Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University

09/08/2026

Calling All Crafters, Alumni, and Friends. We're looking for volunteers to help create "feelie hearts" for veterinary students participating in The Healer's Art course at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine this fall.

These small, pocket-sized hearts are given to students following a session on grief, loss, and healing, serving as a reminder of compassion, connection, and humanity throughout their careers. We're looking for help creating approximately 30 unique feelie hearts for this year's participants by September 28th.

Hearts can be:
🧵 Sewn
🧶 Knitted
🪡 Crocheted
🎨 Felted
❤️ Any handmade, soft, pocket-sized creation

Details: https://vet.tufts.edu/events?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D207542201

09/08/2026

Continuing Education Opportunity
Friday and Saturday, October 16 and 17
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA

Equine Poor Performance Diagnostic Skills Workshop
A 2-Day practical orthopedic and respiratory conditions course

Presented by VetPD, this program will equip equine veterinarians with the practical toolkit for investigation of both orthopedic and cardiorespiratory causes of poor performance, and to get the results that will lead to a definitive diagnosis. Sessions with cover clinical exercise testing, static and dynamic respiratory endoscopy, ridden horse evaluation, objective gait analysis, saddle fit assessment, ultrasound-guided injection techniques, ultrasonography, and radiographic skills.

Learn more and register: https://www.vetpd.com/course-detail/Poor-Performance-Diagnostic-Skills-Workshop-CT-2026

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09/08/2026

As tick-borne illnesses continue to spread across the country, professor and epidemiologist Sam Telford joined CBS Sunday Morning to help explain the rise of Alpha-gal syndrome and the growing public health challenges posed by ticks.

What is Alpha-gal syndrome, and why is it making headlines? Professor and epidemiologist Sam Telford joined CBS Sunday Morning to discuss the growing awareness of this tick-borne condition, its history, and potential strategies for managing tick populations.

09/08/2026

The Tisch Fund for Civic Engagement funds student-led innovative initiatives and events that have a clear connection to civic life. Successful projects are ones that seek to fill gaps students identify around Tufts’ campuses and/or in how Tufts connects with its surrounding communities.

Funding of up to $1,000 is available per project.
Rolling deadline.
All Tufts University students eligible.

Learn more: https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/take-action/funding/tisch-fund

[📸: Paul Rutherford for Tufts University]

09/03/2026

Welcome V30s!!


[📸: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine]

09/02/2026

Cummings School alumni, faculty, staff, and friends recently connected at a Alumni Association reception during WVC Nashville. 🐾🎶

Dr. Greg Wolfus, V98, and Dr. Debbie Linder, V09, GBS16, shared exciting updates on what's happening at Cummings School today, sparking great conversation and reconnecting our community. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

[📸: Sarah Bjorn]

09/02/2026

Ticks are spreading, and so are the diseases they carry. Professors’ Sam Telford and Linden Hu are featured in discussing Lyme disease, alpha-gal syndrome, and the science behind efforts to curb the threat.

Read More: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/magazine/tick-season-lone-star-alpha-gal-syndrome-lyme.html?unlocked_article_code=1.61A.iiVZ.DGlGLrnUfEkB&smid=url-share

A scientific and civilizational horror story.

09/01/2026

Cummings School's Veterinary Learning Center, slated to open next summer, will become the new focal point of campus life. The new building will provide more classroom and community spaces to accommodate the increased class sizes.

“The Veterinary Learning Center is, in many ways, Strategic Vision 2030 made physical. Our vision commits us to advancing the health and well-being of animals and people through collaboration and engagement, and to helping students develop not just knowledge but the skills and connections they need to make a difference. The VLC gives that commitment a home.”
Dr. Melissa Mazan, V93, dean ad interim

Read more: https://vet.tufts.edu/news-events/news/veterinary-learning-center-become-new-focal-point-campus-life

[📸:Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine]

09/01/2026

An internationally recognized expert in equine medicine, Melissa Mazan. D.V.M., ACVIM, V93, takes the reins today as dean ad interim at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. Dr. Mazan succeeds Alastair Cribb, D.V.M., Ph.D., FCAHS, and brings decades of experience at Cummings School as a student, clinician, researcher, teacher, and administrator.

Read more: https://now.tufts.edu/2026/09/01/melissa-mazan-named-interim-dean-cummings-school-veterinary-medicine

[📸: Alonso Nichols, Tufts University]

08/31/2026

Capturing the last few days of Summer 2026 on campus.

[📸: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine]