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Jul 24, 2024

Summer Research: Eric Ortiz

Among this year's 57 students participating in the Veterinary Scholars Program this summer are Dileydis Soto Montes and Sara Fitzgerald, who are conducting ruminant research with Dr. Jennifer Halleran, an assistant professor at the college. 

Shafarah Dixon

Jul 22, 2024

From a North Carolina Veterinary Specialist Practice, Shafarah Dixon Reports

Stepping into the world of exotic animals through an externship with Carolina Veterinary Specialists Huntersville was a transformative experience. During my 5th block of my fourth year, I embarked on a journey where every moment was a revelation and every encounter a lesson. From the minute I arrived, the air was filled with the sounds… 

NC State veterinary student Hannah Dion is spending the summer helping with ruminant research.

Jul 18, 2024

From an NC State Ruminant Research Project, Hannah Dion Reports

This past month has been spent performing laboratory tests on our blood bags. We used alcohol to clean the sampling ports on the blood bags themselves for weekly samples and needed more. The most involved laboratory test has been the erythrocyte osmotic fragility test. Broken down, we are testing the stability of the red blood… 

Corn snake

Jul 16, 2024

World Snake Day: Resources for Identifying NC’s Slithering Serpents

We're right in the middle of snake season in North Carolina, and it's good to know what's living in your backyard. Check out some of the snake identification and education resources below. 

NC State vet med student Ally Elliott with a horse and a calf on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota.

Jul 5, 2024

From the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, Ally Elliott Reports

Students at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine have access to all kinds of internships, externships and research experiences during their four years of school. This summer, several students are sharing some of what they're doing and learning in real time. 

Meghan Chung at the May Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Western North Carolina

Jul 1, 2024

From the May Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Western North Carolina, Meghan Chung Reports

Students at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine have access to all kinds of internships, externships and research experiences during their four years of school. This summer, several students are sharing some of what they're doing and learning in real time. 

Chase Carey in the field in Kentucky

Jun 25, 2024

From the Wilds of Kentucky, Chase Carey Reports

Students at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine have access to all kinds of internships, externships and research experiences during their four years of school. This summer, several students are sharing some of what they're doing and learning in real time. 

Jun 23, 2024

From a Texas Equine Hospital, Caitlyn Coleman Reports

It’s my last week in Texas, and I am sad to leave! This week I was at Weems and Stephens Equine Hospital in Aubrey. Weems and Stephens is a nine-doctor practice that focuses on general practice and emergencies. They see a variety of different horse breeds and disciplines and have a surgery emphasis.  Each morning… 

Laura Nelson

Jun 18, 2024

CVM’s Associate Dean and Director of Academic Affairs Laura Nelson Named Associate Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and Policy

"It has been an incredible honor and privilege to work with Dr. Nelson for the past several years in her role as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs," Dr. Kate Meurs, dean of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, wrote in a campus email Tuesday. 

Jamie Constantino with his pup in 2010.

May 3, 2024

Class of 2024: Yes, You Should Get a Pet in Vet School

A first-person essay from Jamie Constantino, a native of Poughkeepsie, New York, and president of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine's Class of 2024. He will be working as a small and exotic animal veterinarian in Columbus, Ohio.