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DVM student Esther Lam awarded inaugural AAVMC leadership scholarship

The $20,000 scholarship is part of Lam's acceptance into the Chewy Veterinary Leaders Program.

Gallery: 2024 White Coat Ceremony

Third-year DVM students take the next step in their veterinary school journey at the annual White Coat Ceremony.

Natalia Gozak (right) is among Ukraine's wildlife rehabilitators continuing her work of helping animals as war devastates the country.

On the front lines of animal welfare

Wildlife rehabilitation guide funded by Minnesota-based Partners for Wildlife initiative translated and finding use in Ukraine

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Investigating salt hyper-tension in relation to the gut microbiome axis

Nayara Pestana-Oliveira investigates the relationship between changes in the gut microbiome and concominant hypertension.

Linking Veterinary Anatomy Curricula and Com-petencies to One Health

VBS Assistant Professor Roxanne Larsen provides a commentary on her involvement with medical and veterinary professional programs and thoughts on the future of health professions education.

Investigating how Native and Invasive Rodent Species affect Seasonal Food-Production Outbreaks in the US

Nusrat Annie Jahan shares her current research on how native and invasive rodent species affect seasonal food-production outbreaks in the United States.

This digitally-colorized, negative-stained transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image depicted some of the ultrastructural morphology of the A/CA/4/09 Swine Flu virus.

Research roundup: What approach works best for measuring airborne viruses in animal agricultural contexts?

Scientists at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Public Health recently found that high flow rate samplers — which assess a greater quantity of air at one time than low flow rate samplers — may be better for detecting infectious virus and viral RNA in the air in animal agricultural settings.

An illustration of a diverse crowd of people wearing masks with their home country's flag pattern on them.

Research roundup: Could our ancestry contribute to COVID-19 outcomes?

As COVID-19 spread across the world, doctors and researchers alike noted a variety of symptoms associated with sick patients.

a golden retriever rolls onto its back to scratch an itch

Newly funded: Sparing dogs from skin condition flare-ups

Pyoderma, atopic dermatitis, and seborrhea are relatively common, troublesome skin conditions in dogs.

Research roundup: How do different transmission chains affect the evolution of Zika virus?

Zika virus (ZIKV) is unique among viruses in its family in that it can be sexually transmitted between humans without the need for a mosquito host.

Research roundup: How can we stop livestock disease from spreading when moving animals is a way of life?

According to a recent study, understanding how livestock moves between pastoral communities can inform more effective infectious disease control strategies that target villages instead of individual households.

A short hair, rust colored dachshund on a hard wood floor

Research roundup: Is there a genetic mutation associated with canine limb-girdle muscular dystrophy?

In a recent study, scientists found a correlation between limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) and a mutation in the sarcoglycan A subunit gene (SGCA) in miniature dachshunds.

Using Alu Retrotransposons to predict patient-specific treatment strategies for COVID-19

CMB Graduate Student Manci Li publishes a paper in Human Genomics about Alu retrotransposons, which are associated with human disease and physiological traits that could offer additional insight to the host response to SARS-CoV-2 infection.