaigns and voters, and what the implications might be for immigrants under a Donald Trump or Kamala Harris presidency. Tufts University /articles/researchers-identify-possible-treatment-for-rare-disorder/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-identify-possible-treatment-for-rare-disorder/?sc=rsin Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:00:39 EST Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) have identified a small molecule that, in mouse and human cell models, rectifies the underlying molecular cause of a rare genetic developmental disorder, CTNNB1 syndrome, linked with motor and intellectual disabilities and some types of autism spectrum disorder. Tufts University