News and Updates, March 2019

April 1, 2019 Mike Charbonneau 2-min. read

Faculty and Staff

NC State and the NC Horse Council forge partnership focused on the state’s equine industry. https://goo.gl/YgZVYr
Margaret “Peggy” Gross appointed director of the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Library of Veterinary Medicine. https://goo.gl/1Z8cee
Rocio Crespo, the CVM’s new professor of poultry health management, brings a magnetic enthusiasm to her work that’s integral to a prosperous North Carolina. https://goo.gl/U8tXeC
Scott Bailey receives funding for innovative research on equine reproductive disease. http://ow.ly/quW050obRXk
A new study led by Ed Breitschwerdt describes a Bartonella infection with symptoms mimicking schizophrenia, adding to growing evidence that a Bartonella infections can mimic a host of chronic illnesses. https://goo.gl/f85B4x
New research co-authored by Liara Gonzalez reveals the body’s “backup plan” for recovering from severe intestinal injury. http://ow.ly/tkMU50onQxV

The equine service offers some guidance following confirmed cases of Potomac horse fever. ow.ly/IOsh50omVpC
Patient Spotlight: A joint effort to manage hip pain. https://goo.gl/ZHKQcC
Meet Megan Millman, NC State Veterinary Hospital floating clinical technician. https://goo.gl/gu6rjX
Meet Ludovica Chiavaccini, NC State Veterinary Hospital clinical veterinarian in anesthesiology. https://goo.gl/joPfnv
NC State Veterinary Hospital neurology surgeon Peter Early gives Labrador Cora Belle her feisty spirit back. https://goo.gl/M6SQUx
Amanda Ziegler presents her findings on how firocoxib can help equine colic patients. https://goo.gl/rWaapR
Hans Westermeyer discusses launching a study identifying anatomical features that predict when a glaucoma attack will occur. https://goo.gl/zu4Fsc

In the Spotlight

Alumni and Students

Think and Do spirit: Animal Health Hackathon empowers CVM students to think boldly. https://goo.gl/JbGtnL
Dallas Clontz, Class of 2020, and Grayson Walker, Class of 2021, receive Association of Avian Pathologists scholarships. https://goo.gl/Th8gGi
Rick Hovis (DVM, ‘89) personifies an attitude of gratitude. https://goo.gl/D1saqe
CVM students honored as future swine vet leaders. https://goo.gl/eQk8Ur

Donors and Support

The CVM raises nearly $3 million, the most of any individual college, unit or program, during NC State’s first-ever Day of Giving. https://goo.gl/GD7PxJ
2019 CVM scholarship dinner celebrates radical generosity. https://goo.gl/4WcvkK
Neurology resident Lauren Green honored for compassionate care. https://goo.gl/JVpZ8e
Thanks to help from a Petco Foundation grant, Brielle the Siamese cat is recovering after treatment for a malignant thymus tumor. https://goo.gl/JbGtnL
Small animal internal medicine resident Nanelle Barash, who never gave up on a particularly mysterious case, receives Coat of Excellence. http://ow.ly/SYYo50obThD