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National Veterinary Technician Week: Meet Jeannie Losey

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Nov 7, 2018

Winter 2018 The Oath Magazine

For this special edition of The Oath, we're celebrating everything equine. As North Carolina's impactful horse industry continues to grow and diversify, the CVM remains committed to innovative therapies and state-of-the-art medical care that is practiced here each and every day. 
Colby the miracle horse, one year after his fall

Nov 6, 2018

After Highway Fall, an Extraordinary Recovery

The inscription on the Gallop of Honor plaque couldn’t be more fitting: “Colby: the miracle horse!” Pamela Johnson of Pikeville, N.C., said in March, 15-year-old Colby was in a trailer on his way back to the Johnsons’ barn. They were about to take an exit off Highway 70 near home when a truck driver got…
sea lion on the beach in the Galapagos

Oct 24, 2018

October 2018 Research Roundup

A look at some of the newest published studies coming out of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine.
CVM main building

Oct 23, 2018

From the CVM, a Groundbreaking New Medical Education Journal

Education in the Health Professions, launched Oct. 1 and available for free at ehpjournal.com, is a peer-reviewed compendium of multi-disciplinary health education research spanning the spectrum of medicine and health. The first-ever medical education journal originating from a veterinary school...
microscopic view of digestive disease

Oct 22, 2018

Grants Awarded to GI Research Projects at the CVM

Three NC State College of Veterinary Medicine researchers were awarded grants for digestive disease pilot studies at this month’s Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease Research Day.
cat chewing tiny pumpkin

Oct 21, 2018

From Costumes to Spooky Treats: Pet Safety Tips for Halloween

Keep people food and candy from pets, of course. It may be hard to keep track of pets, goblins, bags of candy, and easy access to party food, but ingesting chocolate, candy sweetened by xylitol, lollipops with sticks, or the wrong snack can...
Donna Decker, diagnostic imaging technician

Oct 17, 2018

National Veterinary Technician Week: Meet Donna Decker

As a diagnostic imaging technician at the NC State Veterinary Hospital, Donna Decker gets a clear picture of what’s going on inside a patient.
Damian Launer

Oct 16, 2018

National Veterinary Technician Week: Meet Damian Launer

Growing up in Bloomington, Ind., Damian Launer loved animals and wanted to become a veterinarian so much that he began working in a private practice when he was just 15 years old. He learned about veterinary medicine from the ground up and just kept working. After relocating to North Carolina he was hired into the…
veterinarian communication class in session

Oct 15, 2018

Study Finds Improved Readability Needed in Veterinary Information for Public

The study advocates for increased awareness of readability in veterinary communication, especially in a time when animal owners are spending more on veterinary care, food and medications than in the past.
Jeannie Losey treats patient's teeth

Oct 15, 2018

National Veterinary Technician Week: Meet Jeannie Losey

Jeannie Losey has served as a vet tech for two decades, first beginning her career at NC State in soft tissue before moving to dentistry, where she is a clinical technician.