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People look at a public TV that has images of a missile launching. The world needs to take Kim Jong Un and his nuclear threats seriously, says a Tufts expert

The World Needs to Take Kim Jong Un and His Nuclear Threats Seriously

The North Korean dictator thinks that the only way to avoid a fate like the former East Germany is to go on the offensive, says a Tufts expert

A large round piece of silicon with computer chips etched into it. A Tufts professor explains the history of the semiconductor industry and why it is so critical and politically sensitive

Business & Economics

The Technology That Runs the World and the Race to Make It

Tufts professor Chris Miller explains the history of the semiconductor industry and why it is so critical and politically sensitive

A large ship with Chinese red flag with large antenna towers in the open sea. The U.S. is entering a period where competition with an aggressive Beijing becomes especially risky, says Tufts political scientist in new book

The Danger of an Impending Clash with China

The U.S. is entering a period where competition with an aggressive Beijing becomes especially risky, says Tufts political scientist in new book

Machines inside a large semiconductor chip fabrication facility. Semiconductors run everything from our smartphones to our cars, and a massive bill just signed by Biden will help innovation, says Tufts author of book “Chip Wars”

Business & Economics

Why the Government Is Boosting Computer Chip Efforts in the U.S.

Semiconductors run everything from our smartphones to our cars, and a massive bill just signed by President Biden will help innovation, says Tufts author of...

A crowd of people wearing masks at Shinagawa station in Tokyo, Japan

COVID-19

Lessons from Asia on COVID-19: What the U.S. Can Learn from Successes Abroad

At an event hosted by Tufts University School of Medicine, a panel of experts offered examples from Asia to show how increased trust in government and better...

A sketch of Ramnath Subbaraman, assistant professor of public health and community medicine at Tufts School of Medicine.

Health

Better Approaches to Fighting TB in India

Infectious disease specialist Ramnath Subbaraman documents the consequences of living in slums

A farmer’s field, with a view of a cityscape in the background. Friedman School Professor Patrick Webb explains the challenges and solutions to achieving global food and nutrition security

Food & Nutrition

What Will It Take to Nourish Everyone on the Planet?

Friedman School Professor Patrick Webb explains the challenges and potential solutions to achieving global food and nutrition security

Brad Snyder and Greg Billington hold an American flag after winning a triathlon race. Tufts alum Snyder took home his sixth Paralympics gold medal overall with victory on August 27

Sports

Tufts Alum Wins Gold in Paralympic Triathlon Race

Brad Snyder, F19, took home his sixth Paralympic gold medal overall with victory on August 27

Taliban fighters with weapons. Tufts expert Monica Duffy Toft explains that The U.S. mission in Afghanistan was vague and relied too heavily on military might

Can We Learn from Afghanistan’s Collapse?

The U.S. mission there was vague and relied too heavily on military might, a Fletcher School professor argues

Gaurika Singh in front of the Olympic rings in Tokyo. Tufts first-year student Gaurika Singh is on Nepal’s swim team, and carried her nation’s flag at the opening ceremonies.

Sports

Incoming Tufts Student Competing in the Olympics

Arts and Sciences first-year student Gaurika Singh is on Nepal’s swim team, and carried her nation’s flag at the opening ceremonies

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