Feb 27, 2017
A cataract removal procedure is as common for animals as it is for humans, but for Ruthie the chimpanzee, it's a matter of life and death...
Feb 22, 2017
Katie Venters of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) class of 2019 is one of five students in the country to receive a $5,000 scholarship awarded jointly by...
Feb 19, 2017
One of the most popular horses on campus never makes a sound. You can’t ride her, and she won’t trot or jump or gallop. You can’t bathe her, though she’s always impeccably groomed. You can’t feed her; she won’t eat. But you can take her apart and put her back together again — over and…
Jan 30, 2017
Highlights cover key events; faculty, staff, and student accomplishments; and other CVM news...
Teresa DeFrancesco arrived at the NC State Veterinary Hospital (VH) in 1992 for her cardiology residency and never left. Known on campus as “Dr. D.” and armed with a frequently deployed infectious laugh, she talks to us about...
Jan 27, 2017
The foundation’s small animal scientific advisory board selected the studies with the greatest potential to save lives and that preserve the health and advance veterinary care. The CVM was the only college to receive more than...
Jan 23, 2017
Research on drug contamination and effective antibiotic practices for large animals is consistently conducted on campus. Out back, the CVM’s distinctive Teaching Animal Unit and herd of cows is a daily reminder that this type of veterinary medicine work isn’t just important...
Jan 18, 2017
When Tara Harrison, an assistant professor and a clinician, first saw Kaleb, he was suffering from an undifferentiated sarcoma, a type of cancer that typically affects bones and connective...
Jan 12, 2017
An episode of UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Science Now,” scheduled to air 8 p.m. Jan. 12, will include a look at the development of a drug by...
Jan 3, 2017
Stem cell therapies work by promoting endogenous repair; that is, they aid damaged tissue in repairing itself by secreting “paracrine factors,” including proteins and genetic...
