Is the Coronavirus in Your Backyard?
Monday, February 7th, 2022
Postdoctoral scholar Kaitlin Sawatzki comments in The New York Times on how SARS-CoV-2 could pose a risk to endangered wildlife species
Author: Cummings School News Staff
It’s Groundhog Day
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022
Camera traps in wooded areas around campus can catch interesting habits of animals, this time of a groundhog.
September 28 marks #WorldRabiesDay
Monday, September 27th, 2021
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Rabies Day, September 28, is, “A global health observance started in 2007 to raise awareness about rabies and bring together partners to enhance prevention and control efforts worldwide.
The Gold Standard
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021
It was a dream come true for Wade Tenney, DVM, when he acted as a veterinary collaborator for the equestrian events at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Tufts Cummings School doctor’s revolutionary surgery saves dog with oversized tongue
Friday, September 10th, 2021
Professor Raymond Kudej spoke with WCVB Boston about a unique surgery he performed on a dog with an abnormally large tongue
Tufts veterinary school awarded $2M to help prevent diseases in humans
Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
Worcester Business Journal highlights a Mass Life Sciences Center award to the School that helped launch the Comparative Pathology and Genomics Shared Resource
Why It Took So Long to Develop a New Vaccine for Lyme Disease
Thursday, August 19th, 2021
Professor Sam Telford is quoted in a story in The New Yorker on why it has taken so long for a new Lyme Disease vaccine since the original came out in the 90s
American Veterinary Society for Animal Behavior Position Statement on Punishment
Friday, August 13th, 2021
AVSAB’s position is that punishment1 (e.g. choke chains, pinch collars, and electronic collars) should not be used as a first-line or early-use treatment for behavior problems.
New ‘piece of the puzzle’: Why some dog foods may be linked to deadly heart disease
Thursday, August 5th, 2021
Professor Lisa Freeman spoke with NBCNews.com about new research that identified compounds in dog foods that may provide clues to canine dilated cardiomyopathy
Cummings faculty invest in education—for their students, and themselves
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021
In a commitment to lifelong learning, five professors at Cummings School are headed back to school, pursuing masters’ degrees in education to complement their specialized clinical and scientific training.
