On Friday, June 18, the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine broke ground on its long-anticipated building expansion and celebrated the project’s future impact for veterinarians in training, the state of Wisconsin and beyond. …
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Ground Broken for VetMed Expansion
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On Friday, June 18, the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine broke ground on its long-anticipated building expansion. The enhanced facilities will improve instruction space for students, double the size of the school’s small animal hospital and significantly enhance the large animal hospital, expand labs for studying naturally occurring animal and human diseases, and increase and modernize infectious disease research space. Speakers included Wisconsin Department of Administration Secretary Joel Brennan, UW System President Tommy Thompson, UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, UW Foundation President Michael Knetter, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation CEO Erik Iverson and School of Veterinary Medicine Dean Mark Markel.
Alumnus Forges History With Sculpture for SVM Building Expansion
Posted onJohn Hallett has always loved art as much as animals and science. But as he weighed his career options, his concern about making a living as an artist tipped the scales toward studying veterinary medicine. …
Companions Through Good Times and Bad, How Can We Ever Thank Our Pets Enough?
Posted onFor so many of us, our pets have been our constant companions this past year. We’ve turned to them for comfort and company, solace and sympathy. Judy Geier, a longtime client of UW Veterinary Care, …
School’s Inaugural Class Establishes First Class Scholarship Fund
Posted onInspired by one alum’s educational journey, classmates band together to support students of today and tomorrow Bradley Poff DVM’87 couldn’t be more excited. After approaching UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) administration in early January …
Making a Difference With Donor Support
Posted onHospital clients, clinic sponsors, alumni, community members, industry partners, and more — the UW School of Veterinary Medicine receives the gracious support of donors from all walks of life with gifts of all sizes, all …
A Love for Dogs Inspires Endowed Chair in Canine Health
Posted onWhen associate professor Gillian McLellan goes to work each day, she is on the hunt for ways to eliminate or reduce the incidence of disabling and blinding eye diseases in companion animals. A comparative ophthalmologist, …
Sailing Through Life’s Adventures, Cocker Spaniel at Their Side
Posted onHow many dogs have sailed from the Midwest to the Caribbean and back again? Zephyr for one. For nine months beginning in fall 2002, the little parti-color cocker spaniel was one-third of a seafaring crew …
Successful Dairying Built on Cows’ Well-Being
Posted onSince the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic, The Dairyland Initiative hasn’t missed a beat. They hosted their first virtual workshops, offered virtual farm consultations, created guidelines to combat the spread of COVID-19, and incorporated …
A Gift for Newman is a Gift for Many Others
Posted onSome people have a way of perceiving that enables them to see what is missing — to understand what is needed to make things even better. That’s surely the case with Mary and Jeffrey Brown’s …