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Year in Review: NC State College of Veterinary Medicine 2025

Awards and Honors

Dr. Katie Sheats speaks to students at orientation

Apr 16, 2026

Katie Sheats Honored With 2026 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching

Katie Sheats, associate professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine, has been recognized with the 2026 NC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. The honor is the university system’s most prestigious teaching award, recognizing and encouraging faculty’s extraordinary teaching contributions. “Dr. Sheats is a highly effective mentor,…
Dr. Duncan Lascelles in dark suit and light blue shirt stands in front of some outside greenery.

Apr 16, 2026

For ‘Revolutionary’ Work on Pain, Lascelles Wins AAVMC Excellence in Research Award

The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges has honored Dr. B. Duncan Lascelles, professor of Translational Research in Pain and Surgery at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, with its Excellence in Research Award for 2026, recognizing his outstanding research and scholarly achievements in veterinary medicine.  Lascelles, who also holds the title of Dr.…
The exterior of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine building.

Mar 12, 2026

Latest Accolades for Our Problem-Solvers, Innovators and Life-Changers

Recognitions Grants and Awards October 2025 Recognitions Nicole Adams, a Ph.D. student working with Dr. Xinxia Peng, a professor in the Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, was invited to share her research on identifying markers to predict whether a chlamydia infection is likely to ascend into the uterus and endometrium with NC State’s Board of…
The outside of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, a brick building and a pinkish sky

Mar 12, 2026

Latest Accolades for Our Problem-Solvers, Innovators and Life-Changers

Recognitions Grants and Awards
Dr. Glen Almond in dark suit stands at a lectern in front of a blue curtain.

Mar 5, 2026

Academic of the Year, New President: NC State Shines at AASV Meeting

Dr. Glen Almond, professor of swine health and production management and a nearly 40-year veteran of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, was recognized as the 2026 Outstanding Swine Academic of the Year at the recent annual meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians. In addition, Dr. Rebecca Robbins, a class of 2009…
Dr. Mike Sano stands behind a large blue piece of equipment used for INSPIRE.

Feb 26, 2026

Cancer Researcher Sano Selected as Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors

The National Academy of Inventors has selected Dr. Mike Sano, an associate professor in the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, as a Class of 2026 Senior Member. Sano, whose research focuses on using pulses of electricity to target mainly inoperable cancer tumors, will be formally inducted…

Feb 17, 2026

Dog-Loving Couple Hails Dermatologist as ‘the Epitome of NC State’

For three years after their beloved bichons Winston and Lukus died, Dr. Jackie Jaloszynski and Sid Bragg investigated other, less illness-prone dog breeds so they’d be ready to bring home a new pup when their hearts had healed enough.  The couple, who live part-time in Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina, settled on the lagotto romagnolo…
A graphic with a red background that has headshots of Dr. Monique Pairis-Garcia and Dr. Xinxia Peng and their names in white

Feb 3, 2026

CVM Researchers Pairis-Garcia, Peng Chosen as NC State Faculty Scholars

Dr. Monique Pairis-Garcia, an expert in the welfare of food animals, and Dr. Xinxia Peng, a computational biologist focusing on the translational genomics of infectious diseases, have been named NC State University Faculty Scholars for 2026. The faculty scholars program, launched in 2012, recognizes outstanding academic achievements and teaching, service and scholarship contributions. Honorees carry…
Dr. Michael Rahe works in a lab at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine.

Jan 20, 2026

CVM Researcher of Swine Viruses Named an NC State Goodnight Early Career Innovator

Dr. Michael Rahe, an assistant professor of immunology at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, has been chosen as a 2025-26 NC State Goodnight Early Career Innovator — an honor that recognizes and rewards young faculty members excelling in STEM roles across the university. Rahe, who has both a DVM and a Ph.D. in…

Dec 23, 2025

Year in Review: NC State College of Veterinary Medicine 2025

From the discovery of the first drug to successfully treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in cats to the award of a $5.5 million NIH grant to contribute to the nationwide opioid addiction fight, 2025 has been a life-changing year for the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, its people and its community. Our leadership in the veterinary…