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Veterinary Outreach Elective Supports Underserved Communities
Jul 2, 2025
Veterinary medicine students often find themselves immersed in learning environments in the classroom or laboratory, intensely studying their coursework. Throughout the months of October and November, however, Auburn veterinary students who are enrolled in a special outreach elective course, are participating in a community service program in north Alabama, providing veterinary services to underserved areas. […]
Lost and Found: Retired veterinarian Nancy East ’97 found her purpose by finding others.
Jun 26, 2025
The alarm sounded on Nancy East’s cellphone calling for the volunteer Haywood County Search and Rescue team. The alert provided the basic information about the situation. Two college students from UNC Charlotte were lost in the Shining Rock Wilderness area.
Exploring opportunities: Immersive vet program inspires prospects, current students
Jun 23, 2025
How do you pique undergraduate students’ curiosity — and hopefully ease any apprehension — about pursuing the field of veterinary medicine? You immerse them in opportunity. That’s exactly what Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) sets out to do with its annual, week-long Summer VIP, Veterinary Intensive Program.
Majoring in ‘discovery’ Public and One Health celebrates first two grads
Jun 16, 2025
Though it just launched its undergraduate degree last fall, Auburn’s Public and One Health (PAOH) program has already graduated its first two students.
A Fetching Future: Grateful dachshund owners invest in pet care for others
Jun 10, 2025
Self-described dog lovers J.T. and Pam Brown make no bones about it — when it comes to football, they cheer for the Georgia Bulldogs. But when their beloved dachshund Buddy needed back surgery, they became big fans of Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine (AUCVM).
May 6, 2025
Thanks to CVM’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. Melinda Camus and the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind’s Lindsay Kekoolani who supported course creation, Pellis can now communicate with her Deaf clientele, better serving members of the Deaf community and their pets.
2025 Wilford Bailey Award Winners Announced at Reception
Apr 28, 2025
Three outstanding alumni of Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine — Dr. Charles S. Roney ’81, Dr. Dorsey Hightower ’68 and Dr. Danny R. Walker ’79 — will be honored as the 2025 winners of the Wilford S. Bailey Awards during a CVM reception held April 17, 2025.
Cardiologist performs innovative new surgery
Apr 10, 2025
Samantha Sampson’s deep love for Hashbrown started in the wee hours of the night as she formula-fed the tiny orange kitten. She did her best to keep the baby and his brother, Tater Tot, nurtured.
This vet’s a vet: Auburn alumna’s dedication to working dogs continues following military career
Mar 19, 2025
Dr. Samantha Warner has put her respect for working dogs and the veterinary training she received through Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine to work around the world, across nearly every continent.
Alumna invests in tomorrow’s Auburn veterinarians
Mar 14, 2025
When you know, you know. And Dr. Kimberly Roberts knew from the earliest age that one day she would be a veterinarian. But not just any veterinarian, an Auburn veterinarian.