Category: Member News

UC Davis Researchers Awarded $3.5 Million to Study Disease that Causes Vision Loss in Children Rob Warren February 27, 2023 Autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA) is a rare genetic disease that causes progressive and irreversible vision loss in both eyes starting in the first decade of life. There is currently no treatment for ADOA, which […]

Conservation K9 Supervisor Brenna Babiy talks about how dogs were trained to detect CWD.

Since graduating, Fred J. Born (DVM ’62) has had a long and successful career in veterinary medicine. In this alum feature, Born talks about publishing his veterinary textbooks, serving as a museum director, and his passion for veterinary medical illustrating.

Clerkship students traveled around Mexico treating equids and growing their clinical skills through daily practice. The students had the opportunity to work in partnership with Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and Universidad Veracruzana (UV). They shared their experiences with unique patients, rare conditions, and singular procedure conditions that are difficult to replicate in a […]

Like humans, animals experience anxiety, stress and can exhibit abnormal behaviors when in unknown places or around unfamiliar people.

The office provided academic assistance and instructional designers to run the curriculum and help with curriculum delivery.

A native of Carrollton, Texas, Katherine Kilpatrick wanted to be a veterinarian since she was a girl.

Intensive Care for Foals Available at UC Davis Rob Warren February 24, 2023 Foaling season is upon us. Should any complications arise, the Lucy G. Whittier Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the UC Davis veterinary hospital can assist. Our highly trained team, led by board-certified critical care and internal medicine specialists and specialty-trained clinicians, […]

Donkey Saved After Oleander Poisoning Rob Warren February 24, 2023 Lily’s oleander poisoning was successfully treated at the UC Davis veterinary hospital. “Case of the Month” – February 2023 Lily, an 11-year-old female donkey, always has a good appetite. So, when she wasn’t eating one night several months ago, her owner Judy Croy knew something […]

Friday, February 24, 2023 – 9:32am BakerInsti08112015_©RachelPhilipson_9984-1280px.jpg The “Doug Antczak ’69, VMD, PhD Veterinary Student Scholarship” is an endowed professional scholarship that will provide financial assistance to students interested in pursuing equine medicine or biomedical research. Photo: Rachel Philipson Not only does a new scholarship at the College of Veterinary Medicine aim to help support […]