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VMCVM Student Spotlight: Malik Torres , articleMeet Malik Torres, Class of 2027 veterinary student from Harlem, New York. A self-described 'adrenaline junkie' who loves to skydive, Malik is also just fine being chill at the end of a hard day and taking a nap, listening to music, eating good food and grabbing a drink with friends. Torres said he has loved animals for as long as he can remember and kept a ton of pets growing up in the Big Apple, where he started working in animal hospitals as a teenager. Malik's goal is to become a veterinary cardiologist.
Date: Mar 05, 2026 - -
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Reaccreditation process on track for public health programs , articleNew associate dean Ela Austin said Virginia Tech received a ‘very, very strong’ preliminary report in seeking a seven-year renewal of accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health.
Date: Mar 05, 2026 - -
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Drones, clean water, and nine new businesses on a Virginia Tech team's path from Blacksburg to the United Nations , articleA team of Virginia Tech students built a drone to safely collect water samples in Malawi, earning a spot in a United Nations business incubator and drawing interest from UNICEF. Along the way, their training program helped nine Malawian women start their own businesses.
Date: Mar 04, 2026 - -
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Timothy Julien brings two decades of veterinary practice to veterinary college teaching labs , articleTimothy Julien spent 20 years in companion animal practice in Austin, Texas, the last eight mentoring new graduates as chief medical officer. Now he's bringing that perspective to the veterinary college's teaching labs as a collegiate assistant professor in small animal clinical sciences.
Date: Mar 03, 2026 - -
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VMCVM Faculty Spotlight: Andrew Mann , articleMeet Andrew Mann, the marketing and communications director for the veterinary college, whose mission is to help brilliant people do what they are worst at: talking about themselves. A Royal Marine and underwater photographer, Andy marvels about working alongside people who regularly save lives and students who are all A+ on his scale. He is inspired by Jacques Cousteau and wants to dive at the Great Barrier Reef. Enjoying tea, swimming, biking, and running, Andy doesn't have any pets to share that with presently, but figures he'll be well set up if he ever does with the best veterinarians in the world around him.
Date: Feb 26, 2026 - -
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Veterinary college well represented at 2026 Virginia Veterinary Conference awards , articleFive of six awards presented at the annual Virginia Veterinary Medical Association's annual awards ceremony in Roanoke went to faculty, staff, and alumni of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.
Date: Feb 25, 2026 - -
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Veterinary Teaching Hospital expansion about quality of life, not just more space , articleNoise and dust control will be important as construction occurs at a working hospital, and the design plans have the well-being of students, faculty, staff, clients, and animals in mind.
Date: Feb 24, 2026 - -
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VMCVM Alumni Spotlight: Aimee Dalrymple , articleAimee Dalrymple, DVM ’95, is a shelter medicine specialist at Shelter Veterinary Care Consulting LLC in Natick, Massachusetts. After beginning her career in small animal general practice, she transitioned to shelter medicine and later earned a Master’s in Shelter Medicine through the University of Florida’s online program. She credits VMCVM with providing the strong clinical foundation that has supported her more than 30-year career, which now includes consulting with shelters, teaching at veterinary schools, and collaborating on research. Passionate about advancing evidence-based shelter medicine and dispelling misconceptions about the field, Dalrymple says all the hard work is worth it because veterinary medicine is “inspiring, challenging, and wonderful”—and even decades later, she can still ear-tag a sow or operate a cattle chute when needed.
Date: Feb 20, 2026 - -
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VMCVM Pet Spotlight: Willie , articleMeet Willie, a one-year-old Labrador retriever in training with the Guide Dog Foundation, raised by third-year vet student Shannen Auffarth. From exploring the Capitol Building to snoozing under lecture hall desks, this future assistance dog is already living his best life while preparing to change someone's world.
Date: Feb 19, 2026 - -
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Families of virology pioneers set up new scholarship for public health and veterinary students , articleLuis Melendez, a professor in the veterinary college’s early years at Virginia Tech, and Pedro Acha, a visiting lecturer, were close friends and groundbreaking researchers who established concepts of One Health.
Date: Feb 16, 2026 - -
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The other veterinary workforce crisis , articleEveryone talks about the veterinarian shortage—but there's another workforce crisis in veterinary medicine that gets far less attention.
Date: Feb 12, 2026 - -
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How Virginia Tech became the voice of veterinary data , articleThe same condition can have dozens of names across different laboratories, regions, and software systems. A three-person team at the university is the only organization in the world maintaining the standardized terminology that eliminates that ambiguity.
Date: Feb 10, 2026 - -
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VMCVM Student Spotlight: Cydney Suber , articleMeet Cydney Suber, a Class of 2029 veterinary student from Pottstown, Pennsylvania, on the equine track. Cydney knew she wanted to be a veterinary from a young age -- her mother dubbed her Doc McStuffins. Working with horses when she got older, and seeing how the human-horse bond could affect people's lives in a positive manner, solidified her plans to be a veterinarian. Cydney said she always thought she was a dog person, until she met her cat Percy.
Date: Feb 09, 2026 - -
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After 44 years, Kerry Redican retires from pioneering public health , articleRedican helped establish the university's graduate and undergraduate public health programs while serving three terms as Faculty Senate president. .
Date: Feb 05, 2026 - -
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Research tests light-activated treatment for brain cancer , articleA new therapy uses light to activate drugs that kill microscopic brain cancer cells surgeons can't see.
Date: Feb 02, 2026 - -
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Virginia Tech-developed H-FIRE treatment now offered at Equine Medical Center , articleThe Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg now offers H-FIRE, a revolutionary non-thermal tumor ablation procedure originally developed through Virginia Tech’s collaboration between veterinary medicine and engineering.
Date: Jan 29, 2026 - -
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How a 1990 gift enables today's breakthrough research , articleEndowed professorships provide permanent, flexible funding that helps recruit outstanding faculty and power breakthrough research and teaching for decades.
Date: Jan 28, 2026 - -
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Grief therapy dog gets love, top-notch treatment in battle with cancer , articleRagnar, the ambassador of Oakey's Funeral Service, has made a turnaround as he continues to fight cancer with the help of the Animal Cancer Care and Research Center..
Date: Jan 28, 2026 - -
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VMCVM Staff Spotlight: Carrie Keatley , articleMeet Carrie Keatley, clinical pathology technologist at ViTALS since 2022. From chemistry to blood banking, she helps turn samples into answers that support animal care across the hospital. Carrie loves working alongside her talented team and learning something new every day. Whether she’s troubleshooting an instrument or sharing a laugh with colleagues, she brings care, curiosity, and a sense of purpose to her work—and a porch swing, a good book, and her three quirky cats to her evenings.
Date: Jan 23, 2026 - -
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Scholarship supports student's dream of equine surgery , articleElena Mantis was encouraged to continue in equine medicine by Mark Crisman and is pursuing that dream with the scholarship that memorializes the beloved veterinary professor.
Date: Jan 20, 2026 -
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