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    • Veterinary dermatologist Ramón Almela in a lab, who has recently began using cold plasma to treat chronic wounds and superficial skin infections in animals
      Animals and Pets
      Cold Plasma Is a Hot New Tool in Veterinary Medicine

      A veterinary dermatologist at Cummings School recently began using cold plasma to treat chronic wounds and superficial skin infections in animals

    • Computer model of boxy shapes put together, and a more rounded organic version of the same shape in red and green. Scientists create new living machines called xenobots in the lab.
      Science and Technology
      New Living Machines Are Created in the Lab

      Understanding how the Xenobots work could help researchers understand formation of organs for regenerative medicine

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      Health and Wellness
      Friedman Professor Recognized for Contributions to Agricultural Economics

      William Masters at the Friedman School is one of five new Agricultural & Applied Economics Association fellows

    • A slab of raw beef on a wooden cutting board, with springs of sage and rosemary. A nutrition science professor writes about the myths and facts of meat consumption, and ways to stay healthy, and keep the planet healthy.
      Health and Wellness
      Busting Myths About Red Meat

      Separating fact from fiction in claims about healthy diets—and how to benefit the planet, too

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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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    • Veterinary dermatologist Ramón Almela in a lab, who has recently began using cold plasma to treat chronic wounds and superficial skin infections in animals
      Animals and Pets
      Cold Plasma Is a Hot New Tool in Veterinary Medicine

      A veterinary dermatologist at Cummings School recently began using cold plasma to treat chronic wounds and superficial skin infections in animals

    • Computer model of boxy shapes put together, and a more rounded organic version of the same shape in red and green. Scientists create new living machines called xenobots in the lab.
      Science and Technology
      New Living Machines Are Created in the Lab

      Understanding how the Xenobots work could help researchers understand formation of organs for regenerative medicine

    • William Masters sitting at a table. Masters was recently selected as one of five new fellows of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) for 2020.
      Health and Wellness
      Friedman Professor Recognized for Contributions to Agricultural Economics

      William Masters at the Friedman School is one of five new Agricultural & Applied Economics Association fellows

    • A slab of raw beef on a wooden cutting board, with springs of sage and rosemary. A nutrition science professor writes about the myths and facts of meat consumption, and ways to stay healthy, and keep the planet healthy.
      Health and Wellness
      Busting Myths About Red Meat

      Separating fact from fiction in claims about healthy diets—and how to benefit the planet, too

    • Huge funeral procession in a crowded street in Iran. Sanctions are a key tool in the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Iran; here is how they might work.
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      What Sanctions Will Do to Iran

      Sanctions are a key tool in the U.S. campaign against Iran, but are they effective?

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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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      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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