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Archives: Department of Population Health and Pathobiology

September 1, 2019

Hurricane Dorian Preparedness: Tips for Animal Owners

A still-strong Hurricane Dorian unloaded heavy rain and dangerous winds of up to 110 mph on coastal areas of the Carolinas Thursday afternoon, causing widespread power outages and spawning multiple tornadoes. The National Hurricane Center said Dorian was traveling north at 8 mph and wavering between a Category 2 and 3 hurricane at 2 p.m.

August 28, 2019

News and Updates, August 2019

Spend the day with 2008 graduate Jb Minter, the North Carolina Zoo’s director of animal health who cares for more than 400 animal species. http://ow.ly/E7Il50vvxjV The Class of 2018’s Kat Wood, who oversees 46,000 sows in Illinois and Minnesota, is profiled in National Hog Farmer. http://ow.ly/bmj450vK2Ki Several CVM students garner recognition from the American Association

Bengal cat looking away
August 27, 2019

August 2019 Research Roundup

A look at some of the latest published research studies coming from the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine this month …   Combating Animal and Human Joint Infections Both equine and porcine models can be effectively used to study bacterial biofilms that form in human joint infections, according to new research co-authored by Jessica

August 26, 2019

Hackathon: Big Ideas in Animal Health, Hours Away

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is launching its first-ever hackathon this month, a weekend-long flurry of innovation showcasing the power of cross-discipline collaboration to improve animal health.    During the inaugural NC State University Animal Health Hackathon, scheduled for Sept. 27-29 at Talley Student Union, CVM students will form teams with other NC State

August 20, 2019

Thakur Launches International Group to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

As bacteria worldwide continue to develop resistance to life-saving drugs, NC State College of Veterinary Medicine researchers are joining a new group of international scientists dedicated to finding new ways to fight back.  The global partnership, co-led by Sid Thakur, director of global health at the CVM and NC State, is a collaboration between faculty

August 11, 2019

CVM Students Awarded AAAP Scholarships

Several NC State College of Veterinary Medicine students picked up honors from the American Association of Avian Pathologists at the organization’s annual meeting last week in Washington. The Class of 2021’s Grayson Walker received a $5,000 AAAP Foundation/Merck Animal Health Veterinary Student Scholarship, awarded to veterinary students dedicated to poultry health. Walker is an alumnus

Baby cow feeding on milk bottle by hand child
August 5, 2019

CVM Students Earn Bovine Association Honors

Two NC State College of Veterinary students have won Bovine Veterinary Student Recognition Awards from Merck Animal Health and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. The Class of 2020’s Janelle Wiser and the Class of 2021’s Caitlyn Mullins are among 18 winners of the $5,000 scholarship open to third- and fourth-year veterinary students nationwide. They

August 4, 2019

Meet the CVM Class of 2023

They’re here from Raleigh, from Georgia and Texas and Puerto Rico to study small animals and food animals, to pursue careers in public health and clinical research. They’re the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2023. And they’re now officially part of the family.

July 31, 2019

News and Updates, July 2019

Postdoctoral research scholar Alix Berglund receives a Careers in Immunology Fellowship from the American Association of Immunologists. ow.ly/CanW50v4SpN The Class of 2021’s Valerie Nelson makes an unexpected discovery with a global impact while talking part in the Veterinary Scholars Program. ow.ly/VpYR50v2UE6 Postdoctoral fellow Matt Foley awarded a prestigious National Institutes of Health grant for innovative

July 29, 2019

July 2019 Research Roundup

A look at some of the latest published research studies coming from the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine this month …   Effective Treatments for Autoimmune Skin Disease Canine, feline and equine vitiligo often mirror their human counterparts, though effective treatments for the autoimmune skin disease in the three species remain unclear, according to