February 9, 2024
Today we are highlighting Carlene Linn, executive assistant to the associate dean for academic affairs.
February 9, 2024
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine Dean Willie Reed is the recipient of the Indiana Veterinary Medical Association (IVMA) Lifetime Achievement Award for 2024. The honor was bestowed Thursday, February 1 during the IVMA membership meeting that was held as part of the association’s annual Crossroads Veterinary Conference in Noblesville. Dean Reed also was honored at a reception hosted by the college the next evening.
February 2, 2024
Today we are highlighting the PVM Admissions Team: Admissions and Recruitment Director Lori Stout, Assistant Director Austin Jennings, and Administrative Assistant Barbara Cochran for their hard work planning and orchestrating admissions interview days for the DVM Class of 2028.
February 2, 2024
Several Purdue Veterinary Medicine faculty members are among the Purdue University researchers recognized in a first-of-the-year report from the university on research-related achievements.
January 26, 2024
Researchers at Purdue University have taken the first steps to treat Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and Type 2 diabetes by creating multiple patent-pending compounds shown to inhibit protein aggregation associated with those diseases.
January 26, 2024
Today’s “Paws Up” honoree is Charlene Evans, Toxicology Laboratory technician in the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory.
January 26, 2024
Congratulations are in order for Dr. Mark Hilton (PU DVM ’83), clinical professor emeritus of veterinary clinical sciences, who recently was elected as the next vice president of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP). Dr. Hilton will be seated as the 2024 Vice President later this year at the conclusion of the Annual Business Lunch at the AABP Conference in Columbus, Ohio September 14. He will serve on the Executive Committee for four years and ascend through each office of the committee. The AABP Vice President is the only office elected by the entire AABP membership.
January 26, 2024
Combatting the threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) will be the focus of a two-day conference next month on Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus. Organized by faculty and staff in the College of Veterinary Medicine with additional support from the Colleges of Agriculture, Pharmacy, Engineering, and Science, the event February 27-28 will feature speakers from multiple disciplines.
January 12, 2024
The final work week of 2023 for Purdue University was marked in the College of Veterinary Medicine by a ceremony honoring staff members who achieved significant service anniversaries or completed the online Certificate for Diversity and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine, as well as those receiving Bravo Awards.
January 12, 2024
Dogs are humans’ best friends. Need to quickly locate a bomb? There’s a dog for that. Can’t see very well? There’s a dog for that. Searching for a lost hiker in the mountains or survivors in an earthquake, diagnosing illness, comforting the bereft — there are dogs for every need.
They are even helping humans track down the causes of cancer. A new study led by Dr. Deborah Knapp, Distinguished Professor of Comparative Oncology, links cigarette smoke exposure to an exponentially higher rate of bladder cancer in Scottish terriers. By assessing individual dogs and studying their medical history, scientists are beginning to untangle the question of who gets cancer and why, and how best to detect, treat and prevent cancer.
