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Yuba Gautam joins faculty at Virginia Tech Public Health Program , articleGautam will teach in the undergraduate and graduate public health programs and aid in placing students in practicums so they can get hands-on experience and apply their classroom knowledge to practical situations.
Date: Jan 29, 2023 -
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Kevin Lahmers, leader in exotic tick disease study, receives Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence , articleLahmers has been a central figure in the discovery, tracking, and control of Theileria, a parasite transmitted to cattle by the Asian longhorned tick. The tick was not known to be in the United States until 2017, and Lahmers helped identify its arrival in Virginia the following year.
Date: Jan 27, 2023 -
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Why some of Virginia Tech’s most popular courses are online , articleAs undergrads craving flexibility gravitate toward online learning options, a few Virginia Tech classes have expanded to enroll thousands of students.
Date: Jan 24, 2023 -
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Only 1.2 percent of veterinarians are Black — this club chapter wants to change that , articleStudents at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine have established the newest chapter of the National Association of Black Veterinarians, working to provide education and promote inclusion within an overwhelmingly white field.
Date: Jan 24, 2023 -
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Former police dog Thor swallows hard for holidays, receives compassionate, life-saving care at Veterinary Teaching Hospital , articleIt’s much easier to get a cloth elf and a plush teddy bear chew toy into a dog than to get them out. But out they came, thanks to the combined efforts of more than 20 personnel at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Date: Jan 20, 2023 -
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Internationally recognized scientist and writer C. Brandon Ogbunu to speak at Martin Luther King Jr. Seminar , articleThe 12th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Seminar features C. Brandon Ogbunu, a self-described radical collaborator, who will lead a talk, “Living, Learning, and Adaptive Landscapes: How Evolutionary Biology Can Help us Navigate it All,” on Jan. 20 at Steger Hall on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus.
Date: Jan 13, 2023 -
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In memoriam: Cecil R. Maxson, former member of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors , articleMaxson, a Virginia Tech alumnus who later served 12 years on the university’s Board of Visitors, died Dec. 8 at the age of 91.
Date: Jan 12, 2023 -
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Chris Byron named new head of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Virginia Tech veterinary college amid equine crisis , articleByron, who has been a faculty member at the college since 2014, currently divides his time between teaching, research, and clinical work. He will succeed Sherrie Clark, professor of theriogenology, who has held the position of interim department head since January 2021.
Date: Jan 09, 2023 -
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'This is your space': LGBTQ+ students forge community at veterinary college , articleLGBTQ+ students at the veterinary college have created a chapter of PrideSVMC, a place for community and camaraderie. PrideSVMC is the student arm of PrideVMC, a national organization of LGBTQ+ veterinary professionals.
Date: Jan 06, 2023 -
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Veterinary Terminology Services Laboratory works behind the scenes of big data , articleData has a huge influence on the future of veterinary medicine, impacting everything from epidemiology to predicting disease in individual animals. Through the study of large amounts of data sourced from practitioners, veterinarians can develop evidence-based medicine.
Date: Jan 03, 2023 -
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Looking back: 22* things we learned in 2022 , articleAs the calendar year nears an end, browse this list of discoveries and achievements made by the Hokie Nation in 2022.
Date: Dec 21, 2022 -
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Fall rankings spotlight Virginia Tech’s emphasis on research , articleSeveral organizations that rank higher education institutions listed Virginia Tech among the top universities in the nation and the world in the areas of research, sustainability, and international faculty. Three of Virginia Tech’s subject areas ranked in the top 100 globally — electrical and electronic engineering, water resources, and general engineering — according to U.S. News & World Report.
Date: Dec 20, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech researchers receive $3.3 million in Department of Defense grants to study deadly virus , articleResearchers led by Professor Kylene Kehn-Hall at Virginia Tech’s Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine will study mouse models of how the Eastern equine encephalitis virus changes the brain.
Date: Dec 19, 2022 -
Video ItemVetMed - 2022 a year in review , video
Against a background of ever-constant change, 2022 has been a year pursuing educational excellence, research progress, and community cohesion. The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine is particularly thankful for our college community's inspiring accomplishments, made feasible by our faculty and staff's shared commitment and whole-hearted efforts. We are grateful for all our students, alumni, donors, referring veterinarians, and special friends of the college.
Date: Dec 15, 2022 -
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Beat the heat: Virginia Tech team to study best ways to survive heat waves , articleThe researchers will develop a proposal to create a citizen science program that will train youth to collect, monitor, and communicate data on temperatures in Roanoke and how residents experience heat.
Date: Dec 14, 2022 -
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Audrey Ruple named Dorothy A. and Richard G. Metcalf Professor of Veterinary Medical Informatics , articleRuple joined the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in 2021 as an associate professor with tenure. Informatics, and the application and development of the discipline, have been integral parts of her research portfolio, including advanced computing and data sciences
Date: Dec 14, 2022 -
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State iTHRIV partnership awards $200,000 in pilot funds , articleThe integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia, has awarded teams of physicians, researchers, veterinarians, and data scientists at Virginia Tech, Carilion Clinic, and the University of Virginia $200,000 in pilot funding. The funds will be used across four multi-institutional research projects to accelerate health breakthroughs in the fields of pediatrics, prenatal care, and cancer treatment.
Date: Dec 05, 2022 -
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Timothy Bolton awarded Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award , articleThe Zoetis award is a nationally recognized honor for a faculty member at each veterinary school in the United States. This award is given to a faculty member who has demonstrated leadership and character; teaching ability as demonstrated by the caliber of instruction and responsiveness to the needs of students. Faculty members are nominated by their students.
Date: Nov 23, 2022 -
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Llamas doing well after emergency C-section at Veterinary Teaching Hospital , articleA pregnant llama with a twisted uterus. Even with the best of care, there are a lot of things that can go wrong when an emergency caesarean section is needed in that situation.
Date: Nov 21, 2022 -
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Veterinary college launches revolutionary cancer studies, seeks expanded teaching hospital , articleThe Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has garnered national attention with the launch of a center specializing in the treatment and study of cancer in companion animals, M. Daniel Givens, dean of the college, told the Board of Visitors at its November meeting.
Date: Nov 21, 2022
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