News & Announcements Archive

2024 Goat Kidding Season

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

Snoeyenbos Award presented to Deeksha Mohan

The Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is pleased to announce that Deeksha Mohan has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Snoeyenbos Award.

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 Researchers Identify Enzyme Key to Training Cells to Fight Autoimmune Disorders

The discovery of a new signaling pathway in immune cells may lay the foundation for drug-free, side-effect-free treatments for patients with aplastic anemia and other autoimmune disorders.

VASCI Launches Newsletter

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

VASCI Launches Newsletter

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

Virtual Veterinary Technology Information Session

Join Amy Rubin, DVM for a Virtual Veterinary Technology Information Session on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 5:00pm.

RSVP to ajrubin [at] umass.edu (Dr. Rubin) - for the zoom link! 

"Unleash" Your Potential At UMass

Complete your second Bachelor's degree in veterinary technology in under two years. To learn more contact: vettech [at] umass.edu or email ajrubin [at] umass.edu (Amy Rubin) DVM.

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.

Exposing How Tuberculosis Evades the Immune System

The study by a team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Seattle Children’s Research Institute suggests that a more integrated treatment approach that targets all aspects of the immune response could be a more effective strategy against tuberculosis.