Education

Auburn, Ala. -- Dr. Douglas Allen is the new director of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine.

Urbana, Ill. -- An overhaul of the veterinary curriculum at the University of Illinois will be unveiled to the university's Board Trustees in May.

East Lansing, Mich. -- A researcher with Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Human Medicine has developed a working vaccine for enterotoxigenic E. coli, which is responsible for 60 percent to 70 percent of all E. coli diarrheal disease.

Gainesville, Fla. -- Three students at the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine received financial awards from Gulfstream Park to support their studies in equine medicine.

Tuskegee, Ala. -- Tuskegee University nailed full accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association's Council on Education.

Kennett Square, Pa. -- One of the world's foremost leaders in animal reproduction now heads the Hofmann Research Center for Animal Reproduction at Penn Veterinary Medicine.

Philadelphia -- Penn Vet awarded two $100,000 research grants to three of its students for research projects as part of the 2009 Inspiration Awards.

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Fifteen states will divide $11 million in grants to increase food safety.

College Station -- Full accreditation was granted to Texas A&M's college of veterinary medicine, the college reports.

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When it comes to business, veterinary students are pulling a C-minus average, according to a national survey.

Stillwater, Okla. - It began with the college newspaper's interview with a philanthropist who said she wanted to redirect her $5 million gift to Oklahoma State University's Center for Veterinary Health Sciences because of the way animals used in teaching and research there were treated.

Fort Collins, Colo. -- Looking at a dog's tongue to diagnose illness may not be the best method, research from Colorado State University shows.

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Pullman, Wash. -- The Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine approved a deal to open a new satellite clinic in Spokane next year.

Baton Rouge, La. -- A successful surgery on a bleeding tumor in a 10-year-old Labrador Retriever earned the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine $100,000 in thanks from the dog's owners.

It has a 1-in-700,000 chance of happening, but a cow gave birth to triplets at WSU March 17.

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Philadelphia -- Dr. Frederick A. Murphy has been selected as the 2009 recipient of the Penn Vet World Leadership Award, earning him $100,000 in unrestricted funding.

Sterling, Mass. -- Webster Veterinary has donated a copy of the its new student edition imaging program to each U.S. veterinary college to use in their teaching hospitals.

Urbana, Ill. -- Students could spend their first weeks of veterinary school in clinical rotations if a curriculum overhaul is adopted at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine.

National Report -- Veterinary students in two states will have access to more scholarship funds despite the tightening economy.

Columbia, Mo. -- A veterinary ophthalmologist at the University of Missouri identified a genetic link between cats and humans for two forms of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a discovery that could lead to gene-based therapies benefiting cats and humans.

Ames, Iowa- An NIH-affiliated organization doled out more than $4 million in grants to two veterinary researchers at Iowa State University (ISU) to further study Parkinson's disease.

Minneapolis/St. Paul -- The University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, in conjunction with the university's Masonic Cancer Center, has established a new Animal Cancer Care and Research (ACCR) program.

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