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Lilly “Lilly is more than just our dog. She’s more than just our family member. She’s changed my child’s life and made it so much better,” said Laura Deming, a physician’s assistant and Navy veteran from Houston. Lilly, a 10-year-old black lab, joined the Deming family in 2011 as a trained assistance dog for Deming’s […]

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Two Virginia Tech faculty members who are experts on public health and vaccine efficacy discuss common questions about the safety, timing, and testing process of the coronavirus vaccine.

Injecting hydrogels containing stem cell or exosome therapeutics directly into the pericardial cavity could be a less invasive, less costly, and more effective means of treating cardiac injury, according to new research from the NC State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Stem cell therapy holds promise as a way to […]

A Soft Place to Land (not verified) March 09, 2021 Originally published in the March 2021 issue of Sacramento Magazine Anyone who has experienced the death of a pet knows the grief is real. Just ask Shanie Bradley. “I still can’t look at her pictures without getting a big lump in my throat,” says Bradley, […]

Tuesday, March 9, 2021 – 10:35am alvan-nee-T-0EW-SEbsE-unsplash.jpg Since partnering with Cornell in 2016 to fight pet cancer, the Petco Foundation and Blue Buffalo have invested $575,000 to Cornell for treatment and research, assisting 210 families thus far. Photo: Alvan Nee/Unsplash As part of a long-standing partnership with the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, the […]

The American Association of Swine Veterinarians has honored NC State College of Veterinary Medicine students with national scholarships and named graduate Jeremy Pittman the 2021 Swine Health Practitioner of the Year.  The class of 2023’s Sydney Simmons is one of 10 DVM students across the country receiving a $5,000 scholarship from the AASV Foundation and […]

Thanks to an award from the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, Dr. Michael Davis will lead a study of the most extensive examination of skeletal muscle mitochondrial function ever accomplished in any athletic species.

Brooke Migdal, a senior majoring in veterinary and biomedical sciences, plans to attend veterinary school and work with marine animals.