Good news and bad news about senior horse care
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020
EQUUS Magazine features a Cummings School study that found caring for a geriatric horse with a chronic health condition can take a toll on caregivers.
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The COVID Mink Crisis, Explained
Tuesday, December 1st, 2020
NBCNews.com Professor Jonathan Runstadler spoke with NBCNews.com about the COVID-19 outbreaks at Dutch mink farms. Read full story here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/here-s-why-denmark-culled-17-million-minks-now-plans-n1249610
Protecting Whales through Research and Public Policy
Friday, October 16th, 2020
Alicia Pensarosa, VG18, puts her M.S. in animals and public policy to work at Ocean Alliance as a whale researcher and educator.
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.
Understanding the Risks of Rodent Poisons to Birds of Prey
Wednesday, September 16th, 2020
A new study finds 100% of tested red-tailed hawks at Tufts Wildlife Clinic to be exposed to anticoagulant rodenticides
COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Prevents Severe Clinical Disease in Animals
Friday, September 4th, 2020
Cummings School researchers contribute to preclinical study that’s among first to report vaccine protection against severe COVID-19-related pneumonia and death.
Empowering Women for Better Lives for People and Animals
Monday, July 27th, 2020
Cummings School researchers study how increasing women’s access to livestock vaccines can improve animal and human health and well-being
EEE Warning as Third Mosquito Sample Tests Positive for the Virus
Thursday, July 16th, 2020
Professor Sam Telford spoke with WCVB Boston about concerns around eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in Massachusetts after a third mosquito sample tested positive this season.
Tufts Awards Seed Funding for Work in Prevention and Treatment of Opioid Addiction
Thursday, July 16th, 2020
A new endowment supports education, research and civic engagement initiatives designed to support individuals and families who have been affected by the opioid crisis
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
