When Shimana Bose (DVMx26) first filled out her application for the UW School of Veterinary Medicine’s Alumni-Student Mentor Program (ASMP), she was thrilled about the opportunity to seek advice from a veterinary professional. “As a …
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Charting New Paths and Giving Back to the School
Posted onHow does a busy veterinarian working in multiple specialty areas at two different practices relax and unwind on weekends? By doing more veterinary work, of course. Though she splits her time during the week between …
Eko’s Story: Successful Treatment Gives Eko More Time With His Family
Posted onOn a cold, snowy January day in 2017, a young dog was found wandering the streets of Wisconsin Rapids. Believed to be a “Christmas Puppy” — a puppy gifted during the holidays but abandoned shortly …
Jonathan Levine ‘Thrilled and Honored’ to Assume Role as Dean of UW School of Veterinary Medicine
Posted onMoving from Texas to Wisconsin was no small decision for Jonathan Levine and his family, who called the Lone Star State home for 22 years. But Levine, who assumed the role of dean of the …
Long-standing partnership with the International Crane Foundation brings conservation medicine experience to UW School of Veterinary Medicine students
Posted onConsidering there are only 831 whooping cranes in the world, it’s not often people get to interact with the birds up close. That’s the rare and tangible experience Jessica Landers (DVMx’27), a second-year student …
Poppy Captures Hearts at UWVC and Around the World
Posted onWhen Lisa Edge first met Poppy Grace, she knew she’d become part of her family. Poppy, an American Bulldog mix, was found by Edge’s daughter on the Iowa County Humane Society’s website last summer, having …
SVM’s Program for Shelter Medicine Marks 10 Years of Community Engaged Care
Posted onIn 2016, when the UW School of Veterinary Medicine’s (SVM) Program for Shelter Medicine – in partnership with the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory – identified that H7N2 avian influenza had infected cats in NewYork City …
Community, Service and Unbreakable Bonds: K9 Law Enforcement Dogs Protect Wisconsin Citizens and Officers
Posted on“You saved dad, and we have to save you.” These chilling words were captured by the body camera of Deputy Blaine Evans, Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, just moments after his K9 partner Iro, …
Educational Excellence, Innovation and Expanded Facilities Highlight Markel’s 12-year Tenure as Dean
Posted onMark Markel’s 12-year tenure as dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine has been distinguished by the construction of a new building, an upcoming revamped curriculum and record-breaking fundraising. Markel, who stepped …
Wisconsin’s Top Advocate for Animals
Posted onIt’s only fitting that the person who serves as the State Veterinarian is both a Wisconsin native and an SVM alumna. Darlene Konkle (DVM ‘93, MS ’97), originally from Freedom, has devoted the bulk …