Burgetta Eplin Wheeler

Mar 5, 2024

Partnering with Police: Rehab’s Role Critical as NC State Helps Nitro Get His Groove Back

The Cary Police dog’s journey since knee surgery in December has had several setbacks, showing how rehabilitation is a roll-with-it and pivot practice at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine. 

Mar 1, 2024

CVM Strategic Plan Sets Course for Continued Success

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine has a new roadmap to success, having approved a refreshed strategic plan that puts community at the center of the college’s goals over the next five years and that sets metrics to measure progress in each of five areas.

Feb 22, 2024

Annual Scholarship Dinner Brings Together Generous CVM Donors, Grateful Students

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine celebrated its scholarship donors and the students they’ve supported at a dinner at the McKimmon Center on Tuesday night.  The evening was an opportunity for college leaders to thank the donors who gave nearly $1.5 million to help 191 veterinary students focus on their studies rather than their…

Feb 20, 2024

Cruse, Machado chosen as University Faculty Scholars for 2024

Dr. Glenn Cruse, a mast cell biologist, and Dr. Gustavo Machado, an infectious disease modeler, of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine were among the NC State University faculty members honored.

Feb 13, 2024

Dog Owners: You Can Help Advance NC State Research On Detecting Cancers, Identifying Environmental Causes

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine researchers who developed a method for detecting canine bladder and prostate cancer in urine are recruiting dogs as part of a nationwide study that could lead to diagnostic breakthroughs and novel treatments for dogs and humans. Potentially, if geographic pockets of canine cancer cases are detected, the research also…

Feb 9, 2024

‘Not Just Veterinarian Issues’: Legislative Fly-In Gives NC State Students Chance to Hone Advocacy Skills 

Six NC State College of Veterinary Medicine students added conversing with congressional staffs to their impressive list of skills this week as part of the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Legislative Fly-In to Washington, D.C.

Jan 4, 2024

Developmental Biologist Becomes Head of NC State Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences

Dr. Michele Battle, formerly a professor in the Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy at the Medical College of Wisconsin, is the new leader of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Molecular Biological Sciences.

Dec 26, 2023

Our Compassionate, Life-Saving Care: A Year in Review

From dogs to cats, donkeys to bongos and countless animals in between, our expert teams at the NC State Veterinary Hospital save lives every single day. As the year draws to a close, we’re featuring 10 notable stories of our hospital teams going above and beyond for our community over the past 12 months. 

Dec 21, 2023

CVM Adjunct Professor, a World-Renowned Virologist, Receives Honorary NC State Degree

Dr. Amadou Sall, director of the Pasteur Institute in Dakar, Senegal, has deep ties to NC State. Most recently, Sall was lauded for leading the institute to be a top research facility to help formulate Africa’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dec 21, 2023

Veterinary Medicine Milestones: A Year of Research Breakthroughs

With work that advanced our understanding of dementia, microbiomes and protecting lungs from COVID-19, internationally recognized interdisciplinary research teams at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine continued making great strides in improving animal and human health throughout 2023.