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    • A group of Black health-care workers in New York march while carrying photos of colleagues who died of COVID-19. The health disparities faced by people of color in the pandemic are shown in stark relief by the pandemic, Tufts experts say
      Health and Wellness
      Why People of Color Are Suffering More from COVID-19

      The health disparities faced by people of color are shown in stark relief by the pandemic, say Tufts experts

    • A military service member with a German shepherd. Cummings School is part of a multi-institution study to assess if a new field treatment would benefit military working dogs—and maybe someday pets in hemorrhagic shock
      Animals and Pets
      Can a Human Drug Stop Life-Threatening Bleeding in Dogs with Traumatic Injuries?

      Cummings School is part of a multi-institution study to assess if a new field treatment would benefit military working dogs—and maybe someday pets in hemorrhagic shock

    • The first photo of a black hole, taken in 2019, shows light bending around a black hole that is 6.5 billion times larger than the sun.
      Science and Technology
      Unraveling the Mystery of Black Holes

      A Tufts theoretical cosmologist explains how large black holes really are and what the point of no return means

    • The Tufts University Social Collective mailed art supplies to interested seniors like Siobhan Shamlian, A20, who painted personalized cannons on canvas. Photo: Courtesy of Siobhan Shamlian
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      We All Scream for Livestreams

      The Tufts University Social Collective's online programming offers a sense of community for Jumbos amid COVID-19

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      Outside the Box

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

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      Stronger Together

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

       

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      Is This Finally the End of Counting Calories?
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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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    • A group of Black health-care workers in New York march while carrying photos of colleagues who died of COVID-19. The health disparities faced by people of color in the pandemic are shown in stark relief by the pandemic, Tufts experts say
      Health and Wellness
      Why People of Color Are Suffering More from COVID-19

      The health disparities faced by people of color are shown in stark relief by the pandemic, say Tufts experts

    • A military service member with a German shepherd. Cummings School is part of a multi-institution study to assess if a new field treatment would benefit military working dogs—and maybe someday pets in hemorrhagic shock
      Animals and Pets
      Can a Human Drug Stop Life-Threatening Bleeding in Dogs with Traumatic Injuries?

      Cummings School is part of a multi-institution study to assess if a new field treatment would benefit military working dogs—and maybe someday pets in hemorrhagic shock

    • The first photo of a black hole, taken in 2019, shows light bending around a black hole that is 6.5 billion times larger than the sun.
      Science and Technology
      Unraveling the Mystery of Black Holes

      A Tufts theoretical cosmologist explains how large black holes really are and what the point of no return means

    • The Tufts University Social Collective mailed art supplies to interested seniors like Siobhan Shamlian, A20, who painted personalized cannons on canvas. Photo: Courtesy of Siobhan Shamlian
      Arts and Culture
      We All Scream for Livestreams

      The Tufts University Social Collective's online programming offers a sense of community for Jumbos amid COVID-19

    • “We want to take advantage of the COVID moment to do something outside the box that will resonate with students and speak to our own work,” said Colin Orians, professor of environmental biology.
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      A Peek into Fall Academics at the School of Arts and Sciences

      Faculty are planning new classes and revamping coursework to take advantage of virtual learning and give students a first-class academic experience

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      Summer Book Recommendations

      What’s worth reading? Tufts faculty, staff, and alumni share their favorite books

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    • Outside the Box illustration
      Outside the Box

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

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      Stronger Together

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

       

    • Food Calculator
      Is This Finally the End of Counting Calories?
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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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      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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