June 17, 2020
Even while adapting to the day-to-day challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting the health of animals – and the people that take care of them – across the Hoosier state continues to be a priority for Purdue University’s Veterinary Hospital.
June 17, 2020
At a point in time where a global pandemic is threatening human health and an extraordinary public awakening about systemic racism is fueling societal unrest in the U.S. and across the world, it feels a little tone deaf to be discussing animal welfare. Nonetheless, fueled in part by public discussions of the food chain breaking […]
June 17, 2020
Purdue University is helping to increase Indiana’s capacity for COVID-19 testing thanks to a partnership involving the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL), the Indiana State Department of Health, and Indiana hospitals. The partnership also is now aided by a new software agreement.
June 17, 2020
While Purdue’s campus has been remarkably quiet this spring, a drive through the south side of campus will be met with a buzz of activity as construction teams are hard at work on the new veterinary hospital, consisting of new small animal, equine, and farm animal facilities.
June 16, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating emotional stress and anxiety for humans – but chances are their furry companions are likely feeling the same way.
June 16, 2020
Life is unpredictable, as we have been so starkly reminded in the past few months. But when the COVID-19 pandemic began to obliterate plans for long-held spring-time traditions, especially graduation ceremonies, we all had a chance to realize anew that the success which earns true respect does not flow from an absence of change, but from the character, tenacity, and persistence required to meld change into new opportunity. So, as Purdue University and the College of Veterinary Medicine recognized that there was no way to safely conduct in-person May commencement exercises, teams set about planning something unprecedented – graduation ceremonies in the realm of virtual reality.
June 16, 2020
The topic of how veterinarians are adapting their practices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic spawned healthy discussion as Purdue Veterinary Medicine hosted a virtual panel discussion April 29.
June 16, 2020
For the second year in a row, Purdue’s Chapter of VOICE (Veterinarians as One Inclusive Community for Excellence) has won the organization’s National Programming Excellence Award.
June 16, 2020
At the beginning of the year, Paige Allen, MS, RVT, assistant director of academic advising and recruiting for the Purdue Veterinary Nursing Program, knew she was embarking on an exciting challenge. Effective January 21, she stepped into the role of president of the Board of Directors for the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC), one of the world’s largest nonprofits providing continuing education for veterinary professionals.
June 15, 2020
Three Purdue Veterinary Medicine faculty members in the Department of Comparative Pathobiology have been either interviewed by major media outlets or featured by the Purdue News Service to share their unique perspectives related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
