Saving Sam: Mizzou Equine Team Gives Horse-Powered Farm a Second Chance

Published 6/07/2023
Klaus and LeAnn Karbaumer are farmers from Platte City, Missouri, a small community just outside of Kansas City. Karbaumer Farm, however, is not your everyday farm. Most of the produce grown by the couple is a product of horse-power.

Pet Passports: MU Launches Rabies Lab for Pets Traveling Abroad

Published 6/06/2023
The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine has launched a rabies antibody testing service within their Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (VMDL). The service will provide certified test results for companion animals traveling with their owners to Hawaii and other international locations.

Dean Presents Staff and Faculty 2023 Impact Awards

Published 6/05/2023
Don 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 6/02/2023
In 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 5/15/2023
During 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 5/09/2023
The 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 5/09/2023
The 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 5/01/2023
While 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 4/19/2023
CVM Alum and Auctioneer Allen Honored for Impact