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VSP participant Brooke Stonemetz wears purple gloves and a white coat as she works with a microscope and slides

Jul 8, 2025

Summer Research Program Opens Doors of Discovery for Veterinary Students 

Many NC State veterinary students are spending this summer getting hands-on learning through internships in animal clinics or externships in equine practices, but more than 50 are working with faculty mentors on campus, knee-deep in research ranging from investigating the role of COVID in neurodegenerative diseases to using electrical pulses to try to induce a…

Dr. Caroline Laplante in a white labcoat standing at her lab bench

Jun 27, 2025

NIH Gives NC State ‘Outstanding Investigator’ a Grant to Advance Her Research on Cell Division

Dr. Caroline Laplante, an associate professor of quantitative and computational biology at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, has received an Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Institutes of Health to advance her work on unraveling the forces that drive cellular division. The grant, called an R35 and funded through the NIH National Institute…

Dr. Cruse in laboratory

Apr 15, 2025

Researcher Aims to Hinder Allergic Responses, Keep Cancer Cells from Dividing

During pollen season in North Carolina, relieving allergy symptoms with antihistamines can be top of mind for many of us, but what is below the surface causing the itchy eyes and scratchy throats are mast cells behaving badly. Dr. Glenn Cruse, an associate professor of immunology at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, studies…

Dr. Megan Dillon leans against a lab bench, posing with her hands on her hips.

Mar 20, 2025

What Do Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs and ‘Jurassic Park’ Have in Common? Ask This Up-And-Coming Population Geneticist

Through NC State’s Genetics and Genomics Scholars program, Ph.D. candidate Megan Dillon has become a leading expert in the population genetics of stray dogs living around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Mar 11, 2025

Open House Wows Hundreds of NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Visitors

With baby pigs and goats to the left, handsome horses to the right and dogs of all descriptions straight ahead, hundreds of visitors strolled up to the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine on Saturday for 2025’s Open House and a chance to explore the ways the college and veterinary hospital are leading forces in…

A child looks on in awe as a DVM student demonstrates a mock scoping procedure to him.

Feb 25, 2025

You’re Invited! NC State College of Veterinary Medicine to host Open House on March 8

From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the college and veterinary hospital will welcome the community for a free behind-the-scenes look at our advanced veterinary research, training and medical care.

Dr. Yu Ueda works in the NC State Veterinary Hospital's ICU.

Feb 24, 2025

Research Roundup February 2025

Scientific breakthroughs are around the corner for every species at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine! From clinical care, to benchtop studies, to research on best educational practice, we are finding innovative solutions to modern problems that propel each of our missions forward.

Jan 22, 2025

Research Roundup January 2025

Studying Veterinary Educators Response to Student Emotions in Their Classrooms Davis R, Kedrowicz A, Moffett J, Zaneb H, Armitage-Chan E. A recent study including the Department of Clinical Sciences’ Dr. April Kedrowicz explored how veterinary educators experience and respond to students’ positive and negative emotions, which can affect the learning environment. It can be difficult…

Nov 13, 2024

Following the Threads: 5 Things To Know About NC State’s New Veterinary Curriculum

Starting with the Class of 2028, DVM students at the College of Veterinary Medicine are learning within a redesigned curriculum that emphasizes graduating Day One-ready veterinarians.

Victor Rivas

Aug 12, 2024

What You Might Have Missed This Summer

As we dive into the new year, let’s take a look at some of the biggest stories from around the CVM that you might have missed this summer.