News | Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Assistant professor Gillian Beamer, who studies tuberculosis infection, examines samples in the lab.

Predicting the Course of TB

If a scientist can unlock why the bacterium that causes tuberculosis affects individuals so differently, she can point the way to more personalized treatments.

$X-Ray of a horse leg fracture before it was repaired at Tufts Equine Center$

Unbroken

Thanks to recent veterinary advances, leg fractures in horses don’t have to be life-threatening—or even career-ending.

Meet Our New Dean

Alastair Cribb talks about his proudest professional accomplishments, his excitement about the future—and his pets

kitten laying in a pet hammock with paws hanging over the side and looking out

Paradise Burning

A veterinarian tells of the long, smoke-filled hours caring for animals after the harrowing fires in California

Looking Through the Eyes of Animals

Temple Grandin on the importance of first impressions, why “draconian leash laws” are a problem for dogs, and more.

A man standing in snorkeling gear on a beach

Swimming with Sharks

A Cummings School alum helps us better understand sharks—for their safety and ours—through photography and research.

Judith Cook, a supporter of the Tufts Wildlife Clinic at the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, poses for a portrait outside her home

Wild at Heart

Lifelong nature lover Judy Cook has supported Tufts Wildlife Clinic for decades.

Caring for the Veterinary Caregivers

Wellness programs grow on the Grafton campus to help students, faculty, and staff weather the demands of veterinary practice and training

A Survival Guide for Field Work in the Alakai Wilderness Preserve

Dayna Martinez, MCM’19 Discusses her Winter Externship with the Kaua’i Forest Bird Recovery Project in Kaua’i, Hawai’i