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Awards Ceremony Recognizes Outstanding Faculty
December 15, 2021
A longstanding Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine tradition of recognizing outstanding faculty during the annual Purdue Veterinary Conference continued in a virtual format in 2021. The annual Awards Celebration September 10 included the presentation of the prestigious Raymond E. Plue Outstanding Teacher Award along with several other awards for faculty service, research, and teaching.
Veterinary Friends Set Sail on Dream to Lift Financial Burden from Future Veterinary Students
December 15, 2021
This is a Purdue Veterinary Medicine story that begins nowhere near Purdue’s campus in West Lafayette, Ind. It starts at separate homes ― one on a family farm in Ohio, and the other at the residence of a family involved in medicine in New Jersey. The common thread involves love and the human-animal bond.
New Milestone Achieved as Roll of Distinguished Professors Grows
December 15, 2021
Take a look at the word “distinguished” in a lexicon like the Merriam Webster Dictionary and you will see that the term carries the sense of being marked by eminence, distinction, or excellence. Those also are qualities that an academic institution desires to see in its faculty. One measure of an institution’s success in that regard is the number of faculty officially designated as “Distinguished Professors,” and in the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, the roll of professors with that distinction is growing.
League of VetaHumanz Pursues Diversification of Veterinary Workforce
December 15, 2021
Role models can help children see themselves in a future career, and a growing program at the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine is helping develop veterinary medical role models every child can relate to. The college launched a new organization in 2020 called the League of VetaHumanz as an alliance of veterinary superheroes in academia, practice, research, government, and industry who are committed to engaging with under-resourced communities across the globe to provide access and support for children who aspire to careers in the veterinary profession. The visionary approach took off as fast as a caped superhero, and now includes national and international participation even as additional plans unfold to expand the program’s reach even further.
Purdue Trustees Ratify Appointment of Dr. J. Paul Robinson as Distinguished Professor of Cytometry
December 10, 2021
The newest distinguished professor in the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine is Dr. J. Paul Robinson, a faculty member in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences and director of the Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories. The Purdue University Board of Trustees ratified Dr. Robinson’s appointment as Distinguished Professor of Cytometry last Friday, December 3.
Veterinary Nursing Program Enables Student Gwen White to “Go the Distance” with New Career
December 10, 2021
An accomplished career is something that Gwen White, of Greenwood, Ind., already had when she chose to begin a new chapter in her life by enrolling in the Purdue University Veterinary Nursing Distance Learning Program. Her story provides a compelling illustration of how distance learning not only opened the door for her to explore conservation connections to veterinary medicine, but also paved the way for the veterinary medical profession to gain a new member with a breadth of professional experience, linked to a deep passion for making a difference in the lives of others.
Campus Support Staff Advisory Committee Puts ADDL Technician Jacob Seay in Spotlight
December 10, 2021
Meet Jacob Seay, a toxicology technician in the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. Jacob also is a member of the Campus Support Staff Advisory Committee (CSSAC), which recently recognized him in the Campus Connection newsletter’s “Member Spotlight,” showcasing his work with the ADDL and his service on the committee.
Virtual Purdue Conference on Human-Animal Bond Draws Worldwide Participation
December 3, 2021
The Purdue University Center for the Human-Animal Bond captured international attention when it hosted a virtual conference last month focused on human-animal interaction and the work of national and international centers and institutes dedicated to this growing field of study.
Third MOAAR Symposium Draws Record Crowd
December 3, 2021
With a focus on the skillsets needed to treat aquatic, amphibian, and reptilian patients, the 3rd biennial Medicine of Aquatics, Amphibians, and Reptiles (MOAAR) Symposium this fall was a stunning success, attracting an audience of over 230. The Purdue Veterinary Medicine Exotic Animal Medicine Club hosted the event virtually Saturday and Sunday, November 20 and 21.
PVM Graduate Student Awarded Second Place at 2021 AAVLD Diagnostic Pathology Slide Seminar
November 19, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Kristen Hill-Thimmesch, a graduate student in the Department of Comparative Pathobiology and the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, who received special recognition during the annual meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.