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Ohio State nets $3.9 million construction grant for research facilities
December 29th 2009Columbus, Ohio -- A $3.9 million construction grant has been awarded to The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine from the National Institutes of Health to renovate research facilities at the school.
U.K. vet groups warn against aversive dog training techniques
December 29th 2009London, England -- A tour of the United Kingdom by Cesar Millan next year has prompted several U.K. animal welfare, behavior and training organizations to band together for a campaign that warns of possible dangers associated with some of Millan's training techniques.
University of Wisconsin nets $9.5 million grant from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
December 27th 2009Madison, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin-Madison is the recipient of a 5-year, $9.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that will finance studies to identify virus mutations that may serve as early warnings or pandemic influenza viruses.
Infectious, zoonotic disease programs catch $117 million in biomedical research funding
December 25th 2009Washington -- That National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded $117 million in grants to several veterinary programs for biomedical research.
150 exotic animals relinquished at Busch Gardens
December 22nd 2009Busch Gardens' Bill Street discusses the park's recent exotics amnesty day, held in conjunction with the Florida Wildlife Commission. The Tampa Bay, Fla., event took in more than 150 animals for which owners could no longer care or lacked proper permits.
AVMA reinstates funding for veterinary student leadership program
December 22nd 2009Schaumburg, Ill. -- Just three months after voting to slash funding for the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Veterinary Leadership Experience (VLE), AVMA board members decided to reinstate it for the next two years.