Can Equine-Assisted Learning Help Students Reduce Stress?
Pioneering Cummings School research published in Journal of Veterinary Medical Education
Human-Animal Interaction
Standing on their Shoulders
Celebrating the altruism of Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine’s volunteers
Therapy dogs help clients at New England Recovery Center stay positive
Tufts Paws for People volunteers visit New England Recovery Center with their dogs to provide animal-assisted therapy
Making the World a Better Place for Humans and their Animal Companions
Dr. Megan Kiely Mueller
How Opioid Use Affects Offspring in Rats
For years, researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine have examined the effects of opioid use in rats to better understand the drugs’ effects in humans
You and Your Neighbors Are Probably Happier with a Pet
Research shows that walking your pup isn’t just exercise for you and Fido, it also helps create social bonds in communities
How pets give your kids a brain boost
Associate professor Megan Mueller spoke with the BBC about how pets can help children socially and emotionally—and the research behind it
Tufts University, Tufts Medical Center launch center for study of antimicrobial resistance
Center for Integrated Management of Antimicrobial Resistance to leverage strengths of the university and medical center to research mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance and develop new strategies for treatment and education
Give Paws
Connor O’Boyle and his dog, Dublin, volunteer at the Floating Hospital for Children through Tufts Paws for People.