July 27, 2018
Attendees at the Institute for Healthcare Communication’s (IHC) 2018 “Train-the-Trainer” program included two Purdue Veterinary Medicine faculty members. The week-long course for veterinary medical faculty was held in New Haven, Conn., July 9 – 13.
July 27, 2018
Saturday, July 21, was a very special day for Dr. Larry McAfee (PU DVM ’73) and his daughter Brooke (PU DVM 2011), as they celebrated the 75th anniversary of the McAfee Animal Hospital with an Open House event on the facility grounds. Brooke represents the third generation of McAfee veterinarians.
July 26, 2018
Esperanza Yanez can spot a sick cow just by looking at it. “The head hangs down and they don’t eat,” says Yanez, who immigrated from Mexico two decades ago and has been caring for cattle ever since. While learning to communicate with animals takes years of patience, Yanez says the true language barrier exists between […]
July 20, 2018
Plagued by issues with both hips, Fridgey, a two-year-old Bengel cat, underwent a procedure common in human medicine, but never before used on a feline patient at Purdue – total hip replacement surgery. Everyone in Fridgey’s treatment team at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital is working together to help Fridgey have a “pawsitive” recovery.
July 20, 2018
In the next few weeks, Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s Office of Global Engagement will have the privilege of hosting students and faculty participating in exchange programs involving three partner universities.
July 20, 2018
A Purdue Veterinary Medicine One Health expert called for better communication between physicians and veterinarians about zoonotic diseases during a lecture at the 2018 American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Convention.
July 20, 2018
Purdue Veterinary Medicine alumni reconnected at the Purdue Alumni Reception that was held July 13 during the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Convention in Denver, Colo.
July 20, 2018
Purdue Veterinary Medicine is joining forces with the Department of Entomology in the Purdue University College of Agriculture to host the Beekeeping for Veterinarians Workshop next Friday, July 27. This unBEElievable program will enlighten attendees about the veterinarian’s role in beekeeping and will provide veterinarians with the skills needed to work with beekeeping clients.
July 13, 2018
Purdue Conferences and the Purdue Alumni Association came together to create the first Purdue Grandparents University and Purdue Veterinary Medicine contributed to the valuable learning experience. For two days at the end of June, alumni and their grandchildren, ages 7 to 14, got to live the college life by taking classes in a major of their choice, eating and living in a residence hall, and exploring other highlights of the Purdue University campus.
July 13, 2018
The Royal Veterinary College of the University of London recognized Dean Willie Reed for his leadership contributions to diversity and inclusion in the veterinary profession by awarding him the degree of DVetMed honoris causa at the college’s summer commencement Thursday, July 5.
