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      VOL. 25, NO. 1
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      Spring 2017
      VOL. 24, NO. 2
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      Health and Wellness
      Share Your Weight Loss Secrets

      Tufts researchers are looking for participants in the International Weight Control Registry, which they hope will lead to insights into weight loss worldwide

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      Science and Technology
      Looking for the Best Tech Toys for Kids?

      Make sure the toy is more like a playground, encouraging free play and creativity, than a proverbial playpen, keeping kids boxed into set routines

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      Campus Life
      The Year in Photos 2018

      Tufts photographers share their favorite images from the university’s campuses and beyond

    • Amy Adrion directing a film
      Arts and Culture
      Tell Me More: Breaking Up the Hollywood Boys Club

      Filmmaker Amy Adrion talks in a Tufts podcast about her new documentary “Half the Picture” and why we need more women movie directors

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      SMFA at Tufts

      The renowned School of the Museum of Fine Arts officially became part of Tufts in 2016—and has been helping the university paint outside the lines ever since.

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      Cyber Insecurity

      From smartphones to bank accounts, energy grids to elections, every part of our digital lives is under attack. In a series of stories, faculty and alumni from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy outline the perils we’re facing—and what we need to do next

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      A Veterinary Revolution in Grafton

      How Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University has transformed the way we care for animals, humans, and the world we share.

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      How One Dental School is Changing the World

      Far beyond the doors of One Kneeland Street, Tufts alumni, faculty, and students have an impact across the globe.

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      SMFA at Tufts

      The renowned School of the Museum of Fine Arts officially became part of Tufts University in 2016—and has been helping the university paint outside the lines ever since.

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    • Tufts Magazine cover, Jumbos Rising
      Spring 2018
      VOL. 25, NO. 2
    • The Displaced
      Fall 2017
      VOL. 25, NO. 1
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      Spring 2017
      VOL. 24, NO. 2
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      Fall 2016
      VOL. 23, NO. 3
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    • a salad at a table
      Health and Wellness
      Share Your Weight Loss Secrets

      Tufts researchers are looking for participants in the International Weight Control Registry, which they hope will lead to insights into weight loss worldwide

    • a woman and young boy looking at toys in a shop
      Science and Technology
      Looking for the Best Tech Toys for Kids?

      Make sure the toy is more like a playground, encouraging free play and creativity, than a proverbial playpen, keeping kids boxed into set routines

    • women's crew team on the river at sunrise
      Campus Life
      The Year in Photos 2018

      Tufts photographers share their favorite images from the university’s campuses and beyond

    • Amy Adrion directing a film
      Arts and Culture
      Tell Me More: Breaking Up the Hollywood Boys Club

      Filmmaker Amy Adrion talks in a Tufts podcast about her new documentary “Half the Picture” and why we need more women movie directors

    • Hilary Binda at Tufts
      World View
      Tufts Expands Commitment to Prison Education

      The new program, in collaboration with Bunker Hill Community College, offers prisoners at MCI-Concord a chance to earn a college degree

    • Henry Worsley in Antarctica, ice on his face
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      Endurance and Obsession

      David Grann’s new book, "The White Darkness," examines an explorer’s attempt to cross Antarctica, alone and without help

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    In-depth looks at the ideas, issues, policies, technologies, and people shaping our world.
    • blue and yellow paint color
      SMFA at Tufts

      The renowned School of the Museum of Fine Arts officially became part of Tufts in 2016—and has been helping the university paint outside the lines ever since.

    • Cyber Security red screen
      Cyber Insecurity

      From smartphones to bank accounts, energy grids to elections, every part of our digital lives is under attack. In a series of stories, faculty and alumni from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy outline the perils we’re facing—and what we need to do next

    • Illustration
      A Veterinary Revolution in Grafton

      How Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University has transformed the way we care for animals, humans, and the world we share.

    • World map
      How One Dental School is Changing the World

      Far beyond the doors of One Kneeland Street, Tufts alumni, faculty, and students have an impact across the globe.

    • Collage of athletes
      Jumbos Rising

      Since 2010, Tufts has become a sports powerhouse. The Jumbos have won nine national championships, in men’s lacrosse, softball, men’s soccer, and field hockey, as well as nine individual titles, in swimming, tennis, and track.

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      125 Years and Counting

      This year, Tufts University School of Medicine celebrates a century-and-a-quarter of medical excellence. To mark the anniversary, we highlight just some of the discoveries, pioneers, and innovations at the heart of our school.

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Finding John Brown

An in-depth look at a Tufts masterpiece that was lost then found

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Finding John Brown
John Brown’s 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry
Arts and Culture

A gallery of photos and images from John Brown’s time

John Brown in jail
Arts and Culture

A collection of videos exploring how the John Brown bust was made, lost, found, and restored.

In Focus
In-depth looks at the ideas, issues, policies, technologies, and people shaping our world.
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  • Cyber Insecurity
  • A Veterinary Revolution in Grafton

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