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Hi! I’m Briana, a rising third year with a focus in equine medicine.  For me nothing can take the place of real-life hands-on learning experience.  That type of externship is exactly what I found with Foundation Equine in Vass, North Carolina.  This four-doctor practice performs GP services including (but not limited to) reproduction, specialized dentals, […]

Dr. Liz Arbittier comments on the shortage of equine practitioners.

Raising adorable puppies can be as challenging as it is exciting, especially because of the speed at which they are developing, both physically and mentally. So, knowing the general timeline of their growth can help owners prepare to meet a puppy’s evolving needs.  Harmony Diers, a veterinary technician at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary […]

Four from School of Veterinary Medicine Honored by Staff Assembly Subtitle Staff Assembly Recognizes the 2023 Citations of Excellence and Scholarship Recipients Rob Warren May 19, 2023 Staff Assembly’s annual Citations for Excellence awards program provides recognition for individual staff and staff teams. Thanks to generous support from the Office of the Chancellor, Staff Assembly […]

By Sarah Carey Almost three months after a young goat named Daisy Mae came to the University of Florida’s Large Animal Hospital unable to walk due to a rare disease, she is now a dress- and diaper-wearing “house goat” at home in The Villages®, where she continues to recover, showered with attention everywhere she goes […]

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Ranger Four years ago, United States Army soldier Francesca Salinas received a call from a military friend with an urgent plea — a beautiful, white German Shepherd at a local pound was going to be put to sleep if he wasn’t adopted that day. Despite the dog’s unknown background, the choice was an easy one […]

Dr. Amritha Mallikarjun comments on the limits of dogs understanding speech.

Exposure Scientist and Environmental Epidemiologist Dr. Courtney Carignan has contributed to public health interventions aimed at reducing exposures to flame retardants, PFAS, and arsenic. She is the principal investigator and lead author of “Self-Collection Blood Test for PFASs: Comparing Volumetric Microsamplers with a Traditional Serum Approach” published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science & Technology.