USDA Researcher to Head Population Health and Pathobiology at College of Veterinary Medicine

Mar 17, 2014

USDA Researcher to Head Population Health and Pathobiology at College of Veterinary Medicine

Dr. Paula Fedorka Cray, a leader in food safety research, has been appointed to head the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The appointment by Dean Paul Lunn is effective May 30, 2014. Dr. Cray comes to NC State from the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural…

Mar 11, 2014

Prepare Now: Data about Pets and Evacuations During Severe Weather Events

Barrett Slenning, an associate professor in the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, is an expert in epidemiology and animal biosecurity risk management. North Carolinians know that severe weather can strike at almost any moment. Spring is the main season for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in our state—that’s why March…

Mar 6, 2014

Physics-iology! The Physics of Physiology for First-Year DVM Students

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. “Tomorrow we’re going to talk about some physics…”…

Mar 6, 2014

Cowabunga Bovine Educational Symposium

Bovine Educational Symposium is a unique opportunity for veterinary and animal science students to experience the many facets of the cattle industry. For one week, approximately 50 students plus veterinary faculty tour a region of the United States, visiting dairy farms, feedlots, cow-calf operations, processing facilities, and local bovine veterinarians. Made up of second year…

Mar 6, 2014

Research Discovery May Enhance Treatment Therapies for Chronic Pain in Pets, People

Clinician scientists in the Comparative Pain Research Laboratory at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine have uncovered a novel method to detect clinically relevant pain relief in cats suffering from Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD). The findings could enhance the ability to test new treatment therapies for pets as well as people who suffer…

Mar 5, 2014

Seiche Genger (PHM Resident 2014-16)

Dr. Seiche Genger is the recipient of the 2015 Reed Rumsey Clinical Research Award by the American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP). The AAAP annually selects an outstanding student(s) to be the recipient of the Reed Rumsey Student Award for Advancement of Avian Medicine. Award(s) are in the amount of $1,000 plus travel expenses to the…

Mar 5, 2014

Christina Lindsey (Resident 2013-15)

Dr. Christina Lindsey is a 2014 recipient of the American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP) Reed Rumsey award. She received the award in Denver at the annual AAAP meeting, held in conjunction with the American Veterinary Medical Association, in July where she presented her studies on foodborne pathogens in the NCSU CVM Teaching Animal Unity turkey flock…

Mar 5, 2014

Meagan Slater (CVM 2016)

Veterinary student and Food Animal Scholar, Meagan Slater (CVM 2016), has been awarded a 2014 American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP) Kenneth Eskelund Preceptorship. The Kenneth Eskelund Preceptorship Poultry Medicine Training Program was established in 1988 by Dr. Eskelund as evidence of his ardent support of the AAAP. The purpose of the preceptorships is to enable interested…

Mar 5, 2014

Callie Pierce (CVM 2016)

NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine student, Callie Pierce (CVM 2016), is the 2014 recipient of a national Poultry Scholars Award from the American Association of Avian Pathologists Foundation. The competitive scholarship is presented to students based on academic achievement, faculty recommendation, experience related to poultry health and well-being or poultry food safety, and an essay…

Mar 5, 2014

Seiche Genger (PHM Resident 2014-16), Molly Parker (CVM 2015), Meagan Slater (CVM 2016)

Dr. Seiche Genger (PHM Resident 2014-16), Molly Parker (CVM 2015), and Meagan Slater (CVM 2016) were presented with Eskelund Preceptorship Awards by the AAAP in July at the annual conference in Denver, Colorado. The Kenneth Eskelund Preceptorship Poultry Medicine Training Program was established in 1988 by Dr. Eskelund as evidence of his ardent support of the AAAP. The purpose of the…

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