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‘Like another Family’: Vet student Amy Hansen, Auburn Steeplechaser

After competing for the University Kentucky for three years, Amy Hansen joined Auburn’s track team in 2018 while studying in Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.  Amy Hansen traces her desire to become a veterinarian to her favorite childhood TV show. “I have grown up loving Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter. He was my idol growing […]

Class of 2018 Students Exemplified by President Maggie Thompson

Dedication. Enthusiasm. Compassion. Spirit. Those are just some of the words used by classmates and faculty to describe Maggie Thompson, but she would be the first to point the finger back at the students in class of 2018 at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. The 120-member class, led by Thompson during their four […]

Two Auburn Veterinary Students Awarded AVMA Legacy Endowed Scholarships

Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine second-year students Jonathan Tubbs and Sofia Castello have been awarded  Auxiliary to the American Veterinary Medical Association Legacy Endowed Scholarships by the American Veterinary Medical Foundation. Two students from each of the AVMA-accredited schools in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean with Student AVMA, or SAVMA, chapters were […]

Students Serve Kentucky’s Underserved

Four fourth-year College of Veterinary Medicine students—selected to participate in a USDA program to partner with local veterinarians and strengthen veterinary services in designated underserved Kentucky rural populations—are learning as part of this inaugural program. The four fourth-year students—Mary Jehlik, Camille Ogletree, Carter Mobley and Tyler Horton—started in March when the program began. Selected through […]

Oncology Conducting Clinical Trial on New Melanoma Drug

Dogs, like their human companions, can be susceptible to skin cancer, and the Oncology Service at Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine could use the help of man’s best friend in launching a clinical trial to test a new melanoma treatment drug. “This study is designed to test a new drug that may be useful […]

Dog Owners Urged to Introduce Increased Fitness Activities Safely

With spring upon us, everyone’s attention is turning to fitness, and it’s important to remember fitness is important for pets. April is “Canine Fitness Month,” and Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine says now is a time for pet owners to be aware of how to safely introduce increased activity for their pets. “Dog owners […]

A-Day Weekend Includes Two Vet Med Activities

Auburn fans making plans to attend A-Day Saturday, April 7, can expand their fun by attending two College of Veterinary Medicine events — the Southeastern Raptor Center’s “Wing Fling” on Friday, April 6, and Open House on Saturday, April 7. Wing Fling is set for 5 p.m., April 6 at the Raptor Center Amphitheater located […]

Auburn Veterinary Students Win National Bovine Palpation Competition

Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine students won a national championship by taking first-place honors in the Student American Veterinary Medical Association’s bovine palpation competition at the 2018 Student Symposium held at the University of Pennsylvania. “I’m just incredibly proud of them. They’ve worked extremely hard this past year, and their achievement is a great culmination […]