Alumni from the MCM Program | Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

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New England Fishers Exposed to Rodenticides

Master’s student publishes foundational research in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Climate Solutions Taking Cues from Ecosystems

Miren Schleicher helps communities in Africa and Southeast Asia adapt to sea level rise, increased drought, and other threats

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HSVMA Scholarship Recipient

Cummings School’s Aria Stewart, VG20, a second-year D.V.M. student, earns Compassionate Care Scholarship from Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association

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Committed to Coastal Waters

NOAA Scholar Susana Gonzalez, VG22, pursuing a Ph.D. in coastal and marine system science

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Vaccine Delivery by Drone

Published research by Cummings School Ph.D. student analyzes perceptions in Rwanda

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Watching Out for Darwin’s Finches and Other Galapagos Natives

Cummings graduate Paula Castaño restores ecosystems to protect species on the famous archipelago

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A Mission to Save the Florida Bonneted Bat from Extinction

Stephanie Brinez, VG21, and her colleagues form the Miami Bat Lab, which works to conserve urban bat populations

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One Health Supporter

Madison Evans, VG20, touts global perspective as epidemiologist with Delaware Division of Public Health

How IVF can be Used in the Conservation of Endangered Species

Danielle Sosnicki Chronicles her MCM’17 Summer Externship at the Colorado State University Department of Biomedical Sciences

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Searching for Answers

Katelin Jackson, VG15, developing her career in the study of infectious diseases

Going to the Front Lines of Conservation Efforts in Kenya

Tufts Travel-Learn safari visits sanctuaries for elephants, chimpanzees, giraffes, and the last two northern white rhinos

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Animal Welfare Leader

Kelly Donithan, VG12, directs global animal disaster response for Humane Society International

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An S.O.S. for Australian Wildlife

Wildfires are ravaging the continent’s wild marsupials and other animals—Cummings School alumni are on the ground helping

A Day in the Life of a Whale Researcher

Anjali Narasimhan, VG19, shares a first-person account of studying humpback whales in the remote wilderness of southeast Alaska

Elena Iacono Standing in front of the Cummings School sign.

In Pursuit of Conservation

Elena Iacono’s, VG19, longstanding love of animals has guided her from childhood to her career

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The Consequences of Spraying Fire Retardants on Wildfires

A graduate of the M.S. in conservation medicine program shares what she learned during the Tufts program about the methods used to fight wildfires in California

Adapting to Her Surroundings

Miren Schleicher, V18, pushes her boundaries to implement climate-change-based solutions for a global impact.

For the Love of Public Health and Wildlife Medicine

It took a pandemic for Tatyana Kalani, V21, VG17, to come back to her true passion as a wildlife veterinarian