CVM News

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

Feb 5, 2018

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 […]

Auburn Veterinary Student Selected for Prestigious Summer Training Program

Jan 26, 2018

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 […]

Faculty Publish Final Edition Book in Equine Anatomy Guide Series

Jan 16, 2018

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, […]

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

Jan 11, 2018

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 […]

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

Dec 22, 2017

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 […]

Auburn University Receives Grant to Strengthen Veterinary Medicine in Rural Kentucky

Nov 30, 2017

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 […]

Pioneering Research in Gene Therapy and Molecular Medicine

Nov 29, 2017

Genetic disorders and diseases caused by failure of mechanisms that regulate gene expression, or the processing of gene products, can have devastating effects on both humans and animals. Pioneering advances in gene therapy and molecular medicine at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), one of which is nearing human clinical trials, hold promise […]

AURIC Names 2018 Faculty and Student Research Grants Recipients

Nov 28, 2017

The Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer, or AURIC, has announced the recipients for its 2018 research grants programs for faculty and students. A total of two major grants; four seed grants; and 10 graduate fellowship grants were awarded for the 2018 academic year, announced AURIC director Dr. Bruce Smith. “These grants highlight the cutting-edge […]

New Van Enhances Raptor Center’s Educational Program and Presentation Capabilities

Nov 8, 2017

The Southeastern Raptor Center is well known for its educational and wildlife conservation programs and for its work rehabilitating and releasing raptors back into the wild. With the acquisition of a new 2017 van, the center now is positioned to broaden its outreach. Purchased this year through the generosity of private donors, the SRC, a […]

Rehabilitated Bald Eagle set for Veterans Day (Nov. 11) Release in south Georgia

Nov 8, 2017

The Southeastern Raptor Center and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources will return a young, healthy Bald Eagle to the wild Saturday, Nov. 11, at Lake Park, Ga. The release, which coincides with Veterans Day, is set for 2 p.m. EST at Grassy Pond, a 500-acre public recreation area operated by Moody Air Force Base […]