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Oct 9, 2014

Student Receives Scholarship for Excellence in Bovine Medicine

Patrick Brinson, a fourth-year student in the DVM program at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is a recipient of the $5,000 Zoetis Scholarship for Excellence in Bovine Medicine. A collaboration between Zoetis and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Foundation, the scholarship was presented to Brinson and 14 other recipients at…
Therapeutic Cell 3D

Oct 2, 2014

New Nanomedicine Improves Stem Cell Therapy, May Help Regenerate Healthy Heart Tissue

MagBICE engaging therapeutic stem cells with injured cardiomyocytes, Illustration by Alice Harvey. A targeted nanoparticle created by researchers at North Carolina State University and the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute may help heart attack patients regenerate healthy heart tissue without using donated or processed stem cells. This new nanomedicine could also alleviate some of the difficulties involved…
Memorial Gathering

Sep 29, 2014

Memorial Gathering at NC State Veterinary Health Complex Celebrates Human-Animal Bond

The Veterinary Health Complex at NC State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine celebrates the human-animal bond in a ceremony for anyone who has lost a pet through a “Kindred Companions Memorial Gathering” beginning at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2. Hosted by the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Foundation, the Memorial Gathering is an opportunity for individuals…
Dogs pond

Sep 25, 2014

A Test of Balance: One Busy Student’s Approach to the Demands of Veterinary School

Sarah Blau, a member of the Class of 2017 at NC State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is sharing some of what she learns and experiences as a second-year veterinary student with readers of the CVM News Central Blog. Watch for these postings on a monthly basis. Honestly, I don’t have time to write this blog.…
dog bending down on front legs

Sep 14, 2014

CVM News, Updates

The 23rd Annual Dog Olympics hosted by the Companion Animal Wellness Club and organized by Anna Noel McKain and Amy Fear–attracted a good size crowd despite the questionable weather early in the day. Preliminary parking official estimates even before the event concluded was that some 550 visitor cars filled CVM spaces. A record number of…
Therapeutic Cell 3D

Sep 13, 2014

New Nanomedicine Improves Stem Cell Therapy, May Help Regenerate Healthy Heart Tissue

Stem cell transplantation is a promising strategy for therapeutic cardiac regeneration, but current therapies are limited by inefficient interaction between potentially beneficial cells (either exogenously transplanted or endogenously recruited) and the injured tissue.

Sep 12, 2014

CVM News, Updates

The 23rd Annual Dog Olympics–hosted by the Companion Animal Wellness Club and organized by Anna Noel McKain and Amy Fear–attracted a good size crowd despite the questionable weather early in the day. Preliminary parking official estimates even before the event concluded was that some 550 visitor cars filled CVM spaces. A record number of rescue/…

Sep 11, 2014

‘One Medicine’ Pilot Studies at College of Veterinary Medicine Help Uncover Genetic Basis of Disease

New discoveries are being made daily in the field of genomics—the study of the genetic basis of disease and health—that have the potential to create new and effective treatments for many complex diseases plaguing both people and animals. Modern technology, for example, allows researchers to identify, or map, diseases to specific regions of chromosomes. Sequencing…

Sep 11, 2014

Executive Director of Development Accepts AKC-CHF Position

Susan Lilly is leaving her position as executive director of development at the NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine to accept the position of chief executive officer of the AKC Canine Health Foundation. The appointment is effective on October 1. Lilly joined the College of Veterinary Medicine in July of 2007 to manage the…

Aug 26, 2014

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Students Take, Deliver ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

A portion of the NC State University veterinary students taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge at the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Teaching Animal Unit. Photo by DVM student Jeannine Lection.  Ericka Gonzalez, Ester Gu, and George Schaaf, three first-year veterinary students at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, were considering worthwhile activities that could continue…