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Nora's paw is as large as a human head

Feb 25, 2019

What is it Like to Give a Polar Bear Anesthesia for 8 Hours?  

On Feb. 4, Vigani, an NC State College of Veterinary Medicine clinical assistant professor, managed anesthesia during orthopedic surgery on the leg of Nora, a polar bear at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. A week earlier, 3-year-old Nora had broken her right humerus, likely while roughhousing in her enclosure.
vets examining pup after surgery

Feb 19, 2019

Spit Take: Using Salivary Science to Measure Student Stress

A group of 18 fourth-year CVM students on clinical training rounds participated in the study, providing saliva samples before and after assisting in surgery. Along with student-reported mood measures, researchers focused on the samples’ levels of cortisol and alpha-amylase, salivary biomarkers indicating stress.
Sandy Thach

Feb 18, 2019

A Love for Students — and Cats, Too

Sandy Thach spent her NC State career helping students achieve their academic dreams. In retirement, she’s helping them even more. Thach came to the college in 1983 as an administrative assistant for the associate vice chancellor of student affairs, helping selected students to receive prestigious scholarships from the NC Fellows and Caldwell Scholars programs (now…
Brian Gilger, professor of ophthalmology and Lauren Schnabel, assistant professor of equine orthopedic surgery

Feb 13, 2019

Early Success Shown in Alternative Therapy for Equine Eye Disease

An innovative stem cell therapy first used at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine shows strong promise in treating a chronic equine eye disease. In a new proof-of-concept study, stem cells were injected under the conjunctiva, the membrane covering the front of the eye, of four horses not responding well to the usual treatment…
close up illustration of parasitic disease

Feb 4, 2019

New Mathematical Model Could Help Control Parasitic Disease in Brazil

A new approach to identifying the risk of infection by a parasite in Brazil could improve the country’s efforts to control a lethal disease.
Andrea Tomas surgery

Feb 4, 2019

New to the CVM Family: Meet Andrea Tomas

Andrea Tomas is the new clinical veterinarian of orthopedic surgery at the NC State Veterinary Hospital.

Freya Mowat

Jan 28, 2019

Mowat Earns NIH Career Grant for Innovative Eye Research

Freya Mowat, assistant professor of ophthalmology at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, is the recipient of the prestigious National Institutes of Health Mentored Research Career Development Award in support of her work developing new treatments for animal and human eye diseases. The four-year, $640,000 grant supports clinician-scientist Mowat’s long-term career goals in comparative…
bone marrow transplant

Jan 27, 2019

Patient Spotlight: A Life-Changing Procedure for a Life-Saving Dog

Two months after a chance encounter, Maddie and McKinley, boarded a plane to North Carolina. They were headed to the extracorporeal service for a bone marrow transplant at...
Kaitlyn Runion

Jan 17, 2019

New to the CVM Family: Meet Kaitlyn Runion

Kaitlyn Runion, a 2017 NC State grad, holds the position of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s student activities coordinator, a newly created position for student development and academic affairs in the student services office. She’s managed to turn her remarkable backstory into an example of what can be accomplished with motivation and a…
CVM main building

Jan 15, 2019

The Mark of Compassionate Care

Susan Ryan and her 9-year-old cocker spaniel, Goldie, have become familiar faces at the NC State Veterinary Hospital since Goldie received a pacemaker three years ago. And the faces at the hospital have become more like family. “I am so glad I chose NC State,” said Ryan, who travels from her home in Richmond, Va.,…