News

Fall 2024 dean’s list announced

Published 1/13/2025
The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine dean’s list recognizes undergraduate microbiology and Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Technology students who have displayed academic excellence during the previous semester.

Noncredit certificate in veterinary emergency and critical care now available

Published 1/3/2025
The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine has partnered with MU Extension’s Career Accelerator to offer a new noncredit certificate in veterinary emergency and critical care.

Gabby Balaa and Megan Rice take home awards at the 2024 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention

Published 1/2/2025
Two University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine students who attended the 70th American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Annual Convention recently returned to Columbia with awards in their pocket.

Danielle Hurd named December PAWsome Award winner

Published 12/20/2024
Danielle Hurd, a senior registered veterinary technician, Community Practice, was named the December 2024 PAWsome Award winner by the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine’s Staff Advisory Council.

Tamara Hancock receives Wendy Coe Leadership Award

Published 12/18/2024
Tamara Hancock, DVM, MS, DACVP, PhD, an assistant teaching professor at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, recently received the 2024 Wendy Coe Leadership Award from the American College of Veterinary Pathologists.

Mizzou researchers at the forefront of detecting deadly deer disease

Published 12/11/2024
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal, neurological disease that affects cervids, such as white-tailed deer. It is caused by an infectious, misfolded protein that spreads through the brain and leads to weight loss, abnormal behavior and ultimately death.

A canine comeback: How Mizzou veterinarians helped an agility dog compete again

Published 11/19/2024
Rhoen, a border collie who competes in high-level agility events, recently traveled more than 1,700 miles to Mizzou to receive paw-fect care for a serious lung disease.

Ravi Barabote recognized for outstanding student advising

Published 11/15/2024
Ravi Barabote, PhD, an associate teaching professor at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine recently received the Advising Shout Out Award from the Mizzou Advisors Forum.

Protecting the health of wildlife ecosystems

Published 11/14/2024
The plague is one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history. An estimated 50 million Europeans died from it in the mid-1300s when it was known as the “Black Death.”

Mizzou researchers use novel method to uncover impact of maternal oxycodone on placental cells

Published 11/6/2024
Cheryl Rosenfeld, DVM, PhD, professor at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, recently published research titled “Effects of Oxycodone on Placental Lineages: Evidence from the Transcriptome Profile of Mouse Trophoblast Giants Cells” in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.