Open House 2023

Sharing Cummings School with our neighbors
A young individual practices suturing at a simulation lab.
A young Open House visitor learns how to suture in the Joseph Kelley, D.V.M. Simulation Laboratory. Photo: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University hosted its annual open house on September 30. New Tufts President Sunil Kumar visited the campus as part of his inauguration week activities. Visitors were treated to live birds of prey shows, dog frisbee and agility demonstrations, tours of campus laboratories, tractor rides, hands-on learning activities, a teddy bear clinic, and more.

Two individuals review a poster presentation while a third individual looks on.
Tufts University President Sunil Kumar and Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Dean Alastair Cribb visit one of the table displays. Photo: Anna Miller, Tufts University
A young person in scrubs play-acts as a veterinarian on a stuffed animal while two adults look on.
A young person learns to Be the Veterinarian in the Joseph Kelley, D.V.M. Simulation Laboratory. Photo: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
A young individual looks into a microscope.
Discovering specimens under a microscope. Photo: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
An individual holds a male peregrine falcon during a presentation.
Julie Ann Collier, co-owner of Wingmasters: Birds of Prey, displays a male peregrine falcon during a presentation. Photo: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Three young individuals dressed in scrubs pretend to be veterinarians in a clinic setting..
Veterinarians in training. Photo: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Two young individuals petting a miniature horse.
Petting Gypsy, a miniature horse, from Tufts Paws for People. Photo: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
A group of people standing wearing white t-shirts with a blue animal graphic.
Faculty and staff representing Cummings School’s masters programs at Open House. Photo: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
An individual with a beard, wearing glasses and a white t-shirt presents to a group of visitors in a veterinary simulation lab..
Visitors learn about the Joseph Kelly, D.V.M. Simulation Laboratory. Photo: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
A young person wearing glasses and an orange t-shirt throws a frisbee and the brown dog flies through the air to catch it.
Dogs from Face to Face Disc Club entertained visitors with their amazing skills. Photo: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
A group of individuals of all ages working at a table doing an activity outdoors.
Enjoying activities at Open House. Photo: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Individuals riding on a tractor through a field of grass.
It wouldn’t be Open House without a tractor ride through Cummings School’s farm. Photo: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
A black dog with a blue service dog vest.
A beautiful service dog from N.E.A.D.S. Photo: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
A child wearing a green and blue plaid shirt pets a guinea pig lying in a pet bed..
Hands-on with a guinea pig at Open House. Photo: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
 Three individuals sitting at a table with a poster and banner presenting to a young person and his mother.
Guests visit one of the organizational tables. Photo: Anna Miller, Tufts University
A child wearing a pink jacket greets a black puppy with white markings, held by an individual wearing a blue sweater.
A young visitor gently greets a puppy. Photo: Anna Miller, Tufts University
Two young individuals and their stuffed animals. Two middle school aged individuals also at the table.
Two young visitors tend to their stuffed animals at the teddy bear clinic. Photo: Anna Miller, Tufts University
People visit a group of cows.
A visit with Cummings School’s cows. Photo: Anna Miller, Tufts University