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Student Summer Researcher: Alden Smathers, V29
New university findings highlight potential implications for equine, public health, and veterinary practice.
She decided to pursue a comparative study of the wild horses on Assateague Island.
The summer research program and the opportunity to display their accomplishments during Research Day fully engage students in the process of advancing veterinary medicine and our understanding of human-animal relationships.
These experiences broaden their perspectives wherever their careers may take them.
So much cool work on wild horse behavior and humane management has been done at Assateague Island.
I’m excited for Alden to extend that tradition!
Bands of wild horses roaming Assateague Island were closely observed this summer by Alden Smathers, V29, a dual-degree D.V.M./Master of Science in Public Health (M.P.H.) student at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, for the Student Summer Research Program.
Her research project was on display at the 37 th Annual Veterinary Re…
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