Felines and Some Flowers Not a Purr-fect Mix
Published 4/14/2023Potted Easter lilies are perennials that can be planted into the garden after the Easter season ends. The plant’s white trumpet-like flowers might not sound the warning that all parts of it are highly toxic to cats.
Picking Awarded $3.8 Million Grant by NIAID
Published 3/03/2023Wendy Picking, PhD, a professor of veterinary pathobiology at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine and a recent Mizzou Forward hire, recently secured a $3.8 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The grant will fund development of a vaccine to prevent colonization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a hospital-acquired infection that occurs after intubation or catheterization.
CVM Develops Community Chest to Assist Those Experiencing Food Insecurity
Published 2/03/2023The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine is now accepting donations for the Community Chest, an internally developed resource to assist those within the CVM community who are experiencing food insecurity and need hygiene products.
PAVE Provides International Students with a Pathway to Practice in the United States
Published 2/02/2023The Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence, or PAVE, is a pathway for veterinarians who are graduates of international, non-accredited veterinary programs, to practice in the United States. At the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine there are currently eight students from around the world who are pursuing that opportunity.
CVM Raptor Rehab Houses Harlan’s Hawk for More than 35 Years
Published 1/10/2023The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine Raptor Rehabilitation Project is tasked with the rehabilitation of hawks, eagles, owls and other raptors that are brought to the facility, with the goal of eventually returning them to the wild. However, there are times when birds are not able to be released due to their condition.
Expertise, Collegiality Earn Tommy Thompson Dean’s Impact Award
Published 12/20/2022Tommy Thompson, business manager in the MU College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Biomedical Sciences, is the recipient of a 2022 Dean’s Impact Award. CVM Dean Carolyn Henry, DVM, MS, surprised Thompson with the awards during the college’s winter breakfast Tuesday, Dec. 20.
Doubling Her Efforts
Published 12/12/2022Katherine Meiser earned her undergraduate degree at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the nation’s preeminent school for the deaf. So, as she recounts her scholastic journey to the University of Missouri and graduate school, her hands tell the story via American Sign Language with graceful clarity.
Feline Genetics Help Pinpoint First-Ever Domestication of Cats, MU Study Finds
Published 12/05/2022 Cat genes reveal how invention of agriculture bonded cats with people in ancient Mesopotamia, leading to worldwide feline migration with humans.
SEC Emerging Scholars Program Helps Guide Career Options for Biomedical Sciences Fellow
Published 11/28/2022Rowena Woode, DVM, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the MU College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Biomedical Sciences and a 2016 graduate of the CVM, recently participated in the Southeastern Conference Emerging Scholars Career Preparation Workshop in Columbia.
MU Veterinary Health Center Welcomes New Director
Published 11/16/2022A permanent director for the MU Veterinary Health Center started in her new role last week. Gerelyn Henry, DVM, MBA, DACVP, took over the reins on Thursday, Nov. 17. She replaced Joan Coates, DVM, MS, DACVIM, professor of veterinary neurology and neurosurgery, who served as the interim hospital director for more than a year.