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Dr. Atkins Named Seaks Distinguished Professor

Nov 17, 2009

CCMTR Researchers Advance Knowledge of Nervous System

Researchers from the Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine have identified a gene that tells embryonic stem cells in the brain when to stop producing nerve cells called neurons. The research is a significant advance in understanding the development of the nervous system, which is…

Nov 10, 2009

VTH Saves K-9 Officer Kito

Veterinary Teaching Hospital patient Kito, an eight-year-old Belgian Malinois and a member of the Raleigh Police Department K-9 Unit, was restored to health and is back on the force following a severe bout of leptospirosis that nearly proved fatal and landed him in the VTH Intensive Care Unit for two weeks. NBC-17 report is located at http://wake.mync.com/site/Wake/news/story/44189/crime-fighting-canine-fights-for-his-life.…

Nov 2, 2009

CVM Researchers Study Migration of Nanoparticles

Tiny, engineered nanomaterials can already be found in many consumer products, and have been hailed as having widespread future uses in areas ranging from medicine to industrial processes. However, little is known about what happens if these nanomaterials get into your body – where do they go? NC State University researchers at the College of…

Oct 29, 2009

Part 1: Preparing large animal veterinarians

Administrators at the NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine talk about the challenges, opportunities, and needs in preparing the next generation of veterinarians to maintain large animal practices in rural communities. Video on NC State CVM preparing rural food animal veterinarians.        

Oct 29, 2009

Part 2: Serving rural clients

Graduate Brent Scarlett (DVM, ’02) on serving rural clients and the value of his CVM career preparation. Video on CVM graduate Dr. Brent Scarlett  

Oct 29, 2009

Part 3:  The role of the CVM Teaching Animal Unit

Dr. Mark Alley instructs students in herd health at the Teaching Animal Unit, a working farm right on the CVM campus. Video on the CVM Teaching Animal Unit  

Oct 6, 2009

18th Annual Dog Olympics

Canine athletes and their human companions attended the 18th Annual Dog Olympics and helped raise more than $2,500 dollars for eight area rescue groups participating in the event sponsored by the College of Veterinary Medicine Student Chapter of the American Animal Hospital Association (SCAAHA). Held in Raleigh’s Moore Square because of the construction of the…

Sep 17, 2009

Animal Behavior Service Conducts Clinical Trials

The Animal Behavior Service in College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital is conducting clinical trials on two troublesome pet behaviors—dogs with travel anxiety and cats that spray urine. [section_subtitle]Dogs that Exhibit Travel Anxiety[/section_subtitle] Description: This double-blind, placebo-controlled study will evaluate the effect of a nutraceutical supplement or placebo for the management of travel anxiety…

Sep 17, 2009

A Conversation with Gregg Dean

[section_subtitle]“Between animal and human medicine there is no dividing line—nor should there be. The object is different but the experience obtained constitutes the basis of all medicine.” [/section_subtitle] Dr. Rudolf Virchcow, German pathologist and father of comparative medicine [section_subtitle]“Veterinary medicine and human medicine complement each other and should be considered as one medicine.”[/section_subtitle] Dr. William…

Sep 3, 2009

Dr. Atkins Named Seaks Distinguished Professor

Clarke Atkins, a professor of medicine and cardiology, has been named the recipient of the Jane Lewis Seaks Distinguished Professorship for Companion Animal Medicine. The distinguished professorship is endowed by Terry G. Seaks—a member of the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Foundation Board of Directors—to honor Jane Lewis Seaks, his wife of 38 years, and in…