Archive for 2012



UF veterinarian honored for role in Gator Cricket Club

By • Feb 23rd, 2012 • Category: February 2012, People

Service chief honored for role with Gator Cricket Club By Sarah Carey Dr. Richard Hill, best known to his colleagues at the college and the UF Small Animal Hospital as chief of the small animal medicine service, has another love besides the veterinary profession. Hill’s passion for the game of cricket plays out on turf […]

Pathologist named Teacher of the Year

By • Feb 21st, 2012 • Category: February 2012, News

Veterinary pathologist is Teacher of the Year Dr. Jeffrey Abbott, an assistant professor of anatomical pathology in the department of infectious diseases and pathology, has been named the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine’s 2012 College Council Teacher of the Year. The council annually selects an outstanding teacher to receive the designation, based on […]

Ginn named to administrative post

By • Feb 21st, 2012 • Category: Features, February 2012, News

Veterinary pathologist Pam Ginn is named associate dean for students and instruction.

UF CVM professor honored by alma mater

By • Feb 21st, 2012 • Category: February 2012, News

Clinical pathologist honored by alma mater   Dr. Rick Alleman, a professor of veterinary clinical pathology at the University of Florida,  has received the 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Louisiana State University’s School of Veterinary Medicine. This award was bestowed at the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association’s winter meeting in Shreveport, La., on Jan. 28. The […]

Open House is April 14

By • Feb 21st, 2012 • Category: Around the College, Features, February 2012

Mark your calendars: The college’s traditional Open House, to be held April 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Around the College

By • Feb 21st, 2012 • Category: Around the College, February 2012

Around the College

Tiger Rx

By • Feb 21st, 2012 • Category: Around the College, February 2012

Tiger undergoes tests at UF Small Animal Hospital This 8-year-old tiger came to the zoological medicine service at UF’s Small Animal Hospital in mid-February after showing a loss of appetite and signs of gastrointestinal discomfort. The tiger received ultrasound and endoscopic tests with involvement from other services as well, including radiology and small animal medicine. […]

Graduate student helps with manatee assessments in Cuba

By • Feb 21st, 2012 • Category: February 2012, People

Graduate student visits Cuba to aid in manatee assessments Jennifer McGee, a doctoral candidate in the college’s Aquatic Animal Health program, recently returned from a week in Cuba, where she assisted in the first-ever manatee health assessment captures conducted in that country. McGee, whose dissertation research focuses on manatee health, was invited to assist in […]

Shelter clerkship dedicates new space

By • Feb 21st, 2012 • Category: Features, February 2012, News

With the cut of a ribbon, it’s official: The Barbara and Arnold Grevior Shelter Medicine Suite has been dedicated and is now in use.