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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.

A side profile photo of Dr. Greg Scott. He is wearing surgical garb, including a face mask and a headlamp.

Feb 18, 2025

For Georgia Aquarium Veterinarian, NC State Turned the Tide

When treating sick sand dollars or diagnosing a diabetic sea otter, Georgia Aquarium’s Dr. Gregory Scott feels waves of gratitude for the College of Veterinary Medicine’s DVM program and zoological medicine residency.

Two graduates lean into each other, hands clasped, at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine's 2024 graduation.

May 3, 2024

‘It’s the People Who Make It’ for the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Class of 2024

Despite their programs’ socially distant beginnings, members of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Class of 2024 formed enduring bonds with the people and places that make this campus home.

An NC State veterinary student helps a young boy with a science experiment at the Open House on Saturday.

Mar 26, 2024

Open House 2024: Milking Cows, Studying Science and Stoking Veterinarian Dreams

Among myriad fun exhibits, community members of all ages checked out the anatomy lab, tried their hand at laparoscopic surgery or learned about the science of nerve firings at the “Unraveling the Puzzles Behind Ouch and Itch” stop.

Max enjoying his best life

Nov 17, 2022

For a Critically Anemic Max, ‘This Procedure Saved His Life’

By Burgetta Eplin Wheeler Lenny and Sylvia Chin are so eager to explain how the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine saved the life of their dog Max that they both get on the phone from their home in Waxhaw, North Carolina, and try to talk at once. “It was critical,” Sylvia says of the…

NC State Veterinary Medicine surgeons perform a hip replacement on a patient.

Nov 7, 2022

Former NC State Veterinary Professor wins ACVS Foundation Legends Award

David DeYoung, a former professor of orthopedic surgery and associate dean at the NC College of Veterinary Medicine, has been awarded the Legends Award from the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Foundation. The award is given to someone who has developed a surgical or diagnostic procedure of significant value, proven by becoming the test or…

2020 Oath and Hooding

Apr 21, 2022

NC State CVM Oath and Hooding Set for May 6th

On May 6 101 members of the CVM Class of 2022 will take part in the Oath and Hooding ceremony that traditionally marks the transition from student to veterinarian.

Woman with dog outside

Jan 4, 2022

Pets of NC State Veterinary Medicine Staff, Faculty Help Train Future Veterinarians

Many members of the CVM community volunteer their pets to help students practice important history-taking, examination and client interaction skills.

Alexis High

Aug 10, 2021

Class of 2025: NC State Veterinary Medicine Welcomes First UNC-Pembroke Scholar

In addition to being part of the CVM's class of 2025, Alexis High is the first graduate of a joint agreement with UNC-Pembroke to provide access to the CVM for their students.

class of 2025

Jul 27, 2021

Meet the NC State Veterinary Medicine Class of 2025

The incoming class ranges in age from 19 to 35, with an average age of 24, and its members hail from 15 different states and Puerto Rico.