Education

Renovations totaling $3.25 million at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine has enabled the school to now be able to treat more than 25,000 animals a year.

Boston-As Tufts University recoups from the bankrupted Tufts Expo, leaders launch plans to host another regional veterinary conference in Providence, Rhode Island.

Raleigh, N.C.-Dr. Oscar J. Fletcher, dean of North Carolina State University's (NCSU) College of Veterinary Medicine, plans to resign this post effective June 30, 2004.

Pomona, Calif.-Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine (Western U) is getting a new primary care teaching hospital, complements of Banfield.

OakBrook Terrace, Ill.-DeVry Inc. says it completed the acquisition of Ross University, including its School of Veterinary Medicine.

Fort Collins, Colo.-A new test to determine a horse's level of exposure to strangles is being hailed as "faster and simpler" than traditional methods.

Gainesville, Fla.-As state governments face a third fiscal year overshadowed by the nation's economic slump, lawmakers are predicted to hand down budget cuts likely to impair veterinary college programs and their personnel.

Fort Collins, Colo.-Vaccination did improve West Nile Virus survival rates last year in equines from Colorado and Nebraska, according to a Colorado State University study. However, not enough horses may have received the vaccination, the study notes.

Philanthropy, charitable endeavors monopolize top efforts as state support for higher education dives

ST. LOUIS, Mo. ­ Veterinary students went head-to-head on topics ranging from anatomy to zoonosis during the Nestlé Purina College Challenge at the 2003 North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC). After five rounds of competition, Tya Henderson, a fourth-year student at Atlantic Veterinary College in Prince Edward Island, Canada, was declared the winner among the veterinary school competitors. She defeated runner-up Marc Greenberg, a fourth-year student at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, N.Y., in the championship round.

St. Louis-The University of California-Davis has a new nutrition support center at its Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

Private practitioners favor less anesthetic drugs, perform more outpatient procedures and rarely check blood pressure in anesthetized animals compared to their public university counterparts.

Private practitioners favor less anesthetic drugs, perform more outpatient procedures and rarely check blood pressure in anesthetized animals compared to their public university counterparts.

The University of California, Davis, (UC Davis) Center for Equine Health has shelved blueprints for a new West Nile Virus (WNV) vaccine.

Los Angeles-A virulent, hemorrhagic strain of calicivirus ran through several practices in the L.A.-area like a brushfire and disappeared almost as quickly.

Nashville, Tenn.- As the University of Tennessee's (UT) veterinary college and hospital reopens following a historic three-day government shutdown, DVM educators say the state legislature's impasse on a budget not only is to blame for the closure, but also signifies an economic crunch of national proportions.

Nashville, Tenn.- As the University of Tennessee's (UT) veterinary college and hospital reopens following a historic three-day government shutdown, DVM educators say the state legislature's impasse on a budget not only is to blame for the closure, but also signifies an economic crunch of national proportions.

Leicester, Mass.-A humanitarian program created by the Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association has an active supporter in Dr. Gail Hartman.

Boston-The third annual Tufts Animal Expo will devote 76 hours of programming, such as sport psychology and public health issues, devoted to professionals in the equine and large animal industries.

Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. - An animal center in southern California launched its first kidney dialysis service for dogs and cats on May 18.

Davis, Calif.- Dr. Tilahun Yilma, a veterinary virologist who genetically engineered a vaccine for a deadly cattle disease and is now working to develop an AIDS vaccine, is named the 2002 Faculty Research Lecturer by the University of California, Davis.

Visionaries of North Carolina State University's equine program plan to enhance its user-friendly status to compete with well-renowned academic players in Colorado and California.

Sacramento, Calif.- More than $66 million of California Gov. Gray Davis' $1 billion economic stimulus package is earmarked to complete construction on University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine's new $77 million building.

Fort Collins, Colo.-Colorado State University (CSU) has taken an innovative step in handling euthanasia. In fact, the Argus Institute for Families and Veterinary Medicine has taken the study of facilitating euthanasia and grief to a whole new level.

Fort Collins, Colo.-To teach students what it takes to run and manage a business, the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University (CSU) plans to launch a combined DVM/MBA program next fall.

The University of California, Davis, schools of medicine and veterinary medicine are jointly offering a master's degree program in public health in the wake of the events of Sept. 11.

Colorado State University (CSU)'s Veterinary Teaching Hospital is now among three U.S. veterinary teaching hospitals to offer acupuncture and chiropractic services for equine.

Fort Collins, Colo.-Colorado State University (CSU) has taken an innovative step in handling euthanasia.

College Station, Tex.-The College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M has established the Carl B. King Deanship in Veterinary Medicine.

Boston-Tufts Animal Expo 2001, a veterinary-led conference for the animal health profession, was dedicated to service dogs and their partners involved in the tragedies in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.