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Lauren Buslinger walks veterinary technician students from Cape Fear Community College through some of the finer points of working with beef cattle at the TAU.

Jun 17, 2025

NC State Offers ‘Livestock Boot Camp’ to Aspiring Registered Veterinary Technicians

In their navy coveralls and rubber boots, Cape Fear Community College students watched intently as Dr. Allison West, lead veterinarian at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Teaching Animal Unit, walked around an unconcerned cow in NC State’s state-of-the-art dairy barn and demonstrated how to assess the animal’s health. The students, who are finishing…

Jun 12, 2025

NC State Scientists Advance Understanding of Cystic Fibrosis by Finding Drug Class to Avoid 

By Bethany Brookshire People with cystic fibrosis are in a constant battle with the thick, sticky mucus that builds up in the airways of their lungs. But while the genetic disease is due to mutations in one specific gene, it takes a score of proteins to make mucus, and not all of them are fully…

Jun 10, 2025

Interpersonal Expertise: NC State a Veterinary Leader in Cultivating Student Communication Skills 

At NC State, having veterinary students master critical communications skills is on par with having them conquer cranial anatomy, and the job of leading the lessons in language belongs to Dr. April Kedrowicz, an associate professor in the college’s Department of Clinical Sciences. Kedrowicz, who holds a Ph.D. in communication, is an expert in training…
The exterior of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine building.

Jun 2, 2025

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

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Dr. Tal Ben-Horin relocates a set of oyster bags from CMAST to Core Sound as part of a study into the disease resistance of different genetic lines of oyster.

May 15, 2025

NC State Expert Gets State Grant to Study How to Make Oysters Hardier

The NC Department of Environmental Quality has awarded Dr. Tal Ben-Horin, an assistant professor of shellfish pathology at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, a $200,000 grant to continue studying whether the genetic lines of farmed oysters that survive mass casualty events can be used to breed more resilient oysters. The popular delicacies have…
Dr. Kursten Pierce smiles at the camera while confidently standing in the cardiac cath lab at NC State's Veterinary Hospital.

May 8, 2025

One of Two: NC State Cardiology Faculty Member has Rare Expertise in Interventional Procedures

Now that the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine has recognized approved fellowship programs in interventional cardiology, Dr. Kursten Pierce of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is one of only two veterinarians with FACVIM after her name. The assistant professor of cardiology and another veterinarian completed the specialized interventional cardiology fellowship several years…

Apr 25, 2025

Celebrating Outstanding CVM Achievements at 41st Annual Awards Banquet

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine community gathered Thursday night to celebrate outstanding achievements over the past year. Students, faculty, house officers and staff were honored with dozens of awards during the event at Talley Student Union. Dr. Greg Lewbart, professor of Aquatic Animal Medicine, was the master of ceremonies. Here is a full…
Two women hug. Dr. Lisa Gamsjäger, right, receives the Outstanding Early Career Teaching Award

Apr 23, 2025

Annual CVM Awards Ceremony Celebrates Faculty and Staff Excellence

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine community gathered to honor its staff and faculty members Monday afternoon and to celebrate and announce notable awards. During the annual Employee Awards Ceremony, 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…
A teal graphic with a cutout of the earth and a picture of Olivia Stallings and Kate Hepworth holding a pair of navy blue cloth coveralls.

Apr 22, 2025

Employee-Led Eco-Friendly Initiative Reduces Plastic Waste at NC State Large Animal Hospital

By switching to reusable garments, hospital care teams have saved thousands of plastic coveralls from disposal since March. It’s all thanks to equine faculty member Dr. Kate Hepworth and hospital director Olivia Stallings.
Dr. Devorah Stowe in a white lab coat works with a student in a lab

Apr 17, 2025

Clinical Pathologist Wins NC State University Outstanding Teacher Award

Dr. Devorah Stowe, associate clinical professor of clinical pathology at the College of Veterinary Medicine, has been selected as a winner of the NC State University Outstanding Teacher Award for 2024-25. Stowe, a Greensboro native who received her undergraduate and DVM degrees from NC State, joined the veterinary college’s faculty in 2016 and has been…