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Participants gather in Breed Memorial Hall for Hardware Security Day.

Tufts hosts New England Hardware Security Day

The sixth annual gathering of New England Hardware Security (NEHWS) sparked conversations about cybersecurity.

Asli Dirik sits in a chair in front of a bright pink background.

Asli Dirik’s Infection-Detection Invention

The Ph.D. student is designing a wearable liner to help women spot a condition 1 in 3 will have in their lifetimes

Left top: Four-legged soft robot with inflatable legs and an inflatable center body. Left bottom: 3D-printed soft robotic hand with five fingers. Center: 3D-printed soft robotic fish. Right: 3D-printed pressure cuff, a customized medical device with a thin inner wall and thicker outer wall.

Tufts Team Paves the Way for Large-Scale 3D-Printed Soft Robots

Research in the Nemitz Robotics Group opens a host of possibilities for how a robot can look and what it can do.

collage of fourteen different college student portraits.

15 Tufts Students and Alumni Recognized Nationally With NSF Research Fellowships

The 2026 recipients stood out in one of the country’s most rigorous graduate fellowship competitions

A large group of people stand in front of mountains holding a flag that says Tufts

A Spring Break to Build Upon

A team of students worked to replace Hawaii homes destroyed by wildfire, and reunite a family

Grocery Shopping in Medford Without a Car: What I Wish I Knew Sooner

Shreya Suthakar, Economics MS student

From Education to Expertise: Matt Fiedler

Tufts alumnus Matt Fiedler reflects on how his graduate degree in Cybersecurity and Public Policy positioned him for a career in cyber analytics.

From Education to Expertise: Meghan Davis

Meghan Davis was ready to join a startup role after earning a Dual Degree in Biomedical Engineering and Innovation and Management at Tufts University’s School of Engineering.

An aerial shot of the CLIC building, which houses the Occupational therapy program.

Laying the Foundations: My Journey as a First-Year OT Student

Annabel Botsford, Entry-Level Occupational Therapy OTD student