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The Class of 2020's Gabriel Gonzalez (left) and Natalie Andrews (right).
December 11, 2019

CVM Students Awarded Prestigious Equine Scholarship

The Class of 2020's Gabriel Gonzalez and Natalie Andrews have both received this year's Coyote Rock Ranch Scholarship.
Horses at Reedy Creek
December 10, 2019

Reedy Creek Equine Farm Officially Opens 

The state-of-the-art home for reproductive services is part of the CVM's $37.9 million investment in advanced equine health.

Photo by Nathan Latil/NC State Veterinary Medicine
December 9, 2019

Nelson Among First Class of Certified Equine Imaging Specialists

Nathan Nelson, clinical associate professor of radiology at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named to the inaugural class of board-certified specialists in equine diagnostic imaging. Nelson, who joined the CVM in 2017, is now one of just 10 clinicians in the country who are diplomates of the newly recognized specialty within
October 7, 2019

New to the CVM Family: Meet Jori Vasgaard

When the landmark NC State Think and Do the Extraordinary capital fundraising campaign was launched in 2017, one of the primary goals at the College of Veterinary Medicine was collaborating with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to build the Reedy Creek Equine Farm. It will provide updated teaching and reproductive services facilities that
September 25, 2019

CVM Awarded Funding for Equine Colic Study

The latest round of funding was awarded to studies determined to have, “the greatest potential to save lives, preserve health and advance veterinary medicine,” according to the organization.
September 1, 2019

Hurricane Dorian Preparedness: Tips for Animal Owners

A still-strong Hurricane Dorian unloaded heavy rain and dangerous winds of up to 110 mph on coastal areas of the Carolinas Thursday afternoon, causing widespread power outages and spawning multiple tornadoes. The National Hurricane Center said Dorian was traveling north at 8 mph and wavering between a Category 2 and 3 hurricane at 2 p.m.
Kate Hepworth, clinical assistant professor of equine medicine at the NC State Veterinary Hospital. Photo by John Joyner/NC State Veterinary Medicine
August 26, 2019

New to the CVM Family: Meet Kate Hepworth

Kate Hepworth is a clinical assistant professor of equine medicine at the NC State Veterinary Hospital.
July 31, 2019

N.C. Sees First Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Case of the Year

A 4-year-old unvaccinated mare in Cumberland County has been euthanized after contracting North Carolina’s first case of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis this year, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reports. A mosquito-borne disease preventable by vaccination, EEE causes inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. It is usually fatal. People, horses and birds
July 29, 2019

CVM Grad Student Wins National Veterinary Research Award

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Ph.D. student Amy Stieler Stewart is the winner of the 2019 Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Graduate Award for her innovative research using stem cells to treat intestinal injury. Stewart received the honor during last weekend’s National Veterinary Scholars Symposium co-sponsored Boehringer Ingelheim, a pharmaceutical company specializing in human and animal
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July 24, 2019

CVM Surgeon Offers Insight into Early Equine Colic Prevention

When he talks about horse colic, equine surgeon Anthony Blikslager usually talks about antibiotics and biomarkers, about lesions and intestinal-scarring parasites.  He talks about twisted bowels and impacted colons and hernias. But in his latest published study, Blikslager steps out of the operating room and into horse stables to talk directly to owners about what
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