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TUSM Maine Track students Katie Stevenson and Liv Fauver comment on their motivations for living and practicing medicine in rural communities. Maine Medical Center’s Dena Whitesell, also identified with a TUSM affiliation, is quoted about the TUSM Maine Track program, saying, “We know that students and residents who live in an area [and] who train in an area are more likely to practice in that area in the future.”

TUSM collaborative research that found dollar stores are the fastest-growing food retailers in the contiguous United States is mentioned in this article, which appears in 43 additional outlets. 

Fletcher’s Kelly Sims Gallagher examines the United States’ position in global clean energy and technology innovation competition

Friedman School’s Dariush Mozaffarian is quoted about the cardiometabolic risks associated with high consumption of processed meats.

Kimberly Howe, of the Friedman School’s Feinstein International Center, shares the work being done by the Bahar Organization, a Syrian grassroots group, in response to the 2023 earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria to illustrate the crucial role of locally-based humanitarian aid groups. 

Fletcher's Carlos Andres Alvarado Quesada writes this opinion piece on why be believes the Biden administration’s latest proposal to limit access to asylum is troubling, and he calls for robust partnerships on economic integration and migration among the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Fletcher’s Chris Miller is featured in this "Sunday Morning" report on U.S. efforts to increase the country’s chip production.

A&S political scientist Michael Beckley shares takeaways from the inaugural hearing of the U.S. House's Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, which aims to address the perceived growing threat of China.

Fletcher Dean Rachel Kyte calls Ajay Banga, the U.S.-backed nominee for World Bank president, an “inspired choice.”