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Thursday, August 8th, 2013AVMA Treasure Hunt
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013AVMA members are invited to join a treasure hunt on their website. The objective is to get members more familiar with the site and the many resources available. Participants can win a $50 Amazon gift certificate and the veterinary college with the most alumni and students that become AVMA Website “Know-it-Alls” will receive a donation […]
Adventures in Veterinary Medicine
Monday, July 29th, 2013Every summer, the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine sponsors twelve talented and gifted students to participate in Adventures in Learning, a challenging, hands-on introduction to veterinary medicine. Fifth and sixth graders from across Oregon spend two weeks in July examining preserved cow organs, […]
Pfefferkorn Helps Create Endowed Professorship
Monday, July 22nd, 2013Glen Pfefferkorn, longtime friend and supporter of CVM, recently donated $250,000 to endow a professorship in camelid medicine at OSU, the first of it’s kind in the nation. It will also be the first endowed professorship at CVM. Now retired in […]
U.S. Public Health Luminary at Two CVM Events
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013Captain Terri Clark, Chief Veterinarian for the U.S. Public Health Service was the keynote speaker at this year’s graduation ceremony on June 16th in OSU’s LaSells Stewart Center. Captain Clark encouraged the graduates of 2013 to explore the wide array of opportunities in veterinary medicine, including public health. Prior to graduation, Dr. Clark attended the […]
Oregon Zoo Elephant Tests Positive for TB
Friday, June 7th, 2013Rama, a 30-year-old Asian elephant at the Oregon Zoo, has tested positive for tuberculosis, the first ever instance of the disease in the zoo’s herd. The zoo routinely tests all its elephants for TB by taking an annual trunk culture as part of its comprehensive health program and in compliance with U.S. Department of Agriculture […]
