Are Threatened Wildlife Species Safe from COVID-19?
Friday, May 15th, 2020
Research assistant professor Chris Whittier says the pandemic raises many questions around the relationships among human, animal, and environmental health.
master of science in conservation medicine
A Day in the Life of a Whale Researcher
Monday, January 27th, 2020
Anjali Narasimhan, VG19, shares a first-person account of studying humpback whales in the remote wilderness of southeast Alaska
An S.O.S. for Australian Wildlife
Thursday, January 23rd, 2020
Wildfires are ravaging the continent’s wild marsupials and other animals—Cummings School alumni are on the ground helping
Overfishing and Modern-Day Slavery
Thursday, November 1st, 2018
A conservation medicine alum addresses the growing problem of free-ranging dogs on the Tibetan plateau.
Overfishing and Modern-Day Slavery
Thursday, October 11th, 2018
Tufts’ Jessica Sparks researches the connections between fishing stock declines worldwide and forced labor on the open seas
Tracking the Jaguars of Belize
Friday, October 5th, 2018
The Jaguar Project, run by Dr. Marcella Kelly, began in the early 2000s and takes place in the northwestern region of Belize. I spent a month with the project, hiking through jungles and savannahs in search of wild cats.
From Cages to Trees: Lessons from the Toucan Rescue Ranch
Friday, October 5th, 2018
I completed my externship at the Toucan Rescue Ranch mostly to educate myself about the pet trade, which can do a great deal of damage to wild populations of birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.
Illuminating Worms: My Month in the Darkroom
Friday, October 5th, 2018
During my externship in the Molecular Helminthology Laboratory (MHL), I found success in a series of experiments staining molecules in parasitic worms called schistosomes.
And the Survey Says…
Wednesday, November 1st, 2017
A biodiversity assessment reveals the many kinds of fauna living on the Grafton campus.
Searching for Southern California’s Birds of Prey
Monday, April 10th, 2017
Off-roading through canyons, exploring mountain chaparrals, and banding and tracking birds of prey in Southern California was all part of Tatyana Kalani’s, MCM17, winter externship. Source: http://cummingsvoices.tufts.edu/2017/04/searching-for-southern-californias-birds-of-prey/
