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New & Notable

Annual EPIIC Symposium to feature leading diplomats, scholars on the fate of the liberal world order

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed headlines impressive lineup of speakers participating in 33rd annual symposium at Tufts
First, Find a Big Problem, Then Solve It

Inventor and entrepreneur Dean Kamen tells a Tufts audience that engineering is about creating solutions
Medical Students Take a Stand Against Gun Violence

Donning white coats, the future health-care professionals at the School of Medicine condemned the public-health crisis of gun violence
Rally Round the Middle

U.S. Senator Susan Collins tells Tufts audience that political extremism is damaging our democracy
New International Research Opportunities

Global Research Assistant Program offers the chance to work in the field
NBC News correspondent Katy Tur coming to Tufts University

Tur will headline Edward R. Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism on April 11

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