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Preventing pandemics by (not) seizing the low-hanging fruit (bat)

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 – 9:39am Bat-news-pic1.jpg The key, the authors say, is not to fear, chase away or cull bats – which may be counterproductive, because dispersing the animals only increases the odds of zoonotic spillover. On the contrary, allowing bats to survive and thrive by letting them exist undisturbed in their habitats can pay other […]

For Vinny, NC State’s Standing Equine CT Provides a Clear Win Against Infection

The X-ray of Vinny the chestnut horse’s head was shadowy, inconclusive about whether an infected tooth might be causing his chronic sinus drainage from one nostril. Antibiotics had stopped the drainage for a while, but it returned in the same nostril, indicating Vinny had an infection of some sort and not a virus, says Cathy […]

Mary Smith ’69, D.V.M. ’72, receives inaugural Dr. Alexander de Lahunta Teaching award

Monday, June 5, 2023 – 11:38am Smith-speech-hooding.jpg The Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has created its first internal teaching award, the CVM Dr. Alexander de Lahunta Teaching award, named in recognition of de Lahunta’s inspiring devotion to teaching; Mary Smith ’69, D.V.M. ’72, professor of ambulatory and production medicine in the Department of […]

Vet science short course aims to inspire future veterinarians

Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine recently hosted 30 Oklahoma 4-H students for a Vet Science Short Course. The course, which was hosted in collaboration with OSU Extension, provided students the opportunity to gain insight about veterinary school from current vet students and learn about career opportunities from current veterinarians.

Congratulations to the Class of 2023!

Congratulations to the Class of 2023! Trina Wood June 02, 2023 Trina Wood Congratulations to the Class of 2023 who received their degrees from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in its 73rd Commencement Ceremony held at the Mondavi Center on May 26th. Among those graduating were 144 DVM students, 23 residents and 15 students […]

College names 2023 Distinguished Award winners

College names 2023 Distinguished Award winners From left to right are the UF College of Veterinary Medicine’s 2023 Distinguished Award winners: Dr. Amy Alexander, Dr. Luisito Pablo, Dr. Kristin Kirkby-Shaw, Dr. Julia Wuerz and Dr. Larry Garcia. Veterinarians in private practice and academia, with areas of focus ranging from primary care and small animal surgery […]

Wildfire smoke recommendations for Congress to save lives, money

Friday, June 2, 2023 – 11:05am marcus-kauffman-unsplash.jpg Toxic smoke from wildfire kills many times more people than the flames themselves, and disrupts the lives of tens of millions of people. Photo: Marcus Kauffman/Unsplash For each person killed by wildfire flames, around 100 will die inhaling the smoke it produces. Despite these alarming figures, national spending […]