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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.

Washington -- The final rule for a veterinary student loan repayment program, first approved in 2003, has been published, and the first awards under the new program may not be far off.

UNAM appeals an "adverse" accreditation decision from the COE.

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Dr. Lori Hess worked for months to create a veterinary hospital tailored specifically for exotic animals. Here's a peek at the result.

Two studies focus on motivations for entering and leaving rural practice.

Ithaca, N.Y. -- Cornell University is close to finalizing its collaboration with a new veterinary education program in Hong Kong.

AgriLabs introduces two $5,000 awards for professional-development training in large-animal medicine.

Ames, Iowa -- The search is officially underway in the search for the next dean of Iowa State University?s College of Veterinary Medicine.