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Tufts is a leader in American higher education, distinctive for its success as a moderately sized university that excels at research and providing students with a personal experience. Our unique combination of research and liberal arts attracts students, faculty and staff who thrive in our environment of curiosity, creativity and engagement.

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W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library (SMFA)

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New & Notable

Understanding the Dictator

Kim Jong-un is often characterized as a spoiled buffoon. But could the North Korean leader be as cunning as he is ruthless?
Symposium on the Environment

April 11 event celebrates the 10-year partnership between the Tufts Institute of the Environment and the Stockholm Environment Institute
The Place to Be

With a record number of applicants, the acceptance rate for the undergraduate Class of 2021 is 14.8 percent
10 Ways to Fight Food Waste

Plan your meals, donate to the hungry, love your leftovers and much more
The Mystery of Multitasking

Cognitive psychologist Nathan Ward studies what goes on in our brains when we try to do two or more things at once
Fighting Canine ALS

Human patients could benefit from a study that's underway in dogs with a fatal paralytic disease

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