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Fitness

Former Tufts Runner Breaks Speed Record on Everest

Epic climb on the world’s highest mountain ‘broke my heart … before it finally came together,’ he says

Latest Stories

Science & Technology

What Are These Meteors That Go Boom?

An astronomer explains where meteors come from, if we can stop them, and how their shockwaves create sonic booms
Food & Nutrition

Fat and Fiction

A Friedman School expert breaks down the facts about saturated fats
Politics & Voting

Who Decides When the United States Goes to War?

A Fletcher constitutional law professor explains the history and tensions driving the debate in situations like Iran and Venezuela
Global Affairs

10 Years After the Brexit Vote, Are U.K. Residents Seeing a Benefit?

The Fletcher School’s Dimitrios Skiadas explains the decade since the historic referendum
Point of View

The World Cup Reflects Our Shaky Times

This year’s tournament aims to bring nations together in a period of global instability. That’s nothing new
Cancer

Finding Better Answers for Patients With a Deadly Bone Cancer

Tufts University veterinarian-scientists join new national effort to speed cures for osteosarcoma in people and pets

A woman looks at a nutrition label while standing in a grocery aisle full of different food items

It May Not Just Be What’s in Ultra-Processed Foods, but How They’re Made

New observational study suggests processing itself could partly explain links to diabetes, heart disease, and early death

Artificial Intelligence

Using AI to Connect the Dots in Public Health

A Tufts leader in tech-driven economic development says AI could help public-health professionals surface scattered community knowledge and use it to make better decisions

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Aging

The Potential Problems of Living Longer

An HNRCA scientist tackles responsible aging research, examining the implications of humans living longer than ever

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Campus Life

New Residence Hall Earns Prestigious Sustainability Recognition

Pre-certified by the Passive House Institute, Pachyderm Place prioritizes energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and student comfort

Liz Stordeur Pryor stands outdoors, leaning against a tree branch

Race

Can a Racial Slur Be Reclaimed?

Historian Liz Stordeur Pryor, J89, examines the N-word, including how it was wielded by her father, comedy legend Richard Pryor

University News

Generous Listening in Practice

Vuslat Doğan talks about the experience of teaching the fundamentals of civic dialogue, leaning in with curiosity, openness, and courage

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Food & Nutrition

Medically Tailored Meals Produce Better Health and Lower Costs

First statewide Medicaid analysis finds fewer hospitalizations and emergency visits—and lower healthcare costs—among meal recipients in Massachusetts

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War

Masculinity’s Enduring Impact on War

An international relations class is examining how gender shapes historic and modern conflict

A portrait of Justin Hollander with images of fictional Mars buildings in the background.

Film & Media

Can ‘For All Mankind’ Teach Us About Living on Mars?

Urban planner Justin Hollander takes a look at the popular sci-fi series

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Food & Nutrition

New Online Toolkit Helps Clinicians Put Food Is Medicine Into Practice

Resource offers practical guidance for all aspects of integrating nutrition-based care into health systems

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Sports

Women’s Rowing Wins Third Straight NCAA Championship

The Jumbos complete three-peat as first and second varsity eights dominate all four races they compete in

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Public Health

Alpha-Gal Syndrome: What We Know and Don’t Know

This tick-borne condition can cause an allergic reaction to red meat and other symptoms, says an expert at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

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Lyme Disease

Tips for Protecting Kids From Ticks This Summer

An expert from the Tufts Lyme Disease Initiative offers advice for parents and caregivers as children head outdoors during tick season

A happy group of Tufts men’s lacrosse players celebrate around a playing holding the trophy high in the air

Sports

Men’s Lacrosse Wins National Championship for Third Straight Year

Jumbos win 17-11 over Rochester Institute of Technology to capture NCAA crown, and the senior class end their careers with a stellar 85-5 record

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