What’s The Science Behind Human-Animal Interaction?
Friday, March 11th, 2022
Associate professor Megan Mueller spoke with Plaid Horse magazine about her research into the human-animal bond and her career path
Human-Animal Interaction
Research on the pet-human bond has boomed in the pandemic. Here’s what studies found
Friday, March 4th, 2022
Associate Professor Megan Mueller is quoted throughout a CNN.com story looking at how the pandemic impacted the human-animal bond
You and Your Neighbors Are Probably Happier with a Pet
Thursday, March 3rd, 2022
Research shows that walking your pup isn’t just exercise for you and Fido, it also helps create social bonds in communities
How Opioid Use Affects Offspring in Rats
Monday, February 28th, 2022
For years, researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine have examined the effects of opioid use in rats to better understand the drugs’ effects in humans
How the presence of pets builds trust among people
Thursday, February 24th, 2022
Associate Professor Megan Mueller writes for the Conversation on whether the presence of pets builds trust among people.
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
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
A year into the pandemic, Nat Geo photographers turn their lenses on pets
Monday, March 1st, 2021
Clinical associate professor Emily McCobb spoke with National Geographic on the pandemic’s impact on human-animal relationships and pets’ roles in families
Study Finds Therapy Dogs Have No Effect on Anxiety in Teens
Monday, February 22nd, 2021
Psychology Today featured research led by assistant professor Megan Mueller examining the effectiveness of therapy dog interaction with adolescents
Our Four-Legged Friends During COVID-19
Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
Megan Mueller, the Elizabeth Arnold Stevens Junior Professor at Cummings School, and Clinical Assistant Professor Stephanie Borns-Weil were featured on WCVB’s Chronicle talking about the human-animal bond and animal behavior during the pandemic.
