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ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, MAY 7 - FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2010, file photo, Tufts University students Katie Hagerty of Downingtown, Pa., second from right, and Marisa Shapiro of Calabasas, Calif., right, take a break from their studies to pet Meika, an Australian Shepherd mix, second from right, and Troy, a chocolate labrador mix, right, on the university's campus in Medford, Mass. Therapy dogs, trained and certified to interact with people in institutional settings, were once the province of nursing homes, hospitals and elementary schools, but now therapy dog handlers include college campuses on their itineraries in an effort to calm students stressed out as final approach. (AP Photo/Gretchen Ertl, File)
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