If You Haven’t Thought About Coronavirus in Animals, You Should
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022
Postdoctoral scholar Kaitlin Sawatzki comments in The New York Times on coronavirus in animal populations and the school’s CoVERS study
Cummings School Support of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Cummings School faculty are working to better understand the novel coronavirus and its effect on animals and humans. Visit the CoVERS study and see the news center’s latest COVID-19 stories to learn about Cummings School’s COVID-19 work.
For the latest information about COVID-19 visit the CDC, American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 online resource centers.
Q and A: Why does it matter that deer are getting infected with the coronavirus?
Thursday, February 10th, 2022
Postdoctoral scholar Kaitlin Sawatzki discusses the significance of SARS-CoV-2 being found in wildlife populations in a Boston Globe Q&A
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
Omicron Variants Unusual Mutations Could Mean it Spread from an Animal Scientists Suggest
Sunday, December 5th, 2021
Professor Jonathan Runstadler is quoted in Boston Herald on animals and SARS-CoV-2, including whether omicron variant may suggest cross species transmission
Preventing future pandemics starts with recognizing links between human and animal health
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
Dean emerita and professor Deborah Kochevar co-authors an article for the Conversation on preventing future pandemics through a One Health approach
STOP Spillover
Monday, August 16th, 2021
Professor Deborah Kochevar, lead on the STOP Spillover project, spoke with BYU Radio’s Top of Mind with Julie Rose about working to prevent the next pandemic
Cats Are Better Than Dogs (at Catching the Coronavirus)
Monday, July 19th, 2021
Professor Jonathan Runstadler is quoted in The New York Times on the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission between humans and pets
When should you get your dog ready for a ‘return to normal’? Yesterday.
Sunday, May 30th, 2021
Clinical assistant professor Stephanie Borns-Weil spoke with NBCNews.com for a story on how dog owners can get their dogs ready for a ‘return to normal’
How Covid-19 Jumps From Humans to Animals, Worrying Scientists
Friday, March 26th, 2021
Postdoctoral scholar Kaitlin Sawatzki was featured in a Wall Street Journal video story on concerns around COVID transmission between humans and animals
Racing to save humans through animal research
Monday, March 15th, 2021
Professor Jonathan Runstadler comments on his lab’s work studying SARS-CoV-2 and the potential for transmission between humans and animals in a @avmajournals story about the contributions from veterinary researchers around the virus
