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Does Climate Change Lead to Conflict?

Tufts researcher shows connection between low rainfall and the outbreak of civil wars between African pastoralists and farmers

Herders on dusty dirt road with large number of thin goats with scattered trees in the background. Tufts researcher shows direct connection between low rainfall and the outbreak of civil wars between pastoralists and farmers in Africa

Can Wastewater Surveillance Work Without Sewers?

Study shows how places without modern sanitation systems can still use wastewater to catch outbreaks before dangerous diseases travel across borders

Cote d’Ivoire laboratory staff undergo biosafety training on sampling collection procedures at the waste discharge area of a rural hospital.

A Tufts Professor’s Mission to Share Hiroshima’s Stories

The vision of Tadatoshi Akiba transformed local reporting into a tool for global empathy, reshaping how Americans understood the atomic bombings

A photo of the ruin of the Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall in Hiroshima, Japan