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Jun 3, 2014

Amanda Fox Receives Award from American Veterinary Medical History Society

Amanda Fox, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2017, is the recipient of third-place in the 2014 J.F. Smithcors Essay Contest sponsored by the American Veterinary Medical History Society. Fox will have her paper, "One Health: Back to Our Roots," published in Veterinary Heritage, the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical…

Jun 2, 2014

NC State Research Team Finds Neural Transplant Reduces Absence Epilepsy Seizures in Mice

Epilepsies are debilitating neurological disorders characterized by repeated episodes of  pathological seizure activity. Absence epilepsy (AE) is a poorly understood type of seizure with an estimated 30% of affected patients failing to respond to antiepileptic drugs. Thus, novel therapies are needed for the treatment of AE. A promising cellbased therapeutic strategy is centered on transplantation…

May 30, 2014

Neural Transplant Reduces Absence Epilespsy Seizures in Mice

Stargazer mouse looks upward at transplanted GABAergic neuron (green) in its primary visual cortex. Art by Alice Harvey. New research from North Carolina State University pinpoints the areas of the cerebral cortex that are affected in mice with absence epilepsy and shows that transplanting embryonic neural cells into these areas can alleviate symptoms of the…

May 29, 2014

Malcolm Roberts Steps Down as Head of Population Health and Pathobiology to Return to the Faculty

Malcolm Roberts is stepping down as head of the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and returning to a fulltime faculty position. By any measure, Dr. Roberts has fashioned an impressive veterinary career since he earned a Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree with honors from the…

May 19, 2014

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Behaviorist Urges Awareness to Protect Children from Dog Bites

  More than 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs each year in the United States. One out of five victims requires medical attention. Among children, the most common bite victims are between the ages of five to nine. Children are more likely than adults to be  severely injured, often with bites to the hand,…

May 19, 2014

Behaviorist Urges Awareness to Protect Children from Dog Bites

  More than 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs each year in the United States. One out of five victims requires medical attention. Among children, the most common bite victims are between the ages of five to nine. Children are more likely than adults to be  severely injured, often with bites to the hand,…
military vets as veterinarians

May 16, 2014

Military Vets as in Veterinarians

Captain Jeffries (left), Commander Golden, Captain Miller-Reyes. Photographs by Wendy Savage. Mandy Jeffries and Kelly Miller, two North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine students, had an added reason to celebrate the weekend of May 10. In addition to participating in the traditional Oath and Hooding and graduation ceremonies marking the successful completion of…

May 9, 2014

Congratulations NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2014

[section_subtitle]Veterinarian’s Oath[/section_subtitle] Being admitted to the profession of veterinary medicine, I solemnly swear to use my scientific knowledge and skills for the benefit of society through the protection of animal health and welfare, the prevention and relief of animal suffering, the conservation of animal resources, the promotion of public health, and the advancement of medical…

May 8, 2014

Newest Weapon in War on Pet Cancer

“Cancer” is the diagnosis veterinarians hate to give and owners hate to hear. In a good news/bad news scenario, the good news: our pets are living longer thanks to responsible owners and advances in veterinary medicine. The bad news: an estimated 50% of dogs and 33% of cats will develop some form of cancer during…

May 7, 2014

I Know the Answer! A Finishing First-Year DVM Student Reflects on What She’s Learned

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 first-year veterinary student with readers of the CVM News Central Blog. Watch for these postings on a monthly basis. Nothing gets my adrenaline coursing, heart booming, and…