UMass Veterinary and Animal Sciences Department

09/22/2015

Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at UMass Amherst

For more information, please access http://www.vasci.umass.edu/.

“Modulation of Notch signaling in T cells restores anti-tumor responses and enhances immunotherapy efficacy in cancer”

02/25/2015

On Valentines Day weekend our students went to Pennsylavania State University for the annual Northeastern Student Affiliate competition. Here they competed with 9 other insitutions against 46 teams in areas of livestock judging, agriculutral quiz bowl and review paper presentations. We took home many ribbons and were ranked 2nd best overall institution. Below are the results.

UMass Team A
3rd Place in Overall Team Quiz Bowl
9th Place in Overall Team Judging
- Brittany Winters ('17)
- Courtney Jean Babcock ('16)
- Paige Mechan ('17)
- Chelsea Murphy('15)

UMass Team B
8th Place in Overall Team Judging
- Matthew Poe ('17)
- Sarah Ferruggiaro('16)
- Miranda Senft ('18)
- Sabryna Whitman ('16)

UMass Team C
- Peter McGinn ('17)
- Anjen Shah ('17)
- Daniela Orozco ('15)
- Danielle Bonito('15)

UMass D
10th Place in Overall Team Quiz Bowl
- Kendra Anderson ('18)
- Holly Sullivan ('16)
- Sasha Santiago('15)
- Kaitlyn Benjamin('16)

Mathew Poe ('17) 6th Place in Review Paper Presentation

Victoria Mello ('15) 8th Place in Original Research Presentation

UMass 2nd Overall Institution

On Valentines Day weekend our students went to Pennsylavania State University for the annual Northeastern Student Affiliate competition. Here they competed with 9 other insitutions against 46 teams in areas of livestock judging, agriculutral quiz bowl and review paper presentations. We took home many ribbons and were ranked 2nd best overall institution. Below are the results.

UMass Team A
3rd Place in Overall Team Quiz Bowl
9th Place in Overall Team Judging
- Brittany Winters ('17)
- Courtney Jean Babcock ('16)
- Paige Mechan ('17)
- Chelsea Murphy('15)

UMass Team B
8th Place in Overall Team Judging
- Matthew Poe ('17)
- Sarah Ferruggiaro('16)
- Miranda Senft ('18)
- Sabryna Whitman ('16)

UMass Team C
- Peter McGinn ('17)
- Anjen Shah ('17)
- Daniela Orozco ('15)
- Danielle Bonito('15)

UMass D
10th Place in Overall Team Quiz Bowl
- Kendra Anderson ('18)
- Holly Sullivan ('16)
- Sasha Santiago('15)
- Kaitlyn Benjamin('16)

Mathew Poe ('17) 6th Place in Review Paper Presentation

Victoria Mello ('15) 8th Place in Original Research Presentation

UMass 2nd Overall Institution

02/10/2015

The 2015 Goat Kids born down at the UMass Hadley Farm. Taken care of by the UMass Boer Goat Management Students.

Born between January 27th and March 2nd

The 2015 Goat Kids born down at the UMass Hadley Farm. Taken care of by the UMass Boer Goat Management Students.

Born between January 27th and March 2nd

01/20/2015

Don't forget Livestock Classic is April 11th this year. Save the date!

01/20/2015

UMass Veterinary and Animal Sciences Department

01/20/2015

UMass Veterinary and Animal Sciences Department's cover photo