Month: September 2018

Retired PVM Faculty Honored at Emeritus Faculty Dinner

September 14, 2018

The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine hosted a reception and dinner in honor of its faculty emeriti August 28.


PVM United Way Campaign Kick-off Features Corn Hole Championship

September 14, 2018

The Purdue Veterinary Medicine family marked the official start of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s United Way Campaign Wednesday, September 12, with a celebration by the Continuum sculpture.


New Student Intern Joins PVM Communications Team

September 14, 2018

The Purdue Veterinary Medicine communications team is pleased to welcome Amanda McCormick, who started as the new PVM communications intern Tuesday, September 11.


In Memory: Dr. Richard Rosebrock (PU DVM ’73)

September 14, 2018

The Purdue Veterinary Medicine family is saddened to learn that Dr. Richard (Dick) Rosebrock (PU DVM ’73) of Mariposa, Calif., died August 31. He was 83.


Indiana’s only Fear Free veterinary clinic soothes with pheromones, whipped cream

September 7, 2018

Fear Free is part of a larger movement in veterinary medicine that looks to pay more attention to animals’ mental states. About a third of veterinary schools have animal behaviorists such as herself on their faculty, who teach similar methods, said Niwako Ogata, an associate professor at Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Programs such as […]


As Animal-Assisted Therapy Thrives, Enter the Cats

September 6, 2018

In her first bout with breast cancer, Kate Benjamin got by with a lumpectomy and radiation. The second time was far more grueling: a 14-hour double mastectomy in November, followed by an eight-week course of chemotherapy that ended in May. Throughout it all, she has been surrounded by cats. Ms. Benjamin, 47, is an expert […]