Burgetta Wheeler

Jun 17, 2025

NC State Offers ‘Livestock Boot Camp’ to Aspiring Registered Veterinary Technicians

In their navy coveralls and rubber boots, Cape Fear Community College students watched intently as Dr. Allison West, lead veterinarian at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Teaching Animal Unit, walked around an unconcerned cow in NC State’s state-of-the-art dairy barn and demonstrated how to assess the animal’s health. The students, who are finishing…

May 5, 2025

Oath and Hooding: Cheers, Tears and Reminders That ‘You are Ready for This’

With faculty members beaming and family members roaring, nearly 100 NC State College of Veterinary Medicine students took the Veterinarian’s Oath and became doctors at an Oath and Hooding ceremony Friday, joining about 3,000 NC State veterinary alumni since the college graduated its first class 40 years ago. The Class of 2025 chose NC State…

Apr 30, 2025

Class of 2025: Wild Horses Couldn’t Have Dragged Her Away from Her Dream

When Lexi High takes the Veterinarian’s Oath this weekend, she will bring to it a determination that has been unwavering and the knowledge that she led the way for other doctor dreamers from North Carolina’s rural areas. In 2017, the Laurel Hill native was the first University of North Carolina-Pembroke undergraduate to be granted entrance…

Apr 15, 2025

Researcher Aims to Hinder Allergic Responses, Keep Cancer Cells from Dividing

During pollen season in North Carolina, relieving allergy symptoms with antihistamines can be top of mind for many of us, but what is below the surface causing the itchy eyes and scratchy throats are mast cells behaving badly. Dr. Glenn Cruse, an associate professor of immunology at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, studies…

Apr 10, 2025

Veterinary College Dean Emeritus Wins Award for Distinguished Service

The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges has honored Dr. Oscar Fletcher, dean emeritus of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, with the Billy E. Hooper Award for Distinguished Service for 2025.  The award recognizes an individual whose leadership and vision made a significant contribution to academic veterinary medicine and the veterinary profession. Fletcher,…

Apr 7, 2025

Gilger Recognized With NC State’s Highest Faculty Honor

Dr. Brian Gilger, a professor of ophthalmology at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, has won the highest academic honor that NC State University presents to faculty members: the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence. Gilger, who has been an NC State veterinary medicine faculty member for 30 years, has authored more than 130…

Mar 11, 2025

Open House Wows Hundreds of NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Visitors

Curious citizens, future veterinarians and animal lovers of all ages converged at the college for the annual showcase of world-class veterinary research and care.

Feb 13, 2025

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Names New Director of Extracorporeal Services

Dr. Yu Ueda, an associate clinical professor who is board-certified in critical and emergency care, has been named director of extracorporeal services at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine.  Extracorporeal therapy involves filtering and removing toxins from an animal’s bloodstream using highly specialized techniques and equipment. Services that fall under this scope include hemodialysis,…

Jan 7, 2025

Justice Agency Grants Keep Crime-Fighting Forensic Science Advancing at NC State

The National Institute of Justice has awarded Dr. Kelly Meiklejohn of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine two grants totaling more than $600,000 to support her innovative and crime-fighting work in forensic biology. In collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Meiklejohn will use one grant to apply a new DNA method to…

Dec 12, 2024

App Created at NC State at the Center of Important USDA Plan to Track Swine

A cloud-based computer program developed at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is the critical component in a US Department of Agriculture plan to begin tracking the movement of swine across the United States next year to prevent the spread of deadly diseases. The program, called the Rapid Access Biosecurity App or RABapp, allows…