Around the college

Veterinary medical student Heather Jones, a member of the Class of 2018, stands with Dr. Mark Cunningham, a 1998 graduate of the college, following the Professional Coating Ceremony held May 13 at the UF Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Cunningham was Jones’ coat presenter. The ceremony is held each year to commemorate completion of the first two years of veterinary medical school and students’ transition into clinical rotations. (Photo by Sarah Carey)

The UFCVM hosted the fifth biennial 2016 DiVersity Matters Symposium April 22-24. The symposium’s focus was on the pipeline for recruiting students to D.V.M. programs. Participants pose for a photograph during an evening reception April 23 inside the UF Small Animal Hospital Atrium. (Photo by Sarah Carey)

Dr. Chris Martyniuk stands at the table he manned on plants poisonous to cats and dogs during the opening of the “Wicked Plants” exhibit at the Florida Museum of Natural History on May 14. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Chris Martyniuk)