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Jul 20, 2026

Put NC State’s Pilot VetRISE Program for High Schoolers in the Win Column

The study has ended, the data is in and the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is pleased to release the results: Our inaugural VetRISE summer program offering 11 North Carolina high schoolers an opportunity to immerse themselves in research with some of our most prominent scientists was a success in every category. The findings:…
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Jul 7, 2026

AVMA Honors Vaden with its 2026 Clinical Research Award

Dr. Shelly Vaden, professor of internal medicine at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine and president of the American College of Veterinary Nephrology and Urology, has been awarded the 2026 Clinical Research Award from the American Veterinary Medical Association. The award recognizes an AVMA member who has made significant contributions to the diagnosis, prevention…
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Jun 30, 2026

Latest Accolades for Our Problem-Solvers, Innovators and Life-Changers

Recognitions and Awards Research Grants Accolades for April and May 2026 Recognitions Grants and Awards Accolades for March 2026 Recognitions Grants and Awards
A graphic with a picture of screwworms overlaid with a quote from Dr. Andy Moorhead, NC State associate professor: “We’d been watching it inch closer and closer, but I guess while we weren't exactly surprised that it jumped over, we hoped on some level it wouldn't happen. Dealing with an outbreak is very different from dealing with prevention.”

Jun 22, 2026

Screwworm Outbreak No Surprise to Nation’s Veterinary Parasitologists

When the first four New World screwworm cases in the United States in 60 years were reported in Texas, members of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists were already together at their annual conference. Dr. Andy Moorhead, associate professor of parasitology at the NC State College of  Veterinary Medicine, was there in his role as…
A blue and red graphic with headshots of Dr. Liara Gonzalez, Dr. Cristina Lanza, Dr. Caroline McKinney, Dr. Barbara Qurollo, Dr. Katie Sheats and Dr. Joshua Stern and a picture of Dr. Margaret Gruen petting a white cat, Dr. Natasha Olby kneeling beside a brown and white dog and Dr. Mike Sano working in his lab.

Jun 4, 2026

NC State CVM Offers High Schoolers Summer Research Stint

Eleven North Carolina high school students will get to experience the thrill of being immersed in life-changing research this summer when they join the labs of top scientists at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine through a pilot program called VetRISE. Dr. Margaret Gruen, a board-certified veterinary behaviorist and prolific researcher at NC State,…
Members of the NC State Class of 2026 take the veterinarian's oath as they stand in black gowns and black caps with their right hands raised.

May 11, 2026

‘We Conquered Everything’: 108 New Veterinarians Take on the World

In fall 2022, more than 100 graduates from 41 different academic institutions showed up at first-year veterinary student orientation on the campus of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, swatting at their nervous anticipation and putting a toe on the starting line. Four years of studying, stressing, surgeries and stitches, of laughing, crying and…

May 4, 2026

Here’s Why Your Face Doesn’t Perceive Itchiness the Same Way Your Body Does

For Immediate Release Tracey Peake [email protected] In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University show that itch sensations in the face are perceived differently from those in the body due to differences in signaling between trigeminal (located in the brain) and spinal pain pathways. The work could lead to the development of specific…
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Apr 28, 2026

Annual CVM Awards Ceremony Celebrates Faculty and Staff Excellence

During the annual Employee Awards Ceremony this week, CVM leaders recognized employees who won external awards throughout the academic year, bestowed the college’s own annual awards and celebrated dozens of staff members’ years of service milestones. “This is an amazing community,” said Dr. Kathryn Meurs, Randall B. Terry Jr. Dean of the College of Veterinary…
Dr. Melissa Srougi in blue coat and hands in pocket stands in front of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine's main building.

Apr 21, 2026

CVM Cancer Researcher Wins NC State University Outstanding Teacher Award

Dr. Melissa Srougi, an associate teaching professor in the Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, has been selected as a winner of the NC State University Outstanding Teacher Award for 2025-26. “There are so many fantastic educators, especially here at NC State, and so to be considered as one of them is humbling,” said Srougi, whose…
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Apr 21, 2026

CVM Offers Undergraduate Researchers Chance to Practice, Compete 

For the first time, the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine invited undergraduate participants in its Centennial Biomedical Campus research training program to present their findings in a judged symposium, and three students walked away winners and three with honorable mentions. The event Monday included 19 students offering flash talks and poster presentations on the…