Dean Presents Staff and Faculty 2023 Impact Awards
Published 6/05/2023Don Connor, MU’s longest-serving staff member, and Christian Lorson, Curators’ Distinguished Professor and CVM Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, were named recipients of the 2023 CVM Dean’s Impact Awards on May 31.
Early Detection Leads to Successful Surgery for Family’s Beloved Cat
Published 6/02/2023In February 2022, Judy and Tom Williams of Overland Park, Kansas, brought Nora, their 11-year-old Maine Coon, to their local veterinarian for a routine teeth cleaning. During this visit, their veterinarian, Ellen Gloor, DVM, a graduate of the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, discovered a cyst on the bottom of Nora’s tongue.
Tests and Titles: CVM Keynote Speaker Encourages Graduates to Find Balance
Published 5/15/2023 Ashley Bourgeois, DVM, DACVD, a 2010 graduate of the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, carries a number of titles: veterinary dermatologist, podcaster, wife and weightlifter. Last year she gained a title she never envisioned when her 3-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia.
Friendships (Four- and Two-Legged) Forged Through Treatment at Mizzou CVM
Published 5/15/2023During the past two years, two golden retrievers from the Kansas City area visited the Oncology Service at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, each diagnosed with a similar form of cancer.
CVM Honors Outstanding Investigators During CVM Research Day
Published 5/09/2023The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine held its annual Research Day on May 5 in Adams Conference Center and the Bond Life Sciences Center.
MU VMDL Receives National Animal Health Laboratory Network Level 1 Status
Published 5/09/2023The Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine has again received Level 1 status as awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture National Animal Health Laboratory Network.
Occludin Protein Plays Key Role in Spread of Coronavirus Throughout Body’s Cells
Published 5/01/2023While the coronavirus continues to infect people around the world, researchers at the University of Missouri have identified a specific protein inside the human body that plays a critical role in how the virus spreads from cell to cell after infection — a discovery that will help better understand the COVID-19 disease and could lead to the development of new antiviral drugs in the future.
CVM Alum and Auctioneer Allen Honored for Impact
Published 4/19/2023CVM Alum and Auctioneer Allen Honored for Impact
Connaway Society Annual Social Event Precedes CVM Benefit
Published 4/17/2023 Connaway Society Annual Social Event Precedes CVM Benefit
MU Partners with Stephens College to Create Women in STEM Research Program
Published 4/11/2023Starting in fall 2024, the University of Missouri will partner with neighboring Stephens College to create Women in STEM Research at Stephens College (WiSRsc), a biomedical research program for Stephens undergraduates, especially those interested in equine veterinary health careers.