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microscopic view of Salmonella

Jun 25, 2019

June 2019 Research Roundup

A look at some of the latest published research studies coming from the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine this month …   Tumor Growth in Canines with Histiocytic Malignancies In a new study led by Matthew Breen, a gene linked to rapid tumor growth and metastasis in humans was also detected in dogs with…
5 year old boxer that survived a deadly brain tumor

Jun 25, 2019

News and Updates, June 2019

Faculty and Staff Research projects from Lauren Schnabel and Brian Gilger awarded funding from the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute. http://ow.ly/AQ2t50uIXqR The Pilot gets a behind-the-scenes tour of the Equine Health Center at Southern Pines from Scott Bailey. http://ow.ly/owP150uIdlC An NC State research team that includes CVM faculty is leading a revolution in…
the oath magazine articles collage

Jun 24, 2019

Summer 2019 The Oath Magazine

We’ve been spending a lot of time outside lately. Maybe it’s because of the longer sunny days and bluer skies we’ve seen lately. But it’s also because it’s always hard to resist hanging out on the farm that also happens to be our backyard. In the latest edition of The Oath, we take a close…
Beth Mancini

Jun 24, 2019

New to the CVM Family: Meet Beth Mancini

Beth Mancini is an animal attendant at the NC State Veterinary Hospital's Equine and Farm Animal Veterinary Center.
professor Gilger and professor Schnabel

Jun 19, 2019

CVM Faculty Awarded Funding for Innovative Therapy Research

Two projects from NC State College of Veterinary Medicine researchers involving new chronic pain therapies for both animals and humans have received additional funding from the NC Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute. Studies from Brian Gilger, professor of ophthalmology, and Lauren Schnabel, assistant professor of equine orthopedic surgery, are among 15 pilot projects selected for…
Building with rainbow in the background

Jun 19, 2019

Business ‘Icon’ Wordsworth Passionately Supports NC State CVM

The North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) announced today that it has received a substantial unrestricted cash gift from influential businessman and alumnus Jerry Wordsworth. Wordsworth graduated from NC State in 1966 with an associate’s degree in livestock management and technology. His Labrador retriever, Rover, received care at the NC State Veterinary Hospital in…
Candice Tart, surgery and sterile processing technician

Jun 18, 2019

New to the CVM Family: Meet Candice Tart

Candice Tart is a surgery and sterile processing technician at the NC State Veterinary Hospital.

Jun 13, 2019

Salmonella Resistant to Antibiotics of Last Resort Found in U.S.

Researchers from NC State Veterinary Medicine have found a gene that gives Salmonella resistance to antibiotics of last resort in a sample taken from a human patient in the U.S. The find is the first evidence that the gene mcr-3.1 has made its way into the U.S. from Asia. There are more than 2,500 known serotypes of Salmonella. In the…
golden retriever with owner

Jun 12, 2019

CVM Students Awarded AKC Outreach Scholarships

Three NC State College of Veterinary Medicines students are winners of a 2019 Veterinary Outreach Scholarship from the American Kennel Club. The Class of 2021’s Dylan DeProspero, and the Class of 2022’s Tyler Myers and Courtney Wicker are among the 15 recipients of the nationwide scholarship supporting students who participate in AKC programs and show…
Zora Johnson

Jun 11, 2019

Finding a Better Way for Zora

Dick Johnson can succinctly yet poignantly sum up how he and wife, Donna, feel about the treatment their dog, Zora, received at the NC State Veterinary Hospital: “We got three years instead of six months.” Zora’s intelligent, piercing gaze now looks down upon the waiting room in the hospital’s radiation oncology service. The Portraits of…