Topics of articles in this issue of 'Scopes include: Table of Contents; Foundations and Facelifts (Michael I. Kotlikoff); Once a Mentee Always a Mentor (Christopher Blackwood, David Lin); Spreading the Spark (Kate Allen, John Hermanson); Paying It Forward: When Saving Lives With Basic Research Bring on Veterinary Medicine (Jennifer Sones, Robin Davisson); Turtle Time (Sara Huckabone); From Famine to Fortune: Conservation's New Groove (Sarah Dumas); Building Community (Priyangani DeSoyza); Active Listening the Key...to Relationships Trust and a Better Way (Douglas Aspros); The Future of Shelter Medicine (Janet Scarlett, Elizabeth Berliner); When Hope Triumphs (Jeff Winton); Reunion 2012 [class photos, class giving]; Class Notes; In Memoriam; [Dean's advice to 2012 DVM graduates].