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Department News
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Science Day held on May 18, 2023
The Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences held its annual Science Day on May 18, 2023. -
Finnish Landrace Sheep added to UMass Hadley Farm
The Finnish Landrace or Finnsheep breed has been introduced into the UMass Hadley Farm flock. -
VASCI Undergraduate Students present at NESDB 23
Students from our undergraduate Fundamental Vertebrate Embryology course attended the annual New England Society for Developmental Biology conference held at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts in April and presented their research on two posters. -
Jordan Messier Selected for Scanlon Award
The Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is proud to congratulate Jordan Messier as a 2023 recipient of the Gerald F. Scanlon Student Employee of the Year Award! -
VASCI Raises Donation for Birds of Prey Rehabilitation Center
The VASCI Climate Advisory Committee challenged VASCI folks to a Coin War to raise funds for the Birds of Prey Rehabilitation Center. As a group, VASCI students, faculty members, staff, and post-doc.s raised just over $390 for the Birds of Prey Rehabilitation Center. This is an outstanding total for a coin war! -
Bay State Livestock Classic
The annual Bay State Livestock Classic was held Saturday, April 22 at the UMass Hadley Farm.
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