Tennessee veterinary school to welcome new dean August 18, 2008

Knoxville, Tenn. -- The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine will welcome its fifth dean Oct. 1 with the appointment of Dr. James Thompson.

Cornell will use gift for new fellowship program August 9, 2008

Ithaca, N.Y. --C ornell's College of Veterinary Medicine has sights on strengthening its equine education and research programs following a the receipt of a $25,000 unrestricted gift from Plainfield Asset Management of Greenwich, Conn.

NCSU veterinary college receives $625,000 research grant August 7, 2008

Greensboro, N.C. -- North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine received a $625,000 grant from Novartis Animal Health US Inc., to support the clinical trials program administered by the college's Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research.

Alternative energy source blowing in the wind at Tufts August 3, 2008

North Grafton, Mass. - Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University will conduct a feasibility study later this year to determine whether winds blowing across the campus are strong enough to generate power, Dean Deborah Kochevar announced.

Former OSU veterinary dean named to research panel July 26, 2008

Columbus, Ohio - The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) has selected Dr. Thomas Rosol, an Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine professor in the department of veterinary biosciences and former veterinary college dean, as the newest member of its Science Policy Committee.

Novartis donates to clinical trials at N.C. State July 24, 2008

Raleigh, N.C. - Novartis Animal Health US Inc. contributed $625,000 to the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University to help support the school's clinical trials program.

Porcine disease research gets boost from USDA July 22, 2008

Urbana, Ill. - A $400,000, three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine will help provide more clues about how the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus evades the immune system.

Couple gives $1 million to fund Oklahoma veterinary program July 21, 2008

Stillwater, Okla. - The only full-service, 24-hour small-animal critical care center in Oklahoma recently got a $1 million helping hand.

Veterinary college welcomes new administrator July 20, 2008

Columbia, Mo. - A long-time professor and chairman at the University of Missouri-Columbia College of Veterinary Medicine is taking over the post of academic affairs associate dean Sept. 1 to make sure the school's curriculum matches the fast-changing pace of the profession.