Category: Member News

Michigan State University and CANTER Michigan have made a joint commitment through their partnership to help injured Thoroughbreds by providing life-saving surgeries and veterinary care that give these horses the opportunity to find new homes and careers.

Rick Perry holding his grandson, Scout, and Sydney Perry Having gone from a hoarding situation in Tijuana to the governor’s mansion in Austin, Scout Perry has seen the lows and highs of life. Most recently, despite being faced with a discouraging medical diagnosis, the 11-year-old mixed breed dog has fought valiantly and found both solace […]

Once pets have learned to urinate where it is appropriate, whether it is outdoors or in their litter box, it can be frustrating for owners when their pet urinates elsewhere in the house. While your first instinct may be to reprimand them for the unwanted behavior, you should first consider if they are simply marking […]

Inaugural Research Awards Promote UC Davis Collaborations Trina Wood July 19, 2023 Trina Wood Chlamydia is the most frequently reported sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States (1.6 million cases annually) and yet has received little attention as a devastating disease to women’s reproductive health—let alone the funding for research that could prevent it.  […]

Chris Brandt Honored With UC Tech Award Subtitle Celebrating Technical Excellence, Grounded in a Commitment to Caring Trina Wood July 19, 2023 Laurel Skurko, UC IT News 2023 UC Tech Awards winners On July 18, 2023, six individuals and eight teams from across the University of California received 2023 UC Tech Awards at the UC Tech […]

Michael Jr. Slow Poke Sloth The Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) Winnie Carter Wildlife Center recently welcomed its newest animal resident, a Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth named “Michael Jr. Slow Poke Sloth.” Michael Jr. was given to the wildlife center by a nearby animal sanctuary and arrived at the VMBS on […]

A Kitten Survived Deadly Disease after UC Davis Experimental Trial Rob Warren July 19, 2023 Sonora Slater, Sacramento Bee Grayson was found at a local park and was brought to Front Street Animal Shelter in Old Sacramento before being enrolled in a clinical trial at UC Davis to treat him for feline infectious peritonitis, fatal […]

Dr. Jack Harkema has devoted his nearly 30-year career at Michigan State University to understanding the health implications of commonly encountered environmental and occupational air pollutants (e.g. ozone and particulate matter) found in both urban and rural communities.

Investigating how environmental chemical exposure impacts the gut microbiome to exacerbate inflammatory conditions and chronic diseases is the goal of a new $7 million grant awarded to Andrew Patterson, professor of molecular toxicology and the John T. and Paige S. Smith Professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences.

Dentistry Resident Receives National Research Award Rob Warren July 19, 2023 Ching Ching Shirley Kot, DVM The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Journals recognized the recipients of the Journal of AVMA (JAVMA) Awards and American Journal of Veterinary Research (AJVR) Awards during 2023 AVMA annual convention, held recently in Denver. Dr. Ching Ching Shirley Kot, […]