Homecoming barbecue is Nov. 7 The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine’s annual barbecue tailgate gathering will be held Nov. 7 at the UF/IFAS Straughn Center. The event will start three hours before kickoff for the game between UF and Vanderbilt with game time still to be announcd. All college faculty, retired faculty and […]

Several supporters of the college gathered recently to experience what life as a UF veterinary student might be like.

In the news A story about a world-class dressage horse treated successfully at UF and now back in international competition was picked up by Equus, The Horse, Horsetalk and News4Jax (WJXT-TV.) Dr. Mike Walsh was featured in a WCJB news story about right whale sedation project and UF’s role in it. A story about a […]

Two of the college’s endowed professors received chairs inscribed with their official titles during a special presentation.

A world-class dressage horse is back in competition after successful treatment at UF for a heart condition.

Student helps procure grant for Operation Catnip Thanks to the efforts of UF fourth-year veterinary student Sandy MacArthur, Operation Catnip’s local volunteer veterinarians and veterinary students were recently honored by the American Veterinary Medical Foundation. MacArthur successfully applied for a $4,500 grant offered through the AVMF’s “Our Oath in Action” program to support the efforts […]

Renowned author, livestock behavior expert and autism advocate Temple Grandin spoke in Gainesville and visited UF in late September.

SCAVMA art auction is Nov. 22 Got art? If so, here’s your opportunity to get more, and if not, well, the college’s Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association is ready to start your art collection from scratch. All it takes is a little desire and a few successful bids. The event, dubbed the […]

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In the news A story about the new UF Veterinary Access Scholarship initiative featuring Dean James Lloyd appeared in Veterinary Practice News. Other stories about this program appeared in Veterinary Economics and dvm360. Dr. Carsten Bandt, an assistant professor of emergency medicine and critical care in the department of small animal clinical sciences, was quoted […]

Fundraiser for HAARTS to be held at Cymplify on Nov. 6 A silent-auction fundraiser to support a program through which University of Florida veterinary medical students provide life-saving medical care to homeless animals will be held in Gainesville at Cymplify at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6. For the second year in a row, the event […]

Recent graduate to receive equine association scholarship Dr. Jennifer Reda, a 2015 graduate of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, was recently selected to receive a $4,000 scholarship from the American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation. Reda, now an intern at Southern Equine Service in Aiken, South Carolina, is one of six 2015 D.V.M. degree […]