Category: Member News

While there are many joys that come with owning a cat, one drawback some owners may be familiar with is the occasional discovery of cat vomit. This aspect of cat ownership may spark concern in pet parents, but vomiting in cats can result from a variety of conditions, from benign to harmful. Dr. Lori Teller, […]

Thursday, March 4, 2021 – 3:10pm _DSC0594.JPG Upcoming graduates have become even more adaptive by training during a pandemic. Photo: Carol Jennings/Cornell Vet Dr. Sandra Faeh, vice president of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and part owner of four small animal veterinary hospitals in Illinois, wouldn’t hesitate to hire a 2021 veterinary college graduate. […]

North Carolina State University will handle all COVID-19 testing in-house in two newly refurbished lab spaces located at the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). The move is designed to cut testing costs, expedite the testing process, and support NC State’s virus surveillance and mitigation efforts. “NC State’s fully on-campus testing facility and program will provide faster results, […]

Megan Jacob is a mother of three who just got her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. She’s also an associate professor in clinical microbiology and director of Diagnostic Laboratories at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). Now, under her leadership, the CVM is home to COVID-19 testing labs for the NC State […]

UC Davis Ranked Among Best in World, Nation for Veterinary Science, Ag (not verified) March 03, 2021 A horse enjoys the brisk morning air on the campus of UC Davis, ranked among the best in the world and nation for veterinary science and agriculture and forestry in the 2021 QS World University Rankings by Subject. […]

The University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) has placed fifth worldwide and first in Canada in the 2021 World University Rankings.  The annual World University Rankings by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) international education network lists the world’s best…

UC Davis Treats Kangaroo from Sacramento Zoo Rob Warren March 03, 2021 UC Davis veterinarians prepare Brodie the kangaroo for a CT scan. Brodie, an approximately 10-year-old female kangaroo from the Sacramento Zoo, was brought to the UC Davis veterinary hospital this week for further evaluation of a suspected mass near her heart. The zoo’s […]

As the coronavirus tightened its grip across the globe in late spring 2020, faculty members associated with the Policy Destination Area began brainstorming about how they could respond to the pandemic. What they created was a “database of databases” related to the policies around the pandemic, with direct links to data for researchers to use.

Good timing has played a key role in Marisa Hofmeister’s life.  Hofmeister is a fourth-year student at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine. Time is a precious commodity in her daily schedule as she rotates through multiple medical services in the NC State Veterinary Hospital — a standard, but demanding, final year experience. Her […]

The University of Saskatchewan (USask) has received $6.76 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to help conserve bison and other threatened animal species and to address challenges facing the beef cattle industry—including antimicrobial resistance.