Why is there a EEE vaccine for horses but not for humans?
Cummings School Professor Sam Telford, an expert on infections spread by mosquitoes and ticks, explains
Infectious Disease
Spider Monkey Mission
Cummings School alumni and faculty members team up to help a monkey victim of the illegal pet trade
Tufts Institute of the Environment Marks Its Twentieth Anniversary
A program celebrating two decades of activism includes awards to Janetrix Hellen Amuguni and Jennifer Baldwin and a talk by U.S. Senator Edward Markey
Join the Fight Against Lyme Disease
The Lyme Disease Challenge event November 1 seeks students and faculty from disparate fields to combat the disease
This Cummings Grad Researches Vector-Borne Diseases for the CDC
Tess van Kan, VG16, credits the school’s M.S. in Infectious Disease & Global Health program for giving her a leg up
A Vote Against Lyme Disease
Cast your ballot for the best new ideas in fighting a growing health problem
Trying to Figure Out the Scoop on Poop
Cases of diarrhea that once would have been fatal are responding to fecal transplantation. Now Cummings School researchers are working to identify exactly how this procedure can help horses
New Hope for a Neglected Disease
Two Cummings School researchers studying schistosomiasis find molecules that may hold the key to a cure
How Do Vaccines Work?
With a little scientific trickery, the same pathogen that causes a disease can end up protecting us against it