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The foundation initially seemed well-suited for cleaning up Bill Clinton’s legacy after the Monica Lewinsky scandal’s ugliness. That’s no longer true.
With mass shootings and sexual harassment reports on the rise, a psychologist reflects on how the evolving nature of male role models in the media may be contributing.
The Massachusetts Medical Society recently reversed its long-held opposition to physician-assisted suicide. A psychiatrist notes many physicians are painfully conflicted about participating.
Around the world, people are both increasingly dependent on, and distrustful of, digital technology. New research suggests ways this conflict could unfold.
More than half of dogs and cats around the globe are overweight. Are well-intentioned owners to blame?
Nonprofit fundraisers have long relied on matching funds to encourage giving without knowing if they work. Research suggests one way to make the most out of challenge gifts from big donors.
The FBI and police officials say they need to decrypt secure communications to fight crime. But they have other options, and modern threats make clear the importance of strong encryption.
Gerrymandering is being hotly debated around the US. Can math help us figure out how to divide the country up fairly?
Marine microalgae are full of nutrients and can be raised indoors using much less land and water than meat or even plants. Could algae-based foods replace meat, eggs and milk on our tables?
In the 19th century, Russian intellectuals launched a search for historical evidence of their moral and military superiority. What they found drives what today some call “Russian aggression.”
While talking about drugs with young people isn’t always comfortable, research has shown that it’s critical for prevention.
HIV, STIs and other dangerous infections are feeding off of the opioid epidemic, creating an even more complicated threat to public health.
Whether they were motivated by enthusiasm or ire toward the candidates, the 2016 election captured the attention of US college and university students nationwide.
After footage from America’s first ‘living room war’ shocked the public, the government would clamp down on media coverage of future military conflicts.
Poor diet kills hundreds of thousands per year. If we want to achieve meaningful health care reform, we need to address our nation’s nutrition crisis.
Sometimes a dog can have very good reasons for hating its humans.
A scholar of southern politics finds inspiration in an unexpected place.
The digital economy in the US is already on the verge of stalling; failing to protect an open internet would further erode the United States’ digital competitiveness.
What sort of beliefs made a mass movement succeed?
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Assistant Professor of Community Health, Tufts University
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Professor of History, Tufts University
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Research Professor of Global Affairs, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Tufts University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Tufts University
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Research Assistant Professor of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, Tufts University
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Henry J. Leir Chair in Global Migration, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University
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Professor of Political Economy, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
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Research professor of geospatial technology, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Professor of the Practice, Tufts University
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Professor of Practice & Director, Fletcher Maritime Studies Program, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Senior Fellow, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice in Public Diplomacy, Tufts University
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Professor of Political Science, Tufts University
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Biology, Tufts University
