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Virtual Learning Necessitated by Pandemic Provides Access to Lifelong Learning
June 24, 2021
Even though in person continuing education conferences and symposia went by the wayside during the past year due to the pandemic, Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s Office of Lifelong Learning found itself plenty busy serving sizeable virtual crowds.
Amazing Donors Respond During Pandemic with Record Giving to Purdue Veterinary Medicine
June 24, 2021
Persistently pursuing the next giant leap – it’s what the Purdue Boilermaker family does, whether in the midst of normal times or during a pandemic. This fiscal year, donors to the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine stepped forward in unprecedented ways to support the college’s mission of learning, discovery and engagement.
Skillful Surgery… and Other Hands-on Lessons
June 24, 2021
Take a look at how the College of Veterinary Medicine’s faculty and staff delivered hands-on clinical education to the next generation of veterinarians and veterinary nurses in the midst of a pandemic.
In Memory: Dr. Robert B. Ferguson (PU DVM ’68)
June 18, 2021
The Purdue Veterinary Medicine family is saddened by the passing of Dr. Robert (Bob) Ferguson of Valparaiso, Ind., a loyal alumnus and beloved practitioner who died June 1. He was 78.
Indiana Fund’s Commercialization Award Supports Promising Technology Based on Work of PVM Faculty Member Riyi Shi
June 18, 2021
Technology related to the research of Purdue Veterinary Medicine neuroscientist Riyi Shi has received major new support as a means of providing new options for patients with neurological disease and pain.
Cancer Milestone Video Published by Nature Spotlights PVM Researcher Sulma Mohammed
June 11, 2021
The Journal Nature celebrates two decades of advancements in cancer research with the publication of Milestones in Cancer, which includes a feature on the work of Dr. Sulma Mohammed, professor of cancer biology in the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Comparative Pathobiology.
Spring Awards Program Virtually Recognizes Outstanding Accomplishments of PVM Staff and Faculty
June 11, 2021
The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine honored several members of the staff and faculty during a virtual version of the traditional Outstanding Staff and Bravo Awards Ceremony Wednesday, June 2.
Veterinary Scholars Summer Research Program Resumes in Person After Pandemic
June 11, 2021
Research and summer go hand-in-hand for 16 students in Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Scholars Summer Research Program. Designed to increase the number of veterinarians involved in biomedical and clinical research, the program kicked-off this year with a summer picnic at Happy Hollow Park May 19. The event was carefully planned with proper precautions to protect everyone’s health and safety.
Purdue University renames its acclaimed equine hospital to the Caesars Entertainment Equine Specialty Hospital
June 1, 2021
The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, in support of the Indiana equine industry, is pleased to announce its partnership with Caesars Entertainment and the renaming of the college’s equine hospital in Shelbyville, Indiana, as the Caesars Entertainment Equine Specialty Hospital. Read the full story at Purdue University
PVM Researcher Focuses on Data to Discover Better Cancer Diagnostics and Therapies
May 28, 2021
The next generation of treatments for cancer may be found, not by scientists peering through microscopes, but by computer scientists crunching numbers. Thanks to unprecedented amounts of data, Purdue University researchers across multiple disciplines, including comparative pathobiology, are using innovative data science techniques to better understand the genetics and cellular biology of cancer cells and tumors allowing them to pioneer new diagnostic tools, generate novel therapeutic treatments, and significantly advance the fight against cancer. Among the researchers involved in this work is Dr. Nadia Lanman, who holds an appointment as research assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Comparative Pathobiology.