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Research Leadership Transition – Associate Dean Harm HogenEsch Steps Down Following Record Research Gains

January 21, 2025

After providing dedicated and exceptional leadership for the College of Veterinary Medicine’s research programs, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs Harm HogenEsch stepped down in August, concluding his long-standing tenure in that position, which was marked by record-setting success.


Groundbreaking Discovery – Research Led by Distinguished BMS Faculty Member Sheds New Light on Liver Cancer Treatment

January 21, 2025

For Dr. Ourania Andrisani, Distinguished Professor of Basic Medical Sciences, understanding the complexities of liver cancer has been a defining passion throughout her career. Her work marks a critical step toward developing more effective treatments for this devastating disease.


Two PVM Faculty Members Appointed to Prestigious Named Professorships

January 21, 2025

During 2024, the College of Veterinary Medicine had the honor of recognizing two faculty members who were appointed to named professorships. The positions were established through generous gifts from alumni and friends.


From Personal Struggles to Professional Triumphs – Dr. Marejka Shaevitz’s Journey of Resilience and Dedication to Veterinary Oncology

January 21, 2025

Unceasingly optimistic. That’s how colleagues describe Dr. Marejka Shaevitz, clinical assistant professor of oncology in the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences and the Werling Comparative Oncology Research Center.


Making an Impact – Indiana’s Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory

January 21, 2025

Indiana’s Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory supports animal agriculture in the state by partnering with the Indiana State Board of Animal Health for both surveillance and outbreak testing, and foreign animal disease investigations including Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza testing in both birds and dairy cattle.  The numbers help tell the tale of the impact of this state resource, which consists of the newly named Willie M. Reed ADDL in West Lafayette and the Heeke ADDL in Southern Indiana.


Purdue Veterinary Medicine Embraces Commitment to Connecting with Communities

January 21, 2025

Being the first to achieve something reflects a commitment to excel. The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine’s commitment to excel at positively impacting communities resulted in a first at Purdue University when the college was announced as Purdue’s first Engaged College in August. The university’s Engaged College Program (ECP) is a new initiative developed by Purdue’s Office of Engagement to support colleges with the resources to focus on building, sustaining, assessing, bringing awareness to, and rewarding quality community engagement activities.


PVM Adds New Vet Up! Component to Boost Incoming Students’ Readiness to Start Veterinary School

January 21, 2025

Vet Up! Prep is the name of a new four-week component of Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s federally funded program to provide opportunities and support for equity-minded individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter the veterinary profession and serve society by advancing public health, ensuring food safety, or serving rural areas. Launched this past summer, Vet Up! Prep focuses on new students’ readiness for the challenges involved in starting the DVM degree program.


Seven Faculty become Professors Emeriti in 2024

January 21, 2025

The title of emeritus or emerita honors those faculty who have produced significant contributions to Purdue University through teaching, research or engagement. In 2024, a total of seven Purdue Veterinary Medicine faculty members were named as professors emeriti upon the occasion of their retirement.


PVM Recruits a Dozen New Faculty in 2024

January 21, 2025

The College of Veterinary Medicine was pleased to welcome the following educators, researchers and clinicians who joined the faculty during 2024:


Generous Philanthropy Advances College Mission and Vision

January 21, 2025

Alumni, clients and friends of the College of Veterinary Medicine demonstrated abundant generosity and loyalty over the 2023-2024 fiscal year as they propelled the college forward with philanthropic support totaling in excess $16.5 million.