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“Paws Up” – brought to you by the PVM Wellness Committee

February 6, 2026

This week, we are proud to recognize Lorraine Fox, who is a business assistant with the Veterinary Medicine Procurement Center.

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PVM Interview Days Move College Closer to Admitting the DVM Class of 2030

February 6, 2026

After a total of three afternoons dedicated to conducting in-person interviews with 226 prospective veterinary students, the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine is close to completing the process of admitting 84 members of the incoming first-year DVM class – the Class of 2030. The students invited for the interview days were selected from a total pool of 1,930 applicants from across the country as well as countries abroad.

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Experts to Gather at Purdue for Conference Addressing the Public Health Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance

February 6, 2026

The ongoing challenges posed by multi-drug resistant infections will be the focus of a multidisciplinary conference taking place in three weeks at Purdue University. The Fourth Annual Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance is set for February 25–26, 2026 at Purdue’s Stewart Center in West Lafayette. Registration is still open for the event, which will bring together scientists and scholars from human and veterinary medicine, public health, research, and industry to address the determinants, dynamics and deterrence of drug resistance.

PVM’s Upcoming Coppoc One Health Lecture to Focus on Dogs as Sentinels of Environmental Exposure

February 6, 2026

The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine brings a leading One Health scholar to campus each year to address vital health issues from a One Health perspective as part of the Coppoc One Health Lecture series. This year’s presentation, scheduled for February 26 in Lynn Hall Room 2026, is on the engaging topic, “One Health at Home: Dogs as Sentinels of Environmental Exposure.” The speaker will be Audrey Ruple, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVPM, MRCVS, the Dorothy A. and Richard G. Metcalf Professor of Veterinary Medical Informatics at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech.

“Paws Up” – brought to you by the PVM Wellness Committee

January 30, 2026

This week, we are glad to recognize Dr. Niwako Ogata, who is an associate professor of animal behavior, for her exceptional leadership skills and her ability to create a motivating learning environment.

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Boiler Up, Basketball and a Dog Named Walter Put Purdue Veterinary Medicine in TV Spotlight

January 30, 2026

In the world of collegiate sports today, an image that appears even for a couple of seconds in the right video at the right time on the right telecast can generate countless priceless impressions. And that’s just what’s been happening for Purdue Veterinary Medicine thanks to a video clip recorded in the Brunner Small Animal Hospital last spring for a Purdue promotional spot that’s now airing during telecasts of Purdue Basketball games.

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Annual PVM Equine Wellness Forum February 7 Features Enlightening Horse Health Presentations and Demonstrations

January 30, 2026

Even though the cold of winter has settled in, thoughts will turn to horses and horse health Saturday, February 7, as the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine once again hosts its ever-popular Equine Wellness Forum at Lynn Hall on the Purdue campus in West Lafayette. The all-day continuing education program will feature insightful presentations and engaging demonstrations designed for horse owners and equine industry professionals.

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History in the Making: Purdue Veterinary Medicine Connects 21st Century Diagnostic Imaging with Prehistoric Dinosaur Remnants in Partnership with Children’s Museum of Indianapolis

January 22, 2026

If you haven’t heard of an Allosaurus before, expect the name of this Jurassic-era predator to become much more familiar in the years to come, as a planned future exhibit at the acclaimed Children’s Museum of Indianapolis takes shape, with some help that was provided by the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine. That help enabled the museum’s paleontology team to obtain needed high tech CT (computed tomography) scans of a prehistoric fossil courtesy of the Purdue University Veterinary Hospital’s Diagnostic Imaging team.

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Carrying Forward a Life of Care: Family Honors Memory of Purdue Graduate Dr. Rick Chaille with Support for Purdue Veterinary Hospital’s Nutrition Kitchen

January 22, 2026

When Jean Chaille talks about her late husband, Rick, she returns again and again to the same qualities — his kindness, his faithfulness, his playful mischievousness and the simple way that he made people feel respected. “He was always looking for ways to be helpful,” she says. “He was compassionate and had a gift for connecting with people.”

To honor Rick’s life and the foundational education he received at Purdue, the Chaille family chose to build upon the memorial donations with their own gift. When the college invited the family to direct those contributions to an area that felt meaningful to them, they chose something that aligned with Rick’s own values as a practitioner: the nutrition kitchen inside the Brunner Small Animal Hospital.

Then, in August of 2025, one year after Rick’s passing, the Chaille family visited the college together to remember Dr. Rick Chaille — husband, father, grandfather and beloved veterinarian.

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PVM Scholars Co-Edit New Edition of Signature Veterinary Histology Textbook

January 22, 2026

A new edition of a time-tested and influential veterinary work is on the market thanks to the scholarly efforts of two Purdue Veterinary Medicine faculty members and their team of U.S. and international experts from multiple veterinary schools. “Dellmann’s Textbook of Veterinary Histology” is an essential resource connecting the microscopic world of cells and tissues to the broader understanding of anatomy and physiology in domestic animals. Co-edited by Drs. Marxa Figueiredo and John Turek, associate professor and professor emeritus, respectively, in the college’s Department of Basic Medical Sciences (BMS), this latest edition integrates high-resolution electron and color micrographs with updated content that reflects current scientific and clinical knowledge.