Clinicians at NC State’s Emergency Service Urge Owners to Keep Pets Safe This Halloween

Oct 28, 2013

Clinicians at NC State’s Emergency Service Urge Owners to Keep Pets Safe This Halloween

The clinicians and staff members of the Small Animal Emergency Service at NC State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine urge pet owners to keep Halloween enjoyable and free from a scary trip to the veterinarian. [section_subtitle] Here are the basics: [/section_subtitle] Keep people food and candy from pets, of course. It may be hard to…

Oct 28, 2013

CVM Radiologist on Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound in Dogs and Cats

Dr. Gabriela Seiler, an associate professor of radiology with the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Molecular Biomedical Science, had her most recent paper, “Safety of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in dogs and cats: 488 cases (2002-2011)” published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. The paper details the incidence of adverse events…

Oct 24, 2013

Terry Center Patient, Owner Celebrate Personal Cardiology Success Stories at Charlotte Heart Walk

The 2013 Charlotte (N.C.) Heart Walk turned into a three-mile victory lap for Karen Hill and her dog, Lika. Walking with the 2,500 members of Team Wells Fargo, and helping raise more than $255,000 for the American Heart Association Sept. 21, the two celebrated their own return to heart health. I was thrilled to join the walk…

Oct 23, 2013

Student Recipient of Dr. Jack Walther Leadership Award

Rob Loose, a third-year student at NC State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is a recipient of the 2014 Dr. Jack Walther Leadership Award presented by the Western Veterinary Conference. The honor, which recognizes North American veterinary students who exhibit leadership skills in their program activities, includes a $1,000 award and complimentary registration, lodging, airfare,…

Oct 23, 2013

Research Investigations Advance Animal Health

The NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine conducts clinical research as part of the mission to advance veterinary knowledge and improve animal health. These investigations are open to qualifying clients of referring veterinarians and the NC State Veterinary Health Complex as well as members of the animal-owning public. [section_subtitle] The following are a few…

Oct 22, 2013

Multidisciplinary Research Team Investigates “Mystery Fish” and Health of Pee Dee River Habitat

The robust redhorse—a large, freshwater fish found in only three river systems in the southeastern United States—is very rare, very endangered, and very much the focus of a $460,000 research grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service involving North Carolina State University and state and federal agencies. Discovered in North Carolina’s Yadkin River and…

Oct 15, 2013

Clinical Research Investigations at NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Advance Animal Health

The NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine conducts clinical research as part of the mission to advance veterinary knowledge and improve animal health. These investigations are open to qualifying clients of referring veterinarians and the NC State Veterinary Health Complex as well as members of the animal-owning public. The following are a few recent…

Oct 10, 2013

Examining Food Safety Risks at Diversified Farms

Sid Thakur, associate professor of swine health and production medicine at NC State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is the recipient of $274,693 grant from the Center for Produce Safety to study the contamination of fresh produce from pathogens related to food animals. The two-year grant, “Food Safety Risks at the Fresh Produce-Animal Interface: Identifying…

Oct 8, 2013

NCSU Budget Reductions

NC State’s budget was reduced by over $21 million (approximately 4.5% of appropriations) this year. The University’s appropriations have been reduced by more than $275 million in the last decade. Consequently, we are all experiencing the challenges associated with these reductions. The Staff Senate would like to share the list of the reduction allocations for…

Sep 19, 2013

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Researcher Finding Cellular Causes of Lung-Hardening Disease

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, or IPF, is an incurable lung disease that, over time, turns healthy lung tissue into inflexible scar tissue – hardening the lungs and eventually causing respiratory distress and death. Currently, there is no cure. Phil Sannes, a professor of cell biology in the Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences in the NC State…

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