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Wednesday, July 20, 2022 – 12:42pm Naya Eady Ph.D. Candidate, Wagner Lab Q: What is your area of research, and why is it important? I am an equine immunologist and virologist in training. I investigate the horse adaptive immune response to equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) with a focus on neutralizing antibodies and their protective mechanisms. […]

Tuesday, July 19, 2022 – 11:32am Ragin portrait.JPG Dr. Melanie Ragin, assistant dean for inclusion and academic excellence, joins the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)’s show, “Diversity & Inclusion on Air: Social Colorblindness,” hosted by Dr. Lisa M. Greenhill, senior director for institutional research and diversity. Along with assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion […]

Bolstering its work in global health, the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine has received its first USAID grant for a research project that could lead to healthier chickens and better nourished children in Ethiopia and to a model for how to address food insecurity elsewhere. The interdisciplinary project, led by Andrew Stringer, assistant professor […]

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Guidelines to Lower Intake of Added Sugar are Necessary and Justified Trina Wood July 14, 2022 Dr. Kimber Stanhope Comment article in Nature Reviews Cardiology by Kimber Stanhope, research nutritional biologist, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine The lowering of dietary recommendations for the consumption of free or added sugar from 25% to 10% of […]

Stomach ulcers are often associated with stress, but they can also be caused by a variety of factors, including diet and medications. For horses, Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) is a common condition that is often diagnosed without its true cause ever being known. Between 50-90% of horses will experience this condition at some point […]

Cats Injured in Wildfires at Risk of Deadly Blood Clots Subtitle Discovery Could Change the Way Veterinarians Treat Wildfire-Injured Cats Trina Wood July 14, 2022 Trina Wood Quick Summary Cats who suffered smoke inhalation at risk of forming blood clots Follows a previous study showing wildfire-injured cats had high incidence of heart problems Those cats […]

As the demand for specialized training in veterinary dentistry and oral surgery continues to increase, the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is ramping up its program, adding a second dentistry and oral surgery professor last month and starting its first residency training program in the field this week. Lenin Villamizar-Martinez, assistant professor of Dentistry […]