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Researchers at North Carolina State University have designed and demonstrated a new system that allows them to remotely monitor the behavior of freshwater mussels. The system could be used to alert researchers to the presence of toxic substances in aquatic ecosystems. “When mussels feed, they open their shells; but if there’s something noxious in the […]

Equine Specialists Host EHM Webinar for Horse Owners Rob Warren April 13, 2021 On April 6, 2021, equine specialists from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine’s Center for Equine Health, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, and the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory joined with the California Department of Food and Agriculture to present […]

Tufts researcher finds combining the right antibody with the right delivery system may prevent many diseases before they wreak havoc in the body On a microscopic level, humans face an existential threat every day. All sorts of tiny pathogens, like bacteria and viruses, work constantly to get inside our bodies, reproduce, and continue their species—which, […]

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 – 4:10pm Stéphie-Anne Dulièpre, D.V.M. ’20. Photo provided. Stéphie-Anne Dulièpre, D.V.M. ’20, community outreach chair at the Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association (MCVMA), spearheaded a joint project between the MCVMA and BlackDVM Network this year for Black History Month. The video project titled, ‘The First But Not the Last: Honoring Black Veterinarians,’ recognizes […]

State Rep. Mark McBride (R-Moore) toured Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine today. Of particular interest to McBride was the college’s Shelter Medicine Program. Earlier this year, McBride authored House Bill 1816. Known as Cali’s Law, the bill designates rescue animals as the state pet.

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021 – 11:52am Still spry at 10 years old, Max the rough collie leads an active life with owner Mark Brown. In May of last year, however, Max’s exuberance led him to the emergency room at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals (CUHA). Thanks to veterinarians at Cornell and the careful dedication […]

DAP co-founders Kaeberlein and Promislow with Chloe, Dobby, and Frisbee There are almost 90 million dogs living in the United States.  So when the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) and University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine launched the Dog Aging Project (DAP) in November 2019 seeking canine participants, the […]

Grayson Walker is the second student in the past two years from the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine to be awarded the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) Scientist Training Program fellowship from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).  Only a few recipients nationwide are selected for […]

Jumping into ownership wasn’t the original plan that Dr. Zachary (Zach) Johnson had in mind when he was initially accepted into the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM).