Month: July 2019

PVM Family Fun Days Celebrate 60th Anniversary by Connecting People and All Kinds of Animals

July 26, 2019

The 60th Anniversary of the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine means celebration around every corner! Purdue Veterinary Medicine faculty, staff, alumni and their families were invited to visit the Indianapolis Zoo on July 13 during one of two 60th Anniversary PVM Family Fun Days and more than 160 attended.


New Staff Member Joins PVM Business Office Team

July 26, 2019

Purdue Veterinary Medicine is pleased to welcome Vannessa Farmer as the new Assistant Director of Financial Affairs.


Leading Wildlife Veterinarian to Give Special Lecture on Global Conservation and Public Health Challenges at the Purdue Veterinary Conference

July 26, 2019

Dr. Sharon L. Deem, a wildlife veterinarian and epidemiologist from the Saint Louis Zoo, will explore the conservation and public health challenges threatening all populations in the “Anthropocene” as she delivers a special address at the 2019 Purdue Veterinary Conference.


PVM Welcomes New Class of Clinical Residents

July 26, 2019

The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine welcomes eleven veterinarians seeking advanced specialty training in the Departments of Veterinary Clinical Sciences and Comparative Pathobiology.


Cornhole Tourney to Kick-off PVM United Way Effort

July 26, 2019

Gearing up for the Purdue University United Way Campaign, Purdue Veterinary Medicine United Way committee members are organizing a cornhole tournament for September 6.


CPB Graduate Student Alix Dieterly Wins Three National Awards

July 26, 2019

A graduate student in Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Dr. Alix Dieterly, received three awards at the 38th Annual Society of Toxicologic Pathology (STP) Symposium, which was held last month in Raleigh, N.C.


Brittany Laflen Passes VTS Neurology Exam and becomes PVM’s 16th Veterinary Technician Specialist

July 26, 2019

Congratulations to Brittany Laflen, RVT, small animal surgery/neurology technician in the Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital for passing the Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) neurology exam. With her success, Brittany becomes the newest addition to the College of Veterinary Medicine’s team of certified specialists, which now numbers 16!


Purdue Veterinarian Receives National Jefferson Award

July 12, 2019

What started as a dream of becoming a veterinarian led Dr. Sandra San Miguel to pursue a passion for broadening diversity in the veterinary medical profession. And now she’s being nationally recognized for her work.


“Team Workhorses” Represents PVM in Philanthropic Race Across the West

July 12, 2019

For Dr. Sandy Taylor, associate professor of large animal internal medicine in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, and Molly Cripe Birt, RVT, VTS-EVN, large animal surgery technician in the Purdue Veterinary Hospital, the summer of 2019 provided a unique chance to bike through spectacular countryside in the Race Across the West, all for a good cause.


PVM Hosts Students in Promising New Partnership with Universities in Colombia and Chile

July 12, 2019

Three final-year veterinary students from South America have been visiting Lynn Hall this summer as part of two new partnerships formed between the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine and Universidad de Antioquia, located in Colombia, and Universidad Austral de Chile, which is a Chilean research university.