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The Women's Basketball Program provided our college with tickets for Auburn's game against Georgia on Sunday, January 31. Coach Nell Fortner has challenged all of the colleges at Auburn University to support women's basketball. The college with the largest participation will receive a $3,000 student scholarship. Veterinary Medicine is also offering a light meal at 4 p.m. at the coliseum for those with complimentary tickets.
Construction on the Wire Road Bridge Replacement Project is
expected began in mid-January. The project consists of replacing the existing
bridge crossing Choctafaula Creek with a wider bridge that includes two 12-foot
lanes for traffic with two-foot shoulders and a protected multi-use path for
pedestrian and bicycle traffic. In addition, the existing portion of the Wire
Road Bikeway will be extended across the bridge to Chadwick Lane.
The project is expected to be completed by mid-April. During construction, the bridge will be closed to traffic and a portion of Wire Road will be accessible to local traffic only. Residents of Talheim Drive should access their neighborhood via Chadwick Lane. Through traffic will be detoured from Wire Road to Webster Road, onto Alabama Highway 14, to Chadwick Lane, and back to Wire Road. A detour map is available on the City of Auburn's Web site at www.auburnalabama.org.
Dr. Byron Blagburn is among the leading experts to speak at
the American Heartworm Society Symposium to be held April 16-18 at the Peabody
Hotel in Memphis, Tenn. “State of the Heartworm 2010” will address issues
surrounding this potentially fatal disease, which persists even as diagnostic
methods advance, preventive therapies improve and disease awareness increases
among veterinary professionals and pet owners.
Other confirmed
speakers include Dr. Claudio Genchi of the University of Milan, Dr. Clarke
Atkins of North Carolina State University, Dr. John McCall of the University of
Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, and Dr. Julie Levy of the University of
Florida College of Veterinary Medicine.
Speakers will address new developments in the areas of epidemiology, diagnosis,
clinical disease, treatment and prevention of heartworm in dogs, cats,
wildlife, and other animals. Specific seminars will discuss emerging issues in
heartworm, new strategies for prevention and compliance, and potential tools
for managing the epidemiological expansion of heartworm.
“As heartworm becomes increasingly prevalent throughout the country, it is
critical that we, as veterinary professionals, come together to confront this
trend and protect our cherished companion animals from this preventable
disease,” said Dr. Sheldon Rubin, American Heartworm Society president.
As part of her four-week externship at Gulf World Marine Park in Panama City Beach, Natalie Steckler (pictured left) is assisting in the rescue of 1200 cold-stunned sea turtles. Dr. Lydia Staggs (right) (AUB ’04) is the staff veterinarian at Gulf World. “Dr. Staggs has overseen the care of all the turtles from the beginning and has put in so much effort to make sure everything goes smoothly,” said Natalie. The cold-stunning event will be the subject of Natalie’s CPC in February.
The Summer Research Fellowship Committee will soon review applications and match students with faculty mentors for the 2010 Merial Veterinary Scholars Program co-sponsored with
1st- and 2nd-year veterinary students enrolled in an Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges-accredited D.V.M. curriculum are eligible to apply. Dr. R. Curtis Bird is directing the scholars program.
Dr. Danielle
Wadsworth thanks those who responded to the survey regarding CVM's
Faculty-Staff Fitness Program. Based on feedback, the following changes have
taken place:
Attached is the group exercise schedule for spring semester. The program is for all fitness levels. Drop in for a class or contact Dr. Wadsworth at dwadsworth@auburn.edu or 844-1836.
Exercise Schedule (Spring Semester)
To help secure funding for the new Small Animal Teaching Hospital and Education Wing, Hunter Peak joins the College of Veterinary Medicine's development team in February. An Auburn native who completed his B.A. in economics at Auburn in 1986, Peak worked five years as a development officer with the Harrison School of Pharmacy. For the past three years, he has served as a major gifts officer. After graduation, Hunter moved to Atlanta and worked in accounting/finance for Johnson & Higgins and Education Management Corporation, owners of the Art Institute of Atlanta. While in Atlanta, he obtained a B.S. in finance from Kennesaw University. After 12 years in Atlanta he moved to Fort Lauderdale were he worked for Nova Southeastern University as director of scholarships.
The college has launched a Fan Page on Facebook.
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Veterinary Medicine."
Blood Drive