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Our 20 faculty, approximately 50 graduate students, and around 100 undergraduates come from all over the globe to participate in and learn about research that is exploring the physical world on a range of scales.

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Austin Napier introduces center for scientific visualization

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Department Announcements

The Tufts University Chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) has been recognized by the National Society as a 2023-2024 Outstanding Chapter.

The Physics and Astronomy Department has decided that, starting with the admission cycle for the 2022-23 Academic Year (i.e., Fall 2022 start of the PhD or MS programs), GRE General and Physics subject test scores are no longer required, will no longer be accepted, and will no longer be considered in the evaluation of graduate applications. Please, read the full statement here.