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A microscope

Oct 31, 2024

October 2024 CVM Accolades

Our students, faculty and staff at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine are problem-solvers, innovators and life-changers providing world-class care and making ground-breaking discoveries every day that advance animal and human health. Continue reading to see how our community is thriving as we put that mission into action.
Dr. Emma Hendrix stands in front of a whiteboard with indistinguishable writing in a veterinary neurology clinic.

Oct 10, 2024

House Officer Highlight: Following in Her Mother’s Footsteps, 34 Years Later

Dr. Emma Hendrix is expanding the veterinary connection she shares with her mother, Dr. Diane Van Horn Hendrix, as she begins the same NC State rotating internship program her mom completed over three decades ago.
People walking into the college.

Sep 30, 2024

September 2024 Accolades

Our students, faculty and staff at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine are problem-solvers, innovators and life-changers providing world-class care and making ground-breaking discoveries every day that advance animal and human health.

Dr. Jazz Stephens sits on the edge of a table with a box of pathology slides in her lap. Behind her, a microscope and a computer screen sit on a table to form a pathologist's work station.

Sep 17, 2024

House Officer Highlight: This ‘Biology Detective’ Solves Medical Mysteries in Animal and Human Health

Nearly every diagnostic test or research study that involves cell, tissue or fluid samples requires a pathologist’s trained eye. Luckily, the NC State Veterinary Hospital has third-year comparative pathology resident Dr. Jazz Stephens.
Zuzu, a black-and-white Lab mix dog wearing a pink harness, looks into the camera with her mouth open in an expression like a smile.

Sep 12, 2024

Lymphoma Treatment at NC State Grants More ‘Wonderful Life’ to Zuzu

Care from NC State veterinary oncologists helped a zippy Lab mix maintain her zest during treatment for multicentric B-cell lymphoma.
Photos of the newest cohort of VAL fellows.

Sep 3, 2024

NC State Announces Newest Veterinary Academic Leaders Program Fellows

Last fall’s inaugural cohort consisted of 10 fellows representing nine different specialties. This year, the program is welcoming 12 new fellows into the program. The newest fellows represent 11 specialties.
A student presenting their researcher.

Aug 29, 2024

Annual CVM Research Forum Celebrates Trainees’ Scientific Contributions 

The research of more than 100 students and house officers from the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine was on full display throughout the campus Aug. 28 as the college celebrated its annual Research Forum.
Dr. Javier Perez Quesada

Aug 28, 2024

Litwack Q&A With Dr. Javier Perez Quesada: Investigating Why Foals are Born with Neonatal Maladjustment Syndrome

In 2 to 5% of live equine births, the foals have trouble breathing, nursing and standing, and the ones who can get up often wander around aimlessly. About 20% of foals born with the condition, known as neonatal maladjustment syndrome, do not survive.  Suspicions about the syndrome’s causes are numerous, but no one has been…
Second-year resident Dr. Cody Atkinson stands with his arms folded across his chest in front of a diagnostic room filled with medical equipment at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine.

Aug 23, 2024

House Officer Highlight: Veterinary Resident Today, Professor Tomorrow

Second-year resident Dr. Cody Atkinson takes advantage of two unique programs at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine to elevate his internal medicine expertise, contribute to the specialty and educate others.
Victor Rivas

Aug 12, 2024

What You Might Have Missed This Summer

As we dive into the new year, let’s take a look at some of the biggest stories from around the CVM that you might have missed this summer.