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Raleigh, N.C. -- A new brachytherapy facility at North Carolina State Veterinary Teaching Hospital allows horse owners with animals suffering from skin cancer to choose less lengthy, more accurate treatment.

Stillwater, Okla. -- Starting this fall, live animals used in Oklahoma State University's veterinary school surgical laboratory will be returned to shelters for adoption instead of being euthanized, officials say.

Schaumburg, Ill. - Tuskegee University's veterinary school moved from limited to full accreditation.

East Lansing -- The open-heart-surgery program at Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, one of just three in the country, is being reorganized before the fall semester.

North Grafton, Mass. -- Despite rumors swirling about its closure, the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University isn't going anywhere.

Columbus, Ohio -- The list of candidates to take over as the next dean of one of the nation's largest veterinary college has been narrowed to three.

Ames, Iowa -- The College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University has announced that it is consolidating three of its dean positions down to two in response to state budget reductions.

Davis, Calif. -- The University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine has launched a new "One Health" program to conserve the world's remaining 740 mountain gorillas.

Ithaca, N.Y. -- Cornell University's veterinary college named Dr. Maurine E. Linder to chair its Department of Molecular Medicine. The appointment begins on July 1.

Auburn, Ala. -- Dr. Douglas Allen is the new director of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine.

Urbana, Ill. -- An overhaul of the veterinary curriculum at the University of Illinois will be unveiled to the university's Board Trustees in May.

East Lansing, Mich. -- A researcher with Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Human Medicine has developed a working vaccine for enterotoxigenic E. coli, which is responsible for 60 percent to 70 percent of all E. coli diarrheal disease.

Gainesville, Fla. -- Three students at the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine received financial awards from Gulfstream Park to support their studies in equine medicine.

Tuskegee, Ala. -- Tuskegee University nailed full accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association's Council on Education.

Kennett Square, Pa. -- One of the world's foremost leaders in animal reproduction now heads the Hofmann Research Center for Animal Reproduction at Penn Veterinary Medicine.

Philadelphia -- Penn Vet awarded two $100,000 research grants to three of its students for research projects as part of the 2009 Inspiration Awards.

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Fifteen states will divide $11 million in grants to increase food safety.

Madison, Wisc. -- A Wisconsin field trial has proven that a Johnne's disease control program is both effective and affordable.

College Station -- Full accreditation was granted to Texas A&M's college of veterinary medicine, the college reports.

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When it comes to business, veterinary students are pulling a C-minus average, according to a national survey.

Stillwater, Okla. - It began with the college newspaper's interview with a philanthropist who said she wanted to redirect her $5 million gift to Oklahoma State University's Center for Veterinary Health Sciences because of the way animals used in teaching and research there were treated.

Fort Collins, Colo. -- Looking at a dog's tongue to diagnose illness may not be the best method, research from Colorado State University shows.

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Pullman, Wash. -- The Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine approved a deal to open a new satellite clinic in Spokane next year.

Baton Rouge, La. -- A successful surgery on a bleeding tumor in a 10-year-old Labrador Retriever earned the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine $100,000 in thanks from the dog's owners.

It has a 1-in-700,000 chance of happening, but a cow gave birth to triplets at WSU March 17.