Internet Explorer is not officially supported, please try these modern browsers:

Wildlife Health Talks podcast: Martin and the Amur tigers

Tigers, leopards and now one-horned rhinos. Dr Martin Gilbert studies them all. He is a wildlife veterinarian, epidemiologist and Associate Professor of Practice at Cornell University, US. Originally from Scotland, he has investigated infectious diseases and mysterious mass die-offs all over Asia. It was him and his colleagues who discovered that it was the administration […]

Class of 2028: Driven by a Passion to Pursue the Missing Piece 

Jeff Meier has always known that he wanted to work with animals. That interest drew him to NC State to study animal science and then fueled a career that included running facilities on commercial swine farms in North Carolina and managing a veterinary clinic. But something was missing.  “I went and worked, and I did some […]

Spotlight on Equine Dentistry and Oral Surgery

Dr. Rachel Hector administers a standing sedation to a patient at the Johnson Family Equine Hospital. (Bekah Lamb) Equine Dentistry and Oral Surgery is one of the many specialties at the Johnson Family Equine Hospital. Associate Professor Dr. Jennifer Rawlinson performs equine dental procedures one week out of every month. Today, a 9-year-old Warmblood was administered […]

Summer Research: Ashley Chang

This summer, 57 students from the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine are conducting research through the Veterinary Scholars Program, or VSP. The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s 10-week summer offering, which started in May, gives first- and second-year DVM students without prior research experience the opportunity to conduct a paid research project in a faculty […]

Ramesh Vemulapalli Selected For SEC’s Prestigious Leadership Development Program

Dr. Ramesh Vemulapalli Dr. Ramesh Vemulapalli, executive associate dean of the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), has been selected as one of Texas A&M University’s four Southeastern Conference (SEC) Academic Leadership Development Program (ALDP) Fellows for 2024-2025. Each year the SEC offers its 14 member schools a unique opportunity to […]

Class of 2028: From NC State Undergrad to Hospital Employee to DVM Student

When classes start next week, Megan Wallace’s commute will remain what it has been for nearly two and a half years.  But instead of beginning a shift at the NC State Veterinary Hospital’s small animal emergency clinic, Wallace will enter a classroom in the adjoining building to embark on her DVM degree at the NC State College […]

Horse miscarriages offer clues to causes of early human pregnancy loss

A study of horses – which share many important similarities with humans in their chromosomes and pregnancies – revealed that 42% of miscarriages and spontaneous abortions in the first two months of pregnancy were due to complications from an extra set of chromosomes, a condition called triploidy.