Education
Former OSU dean candidate to take over Saskatchewan vet college
December 3rd 2009Saskatoon, Saskatchewan -- The University of Saskatchewan's Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Dr. Douglas Freeman, a former dean candidate at The Ohio State University, as the new dean for the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.
Oklahoma State University dedicates Military Veterinary Honor Court
December 2nd 2009Stillwater, Okla. -- The Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health recently dedicated its newly constructed Military Veterinary Honor Court to recognize the efforts of OSU veterinarians who serve in the military during their careers.
OSU president cancels anthrax study proposal requiring primate euthanasia
December 1st 2009Stillwater, Okla. -- The president of Oklahoma State University terminated a federally funded research project that would have studied the effects of anthrax on live baboons at the school's Center for Veterinary Health Sciences.
Minnesota, Tufts snare $185 million to unite health professions in outbreak response
November 5th 2009Washington -- Tufts University and the University of Minnesota received a five-year grant for up to $185 million to improve synergies among veterinarians, doctors and public health officials in responding to emerging infectious diseases.
UC-Davis to receive up to $75 million to track possible pandemics
October 28th 2009Davis, Calif. -- No one knows when and where the next global human pandemic will occur, but a government foreign-aid agency expects it to start as an animal disease and is paying the UC-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine to help find it.
Oklahoma City to donate cadavers to vet school
October 23rd 2009Oklahoma City -- City council members voted unanimously to skip the landfill and give animals euthanized at the Oklahoma City Animal Shelter to Oklahoma State University?s (OSU) veterinary college for use in teaching students and technicians.
Cornell researcher is 1st veterinarian to win $2.5 million NIH award
October 8th 2009Ithaca, N.Y. -- A reproductive biologist at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine is the first veterinarian to receive the National Institutes of Health's Pioneer Award, which provides a five-year, $2.5 million research grant.
New offshore veterinary college develops a one-of-a-kind partnership with Virginia Tech
October 1st 2009Antigua, West Indies - In a first-of-its-kind agreement with a stateside veterinary college, a new offshore veterinary school offers students the chance to transfer directly into and graduated from an accredited U.S. program.