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Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine News
From rescue to release: Raptor Center manages growing caseload of injured and ill birds of prey
Nov 19, 2025
They have arrived from all corners of Alabama, in all manner of containers. Turkey vultures wrapped in blankets and towels, burrito-style; bald eagles and hawks caged within pet carriers. Auburn University Raptor Center (AURC) Director Robyn Miller even remembers a golden eagle with lead toxicity being delivered to the center in a pair of taped-together packing boxes [the AURC offers preferable guidance on how Good Samaritans can transport a wild bird that is injured or ill].
Research spotlight: New directions of parasitology
Nov 17, 2025
The newest issue of the American Journal of Veterinary Research highlights the parasitology research of Auburn CVM faculty members Jeba R. J. Jesudoss Chelladurai and Kathryn E. Reif.
Eyes on the sky: The technology that safeguards an Auburn tradition
Nov 17, 2025
Working with wild animals — even human imprinted ones — can offer unpredictability. The Auburn University Raptor Center (AURC) works carefully to build trust with its raptor ambassadors, but also relies on technology as an additional precaution when it takes to the skies for “War Eagle Flights” before Auburn football games.
Phi Zeta Research Emphasis Day highlights students’ spirit of inquiry
Nov 17, 2025
In addition to celebrating academic excellence, Phi Zeta Research Emphasis Day also underscores the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine’s commitment to offering “One Health” solutions through research. On Wednesday, Nov. 12, The Society of Phi Zeta featured 87 platform or poster presentations by undergraduate, veterinary and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral students, research fellows and faculty members.
Crafting a flight plan: An eagle’s eye view of raptor training
Nov 13, 2025
Ever wondered how a bald or golden eagle can calmly soar around a football stadium filled with nearly 90,000 noisy fans and nail its landing at midfield without deciding to take a detour for a fishing trip at the nearest lake? Our video series with the Auburn University Raptor Center (AURC), a unit of the College of Veterinary Medicine, offers a bird’s (and trainer’s) eye view of the process that makes War Eagle Flights possible before Auburn football games.
CVM opens doors to future veterinary technicians
Nov 12, 2025
In October, the CVM welcomed nine students and two instructors from Jefferson State Community College for a large animal lab focused on equine and bovine care. Hosted twice a year by the college, the lab is part of a collaborative effort led by Chief Veterinary Nursing Officer Erin Allen, Veterinary Nurse Training Manager Stephanie Mitchell, Large Animal Research Coordinator Jessica Brown and Dairy & Herd Manager Simon Taylor.
Ayomide representing CVM as Graduate School ambassador
Nov 12, 2025
Aderemi Morenikeji Ayomide, a Ph.D. candidate in Biomedical Science, will represent the College of Veterinary Medicine as an Auburn University Graduate School 1887 Society Ambassador. Ambassadors provide guided campus tours to prospective students, assist with special events and engage in professional development.
CVM welcomes Narayanan as Pathobiology department head
Nov 6, 2025
Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine welcomed Dr. Sanjeev Narayanan as its new head of the Department of Pathobiology in October. Narayanan joins the college from Purdue University, where he had served as professor and head of the Department of Comparative Pathobiology since 2017. He also held the position of interim associate dean for research and graduate studies in the College of Veterinary Medicine from 2024-2025. Narayanan led college-level initiatives in artificial intelligence in education and served as an academic lead for Purdue Online.
Phi Zeta forum places focus on student research
Nov 5, 2025
From a gene therapy-based vaccine for non-surgical sterilization in cats to the potential impact antibiotic residue in pollen may have on honey bees, Auburn University undergraduate, graduate and veterinary medicine students are exploring a wide range of research interests touching animal, human and environmental health.
Oct 31, 2025
Auburn’s Raptor Center and College of Veterinary Medicine unite conservation, education, and rehabilitation through one of the university’s most beloved traditions. At Auburn football games, the iconic pre-game eagle flights aren’t just a spectacle—they’re a soaring tribute to the mission of the Auburn University Raptor Center (AURC).