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  • WCJB-TV 20 News, Veterinary Practice News and the Gainesville Sun/Ocala Star Banner all ran stories on a new collaborative study between the UF CVM and the UF Racing Laboratory, featuring Drs. Taralyn McCarrel and Cynthia Cole.
  • Veterinary Practice News ran a story about the UF CVM’s upcoming annual Service Dog Eye and Heart Day Event sponsored through the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists-Stokes Rx National Service Animal Eye Exam Day.
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March-April 2019

Horses racing at Churchill Downs. (Courtesy of Churchill Downs)

Racing group funds UF study to investigate effects of drug in racehorses

The UF Racing Laboratory will study the longterm effects of a nerve drug in race horses, thanks to a grant from a national racing group.

EPI and UF College of Veterinary Medicine researcher Maureen Long helped build a patient surveillance system in Pakistan to track and diagnose mosquito-borne diseases. The project captured outbreaks and laid the groundwork for a countrywide surveillance, detection and reporting system.

Stalking arboviruses in Pakistan

Dr. Maureen Long’s work in Pakistan is rewriting the country’s narrative of contemporary mosquito-borne diseases.

Dr. Ilaria Capua receives an honorary Ph.D.

Faculty member receives honorary doctorate

Dr. Ilaria Capua was honored by her alma mater recently.

Primary Care and Dentistry building addition.

New primary care and dentistry building opens

The new building will expand teaching and training space for the primary care and dentistry service.

Superior Accomplishment Winners 2019

2019 Superior Accomplishment Award winners named

Eleven outstanding UFCVM employees were named 2019 Superior Accomplishment Award winners.

Holly Kitchen examines a K9's eyes during the national service dog eye and heart event in 2016.

Service dog eye and heart screening day is May 3

The annual event allows qualified service dogs to obtain free eye and heart screening exams by veterinary specialists.

Dr. Bobbi Conner teaches two then-UF veterinary students how to conduc

College ranked No. 9 in latest U.S. News and World Report Rankings

The college advanced five spots in the U.S News and World Report’s ranking of veterinary medical colleges nationwide.

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