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Empowering Women, Educating Men

The Fletcher School’s Leadership Equality and Diversity certificate program offers a series of workshops aimed at enlisting all genders to shatter the glass ceiling
Running with a Reason

Tufts Marathon Team raises money to support nutrition, medical and fitness programs at Tufts
Arts and Sciences: The Year in Books

The topics range from philosophy to fiction, plus music
Is a grain-free diet healthier for my dogs and cats?

Cailin Heinze, a veterinary nutritionist at Cummings Veterinary Medical Center, responds
A Visual Dictionary for Sign Language

Tufts researchers help create an award-winning ASL database that allows users to look up a sign without having to guess at its English translation
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?

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