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In Memory – Dr. Billy E. Hooper, Former PVM Administrator

June 8, 2018

Dr. Billy E. Hooper, a former Purdue Veterinary Medicine administrator who was nationally recognized for his leadership in academic veterinary medicine, passed away Wednesday, June 6, at IU Health Arnett Hospital. He was 86.


Save Your Spot at the Purdue Veterinary Conference

June 8, 2018

The 2018 Purdue Veterinary Conference is just around the corner with online registration now open! Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s annual event provides continuing education (CE) opportunities for the entire veterinary team while also serving as the unofficial homecoming for the College. The conference will be held September 18 – 22 on Purdue’s West Lafayette campus.


Purdue Hosts Canine Welfare Science Forum Tomorrow

June 8, 2018

Resources for dog owners and canine professionals will be provided at a continuing education opportunity scheduled tomorrow, Saturday, June 9, at Purdue University. The daylong forum is designed for anyone who is in regular contact with dogs, including dog owners, breeders, veterinarians, kennel professionals and academics working with or interested in canine welfare science.


PVM Hosts Successful Iverson Bell Midwest Regional Diversity Summit

June 1, 2018

Nearly 120 faculty, staff, and students from eleven universities across the country attended the Iverson Bell Midwest Regional Diversity Summit held at Purdue University May 18 – 20. The biennial event is a collaboration among the colleges and schools of veterinary medicine at Purdue, Michigan State University, University of Minnesota, The Ohio State University, and the University of Wisconsin, with additional sponsorship by Zoetis.


Dr. Henry Green Receives Zoetis Diversity and Inclusion Award

June 1, 2018

During the Iverson Bell Midwest Regional Diversity Summit, Purdue Veterinary Medicine Dean Willie Reed presented two Zoetis Diversity and Inclusion Awards at the Zoetis Awards Reception in the Lynn Hall Courtyard Saturday evening, May 19. One of the recipients is PVM’s own Dr. Henry Green, III, associate professor of cardiology in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences.


PVM Faculty Member is One of Winners Among Integrative Data Science Initiative Research Proposals

June 1, 2018

Dr. Audrey Ruple, assistant professor of public health epidemiology in the Department of Comparative Pathobiology, is the PI for a winning Integrative Data Science Initiative research proposal entitled, “Using the One Health Approach for Combating Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): Creating an integrated framework for the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data necessary to establish a comprehensive AMR surveillance system in Indiana.”


Retirement Reception Honors BMS Professor Ronald Hullinger

June 1, 2018

A crowd of Purdue Veterinary Medicine faculty, staff, and students gathered to recognize Dr. Ronald Hullinger at a reception held in honor of his retirement last month as professor of basic medical sciences.


Oath Ceremony and Graduation Gala Celebrates Success of PVM Class of 2018

May 18, 2018

Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s Class of 2018 graduated last Saturday, May 12, with pomp, circumstance, and the traditional College of Veterinary Medicine Oath Ceremony. The evening before the Oath Ceremony, the College honored several graduates for outstanding accomplishments at the Graduation Gala, held at the Four Points by Sheraton in West Lafayette.


CPB Graduate Student Recognized for Outstanding Research

May 18, 2018

Purdue Veterinary Medicine graduate student Kerri Rodriguez received top honors from the Purdue University Graduate School’s Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs earlier this month when she received the 2018 Most Outstanding Interdisciplinary Project Award (MOIPA). Kerri, a human-animal interaction graduate student in the Department of Comparative Pathobiology, was recognized for her research titled, “The Effect of Psychiatric Service Dogs on Salivary Cortisol in a Population of Military Veterans with PTSD.”


Service Dogs Receive Free Screenings by VTH Ophthalmology Team during Special Eye Exam Event

May 18, 2018

Falcon’s eyesight is vital to his job as a service demonstration dog, which is why he received a free eye exam as part of a special event conducted for service dogs on May 7 by the Ophthalmology service at Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH).