Archive for 2013



Dog that received total knee surgery at UF featured in calendar

By • Dec 5th, 2013 • Category: Around the College, December 2013, Features

Miss September? Mica, the first recipient of a total knee replacement surgery at UF, is featured in new calendar.

Former college administrator to lead world veterinary group

By • Dec 5th, 2013 • Category: December 2013, People

Former college administrator to lead world veterinary group Dr. Colin Burrows, an emeritus professor at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine and former chairman of the college’s department of small animal clinical sciences, has been selected president of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association. His new position was effective Oct. 31 and his […]

CVM Homecoming Celebration

By • Dec 5th, 2013 • Category: Around the College, December 2013

College alumni joined faculty, staff and students in celebrating UF Homecoming during the traditional pre-game barbecue.

New equine sports performance complex to open in April 2014

By • Dec 5th, 2013 • Category: Around the College, December 2013, Features

A new equine sports performance complex will afford better opportunities to evaluate horses with lameness and other performance issues.

Around the College

By • Dec 5th, 2013 • Category: Around the College, December 2013

Around the College November means holiday preparations, homecoming celebrations, the onset of the college food drive and much more. Here are a few photos we’ve assembled from the past month.  

UF small animal surgery resident honored by national group

By • Dec 5th, 2013 • Category: December 2013, Features, People

A small animal surgery resident at UF has been honored by a national professional association for her research relating to bone cancer in dogs.

Veterinary oncologist receives Withrow Award from national surgery group

By • Dec 5th, 2013 • Category: December 2013, People

UF veterinary oncologist receives Withrow Award from national surgery group  Dr. Sarah Boston, an associate professor of small animal clinical sciences at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, has been honored by the Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology. Boston, who also serves as the group’s president,  received the Stephen J. Withrow Award during […]

VBMA student club plans spring conference

By • Dec 5th, 2013 • Category: December 2013, News

VBMA student club plans spring conference  By Sarah Carey The University of Florida Veterinary Business Management Association will host an all-day conference on Feb. 22, 2014, aimed at helping to build successful practices, entrepreneurship and effective management strategies among key constituents. Practitioners, veterinary students and others in the veterinary profession are all invited to attend […]

UF pathology resident, former resident honored by foundation

By • Dec 5th, 2013 • Category: December 2013, People

UF pathology resident, former resident honored by foundation A University of Florida clinical pathology resident and a former anatomic pathology resident and graduate student were honored recently by the C.L. Davis Foundation during the annual meeting of the American College of Veterinary Pathology, held Nov. 16-20 in Montreal. Dr. Sarah Beatty, a third-year clinical pathology […]

In the news

By • Dec 5th, 2013 • Category: December 2013, News

In the news  UF researchers: Tail vaccinations in cats could save lives: This story  featuring the work of Dr. Julie Levy and UF veterinary student and Merial Scholar Cleon Hendricks was released to the Associated Press on Oct. 31 and appeared in numerous national news outlets, including Phys.Org, Science News, Health Medical and Science Updates, […]

Horse beats odds to survive after unprecedented surgery at UF Large Animal Hospital

By • Dec 5th, 2013 • Category: December 2013, News

A year after UF veterinarians removed a bone from her fractured shoulder in a procedure believed to be the first of its kind, a 9-year-old quarter horse named Graceful Leaguer is home with her owner.