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Archives: Department of Population Health and Pathobiology

March 20, 2019

Hackathon Empowers CVM Students to Think Boldly

FarmSpeak is a simple idea that’s simply brilliant. The phone app helps crumble communication barriers between farmers, their non-English speaking employees and the veterinarians who work with them both. And it all came together in 20 hours. Trey Cook, a second-year NC State College of Veterinary Medicine student, and a team of former strangers created

March 14, 2019

CVM Students Honored as Future Swine Vet Leaders

The American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation has awarded several NC State College of Veterinary Medicine students with scholarships recognizing them as extraordinary future leaders in their field. Kayla Castevens and Elizabeth Noblett, both of the Class of 2020, and the Class of 2021’s Jamie Madigan received $5,000 from the AASVF and Merck Animal Health

March 12, 2019

A Passion for Poultry Health

She begins, as she usually does, with a smile and a laugh. “I need to show you something,” Rocio Crespo, NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s new professor of poultry health management, says from behind her desk. In one swift movement she turns her chair around, switches her computer off sleep mode and pulls up

March 5, 2019

Two CVM Students Awarded Poultry Health Scholarships

Two NC State College of Veterinary Medicine students are recipients of  2019 American Association of Avian Pathologists scholarships honoring the promising next generation of poultry veterinarians. Dallas Clontz and Grayson Walker are among 10 students across the country receiving the $5,000 scholarship given annually to outstanding second- and third-year veterinary students focused on poultry health.

March 4, 2019

News and Updates, February 2019

Extraordinary alum: The Class of 2018’s Cameron Boggs sets up shop in Sandhills horse country. https://goo.gl/4YAxdP Perry Jameson (DVM, ‘91) talks about how far veterinary medicine has come in 30 years. https://goo.gl/rzwYXV Federal veterinarians, including U.S. Department of Agriculture scientist Megan Sission (DVM, ‘16), reflect on their career following the government shutdown. https://goo.gl/9bnvEh The Technician

February 25, 2019

February 2019 Research Roundup

A look at some of the newest published studies coming out of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine...

February 4, 2019

New Mathematical Model Could Help Control Parasitic Disease in Brazil

A new approach to identifying the risk of infection by a parasite in Brazil could improve the country’s efforts to control a lethal disease.

January 29, 2019

News and Updates, January 2019

Video: UNC-TV visits the Turtle Rescue Team for an inside look at rehabilitation efforts. https://goo.gl/mBZUTH The Class of 2020’s Hannah Varnell is one of this year’s recipients of the Dr. Jack Walther Leadership Award from the Western Veterinary Conference. https://goo.gl/xNCZHs Ph.D. student Amy Stieler Stewart earns fellowship in support of her colic research. https://goo.gl/iYs1ki The

January 24, 2019

Researchers Create Algorithm to Predict PEDV Outbreaks

PEDV is a virus that causes high mortality rates in preweaned piglets. The virus emerged in the U.S. in 2013 and by 2014 had infected approximately 50 percent of breeding herds...

January 24, 2019

January 2019 Research Roundup

A look at some of the newest published studies coming out of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine.