Academics

Longtime Indiana State Veterinarian and National Animal Health Leader Takes Helm of Purdue’s College of Veterinary Medicine

January 21, 2025

When the clock struck 8:00 a.m. on Monday, November 4, a new dean of the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine was seated at the desk in the Dean’s Office ready to begin a new chapter in the life of the college where he earned his DVM degree 40 years earlier. Dr. Bret Marsh began his new role just as he concluded a career as Indiana State Veterinarian and head of the Indiana State Board of Animal Health.


Getting on board with Student Success – Incoming Students get a Head Start on Life in Purdue’s College of Veterinary Medicine

January 21, 2025

As any upperclassman knows, getting off to a good start is pivotal for a first year veterinary student’s successful “launch” into veterinary college. That’s why Purdue Veterinary Medicine offered a program for incoming students in the fall called “Launch! DVM 2028.” The annual onboarding program introduced members of the incoming DVM Class to College of Veterinary Medicine resources, policies and programs.


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.


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.


Partnership to make Purdue Veterinary Nursing Distance Learning program available to employees at more than 1,000 general practice veterinary hospitals

January 17, 2025

Already Purdue’s largest online program, the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Nursing Distance Learning program is partnering with National Veterinary Associates General Practice to offer the VNDL program to technicians at NVA’s more than 1,000 general practice veterinary hospitals.


December Graduation Celebration Honors Purdue Veterinary Nursing Graduates

January 10, 2025

The Sunday after Purdue University’s final exam week in December marked a special occasion for a group of students celebrating as the newest graduates of the Purdue Veterinary Nursing Programs. That day, December 15, the College of Veterinary Medicine hosted the 2024 Purdue Veterinary Nursing Graduation Celebration in Lynn Hall – an event that drew graduates and their families from across the country and beyond.


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

January 3, 2025

Today we are shining the spotlight on Ramon Roberts, who is a student in the DVM class of 2027.


Purdue Veterinary Medicine Hosts Successful Small Ruminant Producer Workshop

December 6, 2024

Purdue Farm Animal Hospital clinicians put out the welcome mat on a recent Saturday morning for goat and sheep producers from across Indiana who were looking for practical help and guidance in their roles as commercial and show stock producers. A special half-day Small Ruminant Producer Workshop hosted by the Purdue University Veterinary Hospital on November 23 attracted more than 60 attendees, representing 28 farms.


MMAS Symposium Brings Participants Face to Face with Specialists and Species from Parrots to Pocket Pets

November 22, 2024

Thanks to Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s Exotic Animal Club and dedicated faculty, staff and students, nearly 100 in-person and on-line participants got a chance recently to gain valuable knowledge and insight about the Medicine of Mammalian and Avian Species. The two-day educational event known as the MMAS Symposium is a biennial conference, and the 2024 edition held in Lynn Hall November 9 and 10 featured an impressive program that included 22 lectures and several hands-on labs, organized into two tracks focusing on avian and mammalian species.