Category: Member News

Dr. Katrina Meinkoth, an Oklahoma State University veterinarian, wanted to know more about the effect of music — and specifically its effect on dogs.

Dr. Jeff Boehm ’90 named recipient of 2021 AVMA Animal Welfare Award Trina Wood May 17, 2021 by Michael San Filippo for AVMA News To honor his decades spent ensuring the welfare of marine mammals and the survival of critically endangered species, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) recently honored Dr. Jeff Boehm, chief executive officer of […]

Dr. Michael Bowie Michael Bowie, Ph.D., has been named assistant dean of diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. His appointment was effective May 1, 2021. A clinical assistant professor of parasitology in the college’s department of comparative, diagnostic and population medicine, Bowie has for years been a national […]

Air Quality Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s Trina Wood May 17, 2021 Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found a link between traffic-related air pollution and an increased risk for age-related dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. Their study, based on rodent models, corroborates previous epidemiological evidence showing this association. Alzheimer’s disease is the […]

Cat owners can play an important role in preventing aggressive behaviour in their pets, a University of Guelph study suggests. Lead author Kristina O’Hanley, a PhD candidate in the Ontario Veterinary College’s Department of Population Medicine, said the study found cats showed less aggression toward owners who use positive reinforcement to… 

Monday, May 17, 2021 – 10:18am Larson study picture.jpg Ellie Larson (second from right) relied on Dr. Bettina Wagner’s (third from right) herd of Icelandic horses to gain new insights to allergies. Thanks to the similarities between equine and human immunology, this research may identify biomarkers that could guide new therapeutics for people suffering from […]

Motivated by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, a group of students at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) have created a new college club.

While most people dread dealing with ticks, University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers are keen to work with the parasite as they investigate the host-pathogen system responsible for Lyme disease in Canada.

Vaccines may become less effective over time, but there’s no evidence that we’re on the brink of catastrophe. “I don’t think that there’s an imminent danger that we’re going to go back to square one,” says Thomas Friedrich, a virologist at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine. “We should be concerned, but not […]

Dumbledore is a 10-year-old neutered male Oriental Shorthair who was presented to the Michigan State University Radiation Oncology Service in January of 2020 for evaluation of anisocoria.