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<p><strong>Acting As Judge and Jury</strong>

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<p>Tufts faculty members, Sam Sommers and Kent Portney, share a devotion to innovative research and teaching about the roles race and gender play in the criminal justice system.</p>

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<p><strong>At Your Service</strong>

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<p>Through Tufts' Leonard Carmichael Society - the largest student-run organization on campus - students are giving back to communities in need.</p>

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<p><strong>Breaking Down Barriers</strong>

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<p>Tufts literacy expert Maryanne Wolf has pioneered ground-breaking research that has led to advances in dyslexia testing and treatment.</p>

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<p>Webcasting technology is giving Tufts students a real-time view of life in the Middle East. </p>

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<p><strong>Four Years, Infinite Possibilities</strong>

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<p>Follow the evolution of an undergraduate through the journeys of six students.</p>

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<p><strong>Great Wide Open</strong>

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<p>Through the OpenCourseWare initiative, Tufts is using the power of the Internet to share its greatest resource - knowledge - across the globe.</p>

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<p><strong>Green Behind The Scenes</strong>

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<p>Committed staff, institutional partnerships and innovative technologies are helping Tufts continue to be an environmental leader.</p>

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<p><strong>Hot Stuff</strong>

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<p>When the semester starts to cool down, student performance groups at Tufts begin heating up. </p>

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<p><strong>Jeffrey Taliaferro</strong>

<br/><em>Asking Why</em>

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<p>Taking an approach that blends political science and psychology, Tufts faculty member, Jeff Taliaferro, sheds new light on the reasons why states become embroiled in counterproductive military situations.</p>

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<p><strong>Martin J. Sherwin</strong>

<br/><em>Walter S. Dickson Professor of English and American History</em>

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<i>American Prometheus</i> -- Martin J. Sherwin's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer -- contains lessons that resonate today.

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<h4>Multimedia</h4>

<p><strong>Art, Activism, and Community: Visual Art and Social Change</strong></p>

<p>Through an innovative course at the Experimental College, Tufts students are learning how to use art as a vehicle of social change. Mindy Nierenberg, who teaches the class, talks about the power of visual art.</p>

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<h4>Multimedia</h4>

<p><strong>A Jumbo Retrospective</strong></p>

<p>Former Tufts athletic director Rocky Carzo talks about Jumbo and school spirit at Tufts.</p>

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<li style="list-style-image: url('../Link_Type/app_flash.gif');"><a href='http://www.tufts.edu/home/studentlife/gallery/carzo/' class='null'>View Multimedia Slideshow</a></li>

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<p><strong>Start Me Up</strong>

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<p>By taking advantage of resources across the university, budding entrepreneurs are learning how to write their own success stories.</p>

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<p><strong>Summers To Remember</strong>

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<p>Each summer, dozens of Tufts students spend their vacations working with faculty on research projects that span the globe.</p>

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<p>Through NIMEP, Iran native Negar Razavi tried to bridge the gap in perception of the Middle East. </p>

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knowledge - across the globe.</p> <a href='http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=ocw'>Read More >></a> </div> <div class="sidebar"> <!--FTCS\|\|\|result=Mmed/Design_SB/SB_NonPersonProf_Template bad params ignored\|\|\|reason=Parameter(s) not PageCriteria\|\|\|err=-106\|\|\|command=satellite.page\|\|\|params=\|\|\|--> <h4></h4> <p><img src="../MungoBlobs/195/555/green_behind_scenes,0.jpg" rendermode="export1176209732198" alt="Green Behind Scenes" height="81" width="162" ></p> <p><strong>Green Behind The Scenes</strong> </p> <p>Committed staff, institutional partnerships and innovative technologies are helping Tufts continue to be an environmental leader.</p> <a href='http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=climate'>Read More >></a> </div> <div class="sidebar"> <!--FTCS\|\|\|result=Mmed/Design_SB/SB_NonPersonProf_Template bad params ignored\|\|\|reason=Parameter(s) not PageCriteria\|\|\|err=-106\|\|\|command=satellite.page\|\|\|params=\|\|\|--> <h4></h4> <p><img src="../MungoBlobs/806/24/dance,0.jpg" rendermode="export1176209732198" alt="Dance" height="81" width="162" ></p> <p><strong>Hot Stuff</strong> </p> <p>When the semester starts to cool down, student performance groups at Tufts begin heating up. </p> <a href='http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=arts'>Read More >></a> </div> <div class="sidebar"> <h4></h4> <p><img src="../MungoBlobs/112/527/jeff_taliaferro,0.jpg" rendermode="export1176209732198" alt="Jeff Taliaferro" height="81" width="162" ></p> <p><strong>Jeffrey Taliaferro</strong> <br/><em>Asking Why</em> </p> <p>Taking an approach that blends political science and psychology, Tufts faculty member, Jeff Taliaferro, sheds new light on the reasons why states become embroiled in counterproductive military situations.</p> <a href='http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=taliaferro'>Read More >></a> </div> <div class="sidebar"> <h4>MacKinnon Nobel</h4> <p>Tufts graduate Roderick MacKinnon earned a Nobel Prize for his ground-breaking research on the inner workings of cells.</p> </div> <div class="sidebar"> <h4></h4> <p><img src="../MungoBlobs/977/935/sherwin,0.jpg" rendermode="export1176209732198" alt="Martin Sherwin" height="81" width="162" ></p> <p><strong>Martin J. Sherwin</strong> <br/><em>Walter S. Dickson Professor of English and American History</em> </p> <i>American Prometheus</i> -- Martin J. Sherwin's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer -- contains lessons that resonate today. <a href='http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=sherwin'>Read More >></a> </div> <div class="sidebar"> <h4>Multimedia</h4> <p><img src="../MungoBlobs/916/643/multimedia_side_gc2_162x81.jpg" rendermode="export1176209732198" alt="Art Activism Community" height="81" width="162" ></p> <p><strong>Art, Activism, and Community: Visual Art and Social Change</strong></p> <p>Through an innovative course at the Experimental College, Tufts students are learning how to use art as a vehicle of social change. Mindy Nierenberg, who teaches the class, talks about the power of visual art.</p> <ul> <li style="list-style-image: url('../Link_Type/app_flash.gif');"><a href='http://www.tufts.edu/home/studentlife/gallery/art_social_change/' class='null'>View Multimedia Slideshow</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="sidebar"> <h4>Multimedia</h4> <p><img src="../MungoBlobs/18/665/side_soc.jpg" rendermode="export1176209732198" alt="A Jumbo Retrospective" height="81" width="162" ></p> <p><strong>A Jumbo Retrospective</strong></p> <p>Former Tufts athletic director Rocky Carzo talks about Jumbo and school spirit at Tufts.</p> <ul> <li style="list-style-image: url('../Link_Type/app_flash.gif');"><a href='http://www.tufts.edu/home/studentlife/gallery/carzo/' class='null'>View Multimedia Slideshow</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="sidebar"> <!--FTCS\|\|\|result=Mmed/Design_SB/SB_NonPersonProf_Template bad params ignored\|\|\|reason=Parameter(s) not PageCriteria\|\|\|err=-106\|\|\|command=satellite.page\|\|\|params=\|\|\|--> <h4></h4> <p><img src="../MungoBlobs/774/991/students_entrepreneurs,0.jpg" rendermode="export1176209732198" alt="Student Entrepreneurs" height="81" width="162" ></p> <p><strong>Start Me Up</strong> </p> <p>By taking advantage of resources across the university, budding entrepreneurs are learning how to write their own success stories.</p> <a href='http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=entrepreneurs'>Read More >></a> </div> <div class="sidebar"> <!--FTCS\|\|\|result=Mmed/Design_SB/SB_NonPersonProf_Template bad params ignored\|\|\|reason=Parameter(s) not PageCriteria\|\|\|err=-106\|\|\|command=satellite.page\|\|\|params=\|\|\|--> <h4></h4> <p><img src="../MungoBlobs/848/562/summer_scholars.jpg" rendermode="export1176209732198" alt="Summer Scholars Locke" height="81" width="162" ></p> <p><strong>Summers To Remember</strong> </p> <p>Each summer, dozens of Tufts students spend their vacations working with faculty on research projects that span the globe.</p> <a href='http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=scholars'>Read More >></a> </div> <div class="sidebar"> <!--FTCS\|\|\|result=Mmed/Design_SB/SB_NonPersonProf_Template bad params ignored\|\|\|reason=Parameter(s) not PageCriteria\|\|\|err=-106\|\|\|command=satellite.page\|\|\|params=\|\|\|--> <h4></h4> <p><img src="../MungoBlobs/931/741/nimep_2.jpg" rendermode="export1176209732198" alt="The Long Way Home" height="81" width="162" ></p> <p><strong>The Long Way Home</strong> </p> <p>Through NIMEP, Iran native Negar Razavi tried to bridge the gap in perception of the Middle East. </p> <a href='http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=NIMEP&p3=3'>Read More >></a> </div>
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