CVM News

October 2018

Oct 25, 2018

Oklahoma veterinarian and Auburn alumnus receives El Toro Award

Dr. Calvin White of Ada, Oklahoma, a ’77 Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine graduate, has received the El Toro Award for Excellence in Food Animal Medicine for his dedicated work in the food animal practice. White was presented the award during the college’s 111th Annual Conference Oct. 19. Following graduation from Auburn, White became […]

Oct 12, 2018

Annual Conference, J.T. Vaughan Equine Conference set for Oct. 18-21

The College of Veterinary Medicine will hold its most popular continuing education programming and fellowship—the 111th Annual Conference and the 13th Annual J.T. Vaughan Equine Conference—Oct. 18-21. Nearly 600 veterinary medical professionals will attend Annual Conference, “Healthy Practices/Healthy Patients: Techniques and Tools that Add Value to Your Practice,” at The Hotel at Auburn University and […]

Oct 11, 2018

Auburn Veterinary Medicine, UAB part of joint NIH study of glioma brain cancer

People and animals suffering from the deadliest form of brain cancer are undergoing similar treatment in an NIH-funded clinical trial through the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and two other currently enrolled Southeastern veterinary programs. Veterinarians and human medical doctors are collaborating on an NIH-funded clinical trial in which […]

Oct 10, 2018

Akingbemi one of 19 recipients of 2018 Auburn Faculty Awards

Benson Akingbemi, professor of anatomy, physiology and pharmacology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, is one of 19 Auburn University faculty who will receive the university’s highest honors at the Faculty Awards ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 13, at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. The faculty, in recognition of life-changing research, outreach, instruction and […]

Oct 9, 2018

College of Veterinary Medicine offers hurricane safety tips for pets and livestock

Auburn University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital has advanced emergency and critical care services for large and small animals open 24/7. The Bailey Small Animal Teaching Hospital and the J.T. Vaughan Large Animal Teaching Hospital have emergency protocol in place to ensure essential personnel are on campus to care for patients. The college’s facilities cannot accept animal […]

Oct 9, 2018

Auburn veterinary professors associated with 2018 Nobel Prize in chemistry

A University of Missouri scientist received the 2018 Nobel Prize in chemistry Oct. 3, and the recognized technology that he developed has ties and applications among former colleagues and other researchers in Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. George P. Smith, the MU Curators Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Science at the University of Missouri, is […]

September 2018

Sep 21, 2018

U.S. Attorney General visits Auburn to Examine Initiatives Addressing Nation’s Public Safety Threats

The nation’s top law enforcement official, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, visited Auburn University  Friday to examine two Auburn initiatives designed to protect the public—one focused on the national opioid crisis and the other involving the world’s most advanced detector dogs. Sessions visited Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine for a look at its Canine Performance Sciences program, which is […]

Sep 11, 2018

Veterinary Faculty Teaching Science of Radiology through Art

There may be nothing more important to a veterinary radiologist than developing visual skills in order to make determinations about a medical issue an animal may have. To teach veterinary students how to hone their visual skills, Rachel Moon, DVM, an assistant clinical professor of radiology in the Department of Clinical Sciences in Auburn University’s […]

Sep 4, 2018

Popular Football, Fans and Feathers Show on Fridays Before Home Football Games

One of Auburn University’s most popular fall programs returns to offer fans the opportunity to see a raptor show and flight demonstration—the Southeastern Raptor Center’s Football, Fans and Feathers educational program will be held each Friday before home football games. This year, seven shows will coincide with home football games, giving fans the opportunity to […]

Sep 4, 2018

Southeastern Raptor Center Readying for Eagle Lure and Jess Game Day Auctions

Tara Durboraw is a senior at Auburn University, majoring in wildlife ecology and management. The New Market, Alabama, native also volunteers for the Southeastern Raptor Center, where she works with the eagles and other raptors. At other times, she is an artist who is sharing her love for the raptors and designing the game day lures […]