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A Future Veterinarian with a Vision
While India Napier, V20, attended at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, she channeled her passion for diversity and inclusion into a STEM program for under-privileged elementary students.
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Why We Need Veterinarians in the Policy World
Two Cummings School alums are spending the year in government fellowships focused on One Health. In the age of COVID-19, here’s why that’s so important
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An S.O.S. for Australian Wildlife
Wildfires are ravaging the continent’s wild marsupials and other animals—Cummings School alumni are on the ground helping
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This Education Contains Multitudes
Not wanting to choose between a career as a researcher or a doctor, this Ph.D. student chose a veterinary path
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This Cummings Grad Researches Vector-Borne Diseases for the CDC
Tess van Kan credits the school’s M.S. in Infectious Disease & Global Health program for giving her a leg up.
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Transformational Service Trips for Future Veterinarians
Cummings School alumni are helping veterinary students gain critical clinical skills while helping animals in need around the globe.
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Call the Bee Vet
A Cummings School elective in honey bee medicine prepares veterinarians to work with beekeepers
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Helping Police Dogs Injured in the Line of Duty
After years of treating military working dogs, a Tufts emergency care veterinarian is trying to ensure that police K-9s receive the same lifesaving care
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A Potential Game Changer for Pets with Diabetes
Clinical studies will evaluate whether a weekly insulin injection controls glucose levels in sick dogs—and soon in cats
When Olaf, a four-year-old Siberian husky, was diagnosed with diabetes in February, there wasn’t anything his owners, Gina and Brian Dacey, wouldn’t do to help him. “We’ve had him since he was a few weeks old, and he’s really still just a baby,” Gina Dacey said.
Inspiring Path to Becoming a Veterinarian
Getting to and through veterinary school wasn’t easy or simple for class speaker Cindy Cesar, but her mission was always clear
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A Conversation with the New Cummings School Dean
Alastair Cribb talks about his proudest professional accomplishments, his excitement about the future—and his pets Over his career, newly appointed Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine dean Alastair Cribb has exemplified the myriad ways that veterinarians contribute to the health and wellbeing of animals, humans, and the world we share. Source: https://now.tufts.edu/articles/conversation-new-cummings-school-dean
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Five Things You Didn’t Know about Groundhogs
Chris Whittier, V97, research assistant professor of conservation medicine at Cummings School, shares the dirt on these important enormous, whistling, burrowing squirrels While many Americans would recognize famed Punxsutawney Phil as a groundhog, they may not know much else about the species. As Groundhog Day approaches on February 2, let’s take a minute to consider Read More
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Hunting Ebola’s Origins
Two Tufts alumni contributed to research providing a critical clue into the mysterious cause of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history
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Motherhood and Veterinary School
Cummings School researchers find that women who are pregnant, raising children, or considering parenthood at U.S. veterinary training institutions may lack adequate support
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Mighty Mice
Cummings School and MIT work with Massachusetts citizens to genetically fight Lyme disease.
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A Step in the Fight Against a Deadly Parasite
Scientists devise a new method to store Cryptosporidium and aid vaccine research.
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Caring for the Caregivers
Wellness programs surge on campus to help students, faculty, and staff weather the demands of veterinary practice and training.
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Making a Difference by Degrees
In addition to its D.V.M. program, Cummings School also offers graduate programs preparing scientists like these for service around the world.
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Overfishing and Modern-Day Slavery
A conservation medicine alum addresses the growing problem of free-ranging dogs on the Tibetan plateau.
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The State of the Veterinary Profession
The new president of the American Veterinary Medical Association—a Cummings School alum—looks to the future.
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Veterinarian at the Museum
A Tufts alum helped create an exhibit exploring how human pandemics emerge from animals and the environment.
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Cheryl London Appointed to Named Professorship
Cummings School researcher focuses on comparative oncology and improving cancer treatment in both pets and people
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Making a Difference Around the Globe
Tufts trains students to advance animal, human, and environmental health wherever they’re needed.
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Combating Dogfighting
New research reveals distinct wound patterns from the criminal enterprise—and may provide a new tool for law enforcement.
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The Cure for the Common Desk Lunch
Tufts Paws for People’s Walk With Me program is giving the Grafton campus community a reason to gather for some weekly group exercise (it’s coming to Tufts Medical Center soon, too).
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Animal Instinct
Can we capitalize on kids’ affinity for animals to foster diversity in veterinary medicine and other STEM fields?
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Birth of the Veterinary School
Over 40 years, Cummings School has become an international leader in veterinary medicine. And all it took was buying nearly 600 acres for a dollar, palpating police horses, and performing the occasional surgery by penlight.
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A Rescue Mission
For years, international organizations have turned to Jim and Jenny Desmond to care for primates in crisis and to track dangerous diseases. Now, they’re taking on their toughest challenge yet.
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The Flu Hunters
A new research team at Cummings School is racing to keep the world ahead of the next pandemic.
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The Campus Buzz
A new selective in honeybee medicine is preparing veterinarians to work with beekeepers.
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Collaborating For A Cure
Veterinary and human cardiologists at Tufts make the case for studying a heart condition together to accelerate the pace of new treatments.
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Benefits of Reading to Spot
In a study, reading aloud to dogs improved children’s attitudes toward school books.
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Live From Morocco
How veterinary students are learning to treat donkeys, mules and horses a world away.
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Knowledge Swap
Veterinary student exchange designed to curb the spread of disease
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Arlin Rogers, DVM, PhD
It’s often said that cancer doesn’t discriminate, but researchers are investigating how certain disparities may influence risk of specific types of cancer. A veterinary anatomic pathologist, Arlin B. Rogers, DVM, PhD, is the principal investigator of a research laboratory investigating molecular carcinogenesis of the liver with an emphasis on the influence of sex and hormones Read More
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Flo Tseng, DVM
Florina Tseng, DVM, wears many hats. A celebrated expert in wildlife medicine, Dr. Tseng serves as an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health. She’s also on the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University admissions committee, serves as the Director of the Tufts Wildlife Clinic, and Read More
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Scott Brundage
Scott Brundage of Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University has worked on farms since he was a child. He attended an agriculture high school and college. As Herdsman of Cummings School Farm, Brundage helps manage the university’s 594 acres located in North Grafton, Massachusetts. He cares for dairy cattle, beef cattle, and sheep; Read More
Read MoreLisa Freeman, DVM, PhD, DACVN
By Sandy Quadros Bowles As a girl growing up in Florida, Lisa Freeman dreamed of becoming an equine veterinarian. That was not such an unusual plan for a girl who grew up riding horses. Unlike many of her contemporaries, whose plans change course amid life’s ebbs and flows, Freeman did indeed become a veterinarian.But her Read More
Read MoreHeidi W. Weiskel
Education: B.A. in Literature, Cultural Studies emphasis, Harvard University, 1997 M.S. in Animals and Public Policy, Tufts University, 2002 Ph.D. in Ecology, University of California, Davis, 2012 Current Position: Staff Scientist, Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide What were you doing before entering the Masters in Animals and Public Policy program? I was living in Buenos Aires, Read More
Read MoreAnastacia (Spang) Southland
Education: B.A. in Psychobiology focused in Animal Behavior, Wheaton College, 2009 M.S. in Animals and Public Policy, Tufts University, 2010 Current Position: Humane Educator, Potter League for Animals, Middletown, RI I teach classes in local schools, give tours of the shelter, hold our monthly lecture series, and run our humane-theme camp for kids in the Read More
Read MoreTerri Ciaramello
Education: B.A. Sociology and Elementary Education, Hunter College, 1999 M.A. Sociology and Education, Columbia University, Teachers College, 2002 M.L.S. Queens College, School of Library and Information Studies, 2004 M.S. Animals and Public Policy, Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, 2013 Current Position Held: I am the Coordinator on the Cruelty Intervention Advocacy (CIA) Team. We Read More
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Education: B.A. in Biology, Government minor, Smith College, 2000 M.S. in Animals and Public Policy, Tufts University, 2003 Current Position: Director, Companion Animals Program, International Fund for Animal Welfare What were you doing before entering the Masters in Animals and Public Policy program? I was a research assistant in Berlin, Germany, working with a group Read More
Read MoreMeena Alagappan
Education: B.A. in Anthropology, Cornell University, 1987 J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, 1990 M.S. in Animals and Public Policy, Tufts University, 2003 Current Position: Executive Director, HEART (Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers) Board Member (Secretary), Mayor’s Alliance for New York City’s Animals Vice Chair of ABA-TIPS Animal Law Committee (and Co-Chair of its Public Read More
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Sarina Selleck, ’17: Self-Styled and Community Outreach
The Selectives program at Tufts is great at providing flexibility and support in pursuing student-driven ideas and interests. I chose a self-styled selective, under the mentorship of Dr. McCobb, in order to expand our current community outreach programs to include a site providing veterinary care to homeless pet owners. It was very rewarding to be Read More
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Anya Price, ’16: Small Animal Surgery and Lab Animal Medicine
As a veterinary student straight out of undergrad with limited clinical experience, the Selectives program gave me easy exposure to the hospital and research in a low-pressure setting. I took a selective in small animal surgery, where I was able to get acquainted with the OR, familiarize myself with surgical procedures, and learn the general Read More
Read MoreMeghan Hartwick
Everything took off once I started the MCM program; it tied together all my previous experiences. The skill set, education, and amazing mentoring I received from the program gave me the best preparation for my present research and collaboration! Though I had various related experiences, my non-traditional education in medicine and science was a barrier Read More
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Jessica Sparks ’14
Jessica Sparks immersed herself in conservation-related efforts during her five-week externship in the area of Chengdu, China. In the education departments at the Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and the Chengdu Zoo, she committed her time to educating visitors, collaborating with local communities on sustainability projects, and creating wildlife trade exhibits and a Read More
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Manar Abdel Mageed
Who doesn’t know a person in his life who has suffered from cancer?! This question urged me to join the pathology department as a PhD student, where cancer pathology has become my obsession. I am fascinated by histology—how cells are perfectly organized to form tissues and organs—and by pathology where one sees that perfect organization Read More
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Raj Maganti
I’m a doctoral research trainee/graduate student at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine involved in a unique cooperative veterinary anatomic pathology residency training/PhD program funded by Biogen Idec (Cambridge, MA) under the mentorship of Dr. Robert Dunstan, distinguished investigator at Biogen-Idec and an adjunct faculty of Cummings School. I intend on pursuing a career in experimental Read More
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Johnathan Shearer
I am an active duty US Army Veterinarian, and as part of my career progression I was given the opportunity to return to school for advanced education. I realized early on that I was drawn to the zoonotic disease and public health side of veterinary medicine, as related to food safety and defense, more so Read More
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Caroline McKinney ’16
Hometown: Naperville, IL Education: Vanderbilt University, B.A. in Medicine, Health, and Society (interdisciplinary major) and Minor in French Tufts fits me and my veterinary aspirations perfectly. At Tufts, I am able to explore the clinical skills that save animals’ lives while also developing my background in public health theory – establishing habits and relationships that Read More
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Meera Sriram ’16
Cummings School was a natural progression from my past experiences. I graduated from Northwestern University with a double bachelor’s in Biological Sciences and Political Science in 2012. My concentration was in Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, which has given me a great foundation for comparative medicine. Throughout college, I interned at a local wildlife clinic, volunteered Read More
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Tess Gannaway ’16
Hometown: Providence, RI Education: B.A in Biology, Barnard College I fell in love with Tufts the very first time I stepped onto campus. On paper Tufts was a perfect fit for me: It was close to my family, had a stellar International Medicine program, and offered a dedication to the burgeoning field of One Health. In the Read More
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Stephanie Kozol ’15
Cummings School offers a wide array of elective and selective opportunities that are unique compared to other schools. Programs are available here to provide hands-on experience in areas of specific interest to individual students. I also really appreciated the fact that Cummings School does not “track” their students. It’s important for students to at least Read More
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Emily Dae Andersen ’17
Hometown: Bethel, CT Education: University of Vermont, BS in Animal Science I was drawn to Cummings School for its strong programs in such areas as international and wildlife medicine, and other, perhaps less traditional, areas of veterinary medicine. Also, I’m a true New Englander and certainly more a country than a city person, so the Read More
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Audrey Koid ’17
Hometown: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Bachelors of Arts, major in Biology, minor in Music Franklin & Marshall College The biggest draw of Tufts is definitely its people. Everyone I met during my interview, as well as during school, has been amazing. Rather than the cutthroat, competitive environment that I had experienced at other school interviews, there’s Read More
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Anya Price ’16
Tufts University, Medford MA B.S. Biology-Psychology 2012 DVM class of 2016 Growing up in the greater Boston area, Tufts was a household name. I aspired to be a veterinarian from an early age, and appreciated the outreach to the community and favorable reputation that Tufts enjoyed in Massachusetts. Visiting the Cummings School campus, I was Read More
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Chris Whittier, DVM, PhD
Research Assistant Professor & Director of Master’s in Conservation Medicine Program, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University & Research Associate, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute I joined Cummings School faculty in 2013 as a research assistant professor and Director of the MS in Conservation Medicine Program (MCM). I also assist with the RESPOND project, serve Read More
Read MoreJennifer Jackman, PhD
Adjunct Instructor, Public Policy Center for Animals and Public Policy Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University Education 2005 M.S. (Animals and Public Policy) Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, Grafton, MA 1994 Ph.D. (Social Policy) Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 1983 B.A. (Government) Smith College, Northampton, Read More
Read MoreSeana Dowling-Guyer, MS
Associate Director, Center for Shelter Dogs Faculty, Center for Animals and Public Policy Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University Seana served as the Executive Director for the Center for Shelter Dogs, which began as a program of the Animal Rescue League of Boston, since September of 2011, where she guided the overall strategy Read More
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