Month: August 2020

Veterinary Student Receives AKC Scholarship

August 14, 2020

Congratulations to Purdue veterinary student Julia O’Rourke, a member of the DVM Class of 2021, who has been awarded a 2020 AKC Veterinary Outreach Scholarship.


Dr. Riyi Shi Appointed as Named Professor in Department of Basic Medical Sciences

August 14, 2020

The Purdue University Board of Trustees recently ratified the appointment of long-time Purdue Veterinary Medicine faculty member Riyi Shi as the Mari Hulman George Endowed Professor of Applied Neuroscience.


Virtual Event Gives Donors Birdseye View of New Purdue University Veterinary Hospital Project

August 7, 2020

Friends and alumni of the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine who have committed a major gift to the new hospital project recently joined Dean Willie Reed and the college’s development office for a live, virtual hospital update. More than 25 alumni and friends participated in the Zoom event Tuesday, July 21.


Conference Keynote Speaker to Encourage Action by Offering Practical Tips on Diversity and Inclusion

August 7, 2020

Dr. Kemba Marshall will encourage participants to talk a little less and act a little more during the 2020 Purdue Veterinary Conference Diversity Keynote presentation to be held Thursday, September 24.


Communications Intern Joins PVM Communications Team

August 7, 2020

The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine communications team is pleased to welcome Jonathan Martz, who started as the new PVM communications intern Thursday, July 30.


Structural Steel Begins to Outline Shape of New Veterinary Hospital

August 7, 2020

The scene at the construction site for the new Purdue University Veterinary Hospital is changing dramatically as work progresses east of Lynn Hall. Though things have been relatively quiet around campus this summer, progress at the construction site is booming.


In Memory: Dr. Donn W. Griffith (PU DVM ’68)

August 7, 2020

The Purdue Veterinary Medicine family is saddened to learn that Dr. Donn William Griffith (PU DVM ’68), of Dublin, Ohio, passed away Saturday, August 1, from complications of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. He was 78.