CVM News

Apr 26, 2017

Dr. Marike Visser Named Outstanding International Graduate Student

Dr. Marike Visser, a resident in Clinical Pharmacology and PhD student with the Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, is among the 2017 recipients of the Outstanding International Graduate Student Award. She was nominated by her resident advisor and graduate mentor Dr. Dawn Boothe, professor of physiology […]

Apr 19, 2017

Two Auburn Veterinary Students Attending Leadership Institute This Summer

Two second-year students from Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine are attending the Veterinary Leadership Institute this summer in Post Falls, Idaho. Mary Miller, of Mobile, and Wes Clendinen, of Tallahassee, Fla., were selected to represent the CVM at the Veterinary Leadership Experience June 5-10. “This week-long experience focuses on facilitated discovery, personal growth and […]

Apr 18, 2017

Dr. Mariano Mora Receives Outstanding International Graduate Student Award

Dr. Mariano Mora, a resident in Equine Internal Medicine at Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is among the 2017 recipients of the AU Outstanding International Graduate Student Award. Dr. Anne Wooldridge, an associate professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences and Dr. Mora’s residency advisor and major professor, nominated him for the award that is […]

Apr 6, 2017

CVM Cancer Researcher Receives Grant to Support Feline Treatment Studies

Dr. Michelle LaRue, a resident in the Oncology Service at Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, has received a grant from the Veterinary Cancer Society to support her research in the area of feline cancer. Dr. LaRue has been involved in her investigations for the past year and a half. “I am conducting research in […]

Mar 28, 2017

CVM Awards Ceremony Recognizes Outstanding Faculty

The College of Veterinary Medicine honored five faculty with top teaching, recognizing their work as exceptional teachers in the college’s mission of educating future veterinarians and biomedical scientists.

Mar 22, 2017

AU’s A-Day Weekend Includes Two Vet Med Activities

Auburn fans making plans to attend A-Day Saturday, April 8, can expand their fun by attending two College of Veterinary Medicine events — the Southeastern Raptor Center’s “Wing Fling” on Friday, April 7, and Open House on April 8. Wing Fling is set for 5 p.m., April 7 at the Raptor Center Amphitheater located at […]

Mar 21, 2017

Fourth-Year Students In Preceptorships

The College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2017 spent Spring Break different than their undergraduate colleagues – starting their journey of gaining real-world experience in their chosen disciplines under the supervision of veterinarians around the U.S. The eight-week preceptorship allows students to apply what they have learned in classrooms, laboratories, and clinical rotations. The 121-students […]

Mar 15, 2017

CVM’s Kayla Blake Recipient of 2017 Merck Swine Veterinary Scholarship

Kayla Blake, a third-year veterinary student from Mobile, Ala., is a 2017 recipient of the Merck Swine Veterinary Scholarship. She is among only five recipients awarded the scholarship worldwide. Blake is pursuing a swine specialty in production animal veterinary medicine. “I’m a true pig person,” she says. “I just love pigs and being around the […]

Mar 14, 2017

Portly Pet Presents Unusual Teaching and Learning Opportunity

“If you give a pig a pancake, she’ll want some maple syrup to go with it…,” begins a popular children’s book by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond. In the case of “Bacon,” it is her affinity for Honey Buns that may have been the culprit. Bacon, a pet mini pig owned by Kathy and Dennis […]

Mar 2, 2017

Dr. Dawn Boothe Named University Alumni Professor

Dr. Dawn Boothe, a professor in the Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology at the College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named one of four Alumni Professors at Auburn University. The university announced the recipients of its 2016 Faculty Awards, recognizing some of the institution’s most innovative teachers, researchers, and scholars for their unique and […]

Feb 28, 2017

Southeastern Raptor Center Specialist Calls Position ‘Dream Job’

For many, choosing a career path can take years of trying on many different hats before one finds just the right fit. That’s not so for Rhett LaPorte, the newest staff member with the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Southeastern Raptor Center. Since seeing an SRC educational program presented to his sixth-grade class in his hometown […]

Feb 16, 2017

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy now Available at the CVM

Pet owners now have the option of receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a part of their animal’s healing and recovery treatment through the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). The new veterinary hyperbaric chamber was recently installed in the Wilford and Kate Bailey Small Animal Teaching Hospital. Although hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used worldwide in human medicine, […]

Feb 15, 2017

‘RAPTORMED’ Improving the Process of Caring for Birds of Prey

Most who have seen it will agree that seeing the eagle pre-game flight at Auburn University home football games is one of the most exciting and dramatic traditions in Southeastern Conference sports. The eagle flight, though, is only one part of the mission of the Southeastern Raptor Center. Few might be aware of its rehabilitation […]

Feb 7, 2017

CVM Offering Farm Animal Ambulatory Service

The College of Veterinary Medicine has begun offering an ambulatory service to farms in central Alabama and west Georgia. “While we have always offered farm animal ambulatory services to the local area, the primary focus has been equine medicine and care,” said Dr. Thomas Passler, Farm Animal section head said. “I am very excited that with […]

Feb 3, 2017

Dr. Shannon Boveland: Clinical Service and Education are Her Passions

Veterinary medicine faculty are passionate about their work, whether it be teaching, research, or patient care. For Dr. Shannon Boveland, the desire to serve in a clinical capacity and an opportunity to do so are the driving forces that brought her to Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Boveland joined the college this semester as […]

Feb 2, 2017

Dr. Richard McMullen Jr.: Building the Veterinary Profession is His Passion

It has been said that fulfillment is in the journey, not just in the destination. That almost certainly may be said for Dr. Richard J. McMullen Jr., who joined the College of Veterinary Medicine faculty this semester. Dr. McMullen is one of the CVM’s new faculty in Equine Ophthalmology. He comes to Auburn from four […]

Jan 26, 2017

Researchers Developing Immunocontraception for Wild Pig Population Control

Wild pigs have become an overpopulation problem throughout the Southeast and other parts of the United States, causing billions of dollars in damage to agriculture and the environment and posing health concerns. A multidisciplinary research team in Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine and the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences is developing contraceptive vaccines as […]

Jan 23, 2017

Irula tribesmen and Auburn detector dogs help remove pythons in Florida

Detector dogs trained by Auburn University’s Canine Performance Sciences (CPS) at the College of Veterinary Medicine have been part of a multi-team effort with University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) in unique projects to target Burmese pythons in Florida. Two projects included […]

Jan 20, 2017

Class of 2018 White Coat Ceremony Set for Jan. 28

Students in their third year of professional education at the College of Veterinary Medicine will receive their White Coat in a ceremony held on Saturday, Jan. 28, on the CVM campus. The White Coat Ceremony provides students a symbolic transition from classroom study to the clinical phase of veterinary education. The white lab coat is […]

Jan 12, 2017

Boshell Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Program’s 10th Annual Research Day March 3

The Boshell Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research Program at Auburn University is holding its 10th Annual Research Day Friday, March 3 at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. The event, which has grown each year, brings more than 175 researchers from throughout the Unites States together for a day of learning and […]

Jan 10, 2017

Researchers Using Innovative Blood Testing in Breast Cancer Detection

Much of medical science derived for human treatment programs is based on earlier research involving animal models. A team of scientists at the College of Veterinary Medicine has received a grant to support studies applying human medical knowledge to dogs in the detection of breast cancer. Dr. Eric Fish, a clinical lecturer and doctoral candidate […]

Jan 6, 2017

Veterinary Faculty Offer Tips to Keep Animals Safe During Extreme Weather

With the threat of winter weather, with freezing temperatures, ice and even snow affecting the area, Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine faculty offer some tips for keeping your large and small animals happy, healthy and warm. Horses Ensure that your horses have access to clean, fresh water. When temperatures fall below freezing, water troughs and […]

Jan 4, 2017

One of a Kind: Dr. Bill Brawner

Not many people can say they have loved every minute of their 48-year profession, the majority of the time learning and teaching at the College of Veterinary Medicine. That distinction alone makes Dr. Bill Brawner one of a kind.