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After horrifying gun violence, political opinions on the topic become more rigidly divided, Tufts researcher finds Mass shootings happen with numbing frequency in the United States. Despite the extraordinary tragedy of these events, such as the shooting at Columbine High School twenty years ago this week, little progress has been made in policy and law to prevent them from happening again. To better understand the source of political paralysis on gun control, Brian Schaffner, the Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies at Tufts, along with University of Massachusetts doctoral student David Barney, took a close look at how mass shootings influence public sentiment toward gun control.

At the Lilly Music Library, pick from scores and books, show tunes and the Velvet Underground Ray Bradbury once said in an interview, “Without libraries, what have we? We have no past and no future.” For a series on libraries at the university, we’ve asked the librarians at Tufts’ many libraries to tell us about their collections—their most unusual items and best-kept secrets.

Former U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul talks in a Tufts podcast about Russian election interference, nuclear arms fears, and Vladimir Putin’s end game Tell Me More is a Tufts University podcast featuring brief conversations with the thinkers, artists, makers, and shapers of our world. Listen and learn something new every episode.

The founding dean of the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine becomes fifth dean of New England’s only veterinary school Alastair E. Cribb, a visionary leader in veterinary medicine and founding dean of the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, will be the next dean of Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University effective July 15, the university announced today.

Alastair Cribb talks about his proudest professional accomplishments, his excitement about the future—and his pets Over his career, newly appointed Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine dean Alastair Cribb has exemplified the myriad ways that veterinarians contribute to the health and wellbeing of animals, humans, and the world we share.

With hearty support, Tufts Marathon Team runners brave the changing weather and run the course The forty-nine runners on the Tufts Marathon Team saw April 15 begin with an early thunderstorm, started the race under cloud cover, were drenched in sun—and then soaked in rain, but they all finished the race. “I’m so proud of them all—they are all amazing,” said Don Megerle, coach of the Tufts Marathon Team. The team is made up of students, alumni, staff, and friends; each runner raises money to support nutrition, medical, and fitness programs at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.

With daytime, evening, and online courses, Summer Session covers a wide range of topics for academic, professional, and personal enrichment From the history of Boston to the history of artificial intelligence, from ceramics to documentary filmmaking, from the study of disease to the study of medicinal plants, Tufts is offering a robust summer program this year, with a wide array of courses and workshops offered during the day and evening and online for learners of all ages.

The Hirsh Health Sciences Library isn’t just books and journals—check out the bloodletting scarificators Ray Bradbury once said in an interview, “Without libraries, what have we? We have no past and no future.” For a series on libraries at the university, we’ve asked the librarians at Tufts’ many libraries to tell us about their collections—their most unusual items and best-kept secrets.

The Digital Collections and Archives has both the university’s archives and collections ranging from broadcast journalism to the arts in Boston Ray Bradbury once said in an interview, “Without libraries, what have we? We have no past and no future.” For a series on libraries at the university, we’ve asked the librarians at Tufts’ many libraries to tell us about their collections—their most unusual items and best-kept secrets.