Alumni from the MCM Program | Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Why Sometimes Wildfires Can Benefit the Environment

A Master’s in Conservation Medicine alum says fire has long been a tool to reduce vegetation, deter larger blazes, and keep ecosystems healthy

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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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Project Puffin “Island-sitter”

Former faculty member shares her contributions to conservation of rare seabirds during 50th anniversary of Project Puffin’s inception

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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

Colin Gillin, V98, the state wildlife veterinarian for Oregon’s Department of Fish and Wildlife

Keeping Oregon’s Wildlife Healthy by Managing ‘Upstream’

Colin Gillin, V98, shares his strategies for protecting the state’s fish and wildlife from disease, habitat loss, and future unknowns

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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