Researchers Recipients of Grants from AKC-Canine Health Foundation

Dec 3, 2012

Researchers Recipients of Grants from AKC-Canine Health Foundation

A trio of researchers from NC State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine were among the recipients of 17 research grants totaling $1.7 million awarded by the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation’s Oak Grant program. Cardiology. Dr. Kate Meurs, professor and associate dean for research and graduate studies, received $51,516 for her study, “Identification of…

Nov 30, 2012

NC State CVM Student Recognized for Volunteer Leadership with Shelter Dogs and Senior Citizens

Danielle Lindquist, a first year student at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, has been honored by the Dog is Good pet product company for the care and compassion she shows in her community volunteer work involving dogs. The Dog is Good group sponsored a “Giving Thanks to Those Who Give” contest on its Blog…

Nov 28, 2012

NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine Students Host Reindog Parade

Celebrate the season with your canine pals in the first ever NC State Reindog Parade! Judges from the College of Veterinary Medicine and Dr. Melissa Pasquinelli from the College of Textiles will award prizes from Unleashed for winners of the festive finery and holiday-best behavior contests. Join us on the hearth, the lawn and brick…

Nov 27, 2012

CVM Student Recipient of Markel/ AAEP Foundation Scholarship

Ashley Banes, Class of 2013 at NC State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is one of eight national winners of a $2,500 scholarship awarded by Markel Insurance Company/ American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation. The competitive scholarship program, established by the AAEP Foundation in 1989, provides for the AAEP Chapter at each accredited college…

Nov 26, 2012

Goodbye Amy: A Veterinarian Learns Life Lessons and Dressage from a Patient Performance Horse

Dr. Barbara Sherman, clinical professor of veterinary behavior at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, writes about her time with Amy, a Hanoverian mare and dressage champion. The original article on the Hoofbeats page in the Nov. 11, 2012 issue of the Southern Pines newspaper, The Pilot. Back in the day, at local…

Nov 19, 2012

NC State Names College of Veterinary Medicine Researcher as University Faculty Scholar

Dr. Nanette Nascone-Yoder, assistant professor of developmental biology in the Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences at NC State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named one of the University Faculty Scholars. The faculty members selected for the NC State University Faculty Scholars Program will, for five years, have the title “University Faculty Scholar” and…

Nov 16, 2012

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Researcher Receives AKC-CHF Clinician-Scientist Fellowship

Dr. Kristin Manning, a clinical researcher and an internal medicine resident at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is a 2013 AKC Canine Health Foundation Clinician-Scientist Fellow. Dr. Manning is one of five young scientists to receive this national recognition through the new AKC Canine Health Foundation Clinician-Scientist Fellowship Program. As one of…

Nov 14, 2012

CVM Expert Member of Group Urging Surveillance of Possible Zoonotic Diseases Spread by Pets

Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt, a professor of internal medicine at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and an international expert in tick-borne infectious diseases, is one of the authors of the report, “Surveillance of Zoonotic Infectious Disease Transmitted by Small Companion Animals,” that appears in the Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal published by the Centers for…

Nov 12, 2012

Rehabilitation and Mobility Service at NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Saves Lilly the Goat

It’s not an uncommon story: A family pet comes down with a serious illness. The pet’s owners pursue treatment and rehabilitation, the pet improves and everyone gets a happy ending. Except in this case the pet is a goat, and the rehabilitation is being done – in part – on an underwater treadmill normally used…

Nov 7, 2012

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Appoints Associate Dean for Enterprise Development

Dr. Paul Lunn, Dean of the NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine, has appointed Dr. David Bristol to the newly created role of Associate Dean for Enterprise Development, a cabinet-level position that will help identify and develop new initiatives related to the CVM education, research, and engagement missions and the continued development of the Centennial…

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