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Apr 10, 2025

Veterinary College Dean Emeritus Wins Award for Distinguished Service

The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges has honored Dr. Oscar Fletcher, dean emeritus of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, with the Billy E. Hooper Award for Distinguished Service for 2025.  The award recognizes an individual whose leadership and vision made a significant contribution to academic veterinary medicine and the veterinary profession. Fletcher,…

Apr 10, 2025

NC State Veterinary Hospital Debuts Service to Support Terminally Ill and Aging Pets and Their Owners

NC State Omega Transitional Care has a dual focus: Providing pets compassionate care as they approach the end of their lives and supporting owners through a collaborative, empathetic approach to caregiving.

Apr 7, 2025

Gilger Recognized With NC State’s Highest Faculty Honor

Dr. Brian Gilger, a professor of ophthalmology at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, has won the highest academic honor that NC State University presents to faculty members: the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence. Gilger, who has been an NC State veterinary medicine faculty member for 30 years, has authored more than 130…

Apr 3, 2025

Annual Scholarship Dinner a Chance for Grateful DVM Students to Thank Generous Donors

Thanks to the generosity of donors, the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine was able to award more than $1.7 million in scholarships over the past year to 186 veterinary students, greatly reducing their debt burdens and stress levels. On Tuesday, the college gathered the scholarship givers and the recipients to celebrate the generosity that…

Apr 1, 2025

A Coat of Confidence, Care and Compassion: NC State DVM Class of 2026 Receives White Coats

The White Coat ceremony marks the end of our third-year students’ pre-clinical studies and their transition into their fourth and final year of education: their clinical year.

Mar 25, 2025

Research Roundup March 2025 

Evaluating the Significance of Vitamin D Levels in Critically Ill Foals Kamr AM, Bartish C, Summers J, Horton J, Hostnik LD, Orr K, Browne N, Dembek KA, Saliba C, Gomez DE, Toribio RE. Vitamin D is responsible for helping the intestines absorb a multitude of other vitamins and minerals like calcium, phosphorus and magnesium. It…

Mar 20, 2025

What Do Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs and ‘Jurassic Park’ Have in Common? Ask This Up-And-Coming Population Geneticist

Through NC State’s Genetics and Genomics Scholars program, Ph.D. candidate Megan Dillon has become a leading expert in the population genetics of stray dogs living around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Mar 13, 2025

NC State’s Feline-Friendly Focus Expands With Registered Veterinary Technician Dedicated to Cats

Sometimes, the difference between a calm cat and a frenzied feline during a veterinary appointment can be the thickness of a towel. Just ask Danielle Tsukuda, a registered veterinary technician hired at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine specifically for her feline-friendly ways. Because Tsukuda knows the fluffy, gray tools help cocoon and comfort…

Mar 11, 2025

Open House Wows Hundreds of NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Visitors

Curious citizens, future veterinarians and animal lovers of all ages converged at the college for the annual showcase of world-class veterinary research and care.

Mar 6, 2025

New Pharmaceutical Technology Developed at NC State Holds Promise for Treating Common Cancer in Horses

Veterinary ophthalmologist Dr. Annie Oh is researching the efficacy of an injectable medication, developed by joint NC State-UNC researcher Dr. Yevgeny Brudno, that boosts chemotherapy’s ability to treat equine eyelid squamous cell carcinoma. The technology could also benefit humans with skin cancer.