Burgetta Eplin Wheeler

Oct 17, 2023

NC State’s New Emergency Equine Service Already a Success for Horse Owners, Vets and Students

The service is addressing a desperate community need by supporting area equine practices, increasing emergency medical experience for veterinary students and proving that a subscription-based financial model is viable enough to possibly expand the critical service later. 

Oct 5, 2023

Making Magic: How Hiring a Scientist With Expertise Outside Vet Med was Essential to Cat Gallbladder Discovery 

'One of the key goals was to place someone like Ben in an environment where he could collaborate with clinicians. He is not in a silo somewhere else, and having the disciplines together like this creates magic.' 

Oct 4, 2023

Honey Bee Bonanza: NC State Vet Med Hosts National Consortium Conference

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine played host for the Honey Bee Veterinary Consortium’s annual conference Oct. 1, welcoming more than 100 bee lovers to campus for lectures and hands-on labs. Honeybees are essential to a third of the world’s food production and have been dying off across the globe in recent years because of… 

Oct 2, 2023

Good News! State Budget Includes Money for Large Animal Hospital and New Equine Veterinary Center

“We are so grateful for the support of the state of North Carolina as we move forward with this important construction project,” says Dr. Kate Meurs, dean of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine. 

Aug 31, 2023

Summer News and Updates: A Season of Groundbreaking Research and Lifesaving Care

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine continues to have a huge impact on our community, from research into dog dementia to opportunities for law enforcement officers to learn about equine abuse.  

Aug 29, 2023

Study’s Cystitis Remedy so Effective that NC State Ready to Offer Treatment to Cats

Data is pending on the study's final cat, treated with low-dose radiotherapy last month, but the researchers say every other cat has shown improvement, with most never having another episode of cystitis. 

Aug 10, 2023

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Welcomes New Head of Research

“I'm incredibly fortunate to return to NC State where I spent the most formative years of my training and to have the opportunity to join such a talented group of faculty members and industry leaders,” he says. 

Aug 7, 2023

Veterinary College Welcomes NC State Alum as Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine has named Dr. Ashlee Canty, director of equity initiatives at the Hunt Institute for education policy in Raleigh, as the new director of the college’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.   

Aug 1, 2023

Helping Horses: NC State Hosts Training on Handling, Assessing Animals in Potential Danger

The all-day event, organized by the Humane Society of the United States with the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine and the Raleigh Police Department as partners, drew more than 30 officers from across North Carolina. 

Jul 17, 2023

NC State’s Olby Wins 2023 AVMA Career Achievement in Canine Research Award

Dr. Natasha Olby, the Dr. Kady M. Gjessing and Rahna M. Davidson Distinguished Chair in Gerontology at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, is the 2023 winner of the AVMA Career Achievement in Canine Research Award.