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Veterinary pharmacist Dr. Cassie Donnell stands in between shelves of pill bottles at the NC State Veterinary Hospital's pharmacy.

Jan 16, 2025

House Officer Highlight: Through Unique Training Program, Pharmacist Compounds Her Own Rx for Success

With few veterinary pharmacy residencies nationwide, second-year clinical pharmacy resident Dr. Cassie Donnell found a program at NC State that lets her create her own niche within a niche.

Dr. Lisa Gamsjaeger squats next to Highland calf Starlight Dawkins inside a stall at the NC State Veterinary Hospital.

Jan 14, 2025

‘She Was So Sick When She Got Here’

Critically ill from a colostrum complication, newborn Highland cow Starlight needed round-the-clock care somewhere she could also bond with her mother. The NC State Veterinary Hospital met those needs.

Dr. Kelly Meikejohn wearing blue gloves and. a white lab coat in her lab

Jan 7, 2025

Justice Agency Grants Keep Crime-Fighting Forensic Science Advancing at NC State

The National Institute of Justice has awarded Dr. Kelly Meiklejohn of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine two grants totaling more than $600,000 to support her innovative and crime-fighting work in forensic biology. In collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Meiklejohn will use one grant to apply a new DNA method to…

Dec 30, 2024

December 2024 Accolades

Our students, faculty and staff at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine are problem-solvers, innovators and life-changers providing world-class care and making groundbreaking discoveries every day that advance animal and human health. Continue reading to see how our community is thriving as we put that mission into action. Recognitions

Phoenix, a white cockatoo with a yellow crest, stands on her owner's hand in a portrait photo.

Dec 19, 2024

Endangered Cockatoo Rises Anew, Thanks to NC State Cancer Experts

Facing treatment-resistant squamous cell carcinoma, a dedicated owner and resourceful veterinarians collaborate to test an innovative topical treatment with support from Petco Love and the Blue Buffalo Cancer Treatment Fund.

Dr. Mickael Pinto smiles at the camera while standing in a dermatology clinic at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine. He is wearing a white veterinarian's coat and laying his hand on an examination table.

Dec 17, 2024

House Officer Highlight: How NC State Helped One Dermatologist Become ‘Bien Dans Sa Peau’ (Comfortable in His Skin)

Originally from France, second-year dermatology resident Dr. Mickaël Pinto found a home away from home and a wealth of learning opportunities in the College of Veterinary Medicine community.

Dr. Gustav Machado developed the RABapp, shown on his computer screen.

Dec 12, 2024

App Created at NC State at the Center of Important USDA Plan to Track Swine

A cloud-based computer program developed at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is the critical component in a US Department of Agriculture plan to begin tracking the movement of swine across the United States next year to prevent the spread of deadly diseases. The program, called the Rapid Access Biosecurity App or RABapp, allows…

Katie Sheats stands in front of a group os veterinary students

Dec 10, 2024

Sheats Wins Equine Group’s Distinguished Educator Award

The American Association of Equine Practitioners has chosen Dr. Katie Sheats, associate dean and director of professional education and admissions at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, to receive its Distinguished Educator Award for 2024. The award recognizes educators who have demonstrated a significant impact on the development and training of equine practitioners. “Dr.…

Two goats stand side-by-side in an outdoor pen with a dirt floor. To the left stands a tan goat, and immediately to her right stands a black-and-white goat.

Dec 5, 2024

We’ve Got Your Goat at NC State

Ruminants, like fainting goats Stella and Dolly, love to eat things they shouldn’t. When these gutsy animals get into hard-to-stomach snacks, NC State’s farm animal experts are only a call away.

From left, Drs. Jiwoong Her, Autumn Harris, Yu Ueda, Allison Kendall, Bernie Hansen and Shelly Vaden.

Dec 3, 2024

In the Nephrology and Urology Veterinary Field, NC State Leading the Way

With the addition of two associate professors this year, the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine has the largest number of faculty members in the country who are affiliated with the new American College of Veterinary Nephrology and Urology, with six faculty members dedicated to the increasingly specialized field. Dr. Autumn Harris, an established researcher…