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Dr. Jessica Galloway-Peña Dr. Jessica Galloway-Peña, an assistant professor in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (VTPB) at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), has been named a 2022-23 Montague-Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Scholar. The Texas A&M University Montague-CTE Scholar award is a distinguished honor in teaching excellence. Awards are […]

Thursday, September 15, 2022 – 9:10am  Each summer,  the Cornell University Hospital for Animals welcomes a new group of outstanding veterinarians to serve as hospital interns and residents across many of our services. These house officers will receive hands-on training for practice, clinical teaching, and specialty-board eligibility. Referring veterinarians and clients will get a chance […]

A University of Saskatchewan (USask) research team is partnering with an array of industry groups to establish a “globally unique” facility on campus to develop and test plant- and insect-derived proteins to replace the fishmeal that has no great substitute in aquaculture feed today.

In an email to The Badger Herald, virology professor Thomas Friedrich said it can be difficult to predict when flu cases will spike, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-COVID-19, the influenza virus usually peaked in late December and February. But last year, some college campus outbreaks happened in the fall. Evidence suggests immunity from the […]

Scientists have long known that no-till farming reduces erosion and lessens water and nutrient runoff from crop fields, but now a new study by a team of Penn State researchers suggests that limiting soil disturbance may also diminish releases of nitrous oxide.

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 – 10:00am covid testing.jpg This news item will redirect to:  https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/09/collaboration-infuse-human-behavior-epi… Is Scopes?: 

Penn State researchers will study the monkeypox virus to understand the potential for it to spill over from humans to animals, as its pathogenesis — or disease development — in animal and human cells in vitro. In addition, they will study potential targets for therapeutics to treat the monkeypox disease.

Dr. Cindy Otto comments on the training and fostering of dogs at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center.

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 – 10:44am BBS symposium-1-Jennings.jpg Students received their coats during the 21st annual Biomedical and Biological Sciences Symposium, an all-day event that kicks off the academic year for the program. Photo: Carol Jennings/CVM In the first ceremony of its kind for the Biomedical and Biological Sciences (BBS) Ph.D. Program, 16 graduate students received […]

Decrease in spay-neuter surgeries during pandemic may undermine pet welfare UF veterinary students are gaining experience working in a shelter medicine environment and honing hands-on surgical skills in a new shelter medicine clerkship at Alachua County Animal Resources & Care. By Sarah Carey Progress made over decades to control overpopulation of dogs and cats through […]