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Gabrielle Evans, the farrier apprentice at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in the veterinary college, has undergone rigorous training, honing her skills in anatomy, physiology, pathology, gaits, horseshoes and more to become an American Farrier’s Association Certified Farrier.
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Terry Wnorowski is spending the last years of her career sparking new beginnings for others. For 30 years she has worked as a licensed veterinary technician at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at the veterinary college.
Until recently, clinicians at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at the veterinary college couldn’t use CT, or computed tomography, for large animals. But the recent purchase of an $85,000 table for large animals that can be wheeled to the CT scanner now allows for that option, particularly useful for studying conditions inside the heads of equine animals.
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Pets hold a special place in our hearts – capturing their adorable antics and unique personalities through photography has become a popular and cherished pastime and even a profession. However, photographing our animal companions can be quite challenging due to their unpredictable antics. Here are some tips to help you get great photos of your furry, feathery, and even scaly friend from our college communications manager and photographer, Margie Christianson.
We want to see your pet photos. Submit a picture of your pet for the 2024 Tracks Magazine Calendar. Submissions are being accepted through Aug. 31.
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Everyone who has a horse or is involved in the care of horses knows that at some point their animal is likely to sustain injury or contract a nasty virus or disease. Learn what to expect when the unexpected happens to your horse.
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James Weger-Lucarelli has been awarded a grant to develop easy-to-use tools and techniques that will allow more researchers to study RNA viruses and their mutations.
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Nammalwar Sriranganathan, professor of bacteriology at the college, has been conferred the title of professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
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Nathaniel “Nat” White, professor emeritus of equine surgery at the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, was presented with the 2023 Equine Industry Vision Award at the American Horse Publications Equine Media Conference in Tempe, Arizona.
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Early life experiences shaped both the scholarship donor and scholarship recipient. For Ron Guilliams, it was the sacrifices his mother, Berty Mae Maxfield, made so he could be successful. For Gianna Novak, it was raising cattle on her father’s farm, and a visit from a veterinarian to help heal a heifer she was raising.
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The Summer Veterinary Student Research Program has been going so long at the veterinary college, it would be easy to take it for granted. But the major grant that supports it isn’t automatic. The veterinary college has successfully competed in starting a third renewal of the T35 grant as the program enters its 16th year of giving veterinary students the chance to explore research in the summer between academic terms.
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Alumni Spotlight: John McQuiston MS '92
John McQuiston currently lives in Atlanta, GA, and works for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a team lead in the Special Bacteriology Reference Laboratory.
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Jasmine Bryant ’12 DVM ’17 has returned to the veterinary college as the director of alumni and referring practitioners relations.
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Samantha Perry DVM '19, attended the Westminster Master Agility Championship earlier this year with her 10-year-old golden retriever, Dallas.
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Connect is the college’s signature event, including reunion programming, a CE program with alum speakers, an alum awards ceremony, mentor day, and more.
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Mark Freeman, board-certified veterinarian and assistant professor of community practice in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences.
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Julia Gohlkes, associate professor of environmental health in the Department of Population Health Sciences.
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Kevin Lahmers, clinical associate professor of anatomic pathology in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology.
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