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King holds Sharky while her father holds her newborn daughter. As a small animal veterinarian with experience in recognizing emergency cases, Dr. Brittany King knew to turn to the Texas A&M Small Animal Teaching Hospital (SATH) when her own dog, Sharky, developed a life-threatening complication from diabetes. Sharky, a 9-year-old Scottish terrier and schnauzer mix, […]

This post was written by University Communications intern, and NC State student, Erin Ferrare. With colder months moving in, changing water temperatures off the coast of North Carolina pose a threat to sea turtles who live off the coast of the Tar Heel state. Cold shock, also known as cold stun, is a condition that […]

Walking the pregame parking lots of Carter-Finley Stadium last Saturday, there was really only one topic of conversation on a sunny autumn morning, and it wasn’t the NC State-Wake Forest football game, the second most continuous rivalry in college football. It was Hurricane Helene. “Are your people OK?” “Did you have trouble getting out?” “When […]

The Hickman family was recently honored at the College’s Celebration of Generosity for their transformative gift, which includes funding for innovative research and the creation of an endowed chair in oncology.

Fecal microbiota transplants, or FMTs, are a magic bullet for patients with recurring infections from Clostridioides difficile (C. diff), but researchers are only beginning to understand why. A new in-depth study of pre- and post-transplant microbiomes shows that FMTs result in an increase of bacteria that inhabit the same niche within the gut as C. […]

Jorge Colon, associate professor at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine, will use the funding to support a teaching assistant for his class, Agile Innovation;

Since classes began at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) in mid-August, staff and students may have wondered if they’re seeing double when they pass by first-year veterinary students Kaylee and Madisyn Fulcher in the hallway.

What was it like to be a veterinary student in the 1960s compared to students today at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM)?

We will update this page during the course of Hurricane Milton with information relevant to students as well as regarding closures/patient care at UF College of Veterinary Medicine/UF Veterinary Hospitals and our satellite facilities. Update: October 8, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. CVM College Operations: Students are dismissed at midnight Tuesday, Oct 8 and will return […]