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From lab coats to life paths, a day of career discovery , articleThe day after showcasing groundbreaking research, Virginia Tech's veterinary graduate students swapped microscopes for mentors at their first-ever Professional Development Day. Alumni who started in the same program shared wildly different career journeys — from Google to NIH to specialty practice — while teaching essential skills academic training doesn't cover: personal branding, networking, and translating scientific precision into career resilience.
Date: Jun 04, 2025 - -
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Veterinary college's 2025 research symposium highlights science that serves , articleThe veterinary college showcased 70-plus research projects that go far beyond the lab, helping communities, animals, and the people who care for them.
Date: Jun 04, 2025 - -
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Exchange program opens doors for Chilean student veterinary researchers , articleTwo veterinary students from Chile’s Universidad Austral participated in a three-month exchange at Virginia Tech, strengthening international collaboration and advancing studies in canine infections and cancer.
Date: Apr 08, 2025 - -
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Toxicology pioneer Marion Ehrich wins career-defining award , articleMarion F. Ehrich, professor emerita at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, has received the 2025 Society of Toxicology Founders Award for Outstanding Leadership.
Date: Apr 02, 2025 - -
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Alessandra Franchini honored with Bente Flatland Resident Award , articleThe award honors a Veterinary Teaching Hospital resident who demonstrates exemplary scientific knowledge and special compassion in caring for patients and pet owners.
Date: Mar 11, 2025 - -
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Ira Blader among 65 fellows elected to American Academy of Microbiology , articleBlader, head of the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine researches how parasites interact with their hosts.
Date: Feb 27, 2025 - -
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Veterinary college researcher Kylene Kehn-Hall receives 2024 Zoetis Research Excellence Award , articleKehn-Hall's lab uses artificial intelligence to unlock the secrets of hemorrhagic fever viruses.
Date: Feb 11, 2025 - -
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Case by case, students learn problem-solving skills under returning professor , articleStefanie DeMonaco returns to the veterinary college, where she worked from 2012 to 2023.
Date: Feb 10, 2025 - -
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Roger Ramirez-Barrios recognized with 2024 Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award , articleRamirez-Barrios teaches parasitology content across all four years of the curriculum, witnessing students' entire journey to becoming veterinarians.
Date: Feb 04, 2025 - -
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Q&A: Researchers focus on innovative treatments for brain tumors in dogs , articleNovember is National Pet Cancer Awareness Month. With over 6 million pets diagnosed with cancer every year, Virginia Tech’s work in pet cancer research represents a critical step toward more humane and effective care.
Date: Nov 11, 2024 - -
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From exchange student to professor: Yukitaka Kani joins veterinary college faculty , articleYukitaka Kani becomes an assistant professor of veterinary anatomy 13 years after first attending the veterinary college as an exchange student.
Date: Oct 02, 2024 - -
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Data meets medicine: AVI Talbot Veterinary Informatics Symposium marks 30-Year milestone at Virginia Tech , articleThe 30th Annual AVI Talbot Veterinary Informatics Symposium recently took place at the college, celebrating three decades of advancing veterinary healthcare through data and technology. Named after the college’s inaugural dean, this event brought together global experts to explore how informatics is transforming animal care. From AI to zoonotic disease monitoring, attendees discussed the future of veterinary medicine and its impact on both animal and human health.
Date: Sep 30, 2024 - -
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Rabies Awareness: Protecting Your Pets and Family , articleWorld Rabies Day is Sept. 28, 2024, and the veterinary college is committed to raising awareness about this deadly but preventable disease. Learn more in this question and answer session with Tanya LeRoith, hospital director at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Date: Sep 26, 2024 - -
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VMCVM Alumni Spotlight: Wynne DiGrassie DVM ‘96, MS ‘00 , articleWynne DiGrassie DVM '96, MS '00 is the owner and practice administrator at Mountain View Equine Hospital and an Associate Professor at Blue Ridge Community College. As a VMCVM alum, her well-rounded education gave her the confidence to teach exotic animal care, despite focusing on equine practice.
Date: Sep 20, 2024 - -
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Graduate student’s love of science leads to prestigious national fellowship , articleKaylee Petraccione received a National Institute of Health award to further her research on the molecular mechanisms enabling the Rift Valley fever virus to cause disease.
Date: Sep 17, 2024 - -
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A veterinarian's journey from engineering to canine nutrition research , articleFor Janice O'Brien, a Ph.D, student in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, the road to becoming a researcher in canine nutrition epidemiology has been anything but conventional.
Date: Aug 22, 2024 - -
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Veterinary students take summer dive into biomedical research , articleIn a program now in its 17th year, veterinarians explored scientific questions that could impact both animal and human health.
Date: Aug 21, 2024 - -
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Veterinary college's summer program opens doors for aspiring researchers , articleThe 10-week internship through the Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program gave students hands-on research experience and insight into graduate school.
Date: Aug 13, 2024 - -
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From Chile to Virginia: Ph.D. research improves brain tumor measurement in dogs , articleA study by doctoral student Josefa Garcia Mora on canine brain tumor measurement has become one of the most cited papers in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
Date: Jul 30, 2024 - -
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The virus that causes COVID-19 is widespread in wildlife, Virginia Tech scientists find , articleSix of 23 common wildlife species showed signs of SARS-CoV-2 infections in an examination of animals in Virginia, as revealed by tracking the virus’s genetic code.
Date: Jul 29, 2024 -
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