Alumni News
Safe, Affordable: Precision Veterinary Focuses on Spay and Neuter Services
Posted on IsthmusOther low-cost spay and neuter services exist in the Madison area, but veterinarian Meghan Schuh has made a specialty of these operations in her new clinic, Precision Veterinary. Schuh graduated from UW-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine in 2016, where she interned with both the UW’s Shelter Medicine program and the Dane County Humane Society, helping to standardize best practices for surgery, care and rehabilitation of animals.
Volunteer Care for Working Equids a ‘Re-Energizing’ Endeavor
Posted onIn October, the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association (WVMA) presented Judith Batker DVM’95 of Country View Equine Clinic in Oregon, Wisconsin, with their 2018 WVMA Veterinarian of the Year award. In addition to Batker’s leadership …
When You See Blood in Scours
Posted on Dairy Herd ManagementVet Clinic for Homeless Expands to New Building, Offers Care to More People
Posted on Wisconsin State JournalAfter Winning Online Vote, Researchers to Assemble German Shepherd Genome
Posted onThe UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine tapped its resourcefulness and humor to get a grant in an unusual way: by winning an online vote among six finalists. VetMed’s Comparative Genetics Research Laboratory will use the …
Fighting Tick and Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Posted onHome to robust populations of ticks and their hosts (namely, mice and deer), Wisconsin has become a hot spot for tick-borne diseases. Over the past 25 years, deer ticks have trekked from the northern parts …
UW Study on a Possible Link Between Obesity and Cancer
Posted on Fox 47Jan Ramer is Living Her Dream at The Wilds
Posted onDr. Jan Ramer, now in her early 60s, grew up on the eastside of Indianapolis. After graduation from John Marshall High School, she earned a biology degree from Purdue in 1978. Her veterinarian degree would come years later, in 1995, from the University of Wisconsin. “I’ve always loved animals, nature, conservation,” she said. “I loved horses. And I loved camping, canoeing, hiking. I was inspired by summer camp and pets I had as a child.”