Two proposals to advance the curriculum and improve veterinary medical training and care at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) have been awarded funding through the UW-Madison Educational Innovation (EI) initiative. EI aims to leverage the inherent creativity of … Continue reading
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UW Vet Med Students Earn First Place, Perfect Scores in Cow Judging Contest
In its 83-year history, the Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest has seen 5.5 million entries, and only 84 individuals have ever received a perfect score by aligning their rankings with that of the official judges. Five of those perfect scores … Continue reading
UW Veterinary Care Dentists to Provide Free Exams for Service Dogs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5/3/13 CONTACT: Christopher Snyder, 608-890-0906, snyder@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu MADISON – In June, UW Veterinary Care will participate in the second annual American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) Service Dog Oral Health Exam program. With the help of veterinary dental specialists … Continue reading
UW Flu Expert Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a professor of pathobiological sciences in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine and leading expert on influenza, has been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
New Bird Flu Strain Seen Adapting to Mammals, Humans
A genetic analysis of the avian flu virus responsible for at least nine human deaths in China portrays a virus evolving to adapt to human cells, raising concern about its potential to spark a new global flu pandemic.
Recipients of Companion Animal Fund, Equine Health Fund Research Grants Announced
Faculty in the UW School of Veterinary Medicine will launch eight new research projects aimed at improving animal health care thanks to grants from the school’s Companion Animal Fund and Equine Fund. The Companion Animal Fund is supported by donations from … Continue reading
Verant Earns Wildlife Disease Association Scholarship
Michelle Verant, Ph.D. student in the Comparative Biomedical Sciences (CBMS) Graduate Degree Program in the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, has been selected as the 2013 recipient of the Wildlife Disease Association Graduate Student Scholarship Award. “This is an extremely … Continue reading
Duncan Named WARF Professor
The Graduate School has announced the winners of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation named professorships, Vilas Professorships and Vilas Associates.
School of Veterinary Medicine, UW Veterinary Care to Hold Open House April 7
The UW School of Veterinary Medicine and UW Veterinary Care, the school’s veterinary medical teaching hospital, will host an open house on Sunday, April 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
UW Vet Med Student Samantha McGill is Charter Recipient of AAVMC Patricia Lowrie Diversity Scholarship
Washington, D.C. – The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) has named University of Wisconsin student Samantha McGill of Ellensburg, Wash., as its first recipient of the Patricia M. Lowrie Diversity Leader Scholarship.