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      Sourdough: The Science Behind a Pandemic Staple

      Three Tufts experts share their research into microbes and fermented foods and offer new insight into sourdough’s distinct taste

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      What Happens If COVID-19 Infects Wild Animals?

      Tufts researchers are testing species from bats to seals to see if it’s being spread, and explain how the virus could establish a wildlife reservoir

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      The High Cost of Online Attacks Against Women

      The often-anonymous attacks on women speaking up on social media threaten not just them but our democracy, says a Tufts professor

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      Mending the Hearts of a Beloved Dog Breed

      Boxers are prone to heart disease, but veterinary cardiologists at Cummings School are researching clues that may lead to improved diagnosis and treatment

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      How—and why—Tufts is training a new generation of computer scientists to think beyond the operating system.

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      The State of State

      How a tumultuous two years at the State Department is undermining America’s role as a world leader

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    • Two loaves of crusty bread on parchment paper. Three Tufts experts share their research into microbes and fermented foods and offer new insight into sourdough’s distinct taste
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      Sourdough: The Science Behind a Pandemic Staple

      Three Tufts experts share their research into microbes and fermented foods and offer new insight into sourdough’s distinct taste

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      What Happens If COVID-19 Infects Wild Animals?

      Tufts researchers are testing species from bats to seals to see if it’s being spread, and explain how the virus could establish a wildlife reservoir

    • Illustration of a woman sitting being attacking on all sides by angry words. The often-anonymous online attacks on women, especially those speaking up for causes, threaten not just them but our democracy, says a Tufts professor
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      The High Cost of Online Attacks Against Women

      The often-anonymous attacks on women speaking up on social media threaten not just them but our democracy, says a Tufts professor

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      Mending the Hearts of a Beloved Dog Breed

      Boxers are prone to heart disease, but veterinary cardiologists at Cummings School are researching clues that may lead to improved diagnosis and treatment

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      For Washington Post national arts reporter Geoff Edgers, A92, being stuck at home didn’t mean slowing down—he started a weekly Instagram Live show

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      How—and why—Tufts is training a new generation of computer scientists to think beyond the operating system.

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      How collaboration at Tufts University is advancing research and helping patients.

       

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      How a tumultuous two years at the State Department is undermining America’s role as a world leader

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      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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      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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