Emma Sweet DVMx’22

Supporting the Future Generation of Veterinarians

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Emma Sweet DVMx’22, the inaugural recipient of the Veterinary Medicine Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship, believes that substantial, meaningful progress comes from purposeful action, and action is needed to increase access to the profession. “People …

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Laying the Foundation for Faculty Excellence

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In 2015, UW–Madison launched the All Ways Forward comprehensive fundraising campaign to move the university and its mission forward. As the campaign concludes this December, it has collectively inspired a sweeping surge of generosity and …

June Aleff May 1951

A Lifetime and Beyond of Giving Back

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In 2015, UW–Madison launched the All Ways Forward comprehensive fundraising campaign to move the university and its mission forward. As the campaign concludes this December, it has collectively inspired a sweeping surge of generosity and …

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New Surgical Procedure Saves Parrot

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Bogey, a 24-year-old umbrella cockatoo, underwent multiple procedures over a span of 16 years for a recurrent, serious condition, but nothing worked. Kim Hannah, the founder and executive director of Exotic Avian Sanctuary of Tennessee, …

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Toward a Culture of Wellbeing

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Veterinarians are overextended today in an already high-intensity profession. Amidst the pandemic, worker shortages at veterinary clinics have collided with a surge in new pet adoptions to create a double whammy of overwhelm. The result: …

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A New Face, and New Hope, for Gemma

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Dog found with severe facial injuries receives reconstructive surgery Written by Meghan Lepisto Gemma’s journey begins in Doha, Qatar, found in the stairwell of an industrial area with ghastly injuries to her face. It ends in …