We are a faculty-student team at the Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine in Pomona, CA hosting the annual WesternU One Health Day Symposium, which is open to our health sciences campus and regional colleges and universities. This year, the event is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 4-8 pm on the WesternU Pomona campus. Thematically, our focus is Bats, Bugs & Borders: Emerging Zoonoses in a Warming World and will feature talks followed by a panel with all the speakers.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at careers that connect human, animal, and environmental health, moderated by Dr. Mariah Seater. Join Dr. Michelle Johannsen of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Dr. Christina (Nina) Hansen, Associate Dean and Attending Veterinarian for the UAF Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources Center, as they share a “day in the life” of their work. They’ll talk about their career paths and how their work relates to One Health. Students from all majors are welcome to attend.

An international seminar organized by the Interdisciplinary Research Center for One Health (I²xOH) from Universidad de Talca, to commemorate the One Health Day