"Our ideal goal is to change the paradigm of using the mouse as the primary model for this disease." Dr. Andrea-Varela Stokes, V01 Learn more: vet.tufts.edu/news-events/ne… [📸: Stacey Johnson]

"As veterinarians, we think about how we go from an individual animal to human and animal populations. We make, then show the world the connections. " Dr. Meera Gatlin, V16, MG16 Director, D.V.M./M.P.H. program Learn more: vet.tufts.edu/news-events/ne… [📸: Jeff Poole/Cummings School]

In October, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine staged a drill simulating the transport of an injured working dog as part of Nero's Law. Watch the video: youtube.com/watch?v=traCdL… [📹: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine]

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Many Cummings School faculty attended American College of Veterinary Pathologists's recent annual meeting in Chicago. Assistant Professor Francisco Conrado, D.V.M., DACVP, presented on Feathers, Scales, and Too Many Nuclei: Making Sense of Avaian and Reptile Hematology. [📸: Leslie Sharkey]

Tufts Wildlife Clinic turns 40. “The clinic’s work on behalf of wildlife over the past 40 years would not have been possible without donors, volunteers, collaborators.” Dr. Maureen Murray, V03 Read more: now.tufts.edu/2023/11/06/tuf… [📸: Whitney Stiehler]

At least 75% of emerging & re-emerging infectious diseases of humans have an animal origin. Chances are when the next illness like COVID emerges to threaten global health, it will originate in animals before it passes to humans, says H. Amuguni, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine 🐕🐈🐴🐄🦅 ipsnews.net/2023/11/defore…

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In October, Dr. Cynthia Leveille-Webster and Bruiser, a stuffed model Chihuahua, participated in the 11th annual STEM4 Girls at @UMASSD. Two hundred girls in grades three through eight explored STEM careers.   [📸: Cynthia Leveille-Webster]

Tufts Community Action Team held the first-ever student-for-student vaccine clinic. Students could bring their pets in for an exam and vaccinations provided in cooperation with other students. Claire Armstrong, V25, and Elsa Nader, V25, organized the event. [📸: Emily McCobb]

Drs. Yuki Nakayama, V14, Laurence Sawyer, Emily McCobb, V00, VG02, and Dr. Greg Wolfus, V98, represented Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at AAVMC’s October Primary Care Veterinary Educators symposium in Gainesville, Florida. [📸: Greg Wolfus]

Q&A with second-year D.V.M. student Holden Sakala. Read more: vet.tufts.edu/news-events/ne… [📸: Kati Maselli]

The Dog Aging Project is looking for older dogs to learn more about aging. If your dog is seven years or older and between 44 and 120 pounds, they may qualify to participate in the TRIAD clinical trial. Learn more: dogagingproject.org/triad

"I learned how to think critically about policy and how to use my passions for societal progress...The ethics and holistic mindset I adopted at MAPP are now the foundation of my career. " Tania Roa, VG20 (MAPP) @tuftsalumni Read more: vet.tufts.edu/news-events/ne… [📸: Claudia Roa]

Dr. David Lee-Parritz, V83, a laboratory animal medicine veterinarian and educator with more than 30 years of experience in the field, received the 2023 Educator Award from MSMR. Read more: vet.tufts.edu/news-events/ne… [📸: David Fox Photography]

Congratulations Dr. Lancaster, V17. Tufts Alumni

Cummings School's tick expert, Dr. Sam Telford, says adult deer ticks are still active and will be as long as temps are above freezing, which is why preventing tick-borne diseases like Powassan virus is important. Read more: now.tufts.edu/2017/07/11/rar… [📸: Kevin Ma/Tufts University}

Infectious disease researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine are helping the Dept. of Agriculture launch stronger surveillance testing of wild animals for SARS-CoV-2. Read more: now.tufts.edu/2023/11/13/nex… [📸: Judith Lee/Shutterstock]

"I was drawn to the DVM Wildlife and Conservation Medicine signature opportunity and the ability to gain clinical skills in the field." Janelle Answer, V26 #StudentQandA Read more: vet.tufts.edu/news-events/ne… [📸: Jeff Poole, Cummings School]

Saving Stella Through Diagnostic Imaging “Our faculty and staff share a common desire to teach new generations the art of imaging as a critical diagnostic tool to improve the life of our patients.” Dr. Mauricio Solano Read more: vet.tufts.edu/news-events/ne… [📸: Megan Heil]