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      VOL. 24, NO. 2
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      Fall 2016
      VOL. 23, NO. 3
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    • Peter Souders--in student gear and fencing gear
      Campus Life
      Taking a Stab at a Double Life

      Peter Souders combines championship-level fencing with graduate studies in mechanical engineering

    • stylized sculpture of a rhino
      Arts and Culture
      Bringing Outside Artists to Light

      They lived outside the arts world, but created works—now on view at Tufts—that are standing the test of time

    • a glass microcapillary with the frozen Cryptosporidium oocysts
      Health and Wellness
      A Step in the Fight Against a Deadly Parasite

      Scientists at Tufts devise a method to store the Cryptosporidium parasite, aiding vaccine research efforts

    • Julie Graham in her art studio
      Arts and Culture
      Remembering Julie Graham

      A longtime teacher at the SMFA, her painting and photography were about looking for the unseen

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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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      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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      Jumbos Rising

      How Tufts became a sports powerhouse.

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    • The Displaced
      Fall 2017
      VOL. 25, NO. 1
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      Spring 2017
      VOL. 24, NO. 2
    • John Brown bust
      Fall 2016
      VOL. 23, NO. 3
    • Illustration of woman in car watching Hollywood sign
      Spring 2016
      VOL. 23, NO. 2
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    • Peter Souders--in student gear and fencing gear
      Campus Life
      Taking a Stab at a Double Life

      Peter Souders combines championship-level fencing with graduate studies in mechanical engineering

    • stylized sculpture of a rhino
      Arts and Culture
      Bringing Outside Artists to Light

      They lived outside the arts world, but created works—now on view at Tufts—that are standing the test of time

    • a glass microcapillary with the frozen Cryptosporidium oocysts
      Health and Wellness
      A Step in the Fight Against a Deadly Parasite

      Scientists at Tufts devise a method to store the Cryptosporidium parasite, aiding vaccine research efforts

    • Julie Graham in her art studio
      Arts and Culture
      Remembering Julie Graham

      A longtime teacher at the SMFA, her painting and photography were about looking for the unseen

    • Mimi Kao
      Health and Wellness
      Learning How We Learn

      Biologist Mimi Kao studies the songs of zebra finches to understand how the brain retains new skills and information

    • students chat across a table filled with art books
      Arts and Culture
      Get Creative

      In a new pre-orientation program for incoming students, the focus was on the arts

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    In-depth looks at the ideas, issues, policies, technologies, and people shaping our world.
    • 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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      150 Reasons Why We Love This School

      Over a century and a half, the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine has helped the profession grow, conducted research that has opened new frontiers, and extended opportunities to generations of students. All the while, we’ve never lost our focus on clinical excellence and improving the lives of our patients.

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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.

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  • A Veterinary Revolution in Grafton
  • How One Dental School is Changing the World

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