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

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Apr 28, 2026

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

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Apr 28, 2026

Annual CVM Awards Ceremony Celebrates Faculty and Staff Excellence

During the annual Employee Awards Ceremony this week, CVM leaders recognized employees who won external awards throughout the academic year, bestowed the college’s own annual awards and celebrated dozens of staff members’ years of service milestones. “This is an amazing community,” said Dr. Kathryn Meurs, Randall B. Terry Jr. Dean of the College of Veterinary…
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Apr 24, 2026

CVM Celebrates Outstanding Student Achievements at Annual Awards Banquet

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine community gathered Thursday night to celebrate outstanding student achievements with dozens of awards announced during the event at Talley Student Union.  Dr. Greg Lewbart, professor of Aquatic Animal Medicine, was the master of ceremonies. Another awards event for staff, faculty and house officers will be held April 27. …
Dr. Melissa Srougi in blue coat and hands in pocket stands in front of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine's main building.

Apr 21, 2026

CVM Cancer Researcher Wins NC State University Outstanding Teacher Award

Dr. Melissa Srougi, an associate teaching professor in the Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, has been selected as a winner of the NC State University Outstanding Teacher Award for 2025-26. “There are so many fantastic educators, especially here at NC State, and so to be considered as one of them is humbling,” said Srougi, whose…
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Apr 21, 2026

CVM Offers Undergraduate Researchers Chance to Practice, Compete 

For the first time, the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine invited undergraduate participants in its Centennial Biomedical Campus research training program to present their findings in a judged symposium, and three students walked away winners and three with honorable mentions. The event Monday included 19 students offering flash talks and poster presentations on the…

Apr 20, 2026

‘A Sigh of Relief’: Grateful DVM Students Get Chance to Thank Scholarship Starters

When scores of generous scholarship donors and veterinary students convened for the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Annual Scholarship Dinner, applause put an exclamation point at the end of the news that 191 NC State veterinary students received $1.8 million in scholarships for the 2025-26 school year. “Our college is coming off four years…
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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.…
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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…
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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…