Environmental and Wildlife

For the Love of Public Health and Wildlife Medicine

Monday, May 10th, 2021

It took a pandemic for Tatyana Kalani, V21, to come back to her true passion as a wildlife veterinarian

Tatyana Kalani, V21, posing for a picture in her medical white coat

A Push to Prevent the Next Pandemic

Wednesday, October 7th, 2020

Cummings School expertise is key to a global program headed by the university that aims to stop new viruses from becoming a widespread danger to humans.

USAID personnel work on Ebola recovery in Liberia in 2015. Tufts will head a program that will work with 10 countries in Africa and Asia to halt the spread of emerging viruses that cause diseases like Ebola and COVID-19.

The Consequences of Spraying Fire Retardants on Wildfires

Friday, September 11th, 2020

A graduate of the M.S. in conservation medicine program shares what she learned during the program about the methods used to fight wildfires in California.

Fire retardants being sprayed from a jet over wildfires in California

New Study Finds Traces Of Lead In Boston-Area Chickens

Wednesday, September 12th, 2018

Marieke Rosenbaum co-authored a study that found traces of lead in the eggs of chickens raised in Boston-area neighborhoods. She was interviewed by WGBH Radio on the topic.

Do We Need to Worry About Nipah Virus?

Wednesday, May 30th, 2018

As an outbreak continues to claim lives in India, a Tufts expert explains the rare and deadly viral disease’s origins and why the world needs to pay attention A recent outbreak in India of Nipah… Read More

Influenza’s wild origins in the animals around us

Friday, March 9th, 2018

With the 100th anniversary of the “Spanish flu” approaching, Jonathan Runstadler writes a piece for the Conversation US looking at the origin of influenza in animals and how understanding the ecology and history of the disease in animals could provide valuable information to aid in preventing future risks to humans.