Year: 2019

Potential to Save Lives Motivates PVM Professor Seeking Solution to Antibiotic Resistance

October 18, 2019

With too few antibiotics under development to keep up with the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections, the world is starting to run out of antibiotics. That also means hospitals will start seeing more patients with infections they can’t treat, and more infections that were once easily treated are becoming fatal. Dr. Mohamed Seleem, professor of microbiology in the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Comparative Pathobiology, leads a research team that is studying a plethora of FDA-approved drugs looking for ones that can treat antibiotic-resistant infections.


The world is running out of antibiotics. This researcher is working on finding a solution.

October 16, 2019

With too few antibiotics under development to keep up with the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections, the world is starting to run out of antibiotics.


Calving School to be Hosted by Purdue Veterinary Medicine Faculty

October 11, 2019

The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine will host a Calving School for beef and dairy producers on Saturday, November 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Lynn Hall. Land O’Lakes sponsors the school, at which producers will learn herd management practices for calving season and participate in hands-on demonstrations.


PVM Faculty Pursue Developments in Personalized Medicine to Advance Cancer Treatments

October 10, 2019

Purdue Veterinary Medicine and Indiana University scientists are working together to find data-driven solutions in the search for better cancer treatments.


PVM Participates in Purdue Sesquicentennial Homecoming Finale

October 10, 2019

The family friendly celebration is just one of many special events during Purdue’s Homecoming Celebration. Plan to join in the fun and stop by the PVM booth Saturday morning to say hi!


Student Organizations Receive Grants from Purdue Veterinary Alumni Association

October 10, 2019

Providing support for student groups is a focus of the Purdue Veterinary Alumni Association (PVAA). Members of the PVAA Board of Directors awarded grants to four student organizations at their fall meeting Tuesday, October 1.


Purdue Veterinary Conference Outing “Links” Golf with Student Support

October 10, 2019

What could be better than a warm September afternoon spent on a beautiful golf course just north of the Purdue campus for some friendly competition to benefit students?


Mixer Reception Honors PVM Reunion Classes and College’s 60th Anniversary

October 4, 2019

The Purdue Veterinary Conference provided the setting for the conclusion of the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine’s 60th Anniversary celebrations at an event that also recognized reunion classes.


Can herbicides cause breast cancer? Scientists discover a piece to the puzzle.

October 4, 2019

Scientists know that the solution to preventing breast cancer won’t come easily, but a collaborative team of scientists at Purdue University and the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)/Institut de Cancérologie de L’Ouest (ICO) in Nantes, France, say they’ve recently discovered one of the missing pieces of the puzzle when […]


PVM Dog Jog Showcases Human-Animal Bond in Action

October 4, 2019

With 135 runners and more than 70 dogs, the 2019 Dr. Skip Jackson Dog Jog attracted quite the turnout! Purdue SAVMA, the PVM Chapter of the Student American Veterinary Medicine Association, hosted the event, which was organized by a team of student volunteers led by event chair Javier Pino of the DVM Class of 2021.