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Jan 13, 2015

CVM News, Updates

Dean Paul Lunn (far left) Jane Lewis Seaks Distinguished Professor Bruce Keene, benefactor Terry G. Seaks, and Clarke Atkins who holds a portrait photograph of Jane Lewis Seaks. Photo by Wendy Savage. Bruce Keene has been named the Jane Lewis Seaks Distinguished Professor for Companion Animal Medicine. The Jane Lewis Seaks distinguished professorship was established…

Dec 1, 2014

CVM News, Updates for November

  David Dorman has been elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS elevates members to the rank of Fellow for their efforts toward advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished. Dr. Dorman is being recognized for “distinguished contributions to the field of toxicology, particularly…

Sep 14, 2014

CVM News, Updates

The 23rd Annual Dog Olympics hosted by the Companion Animal Wellness Club and organized by Anna Noel McKain and Amy Fear–attracted a good size crowd despite the questionable weather early in the day. Preliminary parking official estimates even before the event concluded was that some 550 visitor cars filled CVM spaces. A record number of…

Sep 12, 2014

CVM News, Updates

The 23rd Annual Dog Olympics–hosted by the Companion Animal Wellness Club and organized by Anna Noel McKain and Amy Fear–attracted a good size crowd despite the questionable weather early in the day. Preliminary parking official estimates even before the event concluded was that some 550 visitor cars filled CVM spaces. A record number of rescue/…

Aug 12, 2014

CVM News, Updates

Elizabeth Lennon is the recipient of the 2014 Young Investigator Award presented by the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Veterinary Medical Foundation. This marks the third time in the last four years that a CVM doctoral student received the national AVMA/AVMF honor that recognizes the scientific advancements of a veterinary graduate student who…

Jun 11, 2014

CVM News, Updates for May

Troy Ghashghaei helped lead a research effort that pinpoints the areas of the cerebral cortex that are affected in mice with absence epilepsy and shows that transplanting embryonic neural cells into these areas can alleviate symptoms of the disease by reducing seizure activity. The work may help identify the areas of the human brain affected in absence…

Jun 9, 2014

CVM News, Updates for June

Jonathan Fogle is one of 10 scientists to receive a grant from the Creative and Novel Ideas in HIV Research (CNIHR) program to investigate questions related to long-term survival with HIV infection, and the prevention of HIV transmission. The CNIHR program is a joint initiative of the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for AIDS…

May 6, 2014

CVM News, Updates for April

NC State offers cutting-edge tech to treat cancer in pets, WMBF-TV (SC), April 29, 2014. NC State’s vet school is one of the few facilities in the United States to offer pinpoint radiation for pets. Michael Nolan, clinical sciences, featured. David Dorman participated in several Environmental Protection Agency hearings before Congress on May 5. He discussed recommendations from…

Feb 5, 2014

CVM News, Updates for January

Dr. Craig Harms is the lead author of a collaborative paper, “Low-residue Euthanasia of Stranded Mysticetes,” in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases concerning the humane euthanasia of stranded whales. The work is highlighted by National Geographic. Dr. Harms is also quoted in a syndicated article concerning the continued impact of the 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico…