CVM In the Media
CVM In the Media
In the Media
Articles about the college from around the world.
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03.27.2019
SOS: Saving Sighthounds from Anesthetic Drug Death
The locomotion of the long, lean muscles of running Greyhounds is simultaneously elegant and breathtaking. Like other ancient sighthound breeds hardwired to pursue prey by speed and sight, the Greyhound has idiosyncrasies that include having a potentially life-threatening, slow recovery from anesthetic drugs.
Today's Breeder
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03.26.2019
WSU veterinarians team up with MD to save corgi puppy in what may have been a veterinary first
Jingle the corgi puppy has had a rough go of his very short life. "Seeing how bad his shunt was, it did kind of hit us," said Dr. Jillian Haines, a veterinarian at Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, "we were all a little sick to our stomach at the idea."
KXLY.com
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03.26.2019
Vet Med dean will resign by the end of the year
The WSU College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) dean announced he will step down from his current position. CVM Dean Bryan Slinker said he does not want to leave CVM with an interim dean. He said WSU will begin a search process for a new dean this summer and expects interviews for the position to begin in the fall.
Daily Evergreen
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03.25.2019
Bull ‘super dads’ are being engineered to produce sperm from another father
Gene-edited ‘surrogate sires’ could help spread desirable traits rapidly in some livestock.
nature
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03.22.2019
WSU veterinary medicine dean to step down after 11-year tenure
fter more than a decade at the helm of Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Dean Bryan Slinker has announced he will be stepping down at the end of the year.
Moscow Pullman Daily News
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03.20.2019
WSU Veterinary Dean Announces Retirement
After serving Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine for more than a decade in the position, Dean Bryan Slinker has announced his plan to step down at the end of 2019.
WSU CVM
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03.20.2019
WSU tops nation in USDA research funding
Washington State University received more USDA research and development funding than any other university for the second year in a row.
Capital Press
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03.19.2019
The Silence of the Frogs
In the mid-1990s, investigators identified a mysterious and seemingly unstoppable killer. Its name? Chytrid. Its prey? Frogs. Since then, the disease has ravaged frog populations worldwide, and despite decades of research there’s still no cure.
Smithsonian
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03.18.2019
Tanzanian farmers don’t vaccinate against foot and mouth disease. Here’s why
Foot-and-mouth-disease is one of the world’s most contagious and economically damaging diseases. Infected animals develop lesions on the feet, mouth, and/or mammary glands which cause lameness, loss of appetite and decreased milk yields.
The Conversation
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03.18.2019
Washington State University recognizes three veterinary faculty
Washington State University recently honored distinguished members of the University community, including three from the College of Veterinary Medicine.
WSVMA
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03.14.2019
Crippling elk hoof disease still spreading in Washington
Four elk with elk hoof disease were identified in recent months in northwest Washington -- where the disease had not previously been detected.
KIRO 7
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03.14.2019
Elk Hoof disease continues spread in Washington
Four elk with elk hoof disease were detected in recent months in northwest Washington in areas where the disease had previously not been detected.
WSU News
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03.07.2019
Researchers study visuals’ effect on learning
Two researchers are studying how visual literacy skills can be incorporated into their teaching. Erika G. Offerdahl, associate professor for WSU’s School of Molecular Biosciences, said visual literacy skills can be described as skills that help students learn how to develop visual representation skills. When students learn to make sense of the symbols around them, they use them to create new meaning.
Daily Evergreen
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03.01.2019
Painting horses for vet school courses
The fiberglass horse with organs painted on its thorax and abdomen may help students in the College of Veterinary Medicine learn about horse anatomy.
The Daily Evergreen
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02.27.2019
Elk hoof disease creeps farther east in Washington
A case of elk hoof disease has been discovered in Washington’s Blue Mountains, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The detection marks the crippling ailment’s farthest eastward expansion in the Evergreen State and follows a recent positive test result even farther east, in Idaho. Two weeks ago, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game disclosed the disease was found in an elk killed last fall by a hunter near White Bird.
The Lewiston Tribune
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02.27.2019
Elk hoof disease confirmed in Washington’s Blue Mountains
A mysterious and crippling disease has made its way to Washington’s Blue Mountains. On Jan. 17 a hunter shot a cow elk in the Pikes Peak area of the Blue Mountains in Walla Walla County. The hunter noticed that the hooves of the animal were deformed. So he submitted the hooves to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Spokesman Review