Category: Member News

Darla, an 11-year-old Newfoundland/Labrador mix, underwent oral surgery at UC Davis to remove a canine acanthomatous ameloblastoma, a benign tumor affecting her lower jawbone.

Salmonella is one of the leading causes of foodborne illnesses in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and can spread to people from a variety of foods, including beef. Understanding how and why cattle become infected with Salmonella is an important part of fighting this major public health concern. […]

Bloomberg News: How to stay safe as smoky air blankets US

Dr. Mark Rishniw joins Veterinary Vertex to discuss his eye-opening research on publication speeds across veterinary journals.

Kinnarney served as director of the American Veterinary Medical Foundation from 2008-18, and then from 2018-24, he chaired the AVMA Trust, where he successfully led the merger of AVMA LIFE and AVMA PLIT.

UC Davis Veterinary Medicine is one of only three veterinary schools to receive the Insight Into Academia Magazine’s 2025 Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being Award, recognizing the school’s commitment to supporting scholars and helping them transition into an emotionally demanding profession.

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine has treated two cats that developed acute kidney injury after eating chewable Apoquel —  used to treat itching and inflammation associated with allergic dermatitis — prescribed to dogs also living in their households.  Dr. Tyler Johnson, a fellow in advanced emergency and critical care and extracorporeal therapies at […]

The Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC) recently diagnosed Theileria orientalis, genotype Ikeda in multiple cows and bulls in a cow-calf herd in New York State (NYS) who has a history of purchasing cattle from other regions of the state and country.

Kamryn Balfour presents her donation to VET director Dr. Deb Zoran For Kamryn Balfour, an 11-year-old from Houston, the recent flooding in Central Texas hits close to home. During the floods, Kamryn was at a summer camp 19 miles away from Camp Mystic, where several young girls lost their lives.  Wanting to support those impacted […]

Because the work of getting hired, finding mentors, setting up research labs, learning to write grant proposals, defining teaching goals, supporting students and balancing it all with life can derail early-career faculty members, the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund offered up-and-coming veterinary faculty across the country a chance to […]