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Nontraditional Student Overcomes Odds To Graduate As Aggie Veterinarian

Vanessa Wilkins Vanessa Wilkins, a fourth-year veterinary student at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), is a living embodiment of perseverance. Despite multiple hardships, a career change, and raising two children on her own, Wilkins remained committed to pursuing her dreams and will graduate with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine […]

Class of 2023 Oath & Hooding: ‘Your Path Has Been Unlike Any Other’

For the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2023, memories of maneuvering through the COVID-19 pandemic will always be intertwined with surviving the first anatomy lab, third-year finals and fourth-year clinical rotations. As Dr. Laura Nelson, associate dean and director of Academic Affairs, pointed out Friday evening at the Oath and Hooding Ceremony for […]

Dr. Hector Aguilar-Carreno named president-elect of the American Society of Virology

Monday, May 8, 2023 – 11:43am Hector-Aguilar-Carreno-ASV-Pres-Newspic.jpg Dr. Hector Aguilar-Carreno. Photo: Jason Koski/Cornell University Dr. Hector Aguilar-Carreno, professor of virology in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named the president-elect of the American Society of Virology. He is the first Latinx person to be elected […]

OSU Vet Med graduate to serve in Army Veterinary Corps

With an interest in both veterinary medicine and the military, Rachel Farr is excited to serve in the Army Veterinary Corps. The military is one of many career paths available to veterinarians.

Some over-the-counter antibiotics to move under veterinary oversight

New guidance from the FDA calls for the transition of certain antimicrobials from over-the-counter availability to veterinary prescription required. It is important for producers and animal owners to be aware of and understand what these changes will mean.

Newly discovered immune system mechanism suppresses parasitic infection

Type I interferon, a protein that is important for the body’s defense against viruses, plays a critical role in suppressing inflammation in mice infected with the schistosome parasite, Penn State immunology researchers have found. The discovery may lead to effective therapies for those suffering from schistosomiasis, second only to malaria as the most prevalent parasitic […]