Each year, OSU veterinary students volunteer to help the animals of Ometepe Island, Nicaragua. Ometepe, a volcano located within Lake Nicaragua, is currently home to an estimated 10,000 rural families and 41,000 dogs, in addition to countless pigs, cattle, horses and chickens. Minimal veterinary care is available for the dogs and cats that inhabit the […]
Archive for April 24th, 2015
Veterinarians and Technicians Needed
Friday, April 24th, 2015Ornamental Fish Medicine Class Learns By Doing
Friday, April 24th, 2015Ornamental fish are a billion dollar global industry, and the U.S. is the single largest importer of them. An estimated 10 million households in this country own pet fish. For veterinarians practicing in urban areas, requests for fish care are fairly common, especially from koi owners. “Koi can be very valuable,” says Tim Miller-Morgan, Assistant […]
Grant Expands Atherosclerosis Research
Friday, April 24th, 2015The Medical Research Foundation of Oregon awarded Dr. Stephen Ramsey, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, a grant for $37,051 to support his research on the different types of immune cells in plaque and how they affect the formation of atherosclerosis, (commonly known as hardening of the arteries) that can lead to heart […]
