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Jun 2, 2025

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May 28, 2025

Research Roundup May 2025

Estimating Sampling and Laboratory Capacity for a Simulated African Swine Fever Outbreak in the United States. Galvis JA, Satici MY, Sykes AL, O’Hara KC, Rochette L, Roberts D, Machado G. African swine fever virus is highly contagious and often fatal, making the risk of the disease spreading into currently uninfected countries, like the United States,…

May 22, 2025

Pet Owner Alert: Mushroom Toxicity Claims Dogs’ Lives. What You Should Know.

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine veterinarians want pet owners to be aware of the dangers of toxic mushrooms after having two confirmed cases this week of dogs dying from poisonings. Dr. Cordelia Leeder, an intern in small animal medicine at the NC State Veterinary Hospital, says any curious or unsupervised dogs are at risk…

This graphic reads: Eris Mihelic, Iquitos, Peru, RAREC Center, Class of 2027.

May 21, 2025

From Peru, Eris Mihelic Reports on Rainforest Work

FINAL WEEK My last week in the Amazon started with a visit to a local aquarium that also serves as the Amazon Research Center for Ornamental Fishes. The aquarium was filled with fish found locally in the Amazon River and was arranged to mimic the flow of water, with exhibits highlighting the river’s different ecosystems,…

Dr. Jerome Joseph, an anesthesiology resident, smiles in a hallway at the NC State Veterinary Hospital.

May 20, 2025

NC State Residency a Knockout Opportunity for Anesthesiologist-in-Training

If he does his job well, NC State Veterinary Hospital clients never know anesthesiology resident Dr. Jerome Joseph has been involved in their pet’s care. He prefers it that way and excels behind the scenes.

Dr. Tal Ben-Horin relocates a set of oyster bags from CMAST to Core Sound as part of a study into the disease resistance of different genetic lines of oyster.

May 15, 2025

NC State Expert Gets State Grant to Study How to Make Oysters Hardier

The NC Department of Environmental Quality has awarded Dr. Tal Ben-Horin, an assistant professor of shellfish pathology at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, a $200,000 grant to continue studying whether the genetic lines of farmed oysters that survive mass casualty events can be used to breed more resilient oysters. The popular delicacies have…

May 13, 2025

Clinical Trials, Explained: How You and Your Pet Can Help Save Lives and Advance Veterinary Medicine

When Deidre Bruce took her newly adopted cat Punky to his first couple veterinary appointments in 2021, the last thing she expected to learn was that 1-year-old Punky had a progressive and incurable heart condition. Punky was diagnosed with feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition that causes thickening of the heart’s walls and can eventually lead…

May 8, 2025

One of Two: NC State Cardiology Faculty Member has Rare Expertise in Interventional Procedures

Now that the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine has recognized approved fellowship programs in interventional cardiology, Dr. Kursten Pierce of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is one of only two veterinarians with FACVIM after her name. The assistant professor of cardiology and another veterinarian completed the specialized interventional cardiology fellowship several years…

Class of 2025 NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

May 5, 2025

Oath and Hooding: Cheers, Tears and Reminders That ‘You are Ready for This’

With faculty members beaming and family members roaring, nearly 100 NC State College of Veterinary Medicine students took the Veterinarian’s Oath and became doctors at an Oath and Hooding ceremony Friday, joining about 3,000 NC State veterinary alumni since the college graduated its first class 40 years ago. The Class of 2025 chose NC State…

May 1, 2025

Class of 2025: The Strength to Struggle and Still Be Standing

By Imani Anderson I was 8 years old when my mom sat me down and said, “You have 10 more years until you turn 18 — you need to start figuring out what you’re going to do with yourself.” I remember staring at her, confused. Is she trying to kick me out? Does she not…