Alumni

Welcome, Vet & Animal Sciences Alums!

The Life Sciences Alumni Network invites you to connect with fellow alumni and life sciences professionals.

Become an Alumni Advisor! UMass Alumni Advisors program is a quick and easy online platform that facilitates one-to-one career conversations.

The annual Bay State Livestock Classic will be held on April 22, 2023. For additional Information, please contact mgennings [at] umass.edu (Meg Gennings).

Dr. Anthony Borton, retired faculty member passed away on his 88th birthday, June 6, 2021. To make a donation to the Anthony Borton Equine Studies Scholarship in memory of Dr. Borton, please click here.

The Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is proud to congratulate the Class of 2021!

Please enjoy our VASCI Class of 2020 Celebratory Video recognizing our Animal Science and Pre-Veterinary Science Majors.

The Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is proud to congratulate the graduates of our new major, Veterinary Technology!

News from the Farms

Dairy Calf Management Class

Watch the video of VASCI students with Dr. Huyler and Dr. Duby at Devine Farm.

Courtney Babcock

 

Updates from Graduates

2024 Goat Kidding Season

The 2024 Goat Kidding Season yielded 24 beautiful new additions at the UMass Hadley Farm.

Snoeyenbos Award presented to Nidhi Jadon

The Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is pleased to announce that Nidhi Jadon has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Snoeyenbos Award.

Hong Award Presented to Neha Gupta

The Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is pleased to announce that Neha Gupta has been selected as the recipient of the Frances and Chou-Chu Hong Award.

Bay State Livestock Classic will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024

Student participants spend time during the spring semester training and fitting the animals that they have chosen to show during the Classic.

VASCI Launches Newsletter

The Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences has launched a MOOS-letter.

Winter Traveling Dairy Class goes to Ontario, Canada

The Winter Traveling Dairy Class traveled to Ontario, Canada. Trip highlights included a visit to the statue of Springbank Snow Countess in Woodstock, Ontario.  Holstein cow, Springbank Snow Countess set the world’s record for lifetime producer of butterfat in the 1920s and 1930s.