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Olby Leads Successful Effort to Define Diagnostic Criteria for Dogs with Dementia 

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Dr. Ina Herrmann, in black NC State scrubs, works with Hudson, a brown and white dog wearing a muzzle, during a recent checkup.

Feb 17, 2026

Dog-Loving Couple Hails Dermatologist as ‘the Epitome of NC State’

For three years after their beloved bichons Winston and Lukus died, Dr. Jackie Jaloszynski and Sid Bragg investigated other, less illness-prone dog breeds so they’d be ready to bring home a new pup when their hearts had healed enough.  The couple, who live part-time in Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina, settled on the lagotto romagnolo…

Feb 10, 2026

Under NC State’s Expert Care, Mini Horse Beats Botulism Odds

Botulism can be such a dire diagnosis that neither Dr. Erin Pearson, a large animal internist at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, nor Dr. Elizabeth Treece, an equine internal medicine resident, had ever treated an animal that survived it. Until Mocha. To the doctors’ delight, the much-loved miniature horse recently emerged from 16…
stealth pathogen bartonella

Feb 4, 2026

Bartonella, Babesia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

A pilot study has found evidence of Bartonella and Babesia infection in almost half of 50 blood samples from patients suffering chronic fatigue syndrome, also called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). Bartonella species comprise a group of vector-borne bacteria transmitted primarily via arthropods like fleas, lice and potentially ticks, but also by the animals that harbor the bacteria in their blood. For…

Mar 31, 2026

Open House Draws Thousands to CVM Campus for Discoveries and Delights

“Amazing” was the word Barry and Anna Thompson kept returning to to describe their family’s day before they scooted into the Teddy Bear Clinic for a veterinary student to stitch up a giraffe and a hippo for their two curly-headed girls. At the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Open House 2026, Cora and little…

Mar 16, 2026

After a Grape Ingestion, Going the Extra Miles for Daddy’s Dog

A topsy-turvy litter of little black duck-hunters-to-be. Two daughters with bright smiles and waiting arms. A devoted husband and doting dad, now gone from cancer, waiting patiently to learn which pup his girls would pick to become his canine companion on the Mississippi waterways. This is the poignant memory that buttressed Giselle Thibaudeau Munn as…

Mar 9, 2026

USDA Awards Avian-Flu-Fighting Challenge Grants to NC State Researchers

Two groups of top researchers at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine have won challenge grants from the US Department of Agriculture to complete projects aimed at combating the nation’s four-year-long outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza. In North Carolina, where poultry is the No. 1 commodity, HPAI led to the loss of more…
A graphic with a red background that has headshots of Dr. Monique Pairis-Garcia and Dr. Xinxia Peng and their names in white

Feb 3, 2026

CVM Researchers Pairis-Garcia, Peng Chosen as NC State Faculty Scholars

Dr. Monique Pairis-Garcia, an expert in the welfare of food animals, and Dr. Xinxia Peng, a computational biologist focusing on the translational genomics of infectious diseases, have been named NC State University Faculty Scholars for 2026. The faculty scholars program, launched in 2012, recognizes outstanding academic achievements and teaching, service and scholarship contributions. Honorees carry…
Clinicians sitting with canine patient

Jan 13, 2026

A First: NC State Offers Certificate in Geriatric Medicine to DVM Students

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, a worldwide leader in researching aging and introducing geriatric medicine into its DVM curriculum, is now offering its students a first-of-its-kind opportunity to earn a Certificate of Geriatric Medicine, with a new elective class already in place this semester. More than 20 students have enrolled in the novel…
researcher in the lab reviewing a specimen in their microscope

Jan 6, 2026

Novel Kirkovirus May Be Associated with Colitis in Horses

In a pilot study, researchers from North Carolina State University have found a novel kirkovirus that may be associated with colitis – and potentially small colon impactions – in horses. The study could offer a route to new therapies for horses with colitis symptoms from unknown causes. “Horses are uniquely susceptible to colitis, and the…
Dr. Natasha Olby is world-renowned for her research into aging dogs.

Dec 22, 2025

Olby Leads Successful Effort to Define Diagnostic Criteria for Dogs with Dementia 

Leading veterinary neurologist Natasha Olby took her research into Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome to the next level by convening a group of 12 experts from across the world to craft diagnostic criteria for the syndrome, which is analogous to early Alzheimer’s disease in humans. This month, the American Veterinary Medical Association approved the guidelines, which…