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Lifting Up LGBTQ+ Identities: A Q&A with the President-Elect of NC State’s Pride Student Veterinary Medical Community

June marks Pride Month, a time to recognize and celebrate LGBTQ+ communities across the United States. But for NC State’s Pride Student Veterinary Medical Community, or Pride Student VMC, every day is an opportunity to celebrate the myriad identities embraced within the veterinary field. The student organization at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine has about 25 […]

Understanding The Season Of Summer Sores In Horses

With the notorious summer heat creeping back in, horse owners may begin to worry about the sores their equine friends can develop during the scorching season.  Dr. Dustin Major, a clinical assistant professor of large animal surgery at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, offers insight for horse owners on summer […]

Heseltine Combines Love For Veterinary Medicine, Drive To Help Students Succeed

Dr. Johanna Heseltine holds her photo of Peaches.Photos by Jason Nitsch ’14, Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences The things we display in our personal spaces tell the story of who we are. A photo shares what we hold dear, an award points out a strength, and a knickknack highlights an interest. […]

UF researchers: Soaring birds use their lungs to modify mechanics of flight

  Dr. Emma Schachner with a red-tailed hawk at the UF College of Veterinary Medicine. By Sarah Carey Soaring birds — like osprey, eagles, falcons, even vultures — can stay aloft in the air seemingly forever, rarely flapping their wings. They glide along rising air currents in a way that has fascinated humans and scientists […]

Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital Receives Emergency Care Facility Certification

Dr. Lance Wheeler, a clinician in the VMTH’s Emergency & Critical Care Service The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) has once again earned level two facility recertification by the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society (VECCS). VECCS certification is a measure of how well a veterinary care facility is able to treat small […]

FDA approves Cornell stem cell trial for dogs and horses

The FDA has approved clinical trials that will explore the use of stem cells to treat musculoskeletal and neurological abnormalities in dogs and horses at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals (CUHA), making it a leader in veterinary regenerative medicine research.