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Gainesville, Fla. -- Disney awarded a $20,000 gift to the University of Florida (UF) veterinary college's Continuing Education Fund in honor of UF Professor Ellis Greiner, a parasitologist who helped establish a partnership between UF and Disney's Animal Kingdom 10 years ago.

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Ithaca, N.Y. -- Shira Anne Rubin, a first-year student at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, won the Association of Women Veterinarians Foundation 2010 Veterinary Student Essay Contest for her entry titled, "Breaking Down the Barriers: The First 100 Years of Women in Veterinary Medicine."

Athens, Ga. - A $7.7 million infusion of funding is helping the University of Georgia (UGA) inch forward with an expansion plan for its veterinary college.

Veterinarians enrolled in UC-Davis' veterinary medicine program in 2003 may be up for a payout.

Pullman, Wash. - In an effort to boost its position among the nation's veterinary schools, the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University is looking to absorb the School of Molecular Biosciences into its program.

National Report -- The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) is seeking students to apply for its annual veterinary student scholarship program.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has created the nation's first centralized veterinary externship locator to help veterinary students find externship opportunities.

Davis, Calif. -- The University of California-Davis (UC-Davis) recently receive $400,000 for the Koret Shelter Medicine Program at its veterinary college thanks to a donation from the Koret Foundation.

Minneapolis, Minn. -- The University of Minnesota has been awarded a $3 million gift by the Tata Group to expand orthopedic surgery research and teaching at the school.