Category: Member News

A recent graduate of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) has established a new veterinary scholarship that pays tribute to her parents’ selflessness in immigrating with their family to Canada.

When Bev Hughes takes her dog Tyme in for appointments at her local veterinary clinic, she always asks the attending veterinarian one question: “Where did you go to veterinary school?”

Dr. Elizabeth Maxwell, a surgical oncologist at the UF College of Veterinary Medicine and a UF VETS volunteer, and Jordan Sullivan (UFCVM Class of 2025) are shown holding Casper, who was bitten by another dog in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Team doctors treated him daily for a period of time, and Casper responded well. […]

The MSU College of Veterinary Medicine held its annual career fair on November 4, 2024. Sixty-four employers joined the College at the Wharton Center and 154 DVM, Veterinary Nursing, and pre-veterinary students explored the fair.

Dr. Amy Kapatkin Wins Career Achievement Award Rob Warren November 04, 2024 Dr. Amy Kapatkin (right) has been an orthopedic surgeon at UC Davis for more than 20 years. Amy Kapatkin, DVM, MS, DACVS Dr. Amy Kapatkin, professor of orthopedic surgery, was awarded the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) Founders’ Award for Career Achievement […]

Understanding the Threat of Bird Flu Subtitle UC Davis Experts in One Health Weigh in on the H5N1 Influenza Trina J Wood November 04, 2024 Andy Fell, UC Davis News Since 2022, a new, highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 influenza or “bird flu” has spread worldwide. In the U.S. it has affected over 100 million […]

Researchers have discovered that, unlike birds, the evolution of bats’ wings and legs is not independent, which may have prevented them from filling as many ecological niches as birds. 

Dr. Sherrill Davison spoke at the Egg Industry Issues Forum about egg drop syndrome.

The following post is adapted from an American Association for Cancer Research press release. A new study that looked at over 16,000 necropsy reports on 292 separate species finds that size and gestation length (the time between conception and birth) can impact cancer risk and could lead to better models for studying cancer in humans. […]

Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) are exploring an innovative approach to swine influenza research that uses tissue explants as an alternative to conducting live animal trials.