Each year, the UW School of Veterinary Medicine and UW Veterinary Care welcome a new group of interns and residents — graduate veterinarians who come here to learn from our exceptional specialists while providing top-notch …
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Love Your Pet? See Your Vet!
Posted onRegular doctor checkups are important for your human health and wellbeing, just as regular veterinary visits are essential for your pet. Preventative checkups help ensure your pet is healthy and avoid issues becoming urgent and …
Meet Tomorrow’s Veterinarians
Posted onRead or watch the news these days, and you’ll likely hear of a veterinarian shortage. Throughout America, the number of pet owners is growing. More households are learning the power and benefits of the human-animal …
10 Things We’re Thankful for in 2022
Posted onThe UW School of Veterinary Medicine has so much to be thankful for in 2022. Our Donors This year we are especially grateful to the many donors and gifts that are making the school’s …
Avian Flu Confirmed in Rock County, Second Domestic Case in Wisconsin This Year
Posted on WISC-TV
The case was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories, and DATCP and the USDA are coordinating an incident response.
Mass Mussel Die-Offs Baffle Scientists
Posted on Earth Island JournalThe freshwater molluscs that help control silt levels and filter water are facing a mysterious affliction. Tony Goldberg, a veterinary epidemiologist at the University of Wisconsin, said the die-offs are peculiar because of how they narrowly affect mussels.
Batker DVM’95 Named WVMA Veterinarian of the Year
Posted onThe Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association (WVMA) named Judith Batker DVM’95 the 2018 WVMA Veterinarian of the Year during its 103rd annual convention in October. A 1995 graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, …
How Hibernators Could Help Humans Treat Illness, Conserve Energy and Get to Mars
Posted onTwo scientists from the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), Hannah Carey and Matthew Regan, were among the researchers who gathered October 27 to discuss the potential for hibernation and the related process, torpor, to …
Astronauts Could Be Frozen During Missions to Mars and Beyond to Protect Them From Space Radiation and Save on Food and Water Supplies
Posted on Daily MailHumans do not naturally undergo torpor, but scientists are interested in the idea of producing states of 'synthetic' torpor for spaceflight and treating serious illnesses. Postdoctural fellow Dr. Matthew Regan at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine explained: "Synthetic torpor could protect astronauts from space-related health hazards and simultaneously reduce demands on spacecraft mass, volume and power capacities."
Astronauts Could One Day Be Put into Artificial Hibernation for Deep Space Trips to Mars and Beyond
Posted on The London Economic
Postdoctural fellow Matthew Regan the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine explained: “Synthetic torpor could protect astronauts from space-related health hazards and simultaneously reduce demands on spacecraft mass, volume and power capacities.”