CVM News

Bald eagle set for release Nov. 10 at Mt. Cheaha State Park

Nov 5, 2018

Auburn University’s Southeastern Raptor Center will release an adult bald eagle Saturday, Nov. 10, at Mt. Cheaha State Park in Delta, Alabama. The release is open to the public and will take place at 10 a.m. on the back deck of the park restaurant. This eagle was found at Anniston/Calhoun County Regional Airport, grounded and […]

Auburn University Holds Ribbon-Cutting for New Educational Complex in Gulf Shores

Oct 30, 2018

In a move that strengthens the educational and economic development resources for the citizens of South Alabama and the Gulf Coast, Auburn University launched a new educational complex in Gulf Shores Tuesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of the facility. The centerpiece of the 24,000-square-foot complex will be the Auburn Veterinary Specialists – Gulf […]

Alumni recognized with College of Veterinary Medicine’s highest awards

Oct 25, 2018

Three outstanding alumni and ambassadors of Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine were honored Oct. 19 at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center by the college for their distinguished professional careers. Patricia Kennedy Arrington ‘71, Robert Hoyt ’74 and Steven Swaim ’71 were recognized as the 2018 Wilford S. Bailey Distinguished Alumni. […]

Oklahoma veterinarian and Auburn alumnus receives El Toro Award

Oct 25, 2018

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 […]

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

Oct 12, 2018

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 […]

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

Oct 11, 2018

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 […]

Akingbemi one of 19 recipients of 2018 Auburn Faculty Awards

Oct 10, 2018

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 […]

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

Oct 9, 2018

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 […]

Auburn veterinary professors associated with 2018 Nobel Prize in chemistry

Oct 9, 2018

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 […]

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

Sep 21, 2018

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 […]