CVM News

February 2018

Feb 12, 2018

Vapor Wake® Trained Dog Most Advanced Real-Time Mobile Detection System

Man’s best friend has long been known as the perfect companion. In exchange for food, water and a pat on the head, a dog will love and defend its owner. Pioneering research begun 16 years ago at the College of Veterinary Medicine has led to patented technology to prove that the ”Auburn Dog” is the […]

Feb 12, 2018

Treatment for Devastating Neurodegenerative Disease Nears Reality with Human, Animal Research Team

An effective treatment for a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease may soon be in human clinical trials through pioneering advances in gene therapy and molecular medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine and in partnership with human medical researchers in the U.S. and across the globe. Researchers at the college’s Scott-Ritchey Research Center and UMass […]

Feb 12, 2018

Treatments for Diabetes and Cancer Found in One Health Initiative Research

Studying diseases that affect animals and humans enables researchers to improve treatment methods and work toward cures for both, and nowhere is that more evident than ongoing research in cancer and diabetes at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. The concept of One Health is core to many research programs, and scientists at the […]

Feb 7, 2018

Boshell 11th Annual Research Day Feb. 16 at the Hotel and Dixon Conference Center

The development of a pioneering artificial pancreas system and other important diabetes  research updates are the focus of the Boshell Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research Program at Auburn University’s 11th Annual Research Day Friday, Feb. 16 at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. The event, which has grown each year, brings more […]

Feb 5, 2018

Dog Receives Good Prognosis for Recovery Following Near-Fatal Fire Injury

A big dog with an even larger will to live has been given a good prognosis for recovery and a healthy life following a near fatal house fire in early January. Adler, a four-year-old German Shepherd, owned by Brad and Shannon Mullins of Alexander City, made regional news when first responders pulled him from their […]

January 2018

Jan 26, 2018

Auburn Veterinary Student Selected for Prestigious Summer Training Program

Learning about food animal medicine is the passion for second-year College of Veterinary Medicine student Ciji Brewer, and this summer, she will be among a small number of veterinary students participating in the Smith-Kilborne summer training program on foreign animal diseases. A Summerville, Ga. native, Brewer came to Auburn with no experience in food animal […]

Jan 16, 2018

Faculty Publish Final Edition Book in Equine Anatomy Guide Series

The fourth and final book in a veterinary equine anatomy guide series written and developed by Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine faculty members is now published and available for use. Titled “Equine Anatomy Guide: Thorax, Abdomen and Pelvis. An Illustrated Guide,” the book is authored by Dr. Mahmoud Mansour, professor in the Department of Anatomy, […]

Jan 11, 2018

White Coat Ceremony for Class of 2019 Set for Jan. 27

Students in their third year of professional education at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine will receive their White Coat in a ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 27, on the CVM campus. The event will begin at 3 p.m.   The White Coat Ceremony for the 122-member Class of 2019 is a symbolic transition from […]

December 2017

Dec 22, 2017

Second-Year Students Reflect; Remind Themselves ‘Why We Are Here’

How difficult is the veterinary medical curriculum? It only takes a short conversation with a current student at the Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine, to find out. Second-year students at Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine came together with an idea to remind themselves why they are preparing to live a career in veterinary medicine […]

November 2017

Nov 30, 2017

Auburn University Receives Grant to Strengthen Veterinary Medicine in Rural Kentucky

The Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine is directing a program to strengthen veterinary services to designated underserved rural populations in Kentucky through a grant provided by the USDA’s Veterinary Services Grant Program and in partnership with Kentucky veterinarians. The $237,233 grant allows the college to create a program to “develop, implement and sustain private […]