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Aug 28, 2012

CVM Student Researchers Participate in Merial–NIH National Veterinary Scholars Symposium

A contingent of 17 students from NC State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine participated in the 2012 Merial—National Institutes of Health National Veterinary Scholars Symposium. More than 500 students and faculty attended the symposium, “Comparative Medicine: Key to Translation,” to hear veterinary and human medical investigators discuss recent advances in translational medicine and to listen…

Aug 27, 2012

Stems Cells and Regenerative Medicine at NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Dr. Jorge Piedrahita is a member of the NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine team developing a program in regenerative medicine. Stem cells and regenerative medicine is a highly interdisciplinary field requiring a combination of clinical skills, basic knowledge of stem cell behavior in vivo, and novel engineering solutions. We are fortunate at North…

Aug 27, 2012

Dr. Ley Recipient of National Award for Career Excellence in Poultry Research

David H. Ley, professor of poultry health management at the NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine, is the recipient of the Phibro Animal Health Excellence in Poultry Research Award for 2012 presented by the American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP). Sponsored by the Phibro Animal Health Corporation, this honor recognizes “sustained excellence in research…

Aug 21, 2012

NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine Begins Exotic Animal Medicine Service

Owners whose pets fly, slither, hop, scamper, swim or otherwise fit the description of “exotic pet” now have access to the expertise and facilities available at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine as the Exotic Animal Medicine Service in the Veterinary Health and Wellness Center is accepting patients and consulting with referring veterinarians.…
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Aug 16, 2012

WOOF! Annual Dog Olympics Set for Sept. 8

Having Olympic withdrawal symptoms following the end of the London Summer Games? You can watch eager athletes “Go for the Gold” one more time this year as North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine hosts the 21th Annual Dog Olympics from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, September 8, with fun competition, canine demonstrations,…

Aug 14, 2012

Veterinary Practice News Profiles Dr. Lysa Posner

The following profile of Dr.  Lysa Posner is reproduced from the “Profiles in Medicine” feature written by contributing editor Marissa Heflin for the August 2012 issue of Veterinary Practice News. As an associate professor of anesthesiology at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Lysa Posner, DVM, Dipl. ACVA, is used to giving lectures and teaching students…

Aug 3, 2012

NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine Welcomes Record-Setting Class of 2016

Members of the Class of 2016 have completed orientation and, after the traditional White Coat Ceremony, will begin the first week of classes that in four years will lead to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. The new veterinary students have the distinction of being the first 100-member class in the CVM’s 31-year history. The…

Jul 30, 2012

Why Do Cats Purr? NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine Behavior Expert Explains

The following article by correspondent Marla Vacek Broadfoot appears in the Science & Technology section of the July 30, 2012 issue of the Raleigh News & Observer. Dr. Barbara Sherman is the director of the Behavioral Medicine Service at the NC State University Veterinary Health Complex. Here she explains the science behind those characteristic rumblings of our feline…

Jul 26, 2012

NC State Researcher Recipient of Award from International Association for Food Protection

Dr. Sid Thakur, assistant professor of swine health and reproduction at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is the 2012 recipient of the Larry Beuchat Young Researcher Award presented at the annual meeting of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP). The award, which involves a plaque and a $2,000 honorarium, is presented to a “young researcher who…

Jul 26, 2012

Marnie Metzler, Class of 2012

Job title: Attending veterinarian, Charles River Laboratories Describe your current position and what led to your job. I work for Charles River Insourcing Solutions as the attending veterinarian for a small research vivarium in Charlotte. I had no idea during vet school that I would go into laboratory animal medicine. First I thought I would…