Sunday, August 7th, 2016
Cute, cuddly, and ready to travel, therapy animals are having a positive impact on human health. And, as it turns out, the phenomenon is mutual. Source: http://cummingsvoices.tufts.edu/2016/08/is-that-a-horse-in-a-hospital/
Monday, May 9th, 2016
The answer is that it depends on the circumstances—there is no blanket rule There’s been a lot of discussion recently about whether it is a good or bad thing to hug a dog. Does the… Read More
Thursday, April 21st, 2016
Nicholas Dodman says that cats will respond to music “if it’s properly designed and delivered in the cat idiom.
Sunday, April 17th, 2016
Nicholas Dodman talks about the benefits of petting a cat.
Friday, April 15th, 2016
Stephanie Borns-Weil explains how cats’ sense of smell dictates why they rub against people.
Friday, April 1st, 2016
Eugene White named to Amelia Peabody Foundation Chair in Agricultural Sciences; Megan Mueller is first recipient of Elizabeth Arnold Stevens Junior Professorship Two Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine faculty have been appointed to named professorships,… Read More
Tuesday, March 15th, 2016
Deborah Linder says reading to dogs can help children deal with anxiety.
Monday, March 14th, 2016
Tufts researchers found that young readers improved their literacy skills when they practiced reading to dogs. This Week’s News (Ohio) March 14, 2016 Read the full article at: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/northwest/news/2016/03/14/paws-to-read-gives-youngsters-no-pause.html
Monday, January 11th, 2016
Studies point to the physical and emotional benefits of our relationships with other species Janelle Casson says it never gets any easier when her husband deploys as a U.S. Army combat engineer. But after four… Read More
Wednesday, August 5th, 2015
Tufts scientists seek to put some evidence behind what we intuitively know is a wonderful thing: our special relationship with the animals in our lives.