Department of Population Health and Pathobiology

Apr 25, 2017

News and Updates, April 2017

Highlights cover key events; faculty, staff, and student accomplishments; and other CVM news... 

Apr 2, 2017

Fighting Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Food Animals

Responsible drug practices and antimicrobial resistance research is a CVM priority. The CVM includes faculty considered experts on such matters who shape the international conversation on approaches on drug use and antimicrobial resistance... 

Mar 28, 2017

NC State Pair Receive AASV Scholarships

Two students from the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine have been awarded scholarships by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians... 

Feb 22, 2017

Venters Awarded Poultry Scholarship

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... 

Jan 23, 2017

Training the Next Generation of Large Animal Veterinarians in Effective Drug Use

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... 

Dec 13, 2016

Tackling Osteosarcoma in People and Pet Dogs

In humans, osteosarcoma most often strikes teens and sometimes kids even younger. In dogs, osteosarcoma is most common in large and giant breeds, such as Great Danes, Rottweilers and Saint Bernards. There hasn’t been any notable progress in the treatment and survival of human or dog patients with osteosarcoma in the last 30 years... 

Nov 28, 2016

The Oath: Fall/Winter Edition

Please enjoy the new edition of The Oath and thank you for helping to make the College of Veterinary Medicine such an extraordinary place... 

Oct 2, 2016

An Unexpected Journey in Swine Medicine

The class of 2004's Jeremy Pittman initially planned to become a zoologist, but after a swine management course, he found an unexpected passion for the science of pig production... 

Sep 27, 2016

Stopping Foodborne Illnesses In Their Tracks

In operation now at the CVM, GeomeTrakr, developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is the first network of labs using whole genome sequencing to identify pathogens... 

Sep 19, 2016

First Endowed Scholarship Still Helping Today’s Vet Med Students

Kristen Malinak, class of 2018, has so many ideas about what she’d like to do in the future that one of her biggest challenges is choosing which one to pursue. That she has so many choices has been made possible in part by people she will never meet...