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Next Step for NC State’s Pioneering Geroscience Research: A Center for Healthy Aging

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Jan 13, 2026

A First: NC State Offers Certificate in Geriatric Medicine to DVM Students

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, a worldwide leader in researching aging and introducing geriatric medicine into its DVM curriculum, is now offering its students a first-of-its-kind opportunity to earn a Certificate of Geriatric Medicine, with a new elective class already in place this semester. More than 20 students have enrolled in the novel…
Dr. Natasha Olby works with an older dog

Jul 30, 2024

Next Step for NC State’s Pioneering Geroscience Research: A Center for Healthy Aging

Building on its world-renowned leadership in researching the aging process, the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is establishing a Center for Healthy Aging led by Dr. Natasha Olby, the Dr. Kady M. Gjessing and Rahna M. Davidson Distinguished Chair in Gerontology. The center will bring NC State faculty members from multiple disciplines under the…