Education
UC Davis adds public health master's degree
The University of California, Davis, schools of medicine and veterinary medicine are jointly offering a master's degree program in public health in the wake of the events of Sept. 11.
CSU latest equine acupuncture provider
Colorado State University (CSU)'s Veterinary Teaching Hospital is now among three U.S. veterinary teaching hospitals to offer acupuncture and chiropractic services for equine.
CSU gets serious about training
Fort Collins, Colo.-Colorado State University (CSU) has taken an innovative step in handling euthanasia.
Veterinary college establishes endowed deanship
College Station, Tex.-The College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M has established the Carl B. King Deanship in Veterinary Medicine.
Tufts Expo salutes Boston police, FEMA K-9 units
Boston-Tufts Animal Expo 2001, a veterinary-led conference for the animal health profession, was dedicated to service dogs and their partners involved in the tragedies in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.
University medical/veterinary programs meshed
Washington-The Congressional Black Caucus and Ross University Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine have collaborated to offer a joint scholarship to minority students.
UC Davis students jump head-first into leadership
Davis, Calif.-Madeline Yamate knows how to be a team player. With an MBA in marketing and organizational behavior, she's got the basics of negotiation, time management and project solving covered.
Veterinary schools now accept animal cadaver donations
Washington- When pet owners lose a beloved animal, along with the traditional private burial or cremation, another option is emerging - colleges and universities that use animal cadavers for training future veterinarians.
Dogs have sense of humor, college reports
Lake Tahoe, Nev. - Laughter is the best medicine - even dogs will tell you that, report researchers at Sierra Nevada College.
Horses are guinea pigs of new NCSU pulmonary test
Raleigh, N.C. - A new non-invasive test, developed by researchers at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, can detect pulmonary problems in horses.