News and Updates, May 2016

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• Congrats to Jorge Piedrahita! The Terry Distinguished Professor in translational medicine: https://goo.gl/UaSxls
• Dr. Barbara Sherman & behavioral clinical technician Sherrie Yuschak are among the co-authors of the paper, “Balancing Noise Sensitivity, Response Latency, and Posture Accuracy for a Computer-Assisted Canine Posture Training System,” featured in a special issue of the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, which focuses on animal-computer interaction.
• NC State Veterinary Medicine Presents 2016 Awards for Excellence: https://goo.gl/acuiW0

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• “Annabel’s Stone” blog post dedicated to NC State Veterinary Hospital’s exotic animal service: https://goo.gl/g5CrzX
• Michele and Ross Annable are turning their personal appreciation into a $5 million gift to NC State Veterinary Medicine: https://goo.gl/i8CtTy
• Equine Gala Kicks Off Plans for Future Expansion: Private support plays a key role in visionary plans for equine and farm animal health at NC State: https://goo.gl/leLS3A
• Veterinary Medicine Honored at Chancellor’s Creating Community Awards: https://goo.gl/7XqGHv[/one_half_last]

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[section_subtitle] Alumni and Students [/section_subtitle]

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• Resident Ashley Hartley’s hard work to help an Internal Medicine client named Pearl has been mentioned in several media outlets including The Ellen Show: http://goo.gl/50V2ya and the News and Observer:  http://goo.gl/i779Qd
• Largest ever graduating class took the Veterinarian’s Oath at this year’s Oath and Hooding Ceremony: https://goo.gl/RwxY5y
• CVM/PhD student Danielle Mzyk talks medication and dairy health at the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s annual conference http://goo.gl/zdMsSx

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• CVM graduate Dr. Lauren Rauck Komanski (class of 2013) is also a professional cyclist! She was featured in Winston Salem Journal article on the USA Cycling Professional Road Race National Championship event:  http://goo.gl/boEgbi
• Recent graduate Katrina Jiamachello (class of 2016) to bike across the U.S. during summer long “Bike & Build” mission to build affordable housing for those in need: http://goo.gl/NjECCe
• Ginger Hobgood, (class of 2017), has won the World Organization for Animal Health Photo Competition! http://goo.gl/O8k6vu[/one_half_last]