News & Announcements Archive
UMass Hope
UMass Hope, Belted Galloway heifer calf, daughter of Luna (born at UMass 2014) and sire, Ridgeview Nigel was born Sunday, May 24, 2020 weighing 55 lbs.
COVID-19 Blog: Stay up-to-date with Info from the Osborne and Minter Labs
The Osborne and Minter lab members have created a blog called “The Spiking the Spike.” https://medium.com/@covidblog19umass
Jillian Morrell, BS '19 - Envisioning a World Without Animal Shelters
Jillian Morrell, BS '19 and Tufts MAPP student, (MS'20) has dedicated much of her life to serving shelter animals, but hopes in the future there won’t be a need for the facilities.
The Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is proud to congratulate the Class of 2020!
Please go to https://www.vasci.umass.edu to view our Congratulatory videos for our Animal Science, Pre-Veterinary Science, and Veterinary Technology majors.
Exploring Veterinary Technology On-Line Pre-College Summer Program
The Veterinary Technology Summer Pre-College program invites rising junior and senior high school students to discover various aspects of the Veterinary Technology profession and the role of the veterinary technician within the larger context of veterinary medicine and animal care.
Early Acceptance to Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University has offered early acceptance to three Veterinary and Animal Sciences Department sophomore students: Kaitlyn Carberry, Charlotte Bell, and Haley Kersley.
VASCI Awards Field Alumni Scholar Award to Claudia Cressotti
The VASCI 2020 recipient of the William F. Field Alumni Scholar Award which honors third-year students for their academic achievements at UMass Amherst is Claudia Cressotti.
UMass Amherst Scientists Prepare Sterile Solution for COVID-19 Tests
Answering an urgent call for assistance from regional health care systems, a volunteer team of scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is preparing, testing and delivering thousands of vials of viral transport media, a chemical solution needed for COVID-19 diagnostic testing.
Teaching Giraffes to take Radiographs!
Rebecca Schneyer earned her BS in Animal Science in 2014 and is now employed as a Senior Keeper of Hooves & Horns at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, Massachusetts where she is teaching giraffes to place their hooves on blocks for radiographs.
Mount Ida Campus Veterinary Technology program donates PPE to South Shore Hospital
South Shore Hospital in Weymouth has received a donation of much-needed masks, gloves and gowns from the veterinary technology program at the UMass Amherst Mount Ida Campus.
Veterinary and Animal Sciences