How Covid-19 Jumps From Humans to Animals, Worrying Scientists
Postdoctoral scholar Kaitlin Sawatzki was featured in a Wall Street Journal video story on concerns around COVID transmission between humans and animals
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Veterinary colleges continue to prepare students to enter profession
Associate dean for academic affairs Nicholas Frank spoke with JAVMA, offering tips for fourth-year veterinary students preparing to enter the field
Racing to save humans through animal research
Professor Jonathan Runstadler comments on his lab's work studying SARS-CoV-2 and the potential for transmission between humans and animals in a @avmajournals story about the contributions from veterinary researchers around the virus
FDA continues investigation into dog heart damage linked to diet
Professor Lisa Freeman comments on her latest research into possible connections between diets and heart disease in dogs in an NBC News story
A year into the pandemic, Nat Geo photographers turn their lenses on pets
Clinical associate professor Emily McCobb spoke with National Geographic on the pandemic’s impact on human-animal relationships and pets’ roles in families
What just swooped toward the bird feeder?
Clinical associate professor Maureen Murray, V03, spoke with The Boston Globe about the most common injuries Tufts Wildlife Clinic treats in Cooper’s hawks
Study Finds Therapy Dogs Have No Effect on Anxiety in Teens
Psychology Today featured research led by assistant professor Megan Mueller examining the effectiveness of therapy dog interaction with adolescents
Keeping an Eye on the Human-Animal Interface
Infectious disease researchers Kaitlin Sawatzki, Nichola Hill, and Wendy Puryear spoke with Nature’s LabAnimal on viral surveillance at the human-animal interface
Researchers study dogs for clues about cancer treatment side effects
Research assistant professor Vicky Yang talks to WCVB Boston about work with Tufts Medical Center to study cancer treatment side effects in dogs and people