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A group of Atlantic Puffins on a rocky island.

Project Puffin “Island-sitter”

Former faculty member shares her contributions to conservation of rare seabirds during 50th anniversary of Project Puffin’s inception

An individual collects samples of seal scat from a beach.

Ready to Launch

Externships through Cummings School’s Master of Science in Conservation Medicine program help prepare individuals to address urgent environmental issues

woman with long brown hair pulled up in a pony tail, wearing a white visor and paddling a blue kayak on a lake.

Committed to Coastal Waters

NOAA Scholar Susana Gonzalez, VG22, pursuing a Ph.D. in coastal and marine system science

School: Cummings School of Veterinary MedicineDegree: Master’s in Conservation MedicineHome: I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it will always be home for me. I feel most myself when spending time with some of my oldest friends there.

An illustration shows Paula Castaño, in front of a large tortoise and a bird that are native to the Galapagos.

Watching Out for Darwin’s Finches and Other Galapagos Natives

Cummings graduate Paula Castaño restores ecosystems to protect species on the famous archipelago

An illustration of Stephanie Brinez, VG21

A Mission to Save the Florida Bonneted Bat from Extinction

Stephanie Brinez, VG21, and her colleagues form the Miami Bat Lab, which works to conserve urban bat populations

Woman with dark hair and wearing glasses standing in front of a tree and wearing a navy blue v-neck shirt

One Health Supporter

Madison Evans, VG20, touts global perspective as epidemiologist with Delaware Division of Public Health

The Softer Side of Bats

They may give us the creeps, but bats play a crucial role in many types of ecosystems, says a long-time Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine researcher

Tales from the Field: Master of Science in Conservation Medicine

Katherine Grassle, MCM’16, Discusses Butterfly Project NYC Externship

MS in Conservation Medicine