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Kaitlyn Valenza, left, collaborates in the dry lab dedicated to the RABapp developed by Dr. Gustavo Machado.

Aug 28, 2025

NC State CVM Invests in First Dry Lab to Support Work on Controlling Disease Spread

Recognizing veterinary medicine’s increasingly important role in safeguarding public health, the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine has created a cutting-edge dry laboratory that will accelerate the work of Dr. Gustavo Machado, an associate professor of emerging and transboundary diseases whose research centers on preventing the spread of deadly diseases among livestock farms. The lab…
Dr. Eric Brooks, wearing white coat and glasses, stands in his lab.

Aug 20, 2025

NC State Scientist Develops Map of How Cells Work Together to Become a Brain

By Bethany Brookshire Studying the process of brain formation illuminates just how much of development is a series of tiny miracles. Only a few weeks after a human egg is fertilized, a sheet of cells called the neural plate widens, stretches and rolls up to create a tube. This delicate dance of cells forms what…
The front of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

Aug 14, 2025

Study Looks for Markers That Predict Risk of Severe Chlamydia Infection

For Immediate Release Tracey Peake tracey_peake@ncsu.edu A new study has identified markers that may predict whether a chlamydia infection is likely to ascend into the uterus and endometrium. The work could lead to new diagnostics that can predict a woman’s risk of severe infection. Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is a sexually transmitted bacterium that can lead to…
This graphic reads: Abigale Patten, North Carolina, Clinical Year Rotations, Class of 2026.

Aug 13, 2025

From Her Fourth-Year Rotations, 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. 

Aug 13, 2025

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

FINAL UPDATE As I wrap up my final weeks in South Dakota, I’m incredibly thankful for the wide range of veterinary experiences I’ve had while working with Dr. April Schilder. This summer has been filled with opportunities to grow my clinical skills and deepen my understanding of rural food animal practice. This summer I’ve gained…
The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2029 stands outside the college.

Aug 11, 2025

Swansboro, Self-Awareness and Scrubs: Veterinary Class of 2029 Starts Its Engines

With 125 new and animated veterinary students set loose in the library on the first day of orientation, mishearing the answers to get-to-know-you questions about names, expected animal focus and hometowns could be expected. “Swinesboro?” asked Montana Pell, a student from New Jersey, in a query not out of the question at the NC State…
The 2025 scholarship recipients awarded by Merck Animal Health and the American Association of Avian Pathologists Foundation include (left to right) JeJuan Bryant, Jennifer Irwin and Becky Tran.

Aug 6, 2025

Three CVM Students Awarded National Scholarships in Poultry Health

Three students from the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine are among five veterinary students nationwide selected to receive $10,000 scholarships from Merck Animal Health and the American Association of Avian Pathologists Foundation. JeJuan Bryant and Jennifer Irwin, both members of the class of 2026, and Becky Tran, class of 2027, were honored for their…
Cheese the cat recently ingested Apoquel and required hemodialysis at the NC State Veterinary Hospital after his kidneys started failing. Photo courtesy of Dr. Tyler Johnson with permission from owners

Aug 5, 2025

Alert: NC State Seeing Cats Severely Ill From Ingesting Chewable Allergy Medicine for Dogs 

CORRECTION: This story has been updated to say that too much of the drug can cause kidney injuries in cats. What quantity constitutes “harmful” is currently unknown. The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine has treated two cats that developed acute kidney injury after eating chewable Apoquel —  used to treat itching and inflammation associated with…
The group of early-career faculty members and the facilitators of the Becoming Faculty Workshop stand outside in the grass at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine.

Aug 5, 2025

Workshop Aims to Equip Early-Career Veterinary Educators with Tools for Success

Because the work of getting hired, finding mentors, setting up research labs, learning to write grant proposals, defining teaching goals, supporting students and balancing it all with life can derail early-career faculty members, the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund offered up-and-coming veterinary faculty across the country a chance to…
Dr. Mike Sano in blue shirt demonstrates the technology he uses to deliver electric pulses up to 3000 volts for a millionth of a second to members of the Terrence Curtin Society.

Jul 31, 2025

The Future of Cancer Care Starts Here

Since completing successful clinical trials of his pioneering use of electricity to target and destroy inoperable cancer tumors, Dr. Mike Sano and his team have performed more than 200 treatments on ailing horses at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, highlighting how cutting-edge research at the college often leads directly to life-changing patient care.…