For our students, outreach programs provide opportunities for developing skills and learning community service as lifelong professional expectations. Public health and outreach programs rely on private funding. Consider what your gift can do . . . Assuring Environmental Safety Collaborating with the Akwesasne Indian tribes on the St. Lawrence River, our scientists are studying PCB levels in river fish and their impacts on canine diets and immune systems.
Results show that family pets can be early-warning sentinels for environmental pollutants.
Based on these findings, the USDA is reconsidering what constitutes safe levels of PCBs in food for humans. Community Outreach Programs Veterinary students and staff develop and participate in outreach programs such as healthy pet clinics at community centers and local animal shelters, pet-assisted therapy visits for children with disabilities, and grief counseling for those who have lost companion animals.