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3 hrs ago | Patch.com

Psychologist Claude M. Steele to Deliver Tufts Commencement Today

Tufts University celebrates its commencement Sunday. Ceremonies begin at 9 a.m., and Claude M. Steele, a Stanford psychologist who specializes in stereotypes, will deliver the commencement address.

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Related Topix: Somerville, MA, Medford, MA

7 hrs ago | Reuters

Newer whooping cough vaccine not as protective

A newer version of the whooping cough vaccine doesn't protect kids as well as the original, which was phased out in the 1990s because of safety concerns, according to a new study.

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Related Topix: Vaccinations, Health, Family, Kids, Infectious Diseases, Medicine

Sun May 19, 2013

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Veterinarians graduate from Tufts University

Veterinarians have served in the U.S. Army since the days of George Washington. Once they served as farriers for cavalry horses.

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Related Topix: US Military, Fort Carson, US Army, Fort Benning, Fort Benning, GA, Johns Hopkins University

Sat May 18, 2013

Patch.com

Five Things: Somerville High School Foundation Raffle, Tufts Softball Team Graduates

2) Tufts Softball Team Graduates The Tufts softball team will miss Sunday's commencement because they'll be playing in the NCAA Division III College World Series.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Patch.com

At 71, Veteran Boston Newscaster Will Graduate from College

Jim Boyd, a veteran Boston anchorman and member of the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame , graduated from high school in 1958.

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Related Topix: Long Island University

The Somerville News

Tufts Sociologist examines the past, present, and future of an All-American City

Susan Ostrander is a Professor of Sociology at Tufts University. Among the classes that she teaches are "Wealth, Poverty and Inequality" and "Making Social Change Happen: Roots, Activism & Community Organizing." She is also the author of several books, the most recent of which is this year's Citizenship and Governance in a Changing City, ... (more)

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Related Topix: Somerville, MA, Temple University

Thu May 16, 2013

Kamloops This Week

Imagine No Religion this weekend

By Staff Writer - Kamloops This Week Published: May 16, 2013 9:00 AM Updated: May 16, 2013 9:51 AM The Kamloops Centre for Inquiry, along with CFI Canada and the James Randi Educational Foundation, are presenting Imagine No Religion 3 - the third-annual conference for religious skeptics and atheists.

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SouthCoastToday.com

Colo Colo to show Bingham photographs

Courtesy of the artist Amanda Swain Bingham will show works at Colo Colo Gallery in New Bedford May 18-June 1 in an exhibition titled 'Shadows: Travels Without Skin.' Colo Colo Gallery in New Bedford will celebrate the opening Saturday of "Shadows: Travels Without Skin," photographs by Amanda Swain Bingham.

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Related Topix: New Bedford, MA, Photography, Arts

Wed May 15, 2013

Inside Medford

Tufts Softball Seniors Graduate Early; Jumbos to Compete in World Series

Tufts University held a special commencement ceremony on Tuesday night for seniors on the women's softball team.

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Examiner.com

Most Restaurant Food Has Too Many Calories, Studies Find

That too much fondness of fast food can cause weight problems is old news. But the idea that nearly all types of restaurants dish up meals that can expand your waistline has not been as widely discussed - until now.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Fast Food, Nutrition, Blog News

CBS News

Restaurants leave few choices for the calorie conscious, studies reveal

If you're looking to count calories or cut fat and salt from your diet, you're probably not going to want to eat out at a restaurant, two new studies published May 13 in JAMA Internal Medicine suggest.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dieting, Dining, US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Medicine, Nutrition

Examiner.com

Menu calorie count: Is food labeling effective weight loss and obesity strategy?

New study published online May 13, in JAMA revealed the excessive calorie content of non- chain restaurant foods.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Nutrition

Tue May 14, 2013

National Review Online

Obama Lost 2.4 Million Youth Voters from 2008 to 2012

A study from Tufts University found that over 2 million voters between the ages of 18 and 29 did not vote for President Obama's reelection after voting for him in 2008.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News

Beacon Hill Times

Shapiro to Be Keynote Speaker at BHCA Meeting

Barbara Shapiro will speak at the Beacon Hill Civic Association's 91st Annual Meeting on May 20 with an engaging talk about her widely acclaimed novel, The Art Forger.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Northeastern University

US News & World Report

10 Private Medical Schools With the Lowest Price Tags

The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas.

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Related Topix: Ben Bernanke, Baylor College of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wake Forest University, Lake Erie College

MSNBC

human enhancement

The increasing power and accessibility of genetic technology may one day give parents the option of modifying their unborn children, in order to spare offspring from disease or, conceivably, make them tall, well muscled, intelligent or otherwise blessed with desirable traits.

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Related Topix: Genetics, Medicine, DNA, Supplement, US News, Liberal Political News

Mon May 13, 2013

Boston.com

Calorie counts in small Boston restaurants higher than area in fast food chains, Tufts study finds

While most health-conscious Bostonians would probably shun a McDonald's Big Mac and fries for a grilled tandoori chicken dish at a local Indian restaurant, they may be getting twice as many calories as a result.

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Related Topix: Dining, Life, Food, Meat, Chicken, Nutrition, Medicine

IVillage

Typical Restaurant Meal Loaded With Fats, Salt, Calories: Studies

The next time you sit down at your favorite local eatery, ponder this: Two new studies find that the average restaurant meal provides diners with most of the calories, fats and salt they require for the entire day.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Nutrition, Medicine

Chronicle.com

Transitions: NATO Commander to Lead Tufts's Fletcher School; New Vice ...

James G. Stavridis , the U.S. Navy admiral who was NATO's supreme allied commander for Europe and commander of the U.S. European Command from 2009 until this week, will become dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University after he retires from the Navy this summer.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, Bennington College, Washington & Jefferson College, University of Iowa, Juniata College

E! Online

Savannah Guthrie's Engaged! 5 Things to Know About Today Anchor's Fiance Mike Feldman

Guthrie's not the only one with a big career! Mike is a founding partner and managing director of the Glover Park Group, a strategic communications firm.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, History in the News, W., George Bush