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Virginia Tech's Edward A. Bouchet Honor Society chapter inducts five new members , articleThe honor society was founded in 2005 by Yale and Howard universities and holds an annual Conference on Diversity and Graduate Education at Yale to celebrate inductees.
Date: Apr 12, 2024 -
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Teresa Southard seeks answers in veterinary forensics cases , articleSouthard, associate professor of anatomic pathology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, works to uncover if animal deaths are related to illegal activity, such as neglect and abuse.
Date: Apr 08, 2024 -
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Veterinary college symposium showcases graduate students’ research, makes collaboration connections , articleMore than 60 graduate students from the veterinary college and its research and public health programs created posters explaining their research with some of them chosen to give either a full-length or four-minute flash talk about their research to their peers and faculty mentors.
Date: Mar 28, 2024 -
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Stanton Foundation grant to fund canine mitral valve diagnosis research at veterinary college , articleResearch will determine if veterinarians using only a stethoscope and chest X-rays can be effective in identifying dogs that would benefit from medical treatment for mitral valve disease.
Date: Mar 21, 2024 -
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Marilyn Ortega named veterinary college's assistant director of belonging and strategic initiatives , articleThe Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has hired Marilyn Ortega as the assistant director of belonging and strategic initiatives. In this inaugural position, Ortega will work to foster a culture of inclusivity at the college and will be responsible for community engagement and programming.
Date: Mar 14, 2024 -
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Graduate students commit to research despite early challenges , articleStudents in the first cohort of the Molecular and Cellular Biology graduate program are preparing to graduate.
Date: Mar 12, 2024 -
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New research aims to use AI to make cancer diagnostics for pets more available and affordable , articlePh.D. student Christina Pacholec will use artificial intelligence to analyze thousands of cytological images in an effort to identify lymphoma in dogs more quickly and less invasively.
Date: Mar 12, 2024 -
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Staff Spotlight: Andrea Green , articleAndrea Green, the graduate coordinator for the Biomedical and Veterinary Science Graduate Program, describes her work as coordinating chaos, solving problems, and supporting students' growth and success, all while balancing life as a #twinmom and cat lover, driven by the belief that "everything is fixable."
Date: Feb 23, 2024 -
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Veterinary college alumna founds global organization for animal welfare, environmental education , articleAnna Katogiritis transformed a chance email from Jane Goodall into a career championing animal welfare and environmental education globally.
Date: Feb 14, 2024 -
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Veterinary college experts pen definitive book on dog breeding , articleJulie Cecere, clinical associate professor of theriogenology, and Phillip Sponenberg, recently retired professor of pathology and genetics, have co-authored "Breeding Better Dogs: Canine Breeding Management.”
Date: Feb 06, 2024 -
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Veterinary college welcomes diverse expertise this fall with 12 new hires , articleThe new faculty includes specialists in areas such as virology, student success, veterinary social work, small animal surgery, emergency medicine, anatomic pathology, large animal surgery, and radiology.
Date: Jan 03, 2024 -
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X.J. Meng awarded $2 million NIH grant to study hepatitis E-related neurological disorders , articleMeng, University Distinguished Professor of Molecular Virology in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, will focus on understanding how the hepatitis E virus affects the cells in the neurovascular unit, leading to neurological injury.
Date: Dec 21, 2023 -
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Veterinary college’s Roger Ramirez-Barrios receives Zoetis Research Award , articleRamirez-Barrios, clinical associate professor of veterinary parasitology, received the recognition for his work on disease-causing parasites. The award acknowledges researchers whose innovative studies have advanced the scientific standing of veterinary medicine.
Date: Dec 05, 2023 -
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Veterinary college promotes human, environmental, and animal health through One Health concept , articleOne Health is the overarching concept that human, animal, and environmental health are inextricably linked and that professionals within the three realms should work together toward research findings and clinical applications that can improve the health in all three areas.
Date: Dec 01, 2023 -
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Tanya LeRoith named president-elect of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians , articleLeRoith, who has been with the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine since 2005, is the director of Virginia Tech Animal Laboratory Services.
Date: Nov 22, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech veterinary scholars excel at national pathology meeting , articleThe Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine showcased its talent at the annual American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) and American Society of Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP) meeting in Chicago last month.
Date: Nov 16, 2023 -
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Phillip Sponenberg retires after 42 years of helping veterinary college, its students thrive , articleSponenberg has been present at every veterinary college commencement since the first one in 1985 and has attended every university graduation since he arrived on campus. Graduates from five different decades extol Sponenberg as a beloved professor who consistently dispensed knowledge, wisdom, and kindness.
Date: Oct 26, 2023 -
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Interdisciplinary team receives $5 million grant to explore COVID-19 virus ecology at the human-animal interface , articleVirginia Tech researchers will explore the risk of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, infections in wildlife communities and how those risks could affect humans.
Date: Oct 20, 2023 -
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Graduate students vie for top prizes in science fair with a twist , articleElementary students judged Virginia Tech graduate students' research presentations at the Flip the Fair event held at the Melrose Branch Library in Roanoke.
Date: Oct 17, 2023 -
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Siamese cat saved by challenging brain surgery at Veterinary Teaching Hospital , articleThanks to a four-hour double operation, including complex brain surgery, Jada, a 3-year-old Siamese cat, is beginning to return to her old self.
Date: Oct 16, 2023
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