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A strong environment of diversity and inclusion — in background, culture and experience — is an inherent and critical part of the CVM’s academic mission.

Dec 9, 2019

CVM Course Focuses on Diversity, Equity in Veterinary Medicine

Prioritizing community and practicing inclusivity are two major components of the CVM’s core institutional values.
Kenneth Adler, CVM professor of cell biology.

Dec 5, 2019

CVM’s Adler Receives Lung Cancer Research Award

Kenneth Adler, a professor of cell biology at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, is the recipient of the Vicky Amidon Innovation in Lung Cancer Research Award from the Lung Cancer Initiative of North Carolina. The grant supports Adler’s groundbreaking work at the CVM to better understand and more effectively fight lung cancer, which…
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Nov 26, 2019

Alum Gives Back to Her Second Home

2010 alum Anna Allen's passion for veterinary medicine is reflected in her commitment to the CVM, which goes beyond financial support. She has been a frequent guest lecturer, covering topics such as foreign animal disease, career planning, emergency preparedness and veterinary ethics. She also mentors students. 
Study: CVM students with team-training displayed more effective communication during surgery.

Nov 20, 2019

Team Players: Study Reveals CVM Communication Training Impact

Now a new CVM study shows the positive impact team training has on veterinarians-in-training.
blue gloves cleaning big tiger teeth

Nov 12, 2019

Wild Things: 30 Years of Zoological Medicine at the CVM

30 years ago, the CVM changed the way zoological medicine was practiced and taught. Today, it remains an unmatched force in the field.

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Nov 11, 2019

The Gift of Feeling Normal

Sandy Kirk came to the NC State Veterinary Hospital with a medical emergency when her 12-year-old mixed-breed dog, Maggie, needed help. It was an experience that stirred her to action.
Adult and young white rhinoceros at a private farm in South Africa

Nov 11, 2019

Filling in the Puzzle of Rhino Survival

Groundbreaking anatomical research on the rhinoceros from CVM faculty and students is contributing to the survival of the critically threatened species.

bladder cancer researchers group photo

Nov 5, 2019

Dogs May Hold Key to Fighting Human Bladder Cancer

A pioneering bladder cancer study launching at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine will compare the origins and characteristics of the disease in dogs and humans, a promising approach to developing earlier diagnosis and improved therapies for both species. The two-year project, which recently received funding from the V Foundation for Cancer Research, will…
Frankenstein kitten playing with red string

Oct 31, 2019

Patient Spotlight: Injured Stray Kitten Learns to Walk Again

A 6-week-old kitten named Frankenstein learns to walk again after orthopedic surgery at the NC State Veterinary Hospital.

Man and woman faces profiles with brains, concept of difference

Oct 28, 2019

Fear Factor: Study to Explore What Drives Differences Between Men and Women

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Elizabeth Lucas has received a young scientist grant for a pioneering study on the science behind why women experience far more fear-based psychiatric conditions than men. Lucas, an assistant professor of neurology in the Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, is one of 200 international researchers receiving a 2019…