News wrap-up: This week’s veterinary headlines, plus Texas Tech opens Texas' first veterinary college in over a century

Happy Friday! As we close out this month, we hope you are looking forward to putting the April showers behind you and embracing the May flowers.

In the meantime, here is a look at this week's highlights:

• In this video interview, Robert J. Silver, DVM, MS, discussed what he hoped attendees at his 5-part lecture at the Fetch dvm360® conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, would take away.
• In this episode of The Vet Blast Podcast, Emily Shiver highlighted the ins and outs of inventory management and explained why proper inventory is crucial to any veterinary practice.
• Bash Halow, LVT, took the audience of his keynote address at the Fetch dvm360® conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, on a thought-provoking journey of discovering how they could be contributing negatively to their practice.
• Early this week, veterinary professionals met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to discuss legislation aimed to help increase access to veterinary services and student loan debt as part of the American Veterinary Medical Associations annual legislative fly-in.
• Texas Tech celebrated the opening of the Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine, the first veterinary school to open in Texas in over a century.
• And much more!

Stay tuned on social media and dvm360.com for more veterinary news.