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This graphic reads: Aniya Brown, Boyce Close, Hluhluwe, South Africa, Live4Now Wild Vets, Class of 2027.

Jul 8, 2025

From the South African Wilds, Aniya Brown Reports

WEEK TWO After our time in Pongola, we hit the road again to reach Kruger National Park, one of the most iconic wildlife reserves in Africa. In Kruger, we had some incredible sightings — elephants, lions and buffalo were the big highlights. We also saw wildebeest, hyenas and more. We were hoping to see rhinos…

VSP participant Brooke Stonemetz wears purple gloves and a white coat as she works with a microscope and slides

Jul 8, 2025

Summer Research Program Opens Doors of Discovery for Veterinary Students

Many NC State veterinary students are spending this summer getting hands-on learning through internships in animal clinics or externships in equine practices, but more than 50 are working with faculty mentors on campus, knee-deep in research ranging from investigating the role of COVID in neurodegenerative diseases to using electrical pulses to try to induce a…

A graphic with a quote from Dr. Kristy Williams that says: We have a wonderful board-certified anesthesia team that we work with very closely to conduct these procedures every week. You have to move quickly to get that balloon up safely across the pulmonary valve, which involves a lot of teamwork and a lot of coordination. We’re very lucky to have such an excellent group at NC State with multiple disciplines working together.

Jul 3, 2025

NC State Gives Rescue Puppy Specialized Heart Surgery — 13 Years After Foster Mom Had Similar Procedure

Last year, Alexis Sullivan was sitting in a veterinary clinic with her foster pup, Opie, when her memories swept her back to a human cardiologist’s office in 2011. Opie’s veterinarian was explaining to her that Opie had a heart murmur, using many terms Sullivan recognized from being diagnosed with a leaky mitral valve over a…

Dr. Caroline Laplante in a white labcoat standing at her lab bench

Jun 27, 2025

NIH Gives NC State ‘Outstanding Investigator’ a Grant to Advance Her Research on Cell Division

Dr. Caroline Laplante, an associate professor of quantitative and computational biology at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, has received an Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Institutes of Health to advance her work on unraveling the forces that drive cellular division. The grant, called an R35 and funded through the NIH National Institute…

A blue box with a picture of Katie Forrest in green overalls and a picture of Katie Forrest operating on a brown cow in the other.

Jun 18, 2025

From a Beef Cattle Ranch in South Dakota, Katie Forrest Reports

This summer, I’m thrilled to be working with Dr. April Schilder, a beef cattle veterinarian and producer in South Dakota. Living with her family on their ranch has given me a unique opportunity to experience both veterinary practice and daily life as a producer. In just one week, I’ve assisted with breeding soundness exams, castrations,…

Lauren Buslinger walks veterinary technician students from Cape Fear Community College through some of the finer points of working with beef cattle at the TAU.

Jun 17, 2025

NC State Offers ‘Livestock Boot Camp’ to Aspiring Registered Veterinary Technicians

In their navy coveralls and rubber boots, Cape Fear Community College students watched intently as Dr. Allison West, lead veterinarian at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Teaching Animal Unit, walked around an unconcerned cow in NC State’s state-of-the-art dairy barn and demonstrated how to assess the animal’s health. The students, who are finishing…

Jun 12, 2025

NC State Scientists Advance Understanding of Cystic Fibrosis by Finding Drug Class to Avoid

By Bethany Brookshire People with cystic fibrosis are in a constant battle with the thick, sticky mucus that builds up in the airways of their lungs. But while the genetic disease is due to mutations in one specific gene, it takes a score of proteins to make lungs healthy, and not all of them are…

Jun 10, 2025

Interpersonal Expertise: NC State a Veterinary Leader in Cultivating Student Communication Skills

At NC State, having veterinary students master critical communications skills is on par with having them conquer cranial anatomy, and the job of leading the lessons in language belongs to Dr. April Kedrowicz, an associate professor in the college’s Department of Clinical Sciences. Kedrowicz, who holds a Ph.D. in communication, is an expert in training…

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Jun 9, 2025

From an NC Wildlife Rehab Clinic, Abigale Patten Reports

Abigale Patton, NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2026, is a North Carolina native with an undergraduate degree in animal sciences from NC State University. She started her fourth-year clinical rotation this summer working at the May Wildlife Rehab Clinic at Lees McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina.

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Jun 2, 2025

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