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Educator’s award for teaching excellence

Dr. Linda A. Mizer of the Department of Biomedical Sciences received the 2011 American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) National Teaching Excellence Award for achievements as an educator and inspiration to her students. The annual award draws from student nominations, aiming to recognize excellence, innovation, and enthusiasm in the field of clinical veterinary science and education. […]

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Dissolving diseases

International dog disease expert eliminated ailments across species and the world “I started at James Baker’s lab under a challenge,” said Leland ‘Skip’ Carmichael, PhD ’56. “I came in his office looking for graduate work. He told me I had six months to figure out how a dog’s immune system responds to canine hepatitis, or […]

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Seeking the next generation

The time is ripe for hiring new faculty as retirement numbers swell The tide is rising in our faculty pool as the average age of professors in the College continues to climb. Demographic shifts reveal a troubling trend as an oncoming wave of retirement threatens to leave a human deficit in its wake. As the […]

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The Francis H. Fox Scholarship

How Fox’s friends and former students gave the prankster his best surprise yet What comes to mind when you think of Francis H. Fox? If you were one of the legions he trained, you might remember lively lectures offset by mischievous humor, or rolling up farm roads for firsthand lessons in large animal medicine. Perhaps […]

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Students lauded for veterinary volunteer work in Trinidad and Tobago

In January 2011, four veterinary students travelled to the Caribbean to help Biomedical Sciences PhD student Miguella Mark-Carew conduct field research for her Fulbright project addressing public health risks in Trinidad and Tobago. Second-year student Jasmine Bruno and third-year students Sarrah Kaye, Erin Lashnits, and Sarah Dumas spent two weeks on the islands collecting parasite […]

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Clinical pathology resident receives grant to study blood clotting

Clinical Pathology resident Dr. Nora Springer received a $2500 research award from the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP) in March 2011. For the past three years, ASVCP has given one “Share the Future” research award per year, based on the quality of the candidate’s written proposal and the potential of the project to […]

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Training future leaders in diagnostics

Graduation rarely means the end of education, especially in the medical world. A veterinary degree opens doors to countless further training opportunities. The College of Veterinary Medicine and the AHDC offer residency programs that let DVMs delve into in the cellular side of disease. In the residencies for Diagnostic Sciences and Clinical Pathology, veterinarians wanting […]

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Fund established for Expanding Horizons

Grants give students veterinary experience in developing nations “Working abroad can change your life,” says Dr. Ton Schat, an avian pathology professor whose veterinary adventures abroad helped forge a fruitful career. “That kind of eye-opening experience affects all the people and animals you help as a veterinarian and shapes the kind of person you become.” […]

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Looking through the window

Clinical pathology bridges animals and answers  “Blood is the window to the body,” says Dr. Tracy Stokol, a professor with a passion for pathology puzzles. Microscopic magnification opens that window, revealing a cellular world which veterinarians explore in the quest to analyze disease. Clinical pathologists like Stokol navigate that world as diagnostic detectives, using cellular […]

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Newly promoted Senior Lecturer continues contributions to wildlife

After thirteen years of service at Cornell University, wildlife specialist Dr. Noha Abou-Madi has been promoted to Senior Lecturer. As a member of Section of Zoological Medicine in the Department of Clinical Sciences, she has seen the wildlife specialty within the College grow over the years. Services offered by this section have expanded since its […]