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NC State Student Creates Coloring Book to Help Children Picture Possibilities in Veterinary Medicine

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Taking the Veterinarian's Oath

Apr 14, 2026

NC State Oath and Hooding Ceremony Set for May 8

Members of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2026 will celebrate their years of hard work on May 8 at the annual Oath and Hooding ceremony at Reynolds Coliseum. The graduation event, slated to start at 4:30 p.m., will mark the official transition to becoming veterinarians. Doors open at 4 p.m. During…
A boy in a red and black jacket looks through a magnifying glass into a yellow cup as a girl in a purple and orange striped jacket claps her hands.

Mar 31, 2026

Open House Draws Thousands to CVM Campus for Discoveries and Delights

“Amazing” was the word Barry and Anna Thompson kept returning to to describe their family’s day before they scooted into the Teddy Bear Clinic for a veterinary student to stitch up a giraffe and a hippo for their two curly-headed girls. At the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Open House 2026, Cora and little…
The exterior of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine building.

Mar 12, 2026

Latest Accolades for Our Problem-Solvers, Innovators and Life-Changers

Recognitions Grants and Awards October 2025 Recognitions Nicole Adams, a Ph.D. student working with Dr. Xinxia Peng, a professor in the Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, was invited to share her research on identifying markers to predict whether a chlamydia infection is likely to ascend into the uterus and endometrium with NC State’s Board of…

Jan 13, 2026

A First: NC State Offers Certificate in Geriatric Medicine to DVM Students

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, a worldwide leader in researching aging and introducing geriatric medicine into its DVM curriculum, is now offering its students a first-of-its-kind opportunity to earn a Certificate of Geriatric Medicine, with a new elective class already in place this semester. More than 20 students have enrolled in the novel…
Dr. Kimberly Hallowell with short brown hair and glasses wears a white lab coat and stands in a lab.

Dec 18, 2025

NC State Equine Researcher Wins Young Investigator Grant for Steroid Studies

The Foundation for the Horse has awarded Dr. Kimberly Hallowell, a Ph.D. student in NC State’s Comparative Biomedical Sciences Program, a 2025 Young Investigator Grant to support her research into using metabolic indicators to predict which horses are at risk of developing laminitis after receiving steroid injections. Steroids are commonly and effectively used to treat…
William "Joe" Hampton on deployment with the US Navy.

Nov 11, 2025

On Veterans Day, Saluting Our Students Who Served in Uniforms Before Scrubs

Between them, Olivia Di Ruzza and William “Joe” Hampton have been deployed to more than 10 countries, commanded scores of fellow military members and made innumerable critical decisions affecting their troops and seamen so a key anatomy exam last week barely tested the nerves of the first-year veterinary students. Di Ruzza, 26, recently completed four…
Equine scholar, Austen Stinson-Miller and the team at Reagan Equine stand together for a group photo in matching branded t-shirts and polos

Oct 2, 2025

First Undergraduates Accepted as NC Equine Scholars Get a Taste of Veterinarian Life

Six North Carolina undergraduate students are on their way to becoming equine veterinarians with guaranteed seats at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, thanks to the NC State Equine Scholars Program announced in 2024. The program, which also has two other students participating as alternates, requires that the students complete applications and meet all…
Third-year veterinary student Joseph Richardson works his shift caring for dairy cattle at the college's Teaching Animal Unit.

Sep 19, 2025

One Committed and Caring NC State Veterinary Student, So Many Choices

Compassion, community and care are every bit as foundational to Joseph Richardson’s core as calcium and carbon.  His maternal grandfather, likely the first Black physician in rural Hertford County, North Carolina, opened his clinic in 1938, served his country in the medical corps during World War II and then spent five more decades caring for…
Dean Kate Meurs stands with NC State alum Dr. Cheryl Stroud in front of a red background.

Sep 16, 2025

One Health Pioneer Honored as NC State Distinguished Alumni 

Dr. Cheryl Stroud, a veterinarian who received a master’s and Ph.D. in immunology and physiology from the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, has been recognized as an NC State Distinguished Alumni for her tireless work promoting the urgency of embracing and implementing One Health. Dr. Stroud, who was the first post-DVM graduate student accepted…
Veterinary student Azariah Spurlock wearing a black zipup stands beside a white truck outfitted for veterinary field work

Sep 11, 2025

NC State Student Creates Coloring Book to Help Children Picture Possibilities in Veterinary Medicine

To be a thriving third-year veterinary student at NC State today, Azariah Spurlock first had to have a high school friend tell her that North Carolina A&T State University existed. The Charleston, West Virginia, native had never heard of it. Then she had to have met people at the Greensboro, North Carolina, university who were…