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Fletcher’s Thomas Qitong Cao comments on DeepSeek R1, a new open-source reasoning model developed by a Chinese startup, saying, “The rapid evolution of AI demands agility from Chinese firms to survive.”

A&S sociologist Caleb Scoville joins Bloomberg Law Podcast to discuss the misguided right-wing political targeting of environmental protections for the delta smelt.

Cummings School’s Jonathan Runstadler is quoted throughout this primer on H5N1 avian flu.

Fletcher’s Thomas Qitong Cao explains why he believes Liang Wenfeng, founder of AI startup DeepSeek, is a “standout among Chinese entrepreneurs.”

Distinguished Professor, Friedman School Dean Emeritus, and FIMI Director Dariush Mozaffarian joins this conversation exploring how Robert F. Kennedy, Jr might impact U.S. food policies if confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services, noting that implementation of national food as medicine initiatives would support “a health care system that focuses on health and holistic healing rather than sick care.

Distinguished Professor, Friedman School Dean Emeritus, and FIMI Director Dariush Mozaffarian is quoted from a Tufts Now news story about new Friedman School analysis estimating that sugar-sweetened beverages contribute to millions of new cases of diabetes and cardiovascular disease annually worldwide.

A&S Community Health Assistant Professor Benjamin Chrisinger co-authors this piece examining why adding restrictions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will “do little to make Americans healthier.”

HNRCA Distinguished Professor Alice Lichtenstein is quoted about the nutritional benefits of eggs, noting the added bonus that they are “versatile and relatively easy to prepare.” 

Anna Herforth, co-director of the Food Prices for Nutrition project implemented by the Friedman School, shares findings on whether people around the world can afford to eat according to recommended dietary guidelines