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New & Notable

Rocket Science and Beyond

NASA engineering manager Debbie Martinez speaks to Tufts students about STEM careers—and persevering
The Health-Care Cost of Weight Bias

Physician Fatima Cody Stanford tells a Tufts audience how bias about obesity and overweight is damaging patients
Alfre Woodard to speak at Tufts commencement May 19

Award-winning actress and activist among five honorary degree recipients
Funding for Professorships in New Department

A $1.5 million Mellon Foundation grant will support faculty and advance the study of race, colonialism, and diaspora
The Women Who Inspired Them

Four Tufts undergrads talk about who made the most impact on them—and what they are hoping to do
Art as a Revolutionary Force

SMFA alum Kim Berman co-founded a printmaking center in her native South Africa that encourages artists to bring positive change

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