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Scientists at WSU's Bread Lab are growing wheat that makes tastier bread. Right now, they're testing wheats in purple and blue hues...and some of our students have been helping out! https://bit.ly/2AH0RiK #WSUBreadLab

COP24, the new round of global climate talks, has begun. Countries pledged to reduce emissions in the Paris agreement, but now must figure out how to track these unspecified reductions. The New York Times answers 3 key questions: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/climate/cop24-climate-conference-katowice.html

Eating Tufts alum Dan Schorr's full fat, dense premium Vice Cream won't help you lose weight, but each indulgent spoonful is full of flavor—and the company gives back to help fight cancer.

Tufts offers prisoners at MCI-Concord a chance to earn a college degree as part of a new program with Bunker Hill Community College.

Research from Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life's Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) helps make the case for why young activists were a deserving finalist for TIME Person of the Year.

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine's Brent Mullen, Keith Nguyen, Charles Rankin, and Robert Kasberg were named #HeroAmongUs at a recent Boston Celtics game after competing in a Tough Ruck where they carried 800 lbs of food for more than 1,300 miles to raise $14K for the New England Center & Home for Veterans!

Alum Dr. Amy East, who works for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), was named Editor-in-Chief of JGR: Earth Surface.

Student project supported by the Green Fund!

COP24: Clean Energy Highlights from the First Week of Climate Talks in Poland – Royal Dutch Shell dropped an ambitious climate announcement this week, pledging to set short-term climate targets and tie the goals to executive salaries. https://bit.ly/2QFgccq

Did you adopt a dog that started life in a different part of the U.S.? Share a photo in the comments below and learn why Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University researchers are studying if shelter-dog-transport programs are good for pets and their communities: https://tuft.su/2QGy4nn

Interested in learning more about the Green Fund? Visit the SEC Atrium this Thursday, December 13th, between 11:00am and 1:00pm. Emily Leonard, a Green Fund Committee member, will be present and ready to answer any of your questions.Remember idea submissions are due January 22nd by 5:00 PM. Visit go.tufts.edu/GreenFund to learn more!

Can't return your textbooks in person and need to mail them? No problem! Create a free return shipping label: http://expi.co/01mwTK

Discounted MBTA passes for Spring 2019 will be available for purchase on SIS starting December 9, 2018. All pass orders will be discounted at 11% off the full MBTA price and must be ordered by January 8, 2019. The spring semester pass will be valid from February through May 2019.

How Tufts University School of Dental Medicine alum Steven Spitz and the Alpha Omega professional fraternity are helping Holocaust survivors smile again, via Tufts Magazine

Want to get away but don't have the time? Spend a long weekend in June exploring wonderful Copenhagen with Tufts Travel Learn! First five people to register from the Class of 2003-2018 will receive $300 off per person: https://tuft.su/2B5PsI3