Education

National Report - Several veterinary schools have secured a new grant to develop and implement a National Center of Excellence in Dairy Production Medicine Education for Veterinarians.

Baton Rouge, La. - Weeks before a Baton Rouge court ultimately threw out a request for a protective order by a Louisiana State University (LSU) graduate student against Marc, Boudreaux, assistant director at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine's Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine Lab, the university confirmed that it had terminated the veterinary researcher.

Lafayette, Ind. - Early next year, the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine, in collaboration with the Purdue University Press, will launch a website, called HABRI Central, to further the study of the human-animal bond.

Salt Lake City, Utah - The number of applications was twice the number of available seats for the inaugural year of Utah State University's (USU) new veterinary program, which is in collaboration with Washington State University.

Albany, N.Y. - Veterinarians in New York may soon be required to complete a minimum of 45 hours of continuing education (CE) every three years, according to a proposed amendment to the state's education regulations.

North Gafton, Mass. - Tufts University's veterinary school was recently re-accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

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The Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine is getting a new name in 2012.

Antigua, West Indies -- American University of Antigua's (AUA) veterinary school suspended classes for 2012 and announced it would close the school at the end of the semester.

Blacksburg, Va. -- The veterinary college at Virginia-Tech is locked down after a gunman on campus opened fire near, killing two.

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Washington -- The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges is now seeking applications for executive director, following the Oct. 31 resignation of veterinarian Marguerite Pappaioanou.

MSU cancels mobile clinic partly in response to concerns about competition from local DVMs.

Davis, Calif. - Dr. Patricia Conrad, a veterinary pathologist and professor at the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (UC-Davis) has been elected to the Institute of Medicine.

Fort Collins, Colo. -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) could not pinpoint the cause of a July fire that ripped through Colorado State University's (CSU) Equine Reproduction Laboratory office building, according to a recent report.

AVMA's Council on Education (COE) is proposing that veterinary schools adopt a system to better evaluate the skills of veterinary students.

Columbia, Mo. -- The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine (MU) announced Nov. 7 that is has agreed to sell its research and diagnostic laboratory (RADIL) to IDEXX Laboratories for $43 million.

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Fairbanks, Alaska -- The University of Alaska Fairbanks is moving forward on a new partnership that will secure its students seats in Colorado State University's veterinary program.

Davis, Calif. - A $1.3 million grant to develop a new food-safety training program for government and industry has been awarded to the University of California-Davis.

West Lafayette, Ind. - Cash-strapped pet owners around Indianapolis are eligible for a new program announced in late September by the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine.

Athens, Ga. - The University of Georgia (UGA) is inching forward on plan to build a new veterinary teaching hospital, and administrators are hopeful that groundbreaking could begin as early as next fall.

St. Kitts, West Indies -- Dr. Elaine Watson was named the new dean of the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine.

Pullman, Wash. ? The flags at Washington State University (WSU) were flown at half mast yesterday to pay tribute to veterinarian and researcher John R. Gorham after his recent passing.

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Washington -- Veterinarian Marguerite Pappaioanou resigned as executive director of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) effective Oct. 31.

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Philadelphia -- Ralph Brinster, the Richard King Mellon professor of reproductive physiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) has become the first veterinarian to win the National Medal of Science.