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In this photo illustration, a phone screen shows a text that says Omicron COVID-19.

Omicron Variants Unusual Mutations Could Mean it Spread from an Animal Scientists Suggest

Professor Jonathan Runstadler is quoted in Boston Herald on animals and SARS-CoV-2, including whether omicron variant may suggest cross species transmission

How climate change will bring more pests and disease to New England

Professor Sam Telford is quoted by Yahoo! on ticks and climate change.

Dr. Heather Gardner Among First Researchers to Utilize Advanced Technologies New to Cummings School

Dr. Gardner studies bone cancer in dogs to develop new treatment options

A picture of rat poison on a white background

The Internet Has a Rat Poison Problem

How online sales of highly regulated, super-toxic rodenticides exploit gaps in the law and imperil wildlife.

Suresh Kuchipudi with Cashew, a young white-tailed deer.

Is the Coronavirus in Your Backyard?

Postdoctoral scholar Kaitlin Sawatzki comments in The New York Times on how SARS-CoV-2 could pose a risk to endangered wildlife species

Team of researchers studying North Atlantic Right Whales.

Doing Right by North Atlantic Right Whales

A team of Cummings School scientists aims to increase public awareness about the dangers facing one of the most endangered whale species in the world

Dream Team

MAPP class of 2021 students place in animal welfare contest

Postdoctoral scholar and animal surveillance coordinator Kaitlin Sawatzki tests samples

If You Haven’t Thought About Coronavirus in Animals, You Should

Postdoctoral scholar Kaitlin Sawatzki comments in The New York Times on coronavirus in animal populations and the school’s CoVERS study

Man sitting on the bench cuddling with his dog

How the presence of pets builds trust among people

Associate Professor Megan Mueller writes for the Conversation on whether the presence of pets builds trust among people.