A Mastiff Issue in China
Friday, June 1st, 2018
A conservation medicine alum addresses the problem of free-ranging dogs on the Tibetan plateau.
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Making a Difference Around the Globe
Friday, June 1st, 2018
Tufts trains students to advance animal, human, and environmental health wherever they’re needed.
The 50-Ton Patient
Thursday, June 1st, 2017
How do you study animals you can’t fit on an exam table? Rosalind Rolland, V84, is glad you asked.
Jumbo Mission
Thursday, June 1st, 2017
A new group at the university is working to save wild elephants.
Space Invaders
Thursday, June 1st, 2017
Brown anoles are outcompeting their native green anole relatives in south Florida.
Tracking Shellfish Contamination
Friday, September 4th, 2015
A warm-water bacterium has migrated north to infect New England oysters A bacterium that can turn a shellfish dinner into a health hazard is on the rise in the coastal waters of New England. Source: http://now.tufts.edu/articles/tracking-shellfish-contamination
The Ducks Are Dying
Wednesday, August 5th, 2015
A mass infection in common eider ducks and a newly identified virus spark a regional effort to manage wildlife epidemics.
Gorilla Medicine
Wednesday, August 5th, 2015
These great apes share 98.5 percent of their genes with us—which makes them susceptible to our diseases. Learn how wildlife veterinarians are protecting these endangered animals in Africa.
Sea Sick
Wednesday, August 5th, 2015
An MCM alumna is on the trail of an illness that has migrated to the oyster beds of New England—one associated with a pathogen typically found in warm water.
New Degree in Infectious Disease and Global Health
Tuesday, January 13th, 2015
Cummings School will offer a new degree program to prepare graduates for careers in research, academia, government, biopharma and nonprofits