Coronavirus

Cats Shed More Than Dogs. The Coronavirus, Not Fur.

Tuesday, September 29th, 2020

Postdoctoral scholar Kaitlin Sawatzki comments in The New York Times on findings from a household with ferrets that participated in the CoVERS study.

Tabby cat lying in her owner's lap and enjoying while being brushed and combed. Selective focus

Fall Plans for Tufts Announced

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020

The Schools of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering fall semester begins September 8 with undergraduates on campus; graduate and professional schools’ plans announced, too The university’s fall semester undergraduate and graduate programs in the Schools of… Read More

People probably caught coronavirus from minks. That’s a wake-up call to study infections in animals, researchers say.

Monday, June 22nd, 2020

Professor Jonathan Runstadler was quoted by The Washington Post among experts studying animals and the novel coronavirus and the likelihood of transmission between species

white and orange cat being examined with stethoscope by vet wearing protective gloves

Researchers to study how gender and sex impact coronavirus mortality

Monday, June 22nd, 2020

Associate professor Hellen Amuguni spoke with WCVB Boston on planned research with Tufts Medical Center into how gender and sex impact COVID-19 outcomes and mortality

Hellen Amuguni, Associate Professor of Infectious Disease and Global Health at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, poses for a portrait

Researchers Across Tufts Pivot to Fight COVID-19

Thursday, June 18th, 2020

Scientists collaborate to understand the coronavirus, from how it is transmitted to the disparity of its harm. https://now.tufts.edu/articles/researchers-across-tufts-pivot-fight-covid-19

Why Is There a COVID-19 Gender Gap?

Monday, June 15th, 2020

Tufts researchers to study how sex and gender affect individuals’ risk of worse outcomes from COVID-19

Tufts Students Help Local Health Departments Respond to COVID-19

Friday, June 5th, 2020

Whether applying public health lessons or pivoting from nutrition or veterinary research, these students are using their skills to promote safety and awareness in communities

Does Fido have coronavirus? Tufts researchers are testing hundreds of animals to find out

Thursday, June 4th, 2020

A feature in The Boston Globe highlights the CoVERS study being led by Professor Jonathan Runstadler, which seeks to understand the potential for transfer of the novel coronavirus between humans and animals